Sparkle Buds September 2023

If you're looking for a challenging jump variation to include in your home workout routine, try tuck jumps. Tuck Jumps Perform this plyometric exercise by beginning in a standing position with your feet hip-width apart. While keeping your upper body tall, bend your knees, hips, and calves until your lower body is in a quarter squat position. Push into the ground and jump with an explosive movement. While in mid-air, raise your knees toward your chest. Land softly, returning to a quarter-squat position. Benefits? Tuck jumps activate muscle groups across your entire body, including your glutes, hamstrings, hip flexors, quadriceps, obliques, calves, and lower back muscles.…

Henry Ford is famous for making cars easier for most people to buy. He did this by producing the cars using an assembly line. Henry Ford was born in 1863 in Michigan. He had 4 siblings, and his family owned a farm. He worked on the farm when he was young, but he soon discovered that he loved taking things apart to see how they worked, and then putting them back together again. He worked on watches a lot and ended up helping many people fix their watches. In 1879, when he was 16 years old, he moved to Detroit to start working with machines, though he did come home and work on the farm a little, too. Ford got married to Clara Bryant in 1888 and worked in a…

What Is Confidence? Confidence means feeling sure of yourself and your abilities — not in an arrogant way, but in a realistic, secure way. Confidence isn't about feeling superior to others. It's a quiet inner knowledge that you're capable. Confident people: • feel secure rather than insecure • know they can rely on their skills and strengths to handle whatever comes up • feel ready for everyday challenges like tests, performances, and competitions • think “I can” instead of “I can't” Why Confidence Matters? Confidence helps us feel ready for life's experiences. When we're confident, we're more likely to move forward with people and opportunities — not back away from them. And if things don't work out at first, confidence helps us try again. How to Be More Confident Everyone…

A cardinal is a type of bird that is found in North and South America. There are lots of types of cardinals. The type of cardinal that most people think of when they think of the bird cardinal is the Northern Cardinal. The male Northern Cardinal has bright red feathers. The cardinal got its name from these bright red feathers as it is named after the Cardinal that is the Catholic leader. The Catholic cardinal wears bright red clothing. The Northern Cardinal is found in North America. The males have bright red feathers, a black face, and coral or red beaks. The females are tan and may have slightly red wings or tail feathers. They both have strong beaks, long tails, and raised crests. They grow to 7 to 9…

A pair of Northern Cardinals will nest together. They will both feed the baby cardinals. The male is territorial and will sing a loud song that is meant to warn other male cardinals to stay away. The female cardinal will build the nest typically in a low tree branch or a bush. How do they communicate? It is thought that the cardinal uses songs to communicate. The female and male will sing back and forth to each other. The typical song of the Northern Cardinal starts with a series of loud, clear whistles. Cardinals will sing sharp “chips” as an alarm song as well.…

Sight and the Eye • The image at the retina is actually upside down from the actual image. Our brain figures this out for us and switches it around, or we would get really confused! • The cornea is a clear layer at the front of the eye that helps protect it. • We have a blind spot where the optical nerve connects to the retina. • Tears help keep the eye clean, but scientists don't really understand why we cry when we are sad or upset. • The average person blinks 15 times per minute. • Around eight per cent of men are colour blind, but less than one per cent of women.…