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Now that I have written 10 Products For Self Care and Relaxation for the mommies it is time for the kids. Being picky is easy when you want the best for your child, which I am. I tried many products some I liked and some not so much. So, I decided to give you gorgeous ladies a list of 10 Awesome Self Care Products For Kindergarteners. But, you can use them for kids of all ages. Without further adieu, here is the 10 self care products that I recommend trying.

Body Washes and Bubble Bath

1. Kids Gentle Epsom Bath Sleep Soak with Melatonin: Is an Epsom Salt bath soak by Dr. Teals for kids that is hypoallergenic. With the melatonin it helps kids relax, calm down, and promotes better sleep. It smells wonderful.
2. Kids 3-in-1 Sleep Bath with Melatonin: Another product by Dr. Teals. This product makes awesome bubbles that smell amazing. It is also a body wash and shampoo. I use this product all the time on my 4 year old. It is hypoallergenic and it calms the kiddos down quit nicely. It has natural essential oils in it and help regulate kids sleep. This is easily one of my favorites of the 10 Self Care Products For Kindergarteners.
3. Oil My Goodness by Oilogic Kids Body Wash 3-in-1: This is product is absolutely wonderful. It is a bubble bath, shampoo, and body wash. It is made with pure essential oils. The scents are amazing and different blends for different reasons. It is a vapor bath. Check out their website for more info on this product.
4. Everlasting Bubble Bath Pockets: These are little dissolvable pockets of pre-portioned bubble bath. It is easy to use and no mess. Sulfate free as well. My son loves to hold it under water himself.

Lotions and Creams For Self Care

1. Aveeno Baby Eczema Therapy Lotion: This product is a life safer for anyone who has a baby or child who has Eczema. It soothes the itches that come from Eczema and helps clear up the patches as well. I extremely recommend this product for all mommies to use on kiddos. It not only helps with the childs Eczema but also leaves their skin soft and moisturized.
2. Baby Soothing Relief Moisturizing Cream: This product is also by Aveeno. Again it is a great cream/lotion that helps keep your childs skin moisturized and soft. Is fragrant free, paraben free, steroid fee, and hypoallergenic. But, the bad new is Aveeno is going to or has discontinued this product so if you see it buy it soon. But, Aveeno has still has some great lotions for babies so do not fret.

Hair Care

1. Cantu Care For Kids: So these products are for children with textured hair. This product does wonder on my sons hair. It helps keep his hair moisturized, soft, curly, and the scent is amazing. It reminds me of a tropical day.
2. Johnson’s Curl Defining Products: I understand that this isn’t listening just one product but a line of products. Johnson’s Curl Defining Products are a wonderful self care product for kindergarteners. It was created for children with curly hair. This product, just like the one above, leaves hair soft, moisturized, and defines the curls just nicely. The conditioner is my favorite of these products.

Other Self Care Products

1. Sesame Street Fizzy Tub Color Tablets: This product is exactly as it says it is. They are tablets that fizz in the tub changing the water to beautiful colors. There are 6 colors: Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Purple, and Orange. They can be mixed or matched.
2. Kids Spinbrush: These toothbrushes are a fun way to get your kid to brush their teeth. If your child is anything like mine they want a toothbrush just like yours. Well we have spinbrushes, so I went and got him a Paw Patrol Spinbrush just for him. It is a great self care product for kindergarteners or younger. Any electric toothbrush will do just fine when you find the right one for your child.

Final Thoughts

Hopefully these products help you with bath time. There are many wonderful products out there for kiddos, it’s just about finding the right ones that you trust. Again these are just 10 Awesome Self Care Products For Kindergarteners that I tried and trust.

Getting your little one to sit down and watch a movie completely through is hard. But when the right movie comes on then they will sit through the whole thing. These are just a few of the best animated movies preschoolers and toddlers love that my son sat completely through.

