Blogging From A to Z Challenge: Y is for You

I can't believe—tomorrow is the final day of this year's Blogging from A to Z Challenge. I can't believe how fast the month has zipped by!

As you probably know, my theme this year is 26 Super Fun Learning Activities You Can Do From Home. That's right, I've conjured up 26 "educational" ideas to keep you busy while you're safe at home. So far, they've all been fun activities. Right? If you haven't been following along, check out the links to my past posts below.

I kicked off the challenge with Art for the letter A. Next up was B was for Baking. My sister and I did some chemistry for the letter "C," and I rounded off the first week with a family dance off. "E" was for exercise (which was way more fun than you think) and "F" was all about family. We got our hands dirty with some gardening,  celebrated Poetry Month and the letter "H" by writing haikus, and of course, "I" was for Invention. The week ended with juggling.

On the third Monday, I talked about knitting, learning a new language, and shared some fun math activities. Honest! For "N" I linked to a few nature activities and "O" was for Origami. To cap off that week, I shared my grandma's famous "play dough" recipe—and some ways you can create with it.

Of course, we didn't stop there! Last week started with quicksand, Tuesday we talked about reading, and Wednesday was all about science. On Thursday, I challenged you to make a COVID-19 Time Capsule with your family. Any progress this weekend? On Friday, I gave you another challenge—to build an umbrella! And we finished off the week with Virtual Field Trips.

Our final week of the challenge started Monday with—well, writing, of course! And yesterday, we made music with xylophones and other instruments. How fun was that?

I'm switching things up today...

Y is for You

You? Yup...you.

Let's face it, even if you are healthy and your family is doing everything possible to make your time at home as positive as possible, these are stressful times. I'm not ashamed to admit that I miss my grandparents, I miss my friends, I miss school, and I miss being able to do all of the things I usually do in the summer—like go to festivals, hang out at the park, or even practice training for track by running around my grandparents' canola field.

So today, I've decided that for my "Y" activity, I'm going to practice self care—and so should you.

What does that mean? Well, for starters, I slept in a little. Then, I made pancakes for breakfast—which is not just my favourite, but my sister's, as well. Here's the recipe from the Canola Eat Well website that I used.

Next up, I plan to go for a run. It's not sunny where I am, but the sidewalks are ice and snow free, and since I can't run on my grandparents' farm, I need to plan out a new practice route. When I get back, I'm going to read a comic book, and work on my short story.

Then, I'm going to help my sister with some Mother's Day crafts. Usually, she does a project in school for Mom, but that's not happening this year, so I've already started Googling ideas. Here are some fun "spa" products you can make using canola oil. I've made them for Grandma before and she loves them...I bet Mom would too.

For dinner, I'm helping Dad barbecue some burgers (learning to use the barbecue is a big deal in this house), and then we're going to have a family puzzle night.

Maybe these aren't specific educational activities, but they all have benefits—especially on my mindset. It's been a long seven weeks of self isolation, and it doesn't look like things will be changing any time soon. I can handle it—we all can, especially when we know it's for the good of the whole country—but there's nothing wrong with spending a little time taking care of ourselves.

How will you spend your YOU day?

Gotta jet! I'll be back tomorrow for the final day of the Blogging From A to X Challenge—the letter "Z." I have a super fun activity to cap off the month.

~ Chase Superman Duffy