Are you a camping person? If you are not sure, I recommend to give it a try! This summer, I had my first proper camping with my family and I really enjoyed it. In this episode, I’m sharing the things that I kept in my mind during the whole camping, to have a truly mindful and meaningful time with my family. It’s camping edition, so if you are planning a camping with family, this one is a must for you.💛 Related blog post : https://everydayfunday.ca/be-mindful-and-have-a-true-connection-time-at-f...
Aug 12, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Independent play idea for this week is play-dough play! To make things different and new, we’re using a summery book “Watermelon Seed” by Greg Pizzoli. Learn about the story of the book, get a Mindful Moment for you and your child and be ready to get the special play-dough mat that is made for this play time. The story and Mindful Moments about watermelon will give you summery, cool feelings.☀️🍉 💚💚Summer Outdoor Activity Books for Toddler: This is my new guide for summer time. If you have a t...
Jul 20, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 59
This week, I’m here with ideas to have a fun and quality time with your child. Part 2 of the bubble story last week.😉 You can learn about how to make your own personalized bubble wand and have a meaningful and memorable bubble play time with your child. I’ve got you a playlist and questions to talk about. Oh, and different kinds of things that you can do with bubbles! ♥︎Bubble play kit: Check it on the blog post (link below) ♥︎Summer Outdoor Activity Books for Toddler: This is my new guide for ...
Jul 13, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Have you ever wished to be in a bubble? I imagine myself being in a bubble whenever I realize that I’m being negatively affected by outside factors. Wouldn’t it be nice to be in a clear, rainbow-coloured bubble and to be protected by a beautifying filter? You don’t have to just wish for it. Come sit with me and have a mindful moment, especially on a day that you are hurt from the outside world. Related blog post: https://everydayfunday.ca/put-yourself-in-a-rainbow-bubble-when-you-want-to-protect...
Jul 08, 2024•19 min•Season 1Ep. 57
It’s July! I call it official summer! If you are living in a place where there are four seasons, I guess you are excited about a new season, too! Summer is short and therefore it’s so precious! I want to get myself a proper mindset for summer and get ready to enjoy as much as possible. If you are with me, you gotta listen to this episode 56. I found a really nice children book (“Children of Forest” by Elsa Beskow”) and made a lovely mindful moment. After reading this book and listening to my min...
Jul 01, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Would you like to join in my sick day story time? I’m sharing how I struggled and overcame my sick days this month. Although I give you resources for your child’s independent play time (on the blog!), this episode is made for you, my friend. If you struggle to relax on your sick days, listen to my story, feel less lonely and get a new strategy to try.♡ Related blog post: https://everydayfunday.ca/sick-day-story-time-survive-with-doodling-with-positive-words/ . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY http...
Jun 23, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 55
“I am what I am, I know what I know.” This is words from a smart jellyfish who knows about her worth and strength. If your child’s school year has ended and you want to celebrate that with your child, listen to this episode and try the activity that I introduce. There is a mindful story + thinking time that you can come back again later with your child and listen together. The story is from book “I am Jellyfish” by Ruth Paul. Related blog post: https://everydayfunday.ca/the-best-way-to-celebrate...
Jun 15, 2024•13 min
My first response to an angry situation is an anger expression, whether it’s an internal one or external one. How about you? Well, we both are human and we became quite sensitive, living in the world full of angry and annoying situations.(😬) Sad but true, right? But this bear is different. (Maybe because he’s living in a deep forest.🐻🤭) The big bear in the book “Big Bear Hug” by Nicholas Oldland is a loving bear and he gives a hug to every living thing that he comes across. Listen to the epis...
Jun 08, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Is your brain full of stuff? We need to plan a time to clear our brain and mind sometimes. We are exposed to too many stimuli in our daily life. It’s the same for the children. Too many toys, too many things to watch, too many activities etc. So I suggest you to have an intentional spacious time with your child this week. With this book “Ducks!” By Deborah Underwood. Listen to the episode, learn about the book and have a mindful time with my guided mindful moment.💙 Related blog post: https://ev...
Jun 01, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 52
What’s your plan for the weekend? I wanna say the best quality time you can have with your child at this time of the year is going out into the nature together. Even if you are not a super outdoor person (like me), you know that being in the nature can help us be de-stressed, mindful and relaxed. If you’re worried that hiking can be too boring for your child, listen to this episode 51. I introduce you a great (children) book about forest and give you tips to make your visit to nature fun and mea...
