Free Morning Routine Printable for Kids

Are you stuck in the same default daily morning routine?

Maybe it goes something like this:

Alarm rings, you wake up. You brush your teeth, look out the window and already, the day feels like it has started to get away from you. As your kids emerge from their rooms they move from bed to TV, eating something you kind of wish they didn’t but it just makes it easier while you’re trying to do all the morning things.

And you can’t help but think… is there more?

It feels all feels mundane, and you feel like you are missing that deeper connection. You know you have more to share. All that wisdom from your tough lessons learned in life turned around in a way that could help them better prepare for what’s ahead.

When we teach our kids how to start their day, it prepares them for how to do life in the future.

Our free printable morning routine does just that. It’s such an easy way to help busy parents streamline their daily lives.

This powerful one-pager has three sections:

SIMPLE HEALTH: choose from our few-ingredient recipes to streamline breakfast and feed the belly. Because what helps the gut helps the brain.

MINDSET: Daily soul habits that empower your children to face the world with confidence.

PRODUCTIVITY: what needs to be done, and reminders.

The awesome thing is that this effort really doesn’t take that much time. You could easily make this a 10-15 minute habit that will pay off for years to come. It just takes a little bit of intention (and a printer!).

After I have developed so many tools and systems to help my kids get out the door in the morning with their heads screwed on straight, I’d come to the most interesting conclusion.

The most transformative solutions in life are usually the simplest.

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DIY Personalized Children's Smoothie Cup

Our family is like a tale of two nutrition stories. Maybe you can relate!

We have one child who is a fantastic eater is the first person to hit the veggie tray at every. single. birthday party.

My other son is so picky, we tell him that pizza sauce is “Italian Catsup” so he eats pizza with sauce on it. Because, you know, it’s like… made from tomatoes. And that’s a vegetable.

But one thing about all kids, is they love it when something is “theirs.” Add an initial or name on it, and that’s a big deal. So for us, having a special smoothie cup for each of my children has helped tremendously in making sure every single morning smoothie is fully consumed.

To start, I purchased two of these cups with special straws for each of our boys. We used them for a while, and they became a daily favorite for our morning breakfast smoothies.

Housavvy Stainless Steel Sippy Cup with Lid and Straw, 8.5 OZ, Set of 2

Then one day I got a creative bug and decided to monogram them with decals using my Cricut. It took about 45 minutes from start to finish, and the boys absolutely LOVE their special smoothie cups. Well worth the time!

What you’ll need:

• Smoothie cups like the one above

• Photoshop or a similar text editing software

• A Cricut, Silhouette or a friend with one :)

• Permanent vinyl in the color you’d like to use. Here’s the link to white.

• Transfer tape.

The first step is in Photoshop! If you don’t have Photoshop, you can easily do this in any graphics software.

The big thing to keep in mind is that the file needs to export as a PNG with a transparent background. If you can’t do that, you can erase the negative space in the Cricut software, but it’s time consuming.

Begin by creating a new document about 3x3 inches and high resolution (250 ppi is great)

Begin by just typing one letter with the “type” tool. I used Montserrat font, but you can begin with anything.

Then create a black line underneath using the shape tool, and estimate the size based on what you like best with your font.

Next draw a circle shape about the same size as your line. On the top you can see the settings with no fill, and a stroke line of 15 px.

Drag the “background” to the trash so it becomes a transparent behind it. If it’s locked, create a copy by clicking on the background layer, dragging it to the “copy” icon (immediately to the left of the trash can), and then deleting the background layer that was once locked.

Duplicate the above steps for any additional letters you would like to print. This is what it should look like before you save it.

and then save it as a PNG!

Congrats! Now you’re ready to move over to your Cricut. If you don’t have one, you can purchase the model I use, or find a friend with one and trade her a smoothie cup.

There seems to be one in every mom crowd!

But really, how cute is that blue?

Cricut Explore Air 2 Mint Buy on Amazon

I may or may not have painted my wall to match the Cricut.

In your Cricut software, create a new project by uploading your graphics.

Choose the simple image option, and repeat for each letter you want to cut.

Almost ready for the most exciting part!

Insert images into your project and resize the images to the right size for your smoothie cup. For the ones I posted above, 2x2 is just about perfect!

Now trim your vinyl to the right size. I like to use as little as possible, so I can reuse the rest of the roll for other projects.

And let the Cricut do it’s thing!

Almost there! Take out the “negative space” on the Vinyl to make it easy to transfer the decal to your smoothie cup with the transfer tape.

almost there! looks so good, right?

When lining up the decal on the smoothie cup, use the guidelines on the back of the transfer tape to ensure that your monogram is centered and straight. Oh! And if you’re going to photograph it, get a manicure. I forgot to do that part.

YES! Looks so good, right?

This was a pretty simple smoothie cup project minutes from start to finish, but if you’re new to Vinyl cutting or Photoshop, it might take a bit longer. If you want to skip the first part can also buy decals on Etsy really easily and inexpensively, just make sure that they are made from the permanent Vinyl so your smoothie cups can withstand daily washing.

These have been a HUGE hit with my boys, and I hope your kids love them. It makes it so easy to grab their cup every morning, make a simple smoothie recipe, and watch that goodness get sucked right down.

Did you make these? How did it go! I’d love to hear from you!

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Welcome to Healthy Morning Kids

Hi! This blog began with my own journey in an attempt to to improving the morning routines in my home with two young (and very active) boys! A little bit of background on us:

In the first few years of my son’s life, he was diagnosed with severe food allergies. Carrying EPI pens became my every day routine, but something was nagging at me to dig deeper for answers. I wanted to know why and what other options were available.

We went to the best pediatric allergists, dermatologists, functional medicine doctors, and chiropractors I could find. There were weeks I was dragging that heavy car seat in and out of doctors offices every day of the week.

Then, with a good mix of traditional and functional medicine (and lots of prayer) he passed his soy, dairy, peanut and almond challenges right all in a row.

Then life got busy as processed and convenience foods crept back into our home. Slowly his eczema reappeared. His levels began reversing based on latest panel results.

This inspired me to start this blog, Healthy Morning Kids, to document our journey. It’s a site dedicated to going back to basics: clean food, mindfulness routines that promote healing in our bodies and keeping mornings sacred.

I have no idea how it will all go, but the one thing I know for sure is that we are our child’s biggest and best health advocate. And it’s worth it to exhaust every resource available to us.