Tag: calm

The First 30 Minutes of Lemon Cake

Have you ever been undecided on what to play next? 

Should you buy that game? Should you install that game?

I’ve been there, and sometimes you just need to take a look at the graphics, hear the music, and learn a little about the plot to see if it resonates with you before taking the next step. I’m here to help! I am creating the first 30 to the first 60 minute videos of games; indie and mainstream, new and old!

This week let’s take a look at the first 30 minutes of Lemon Cake…

Do you want to play the rest? 

The First 30 Minutes of Cat Cafe Manager

Have you ever been undecided on what to play next? 

Should you buy that game? Should you install that game?

I’ve been there, and sometimes you just need to take a look at the graphics, hear the music, and learn a little about the plot to see if it resonates with you before taking the next step. I’m here to help! I am creating the first 30 to the first 60 minute videos of games; indie and mainstream, new and old!

This week let’s take a look at the first 30 minutes of Cat Cafe Manager…

Do you want to play the rest? 

Wholesome Animated Shows for a Younger Audience!

I think we can all agree that there is an overwhelming amount of content out there to consume for all ages, and that a great deal of the content that is made for children can be incredibly stimulating. Now that’s not always a negative, yet I completely understand the necessity for wholesome and less stimulating shows for your little one(s). 

I’ve created a list of wholesome and less stimulating shows for a younger audience. Please let me know if there are any of your family favorite shows I may have missed; I would love to add more as I find them!

Let’s take a look!

35 Books of Encouragement for your New Kindergartener!

Zoey starts kindergarten this year! She and I are both excited for her to learn new things and meet new friends, but she is also a little hesitant and that’s completely understandable; this is a new experience!

Besides talking about it and offering her my own words of encouragement, I’ve put together a list of 35 books about going to school that we have been reading to help her feel more comfortable with the idea.

  1. A Place Called Kindergarten
  2. Adventure Annie Goes to Kindergarten
  3. All Are Welcome
  4. Amanda Panda Quits Kindergarten
  5. Barnaby Never Forgets
  6. Breathe Like a Bear: First Day of School Worries
  7. Butterflies on the First Day of School
  8. Chrysanthemum
  9. Froggy Goes to School
  10. Giant-Sized Butterflies On My First Day of School
  11. How to Be Kind in Kindergarten: A Book for Your Backpack
  12. How to Get Your Octopus to School
  13. How to Get Your Teacher Ready
  14. I Got the School Spirit
  15. If You Take a Mouse to School
  16. Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?
  17. Junie B. Jones (series)
  18. KINDergarten: Where Kindness Matters Every Day
  19. Kindergarten, Here I Come!
  20. Miss Bindergarten (series)
  21. On the First Day of Kindergarten
  22. Our Class is a Family
  23. Our Classroom Rules!
  24. School is Cool!
  25. The Berenstain Bears Go to School
  26. The Circles All Around Us
  27. The King of Kindergarten (check out Queen too)
  28. The Kissing Hand
  29. The Night Before Kindergarten
  30. The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!
  31. The Smaller Spot of a Dot
  32. The Twelve Days of Kindergarten
  33. Time for School, Mouse!
  34. Tomorrow, I’ll Be Kind
  35. Wemberly Worried

What are your favorite books about school?

The First 30 Minutes of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Have you ever been undecided on what to play next? 

Should you buy that game? Should you install that game?

I’ve been there, and sometimes you just need to take a look at the graphics, hear the music, and learn a little about the plot to see if it resonates with you before taking the next step. I’m here to help! I am creating the first 30 to the first 60 minute videos of games; indie and mainstream, new and old!

This week let’s take a look at the first 30 minutes of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga…

Do you want to play the rest? 

The First 30 Minutes of the LEGO Harry Potter Collection

Have you ever been undecided on what to play next? 

Should you buy that game? Should you install that game?

I’ve been there, and sometimes you just need to take a look at the graphics, hear the music, and learn a little about the plot to see if it resonates with you before taking the next step. I’m here to help! I am creating the first 30 to the first 60 minute videos of games; indie and mainstream, new and old!

This week let’s take a look at the first 30 minutes of the LEGO Harry Potter Collection…

Do you want to play the rest? 

The First 30 Minutes of Paleo Pines

Have you ever been undecided on what to play next? 

Should you buy that game? Should you install that game?

I’ve been there, and sometimes you just need to take a look at the graphics, hear the music, and learn a little about the plot to see if it resonates with you before taking the next step. I’m here to help! I am creating the first 30 to the first 60 minute videos of games; indie and mainstream, new and old!

This week let’s take a look at the first 30 minutes of Paleo Pines…

Do you want to play the rest? 

DIY Spring Sensory Bottle

Happy Spring everyone! Spring has now sprung and it’s a time for fresh growth, vibrant colors and new life! Part of the fun in raising Zoey is making things that teach and fascinate her. And, if I’m being completely honest, I find sensory bottles fascinating too, so let’s make one!

SUPPLIES

  • A 16 ounce clear, plastic bottle
  • A funnel
  • 1 1/2 cups of white rice
  • 3/4 teaspoon of white vinegar
  • Green food coloring
  • Miniature insect (or other spring inspired) erasers 
  • Glue (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Place the rice in a resealable plastic sandwich bag.
  2. Add the vinegar and food coloring to the rice. You can add however many drops of food coloring you’d like, I added 20 drops.
  3. Seal the bag and shake well until the color is well dispersed throughout.
  4. Spread the rice onto a baking sheet and allow it to dry overnight.
  5. Place the funnel in the mouth of your bottle and use it to fill the bottle with half of the rice.
  6. Remove the funnel and add half of the insect erasers.
  7. Screw the lid back onto the bottle and shake until well incorporated, then remove the lid and replace the funnel.
  8. Add the rest of the rice and the rest of the insect erasers.
  9. Replace the lid onto the bottle and shake well again until well incorporated.
  10. If your child is older and you worry about him/her undoing the lid, you can coat the inside of the lid with glue, then screw it back onto the bottle. This will secure the lid and make it harder for little ones to unscrew the lid and create a leak or spill the bottle’s contents.

Enjoy!

30 Days of Meditation

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Yesterday I posted a challenge to myself to complete 30 Days of Yoga; no excuses, no exceptions. Today i’d also like to throw some more fuel on that fire and give myself another challenge to complete 30 days of meditation.

Sometimes I think about things a little too intently and I build up a lot of pent up anxiety about a wide variety of mostly meaningless topics. I think taking the time to clear my head and focusing myself each day will do a lot of good in my life.

To get myself started, I downloaded the Stop, Breathe, and Think app on my iPhone/iPad which provides different focuses of meditation based on how you’re feeling. You can either complete their self assessment exercise and they will recommend meditations for you or you can select your own without the assessment.

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