May 25, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 51
What do you think we have to do to really find what we want? We have to ask ourselves first. But just asking “What do I want?” might not let you find the true answer. Because our days are busy and our brain and mind are accustomed to have obstacles all the time, we have to add a condition to that question. The book “Dandelion Magic” can help you have that condition and find a true answer for the question. Hear about what the story of the book is and also enjoy my guided mindful moment after. (Th...
May 18, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 50
The book “The Butterfly who Flew in the Rain” by Ori Gutin has a hopeful story for children and adults. Just reading this book together with your little one can give you a chance to be mindful and thoughtful, but to make this quality time more fun and easy, I made a guided mindful moment. You can hear the story of the book as I re-tell it in my words and finish the time with my guided mindful moment. I highly recommend this mindful moment if you are in a low time. Great for adults and children b...
May 11, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Independent Play Time I’m here with new colouring pages for independent play time. This colouring activity was inspired by the book “The Hidden Rainbow”; I introduced this book in the last episode. You don’t necessarily have to know the story to do this colouring though. Listen to the episode and learn about this colouring activity in more detail. You can see the colouring pages on the blog post and join in the Everyday Funday email list to get the download link for the colouring pages next Thur...
May 04, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 48
I’m here with another springtime mindful moment. This week, we are following a bee. A busy bee in a spring day! The bee finds the early spring tree, Camellia, when the weather finally gets warm. She gets nectar and pollen from the Camellia tree leaves and flies to the next flower plant. Follow the busy bee over a rainbow of flowers and find the peace and focus that you need for the day.🐝💛 Related blog post: https://everydayfunday.ca/mindful-day-with-a-busy-bee-with-book-the-hidden-rainbow/ . ....
Apr 28, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In this episode 46, you can just relax and have a mindful moment with me. I’m giving a guided mindful moment - composed of two parts, Seeds and Flowers🙂 I specifically chose happiness as the main focus in this one but you can make a change for your own needs. It’s a great mindful activity to do in the morning. So find yourself a quiet space for 5min and play this. I also give the children version. If you love this mindful moment, try the children version with your little one, too! Related blog ...
Apr 20, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 46
I found a book that satisfied my craving for fruits. Haha, I think it’s a spring fever. I wanted to talk about fruits or vegetables!🍎🥒 We are using the book “A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds” by Jean Richards and Anca Hariton for this week’s talk. As you can guess from the title, it tells us about how fruits carry seeds in them, why they do it and how that happens. But the more important thing comes in the next part - from Teacher Gela😉. I want to use this story of seeds for teaching about gro...
Apr 14, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Process art is an art activity that focuses more on the process of making an art piece than the final product of it. In this week’s episode, I talk about the process art and a specific kind of art that is done quite often in the preschools or child care centres. It’s about spring and a chick.🐥🐥 It’s my passionate topic.❤️🔥 If you are interested in learning about process art or want to learn a good process art activity that you can do with your child in this spring, listen to this episode.😊 ...
Apr 06, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 44
How are you planning your Easter weekend? I’m here with a children book about Easter. “Pete the Cat and the Easter Basket Bandit” by James Dean and Kimberly Dean. I made a mindful activity from the story of this book. We’re gonna be using all the fun Easter treats! If you want to know the things that you can do (at home!) this Easter weekend with your child, listen to this episode.🐰🥚🌷 P.S. If you want to see a visual instruction for how you can do the mindful activity, visit the blog post (li...
Mar 30, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Do you have a bedtime routine? Not planning or making a list for tomorrow. The one that can help your mind to be in peace? Praise your effort and tries of the day and be in peace for the bedtime with the vegetables in the garden! 🙊Haha. The book “Goodnight Veggies” by Diana Murray is a children book. But in today’s lesson, we use it for our bedtime. You can definitely do this play with your child, too! Trust me. You will be in a more relaxing place in the bedtime. The activity templates are gon...
Mar 23, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Sick Day Play came back! ;Because we all get sick from time to time, right? I made 3 pages of colouring template and in this episode, I’m giving you the “things to talk about” with each page. 🌹“What are your “roses”?” 🌹“Are there things that we can do together?” 🌹“Did you stop and smell the roses?” And some more! It’s an extended play from the previous lesson (in episode 40), so if you didn’t listen to the ep.40, go and listen to that, too.😉 The colouring pages are gonna be sent in this week...
