BREATHING BREAK 🥰 I wanted to share this fun thing with you that we do do in my community because I thought this is the perfect place for it! All you do is answer two questions and then a card is chosen for you of what breathing practice to share with your child. There are so many different ones! https://natashayoga.github.io/breathe/ And very important to practice this - together. It's all about helping children to build an awareness and connection with their breath BEFORE the tough moments so they can start using their breath as a tool to support regulation. Give it a try and screenshot what you get in the comments!

We have some amazingly talented and creative folks in this community. On the first Saturday of each month, I invite you to share your business. This could be a Skool community, an Etsy shop, a book you’ve written, an app you built, etc. Here are the rules: 1. You can only post in the comments of this thread, this makes it easy for members to find you. 2. If you do share, don’t just drop a link and ghost. Tell us a little about your product or service. Ideally, it’s family friendly. 3. Reply to one or two posts that genuinely interest you. While you may be here for ideas, getting to know folks is also a benefit. 4. Have fun.

Well, this week I baked on Friday and I’m stove topping this morning. @Henry Hunter has a great baking Community, Crust and Crumb Academy, he was also one of our summit speakers #Bread as Science with Chef Henry sharing simple bread recipes you can make with your kids. Every Saturday, in his community, he hosts a bake along. I just learned how to make Accordion bread and now, I’m working on a batch of English muffins. What’s in your oven? Also, summit recordings go away after Aug 31. You can still purchase an All-Access pass for $16. Looking for more kitchen fun? Check out: #Building a Healthy Food Foundation w/ Chef Andrew #Indian Cooking with Varsha #Simple Science w/ Food Scientist Dale #Kitchen as Connection with Chef Krista #Playing in the Kitchen with Elliott

This one's a bit long but I think you'll enjoy learning about some of our newest members. Why not pull up a virtual chair, find a new member and say Hi in the comments. For those just exploring, the Summit Classrooms: Cooking, Experts, Crafts/Hobbies, and Tech close today but you can purchase an All Access pass for $16 to see all the cool stuff you missed during our summit earlier this month. For those looking for activities, if you click the Classroom, you'll find the Curious Kitchen, Build, Play, and Story labs. Take a peek and let us know what you try. More labs posting this week. And now, without further delay - let's welcome our newest community members. We're thrilled to have a wonderful wave of new members joining us—people who get it, who believe in the power of play and real connection with the kids in their lives. @Kylie Larsen is here because she's passionate about helping students build confidence and develop winning strategies, and now she's bringing that same energy to family life. She's working through some health challenges with her family and wants her kids: Ry, Evans, and Kinley to trade screens for meaningful time together. @Krissy B is diving in with four little ones under six and a goal to get more hands-on and active in their everyday lives, a beautiful shift toward intentional parenting. @Morning Smiles is here because she's raising a future doctor and wants to nurture her daughter's ambitions while creating lasting memories together. @Angel Gerry loves the idea of using play to build stronger bonds and create meaningful moments with the children she cares about, that's exactly what we're all about here. @Angela Hawkins works with small children and is organized, caffeinated, and ready to find new ways to connect through play. @Natalie Naslund, a first-time homeschooling mom of five, wants to teach her kids to cook and share the joy of the kitchen together.

I’d love to hear from the parents, grandparents and teachers in this community: what types of stories can the children in your lives simply not get enough of? Are they obsessed with magical adventures, funny animals, mysteries, superheroes, friendship stories, fairy tales, spooky-but-cute characters — or something completely different? Please share their ages too, as I’d love to understand how children’s interests vary across different age groups. Your insights would be incredibly valuable to me as a children’s author! 😊 👉 I'm listening. 😉