One Certain Thing, You Can Stay Healthy Inside And Out During These Uncertain Times

Coronavirus is on our mind everyday now.  Staying away from it, coping with it, our altered lives. Learning and living healthy with social distance and distance learning.  Pandemic or no pandemic.

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So, how can we stay healthy?

How do we keep our mind healthy and our bodies in shape. What can we eat to stay healthy.

Well, Planetpals newest Text Lesson for all ages is now available with some ideas and tips for kids feeling lonely, confused, needing advice and ideas to get through it all.  Advice for a lifetime of health inside and out. Wellness lessons.

So, whether you are quarantined or just thinking about your family being the best they can be for a lifetime, this lesson is for you.

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Alternative Activities And Ideas For A Covid Halloween That Won't Spook You!

It's scary! It sure is a game-changer this year in every way, Halloween is no different. 

So, with that in mind, many of you are wondering how to handle Halloween this year.  Many grapple with whether to take your children out trick or treating or to holiday parties.  We hear that gatherings are a source of the Coronavirus virus spreading, and touching another source. It's obvious that many people do not want their kids putting their hands in bowls of candy and many home-owners don't want to hand candy out. How do you social distance and still have fun & keep the tradition? Make a new tradition! 

What SPOOKTacular things can you do for a Covid Halloween?  

Here are some alternative ideas for a safe and fun Halloween for your family, classmates and friends. Some of them so great, you may want to incorporate them every year! 

In each case you can have the kids help make Halloween themed treats, serve Halloween candies, dress up in Halloween costumes, give prizes, whatever you can dream up.

• Have a Family Halloween Party at home: Serve a special dinner or dessert Halloween themed. 
• Have a Halloween Movie Night: Choose a Halloween movie you all will enjoy!
• Have Halloween Dessert Party: Easy as pie! Ghostly treats, fun to eat!
• Have a Halloween Candy Scavenger Hunt: Hide candy around the house or yard.
• Have a Halloween Drawing Contest: Fun for the creative crew.  Display them all month!
• Have  a Halloween light show & decorating event.  Not just for Christmas anymore! Do a drive by or walk by with neighbors (social distancing of course).
• Have a Zoom Halloween Party:  This will work for family, friends or school classmates. Show off your costumes, decorations, artwork and treats!
• Have a Halloween Craft Night: Choose some creative crafts, be a Planetpal and RE-use them to decorate next year!
• Lots of Halloween Craft and Food Ideas in Planetpals Halloween Journal, too. Don't miss one Boo-tiful thing!

As you can see there are lots of alternatives.  Who knows they may be so much fun taht they can become a tradition for years to come. 

Happy Hal-OHOH-ween!

Remote Learning Resources: Distance Learning Solutions, Ideas & Options

In this new world of social distancing, pandemic solutions, coronavirus fears, stay at home, stuck at home and distance learning, we are all scampering around trying to find options, ideas and solutions.

Learn More About Planetpals Lessons for Distance Learning

If you need resources that are inspiring, fun, and light hearted for kids to learn about their world, earth science, life skills and health, try some of Planetpals activities!  They stand the test of time, are unique and playful.  Just what we need in these days of emotional turmoil and a complete turn around in what our school day is.

For one, Check out Planetpals Resources for health ideas, safety tips, exercise and the importance of healthy tips that work for this strange new world.

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Amuse them with Planetpals eco tips that cover a multitude of wordly topics with punny and funny playfulness. and work for any age!

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Our Earth and environmental lessons are informative, fascinating and clever, not to mention, have been successful in education for decades.

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Happy Healthy Hopeful Earth Day 2020 50th Anniversary!

As we approach today's 50th anniversary, it is with sadness that our Earth is experiencing such trying times with the Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.  As the world stands still, however, the planet and nature are returning to a more natural and stress free state.

Happy Healthy Hopeful Earth Day 2020 50th Anniversary!

Let us all learn from this, how precious our lives are and the planet that we live on is!  Let's try to continue to use less of everything, spew less gasses in the air and dump less on our lands.

Perhaps we can find a happy medium between consumption and need,  and above all, not enter upon greed. 

So, to this we say, Happy Healthy and Hopeful Earth Day!

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Coronavirus Pandemic Quick Tips You Will Want To Know

It's a strange time right now, some may even say it's a bit scary.  But, being knowledgable can help you and your family and friends stay safe and well. Knowledge is power!

