Feeling grumpy - shake it up a bit

Feeling grumpy – shake it up a bit

9/1/2019

We all get a bit grumpy from time to time let’s be honest.

So when our children are feeling angry or upset it is healthy to be able to recognise these emotions, whilst also learning that we can actually diffuse them by becoming aware of them and trying different tools.

A glitter calming jar can do just that. It is both a visual and interactive tool for children to use. You may want to get a plastic jar to make the recipe, then shake it up and offer it to your child to focus their attention on the glitter as it slowly makes it way to settle on the bottom of the jar. I find it's both soothing and calming to my mood too!

What you need and how to do it

Small jar-make sure it’s one that will hold liquid tightly
2 tubes of glitter glue
Half a tube of glitter
A few drops of food colour
Hot water. Shake it all together.

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Author

Karen Wightman is the founder of Creative Yogis. She is an experienced, local and international children’s yoga instructor, yoga teacher trainer, and children’s art teacher.

She currently facilitates teacher trainings and workshops in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Taiwan.

She has 15 years experience teaching yoga to children of all ages, from pre-school to high school, and has been a children’s art teacher for 30 years.

Karen is passionate about offering a variety of unique educational yoga resources to stimulate the imagination and capture the hearts of children.

She has illustrated and published children's yoga colouring ebooks in English and Japanese. A free sample is available here.

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