Quarantine check in day# 19.
I feel like my head is just above water here. I’m constantly shuffling between my mom hat, teacher hat, and professional colleague hat. Just this morning I attended a Zoom meeting with a business shirt on top and sweat pants on the bottom—while trying to keep my 3 yr old within arm’s distance of my laptop with a smile on my face. I’m also trying to figure out how the heck I’m going to teach my students online, get my own kids to learn from their teachers online when they’ve never used a computer before, keep up with the virtual trainings, and maybe keep the house from burning down. Does that make sense? Does that sound dizzying? It absolutely is. We were supposed to go back to our school sites on April 6th, and then it was pushed to May 1st, now it’s indefinite. The future was starting to look real grim here.
Then I stumbled on a quote that really spoke to me.
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow”.
Sending out these seed packets!
It really made me stop, take a breather, and think. I am grateful for mine and my family’s health and the ability to continue nourishing it. As apocalyptic as everything seems right now, I do believe there is a light at the end of the tunnel—and I really want to put some positivity out there by emphasizing on the belief of tomorrow. I felt that I wanted to offer something bright and hopeful to this mom community, as little as it might be. So I’ve combined all of my different hats and, with help from my best mom friends, created these little packets. Just look at that beautiful label my friend Sasha made! Sasha is one of my best mom friends and she co-founded our business, Loralei & Co., with me! She is very talented and also passionate about working with kids—she’s a pediatric nurse practitioner!
Each packet contains a compressed pellet and vegetable seeds —either zucchini, tomatoes, or green beans. I would love to send a packet to you and your little one so you can grow a garden or add to one you might already have!
And of course, being a teacher, I made a lesson plan and additional activities to go along with it. I created two different types of coloring pages, one for Pre-K and under and the other for Kindergarteners and up. I hope you enjoy these packets and coloring pages. They were a true labor of love and the very first time I’ve drawn an actual coloring page. :)
Please email us for your free packet of seeds, and let us know which seeds you would like!
You can download the lesson plan and coloring pages here:
Green Bean Coloring Page // Green Bean Facts Coloring Page
Tomato Coloring Page // Tomato Facts Coloring Page
Zucchini Coloring Page // Zucchini Facts Coloring Page
I also have two very special and very little guests who wanted to provide a tutorial for this activity. Enjoy!