We have gathered a bunch of tips from the experts on how to stay safe. Simple and easy to follow. So, while you are social distancing and when you are not, be mindful, stay well, take precautions. Share them with friends. That way we all help one and other! 
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Meanwhile, here is a sample of Planetpals Safety Tips created to date:

 

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Pandemic Waste: With Coronavirus The Gloves & Wipes Waste Unimaginable

Covid 19 has our health system as well as all of us working backward. We are tossing materials out like mad for fear of contamination.

Single-Use Unneccesary Disposal - What Can You Do? 

That doesn't just include hospitals using gloves and gowns, but individuals tossing single use gloves, masks, and wipes on a daily basis!  

Not only is it a recycle mess it's a social mess! People are afraid of the contaminants and just disposing of them everywhere. In shopping carts on the street, in the parking lots.

Hopefully, stores, businesses, gas stations, etc will place disposable recycle boxes outside their exit doors for gloves and wipes to help us recycle.  Gloves and wipes have to be disposed of differently than toilet paper or tissues. 

Here are a number of topics and solutions I found. Some solutions for small businesses and large and information guides: 

Recycle Disposable Wipes 
Recycle Gloves
Terracycle Disposable Boxes
Kimberly Clark Right Cycle 
Clean Hands Eco Friendly Alternatives

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Not Cancelled: Nature With Great Views For Your STAYcation

At a time  when we are all struggling with the effects and residuals of CORONAVIRUS and COVID-19 outbreaks and scares, let's remember that there is still some beautiful things in this world!

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Take this Staycation time to learn about your world. 
Encourage yourself and kids to look beyond every day life and stop to smell the roses! The magic of nature. Play in it.  View it. Explore it.  

Our list of Nature activities that you can still attend and take time to enjoy everyday, always:

• Sunrise
• Sunset
• Cloud Formations
• Rainbows
• Weather
• Moonbeams
• Stars
• Snow
• Rain
• Ocean
• Lakes
• Rivers
• Flowers
• Trees
• Mountains
• Planets
• Wild Life
• All of nature

Where and how?

• Go to your back yard 
• Look out your window
• Take a ride and bring a picnic
• Take photos and enjoy them later
• Do drawings and paintings of them
• Run, play, get fresh air
• Make a diorama of nature
• Make snowman
• Make a sand castle
• Plant something indoors or out
• Explore Nature
• Enjoy Family!

It's all good! All you have to do is open their eyes! 

*Remember to be safe during the Coronavirus Outbreak...keep your distance (10 feet recommended) , stay at home if you need to, bring your own chairs, bring your own food, stay away from public buildings and events larger than 10 people. Corvid-19 Safety Article

Plenty of educational options on Earth for kids. Check them out!

Things To Do If You Are In Quarantine

Oh my, this is really a game changer.

Now that social distance and distance learning are the buzz words of the day. 

If you are housebound with cabin fever and in quarantine during this social distancing due to Coronavirus,  COVID-19 pandemic, here are some ideas for you and your family! 

• Play board games. Fun for you! And perfect if you have kids!
• Play yard games: Check this link out, 16 Classic yard games You can play with kids.
• Go to the museum. How? There are 12 famous museums you can tour online!
• Go for an adventure: Take a ride and pack a picnic! You won't be eating out and picnics are fun. Pack some goodies.
• Nature Journal Get outside or learn inside in books. Learn about nature, document it, draw it, write about it! Get our free Nature Diary.
• Craft! Try a new craft or do an old one. Always wanted to learn the camera? Knit? Paint? Learn Calligraphy? Craft with kids, too!
• Take a Class.  Online Education is available all over the internet. Check the major Colleges links.
• Watch Videos.  A Movie you wanted to see?  How about some educational videos online. Both are available from your local library online sources...free access to places like Overdrive and Hoopla.
• Clean. How about Spring cleaning early?
• Write: Been wanting to write more Poems or Start that book?
• Catch up on reading. Try your local library online sources
• Cook! How many recipes have you saved that you thought might be delicious!
• Start a new house project.  Been wanting to paint the bedroom? Re-arrange the Playroom? 
• Learn about Earth, Get ready for Earthday on Planetpals.com.
• Get some Educational Activities on Teachers Pay Teachers or Amped Up Learning 
• Take this time to contact old friends, family and make memories with your own.

Whatever you do, be safe, be squeaky clean and use diligence.

Stay Healthy Pals!

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