Mar 18, 2024•19 min•Season 1Ep. 41
If you are having a crazy day and feeling like you need to bring mindfulness right now, today’s episode is what you need. We bring the book “Sloth and Smell the Roses” by Hello!Lucky! to our day and have a mindful moment with the Sloth. After reading the book, I suggest you to play “Smelling the Roses” and finish your mindful time with a peaceful and encouraging poem. (In case you want a cheerful feeling, I teach you a song, too, so that you can do it with your little child!😁) Related blog post...
Mar 11, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 40
We are talking about rainbow today! Who’s excited?!😍🌈 Using a perfect board book, I’m giving you a guided mindful moment that you can come back whenever you want and have a mindful time with your child. Also, learn the rainbow song by Peppa Pig with me. Rainbow mindful moment + Rainbow song = Positive energy boost🌈⚡️ Related blog post: https://everydayfunday.ca/positive-rainbow-energy-to-your-day-with-book-happy-rainbow/ . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/ ⭐️Contact me...
Mar 02, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 39
I want to talk about a nice children book today. It’s “The Everywhere Bear” by Julia Donaldson. This is my second time introducing Julia Donaldson’s book. The book has nice little points that are meaningful to talk about. But in addition to that, it’s a great book to teach about lightheartedness and growth mindset. Learn about all the good points that I found in the book and have a mindful moment at the end with me! (Learn it and do it with your child!😊) Related blog post: https://everydayfunda...
Feb 25, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 38
It’s Family Day weekend here. I’m glad to talk about having an intimate family time at home with your little one. Hear my suggestion for a children book to start the conversation and learn about a simple activity to do in order to have a quality family time. Related blog post: . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/ ⭐️Contact me: info@everydayfunday.ca ⭐️ Instagram: @teacher.gela https://www.instagram.com/teacher.gela/ ⭐️ Youtube: @teachergela https://www.youtube.com/@teacher...
Feb 17, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 37
I’m sharing MY ways of celebrating Valentine’s Day. If you are a mindfulness-loving and peace-loving lady like me, you will get a lot of ideas here!😉 Listen and plan your Valentine’s Day with your little one or with your whole family! Related blog post: https://everydayfunday.ca/peaceful-and-mindful-valentines-day/ (P.S. For "Valentine's Day Message" and "Valentine's Day Cookies" that I mention in the episode, check the related blog post with the link above.) . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY ht...
Feb 10, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 36
How is your day with your toddler like? In this episode, I show you how an independent toddler’s day may look like. Compare it to your toddler’s day and add what you want to add! For independent toddlers and independent moms!💛🫶 Related blog post: https://everydayfunday.ca/independent-toddlers-day-how-to-develop-independence-at-home/ . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/ ⭐️Contact me: info@everydayfunday.ca ⭐️ Instagram: @teacher.gela https://www.instagram.com/teacher.gela...
Feb 03, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 35
It’s never too much to remind ourselves of self-worth. As much as adults need the self-worth reminder, children need this, too. From this episode, learn how you can have a quality time with your child and work on your self-worth together. We are doing a simple activity here this week, only with a few materials. It’s a great mommy and me time, so enjoy! Related blog post: https://everydayfunday.ca/each-one-of-us-is-worth-celebrating-sprinkled-name-activity/ . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https:...
Jan 29, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Learning to count is important but the counting is not a topic that you see a lot in my class.😉 Then why do I talk about counting this week? Because I like to bring and introduce new and random things to my students! And the book that I found for this week happened to have counting component in it.😄 If you want to hear my thoughts about bringing random things (🤪) and what the book “When I’m Bigger” is about; oh and actually what part of the book I like to focus on as a growth mindset teacher,...
Jan 13, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 33
For this special festive time, I’m showing you a way to have a fun quality time with your child. This will be the only time that you can sing Christmas songs with your little one, right? So read a Christmas book together and add some Christmas songs along the story! It’s interactive and fun for both of you and your child.😀 Related blog post: https://everydayfunday.ca/christmas-story-with-songs-with-book-olivia-helps-with-christmas/ . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/ ⭐️C...
Dec 17, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 32
The first holiday book in Teacher Gela’s class, for December 2023! It’s “Santa’s Underwear” by Marty Figley. It doesn’t only show children a fun night at Santa’s house but also makes them to think about the meanings of Christmas time. They might not be so obvious from the first reading but with Teacher Gela, you and your child will definitely have opportunities to learn about all the deeper meanings and lessons in the story.😉 If you want to teach your child a meaningful lesson in this Christmas...
Dec 11, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 31
