@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.

What a fun day we had talking about play and books. All live sessions can be found in the classroom. We have 3 live sessions remaining this week and I encourage you to pop in to 1, 2, or 3. Starting off at 10 am CST Tomorrow is the extremely talented @Joanne Langston she will be guiding you through bringing your story to life. Then at 3 pm CST @Paula Artis will be showing you and your kids how to use AI to bring your kids story to life. Both of these sessions are interactive so bring your paper, pencil, and creativity. On Saturday at 1:30 pm CST @Elliott Robertson helps is close out the summit the way we began, in the kitchen. If you were ever stuck for an idea on how to get your kids playing with their food, in the most positive way possible, this one’s for you.

My presentation on Saturday, the last day of the Summit, was somewhat like brainstorming for ideas of what could make for fun when cooking with kids. After getting the news of Dolly's passing, I was in my kitchen fishing for more ideas. And I want to add to the list the following: After the kids have torn the lettuce into the salad bowl and added, say, tomatoes, peppers and mushrooms, you can see it they'd like to dump the whole thing into the pot of rice (if there's room in the pot). Then you can serve the two dishes combined. I can just see Dolly saying, "Yes" to that and picking up the bowl and dumping it in.

Today is our last day of the summit and I’m excited to see what @Elliott Robertson has in store. Come join us at 1:30 Central time to discover ways to incorporate more veggies and more fun into your life. Next week, classrooms remain open and all live and pre-recorded sessions are there for you to watch and experience at your own pass. Perhaps, choose one theme or topic of interest and experience those sessions. Sessions range from 15 min to an hour and many of our speakers have also provided free gifts for you. No time to watch the sessions you missed? Grab an All-Access pass for $16 (I decided, I’m not raising the price) and receive a bundle with all resources and recordings. Go to Classroom > All-Access Pass. You’ll receive access to your bundle no later than Sept 5. Next week, we’re back in our regular routine with a new lab launching and a little summit surprise. How are you going to connect through play today?

Most Saturday’s you’ll find me over in @Henry Hunter’s community where he hosts a Saturday bake along. What we will be baking is posted early each week along with how-to’s and common questions. Then, on Saturday morning, bakers from around the world join together to bake. This week, the community was baking Banh Mi, but not me. I opted for a quick bake and made Blackberry scones. The recipe is in the Recipe Pantry or visit #Bread as Science with Chef Henry for ideas to bake with your kids and a link to the free recipe pantry. If bread isn’t your thing, @Elliott Robertson shared some creative ideas in his presentation on ways to make kitchen time a fun family time by setting aside one night a week as “date night” and experimenting with your food. You can get more ideas here #Playing in the Kitchen with Elliott