One of the first communities I joined after coming to the Skool platform was @Patrick Taylor’s Consistent Characters. In my role as learning designer, more and more of my clients were asking for custom characters that could be reused in training courses and that could be edited easily by internal teams. As a result, our community mascot, The Kid was born. I’m currently learning how to self-publish books, my partner Ken has had a series of books in his head for years building on our Curious Kitchen concept and so, our challenge this week is coloring book pages. I know, long story, can you get to the point Mary?! Bottom line do you and/or the kids in your life like to color? My gift to you today is my coloring page challenge entry.

Are the kids going crazy in the house? Are they tearing up things? Are they allowed? Are they driving you crazy? Open the door. Send them outside. And tell them to run! If you live in a single house, have them take three laps around the house. If you live in an apartment, have them run around the apartment. If need some space for them to run, take them to a open area and let them go. If there’s nowhere outside for them to go and run and there’s no room in your home for them to run, then they can jump, or run in place, and you can do a freeze jump with them. Put on some music, start them, jumping, stop the music and jump some more The point is kids need to burn energy, and if they don’t do it in a positive they will do it in a negative way. So if you’re home, and they’re home, and you’re wishing for a break., Send them outside to run. Three laps around your home., If it doesn’t, send them off for another lap. Fun and energy burned! They will love it and so will you.

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@Celia Kibler is an international speaker, family empowerment coach, parenting expert, and Mom's Choice Award® and International Impact Book Award for Parenting winning author. A pioneer in children's health and wellness, she co-founded Funfit® Family Fitness in 1987, inspiring children and families through play-based classes, camps, and parties for nearly four decades. She is also the Founder of BeABetterParent.com, the Be A Better Parent LAB Skool community, and the Day of Calm Foundation. A mother of five and grandmother of nine, Celia is passionate about creating childhoods children blossom from, not recover from. Through practical, science-backed strategies and the power of play, she empowers parents to raise calm, confident, connected children. Join the Be A Better Parent LAB at https://www.skool.com/beabetterparent. Celia is one of our speakers at the upcoming Unplug & Play Summit August 16 - 22. Watch the calendar starting August 1 for dates and times of all sessions.

This one takes a little extra planning as you need to freeze the toy in the ice cube. It’s fun for ages 3 and up. Freeze a tiny washable toy inside a container of ice ahead of time. Kids get a tray of kitchen “tools” and have to rescue it: salt, warm water, spoon, baster, measuring cup, etc. Add one rule: no smashing the ice. For older kids, make it competitive: limited supplies, timed rounds, or they have to predict which method will work fastest before starting.