Mind Jar - a calming alternative to Time Out
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?