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Published 2 months ago • 2 min read

Hey Reader!

Activities sometimes can be... well... just too much... and one more thing to do (like we don't do enough already, right?)

And sometimes it's more of just a mindset: I don't feel creative, I can't do it, or it's just out of my comfort zone. Do you ever feel that way?

I want to share 5 activities that you can do spur of the moment, will make you feel creative and like a rock-star mom. But they are also super easy to do and very, very low mess.

Doesn't that sound awesome?

​Build Your Confidence as a Hands-On Parent​

If you are anything like me when I first started this journey, I bet you have several thoughts swirling in your head that are getting in your way. I was sure that it would cost a lot of money and require lots of specific materials and thought that the activities would take forever to set up.

Sound familiar?

All these thoughts are doing is draining your confidence in your abilities to have fun and connect with your kids.

We have an eBook called CAPSULE that is perfect for these spur of the moment kind of times -- they're grab & go bags. There's over 70 activities you can do in the entire book with just 11 TOTAL SUPPLIES. (MIND-BLOWN, right?) Go pack the bag and have some fun! Grab the CAPSULE eBook in our shop!​

Be sure to check out the confidence activity ideas here -- they'll leaving you feeling very confident in this whole parenting/activity thing that we do. Try it!

Actually - I CHALLENGE you to pick one of the five activities and share it by replying back to this email. Do one this week and report back! (I kind of want to say I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU like George always does to me...)

~ Jamie
​Hands On As We Grow®​
​Engaging our kids with simple, fun activities, every day.

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Hands On As We Grow

Engaging our kids with simple, fun activities, every day.

Hands On As We Grow has activities, crafts and art projects for kids up to school age, and even into their beginning years of school. You’ll find fun things to do with them, crafty ideas, and easy ways to make learning fun.

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