Gwen

Gwen is a 40-something freelance writer and social media consultant who has an unhealthy love for makeup, hair, and fashion. She lives with her husband and 10-year-old daughter in Toronto, Canada and hopes to move to a warmer climate someday. Preferably tomorrow.

How to Teach Kids Gratitude | Teaching kids to feel appreciative and thankful can be a difficult task for parents and teachers. This post includes our best teaching tips, gratitude activities, and books to read with your children and students to help them understand the concept of gratitude, and to remember to express thanks for the things and people in their lives that matter most. From keeping a gratitude journal and gratitude tree, to random acts of kindness and more, these ideas work!

How to Teach Kids Gratitude: 7 Tips for Parents and Teachers

3 DIY Christmas Gift Ideas Kids Can Make | #ad Whether you have kids in daycare, preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, or beyond, these personalized, homemade teacher gifts are easy to make, useful, and perfect for both male and female teachers. These beginner Cricut projects offer a great way to spend quality time with your kids, and you can make them as simple or complex as you want to based on your child's age. #cricutmade

3 Teacher Christmas Gift ideas You Can Make with Kids On Your Cricut

5 Benefits of Strength Training for Weight Loss | If you're trying to lose weight at home, lifting weights is one of the best exercises you can do. Resistance training creates an 'afterburn effect' and boosts your metabolism, while also burning belly fat, promoting bone health, and improving sleep. This post has all the details you need, including 5 tips to help you get started with weight training for weight loss!

5 Benefits of Strength Training for Weight Loss & How to Get Started

14 Simple and Easy Melted Crayon Crafts for Kids | They say that broken crayons still color, and this post is proof! We've curated the best melted crayon art projects for kids of all ages - for toddlers, kids in preschool and kindergarten, elementary school and beyond. Learn how to melt crayons in the microwave, oven, or on the stovetop, and give some of these arts and crafts a try! From sun catchers, to candles, to ornaments, to jewelry, these ideas are colorful and oh so beautiful!

14 Easy and Creative Melted Crayon Crafts Your Kids Will Love

How to Style a Throw Blanket | A throw blanket offers a simple and easy way to upgrade your living space, and this post shares 10 simple and easy ways you can style a throw on a sofa or couch, on a sectional, on a chair, on a bench, and on a bed. Learn what type of throw blankets to buy, folding tips and tricks, and our favorite hacks to add color and personality to your living room, bedroom, and any other living spaces that need a little TLC!

10 Tutorials to Teach You How to Style a Throw Blanket and Pillows

10 Dyslexia Strategies for Kids | Perfect for parents and teachers of children who are struggling readers with learning disabilities like dyslexia, these tips and ideas will inspire you to find new and creative ways to help make reading, writing, spelling, and math a little easier. We're included a list of signs and symptoms of dyslexia for all ages from preschool and kindergarten, to first grade, to middle school, and even teenagers. Use these learning strategies in the classroom and at home!

Helping Children Read: 10 Dyslexia Strategies for Kids

9 Water Bead Activities for Kids of All Ages | Orbeez have become a popular sensory activity for toddlers and kids in preschool and kindergarten, but they can be just as fun and beneficial for older kids as well! This post has lots of fun things to do with orbeez, from sensory bins, to making sensory bottles, to fun science experiments, to creating your very own DIY foot spa and more! Many of these ideas double as fine motor activities, and they are easy to setup and oh so fun!

9 Hands-On Water Bead Activities for Kids of All Ages

40 Meaningful Matching Tattoo Ideas | If you're looking for tattoo inspiration, and want to get inked with someone you love, this post has lots of designs to help! Whether you're looking for matching tattoos for best friends, couples, sisters, or mother daughter / mother son options, we're curated a range of ideas from small and simple, to cute and funny, to creative and unique. Whether you want a tiny minimalist wrist tattoo, or something big and bold, there's something here for you!

Get Inked! 40 Meaningful Matching Tattoo Ideas to Inspire You

22 Zig Ziglar Quotes to Motivate and Inspire You | If you're in need of a little encouragement and positivity, this collection of motivating and inspirational quotes is for you! From goal setting, to helping others, to cultivating strong relationships, and more, these motivational quotes will help you take control and accountability of your life, allowing you to get out of your own way and do the work needed to help you create a happy, positive, and fulfilling life with the people you love!

22 Zig Ziglar Quotes to Motivate and Inspire You