Our cute little Easter Bunnies are ready to pop some colors around this Easter, with bleeding tissue paper art! We got a perfect chance to explore the bleeding tissue paper art technique this weekend. It’s really fun and easy. All you need- some heavy paper that can take getting wet colored paper that will bleed […]
Fun Ways To Plan Kids Birthday Party During Social Distancing
On the day of our twins’ birthday, my husband and I hung up streamers & buntings, decorated their room with their favorite characters (Unicorn & Superman), placed a big ‘glittery’ number five balloon on the living room wall, and got the yummiest cake baked for them. Everything was just perfect- the way we all wanted […]
5 Childhood Games That Teach Life Skills
This pandemic has certainly given all of us a lot more time with family and children. And this family time has not just helped us bond well with our children but also gave an opportunity to share so much more about our own childhood, our life back in those days with long power cuts, holidays […]
How to Get Your Kid to Sleep in Their Own Bed
Co-sleeping has been garnering a lot of positive reception from doctors these days. Even in the West, there’s been a lot of talks, of late, about the benefits of co-sleeping, that is, sleeping in the same room or same bed with your baby or toddler. Indian parents, of course, just call it ‘sleeping’. It’s always […]
Salt Painting | STEAM Activity for Kids
One STEAM activity that we couldn’t get right in our first 2-3 attempts, but finally worked! Salt Painting- Where art meets science … One of the most satisfying forms of art, I must say. Salt Painting- steps to be followed On a sheet, make patterns using Fevicol, sprinkle salt on the same, shake off excess salt, […]
Cultivating Good Habits In Kids
I am sure you would agree that parenting comes along with a humongous & critical responsibility of helping our children live on the right path. And this path is chosen by nothing but the little choices that we make at every step. And guess what? These little choices are nothing but our habits! Habits are […]
5 Books To Read To Your Children before they turn 10
Books- the world of hopes, dreams, fairytales, failures, ambitions, learnings and possibilities…undoubtedly we millennials understand the importance of reading books to children. A great book can make an emotion, a problem, or situation that is abstract to your child, concrete, real, and most importantly, solvable. However, there are some books that stay with one forever. […]
Helping Your Child Deal With Bullies & Preventing Them From Becoming One
“Bullying amongst children? Oh they are just kids! “ Have you come across such reactions with raised eyebrows when you try to find a solution to your child’s situation? Well, for a long time “bullying” per se has been associated with only teenagers and college-goers. Unfortunately, for younger children, “bullying” is simply labeled as ‘being […]
How To Juggle Work from Home with Kids Attending Online Classes
Since 2021 is here and it has brought with it lots of hopes, wishes and expectations, let’s look back at 2020 and see the “good side” of this pandemic. Well, we got so much more family time, we got time to learn new skills, we got time to indulge in our hobbies ( #DalgonaCoffee anyone?) […]
Battling Covid with kids around- Tips from my personal experience
You know what’s worse than handling a sick baby….well, that’s being sick yourself! And things turn a bit uglier when you are suspected of being COVID positive. Our family got a rude shock few weeks back when my husband tested positive for COVID19. There was a gap of 3 days in onset of his symptoms […]