10 Animated Movies

1. Moana: First movie my son actually sat through. Its a musical basically. Fun and funny story all the way through. It is about a girl who defies all odds to save her home and make things right. Catchy songs and a wonderful voice cast, especially, if you love Dwayne Johnson who is Maui.
2. Zootopia: This is a great animal movie. Its about a bunny who despite what society and stereotypes say accomplished her dreams. There is more to the story but it is cute as well as funny.
3. Secret Life of Pets: This movie is about what pets do after their owners leave the house for work. Especially Max and Duke’s journey to get back home after some hilarious events. It is funny and a bit emotional in some areas, but worth the watch.
4. Secret Life of Pets 2: Back with Max and Duke with a new adventure to the farm while the others have a task. It is also a good funny movie.
5. Abominable: Have tissues ready. It is a loving, emotional, and funny journey for the characters in this movie. You probably guessed it, it is about a baby abominable snowman trying to get home. Great, great movie especially for family time.
6. Sing: If your kids love music and animals then check this cute movie out as well. About a Koala bear trying to save his theater by throwing a talent show. Great music as well as a great voice cast. Enjoy!
7. Big Hero 6: This movie is great for those who like super heroes. This is an emotional story of a boy who after loosing is brother is trying to stop a bad guy, obviously. It is also about friends coming together to help this boy.
8. Toy Story 1-4: Yeah! I know this is not one movie but all four of them. Something about toys coming alive just seem to get a child’s imagination. They love these movies and back then so did we. Toy Story 3 gets a bit dark but still great movies.
9. Monsters Inc.: For some reason there is also a child’s fascination to monsters. Thankfully this monster movie isn’t really scary, but funny. It is about two bestfriends who try to help a human girl get back to her room in the human world.
10. Home: This movie is about a little girl and her cat trying to find her mom after her world was invaded by aliens. On this journey she makes friends with an alien name Oh! who helps her. Emotionally and funny movie, you have been warned.

Family Time

Not all of these movies may a child like nor will you. These are just suggestions of movies that my son has sat through and loved. I hope that these 10 Animated Movies For Kids make some awesome family movie night suggestions. Enjoy with popcorn and snacks.

Also please check out my other article 10 Youtube Channels For Children.

I am always worried if my son is watching videos that are teaching my child inappropriate things. So, over time I have learned what youtube channels are the best. As a result, here are the 10 best youtube channels for kids my son watches and I recommend.

10 Youtube Channels

These are just a few channels that I felt were safe for kids to watch. Hopefully, these will help keep your little ones entertained. When you click on the channel name it will send you to that youtube channel for kids.

5 Youtube Channels For Preschool and Younger

1. Cocomelon-This channel is intended for toddlers to pre-k featuring traditional nursery rhymes and original songs. It has songs about being polite and taking care of yourself as well as about manners. My one year old niece loves this channel. So, check their channel as well as website out.
2. Babybus– Again targeted towards younger kiddos. Many traditional nursery rhymes as well as songs that have been remixed. So again, check the channel out as well as the website to know more. A little baby panda is their mascot.
3. Little Baby Bum– Just like the two channels before this is targeting toddlers to pre-k. Lots of nursery rhymes and cute cartoons just like the others. The videos are cute and funny. For more info check out their website.
4. Mother Goose Club– Is for preschoolers and possibly older kids. Teaches manners, rhymes, and more. Mother Goose Club is what it sounds like. Cartoons and life action, as well. Hope the little ones enjoy this channel just like my four year old. Check out their website if you see what they are about.
5. Learningblocks – This channel teaches about the letters and sounds of the alphabet. It also teaches about numbers. It is great for those who are learning to read. The videos are educational, cute, and funny.

5 Youtube Channels For Preschool and Kindergarten

1. Badanamu– This channel was started in 2011 for children to have engaging animation that brought them joy and content. Full of funny, cute characters and catchy songs that children will enjoy. So, give this channel a try you will not regret it. Want to know more about there Adaptive Home Learning Solution.
2. Ryan’s Toy Review – This channel features a little boy named Ryan and his family. They do review new toys but they also teach really awesome things. For example, how a tsunami is created or how a rainbow works. This channel is for more of the preschool and kindergarten age group.
3. Storybots- These little cartoons are not just on youtube but Netflix as well. They teach many things from history to science. My son will always tell me what he has learned from the cartoon. It is geared more towards the older children but still awesome to watch.
4. Om Nom Stories– These are just really cute cartoons that are funny. So far, just entertaining videos.
5. Morphle– A really cute cartoon that teaches about being kind and helping others. It’s about a shape shifting red creature and a little girl who helps others.

