Review: Hair Gel Powder
What hard-to-find product belongs in your travel bag? I found the traveling unicorn! And it has gorgeous wavy hair from hair gel powder! For several years, only one thing has been missing from my liquid-free travel toiletries bag – hair gel. For me, I need some hair product to tame my curls. After losing my luggage for a whole 2-week Eastern European trip, I found that there are certain products I prefer to have with me. Conditioner and gel make my hair happy. I discovered shampoo bars and conditioners a few years ago, but the elusive unicorn was a solid hair gel bar. After intensive internet hunting, I discovered a different type of unicorn than I was hunting. Instead of a solid, powder gel exists in DIY recipes and is for sale by small companies. It comes as a highly concentrated powder you mix with a little water turning it into gel right in the palm of your hand. Brilliant! (Cue the Asana flying unicorns and glitter!) Most formulas have flaxseed, coconut oils, arrowroot powder, gums, resins, and other natural ingredients. This results in soft hold gel with touchable curls free from parabens, sulfates, and other icky stuff. Some companies…
6 Summer Learning Activities
How can you encourage learning activies, promote problem-solving, and boost confidence in a fun way during summer breaks? Whether you are a parent or a tutor, bridging the summer gap with summer learning activities for kids is probably something you have wondered about. Where do you find summer learning activities that are more fun than a big workbook? How do you engage students in practical activities that are meaningful and fun? How do you avoid the “summer learning slide” and the “I’m bored” complaints? Look no further! Here are 6 educational summer learning activities to help parents and tutors offer educational enrichment in addition to plenty of time to read books. 6 Summer Learning Activities Real World Projects (project-based learning – design a pet-sitting business or ice cream shop or a mini golf course or social media for national parks) https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Shelly-Rees/Category/127822-PBL-Project-Based-Learning-352924 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Digital-Divide-And-Conquer Digital Escape Rooms/Scavenger Hunts https://www.tailorjoy.com/digital-escape-rooms/ https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lindsay-Bowden-Secondary-Math/Category/Scavenger-Hunts-384810 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Digiline-Co/Category/-TREASURE-HUNT-CARDS-658675 Reading Contests/Book Clubs https://www.tailorjoy.com/backyard-book-clubs/ https://www.tailorjoy.com/summer-reading-log-printable https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/browse/free?search=summer%20reading%20challenge Visit your public library Field Trips (virtual or in-person) https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/ Life Skills (cooking, laundry, car care, grocery shopping, etc.) https://www.tailorjoy.com/10-life-skills-for-the-launching-years/ Start a family business (sports lessons, tutoring, kids cooking, yard work, car detailing, etc.) https://www.tailorjoy.com/business-basics/ There are so many…