If your house is anything like mine, your kids sometimes need a time out. Or at least a calm down period. The other day I saw this post which links to several other posts about the same thing - a Mind Jar.
It looked like a pretty neat idea and one that I'd like to try. Just need to buy some glitter and glitter glue - I threw away all my glitter because it makes too much of a mess. But this looks all self contained and I plan to super glue the lid on too. I am thinking of making a blue one for the Spencinator and a pink one for Our Sweetie Pie.
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http://chasingthefirefly.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/free-your-mind/
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http://www.herewearetogether.com/?p=2054
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http://stilllifewithcircles.blogspot.com/2011/04/meditating-with-childrens.html
Anyone else have creative ways of getting their kids to calm down? Or alternatives to time out?
Love these jars! Bought the stuff to make one for our kids...if it works out well, I am sure I will be making a couple more so all my kids have their own!
ReplyDeleteGreat! You'll have to let me know how it works. Can you believe I still haven't bought the glitter glue for my mind jar yet? I'm busy with Christmas and planning my son's Indiana Jones themed b-day party now.
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