Conclusion

So, hopefully these channels will help keep your child entertained and help with their learning process. Don’t be afraid to find others, their are many good channels out there. Enjoy.

If you like this post please check out my other article Best Animated Movies Kids Will Love.

6 Activities For Family Time With Kids

Children need family quality time with their parents for just a few without any distractions. At times as parents, we draw a blank on what we can do with them to spend time. We run out of ideas or can not come up with things we can do. So here are 6 activities for family time with kids.

The 6 Activities

1. Matching Card Game

This is simple and fun. It doesn’t take much to do. Just buy a deck of cards that have animals, cars, dinosaurs, or any fun pictures. Shuffle the deck and lay them all out on the floor face down. Next just have them flip over two cards to see if they match, take turns. Its fun its easy and they can learn what the pictures are by you asking what is this a picture of.

2. Coloring

Most little ones love to color and draw. It is a great way to let creativity to come out. Give them coloring sheets or blank pages to just scribble and doodle all over. You can even go online, find a website for coloring pages and print them off for fee. My little one loves the dinosaur pages and Mario pages to color. Let them pick out what characters they want. Sit at the table, chat with them, and enjoy coloring. Here are two of those coloring page sites:

Supercoloring.com

Crayola.com

Or just type in your browser free coloring pages for kids.

3. Baking or Cooking

It is a great way to bond with your children and teach some life skills. Find some kid friendly recipes and make them. Chat with them as you both cook. Here is a website you can use to get ideas and get started.

Cookinggods.com

4. Game Night

You can play simple games with them that don’t require any equipment. Like Museum Statues which is easy, simple, and funny. Michael (my 4 year old) loves this game, granted a lot of giggling is happening. Try it everyone will have a blast. Here is a website for more game ideas like Museum Statues.

Funology.com

5. Movie night

Pick a night and let them pick a movie for the family to watch. It is a great simple way for the family to spend time together. No phones, no distractions. Just focus on being with the family. Be in the moment with them. They will enjoy and remember that you took time to be with them.

6. Going Outside to Park or Walk

Fresh air and sun always brighten up the day. Easy I know and free. Great way to have family quality time, Ask your little ones what they see, like colors, plants, bugs, animals, anything really. It will let them appreciate nature and they won’t go stir crazy.

Conclusion

There are many more things that you can do with the kiddos and family. Just look things up or ask friends and family who have kids if they have any suggestions. Or make up your own crafts or activities. Just set time aside to be with them. No interruptions. They just want your undivided attention just for a few. Remember at such a young age the 5 love languages are quality time, words of affirmation, and physical touch. Cuddle with them, chat with them, just be with them. Make memories and enjoy them. You can start with these 6 activities for family quality time with kids.

Children have their bad days and their good days, as well as their extreme dramatic moments. The littlest things can set them off and they do not know how to regulate their emotions. As parents we try to do our best to help them. But, there is no guide to tell us how to be a good parent. We learn as we go. And wonder how do I calm my kid.

With that being said I will share just a few things that I tried that worked for me.

I struggle as a mom. I have short patience, a short temper, and easily emotional. So losing my cool is very easy when it comes to disciplining and communicating with my son. Again that may be true for many moms. My son is also extremely impatient, short tempered, and emotional just like me. So when he gets into a mood where he is upset because I don’t understand him or his feelings are hurt he will go through a major hysterical tantrum. Here are two things that I do with him to get him to calm down and feel like he is being heard.

Ways to Calm My Kid to Try

1. Take a drink of water.
2. Take a few deep breaths in and out with mommy. 
3. Give them a hug.
4. Hold them and rock them.
5. Remove them from whatever stimulation that has them upset to a calm, quiet area.
6. Have them sit next to your or on the lap and have a small talk.

• Ask them to tell how they are feeling.
• Why or what caused him to feel that way?
• Figure out together how to fix the problem.
• Have them tell you what they want to eat.
• Let them pick out activities they want to do.

Now this works for me but maybe not for you. But give it a try. Letting your child know that you are willing to sit with them and hear about their feelings lets them know that you care about them. It’s small and simple but it made an impact in my household. It also teaches them how to calm their selves and communicate. I hope this little short article about how to calm my kid helps someone else. Thank you again for reading. If you like this article please check out my post Family Quality Time.