Hello, As you know we have a section for my favorite poems under Good Reads on my blog. Today, by chance I happened to come across this poem which seemed just right for Halloween so, I decided it must be shared promptly. We had read the book, “A Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein and have …
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Navratri is a nine day long Hindu festival celebrated in almost every part of India. During this festival, devotees worship the nine forms or avatars of Goddess Durga, which then culminates on the tenth day with Dussehra. Each day of Navratri is dedicated to a particular goddess and is signified by a special color. The first …
Hi, How are your Diwali preparations coming along? If you have holidays and need some help with the activities, check out our older posts for Diwali crafts. If you have to explain about Diwali in school (I just did.), do take a look at our Show & Tell: All about Diwali detailed post. It was …
Ganpati Bappa Morya, As I was researching for this post, I went to Pinterest and typed Ganesha for a search. I am amazed that our little elephant god is depicted in so many diverse ways. So many people have painted Ganesha in different forms. Wonderful. The photos of his beautifully sculpted photos and yes, some of them done …
Hi, Our earlier post on Hanuman was about the book review of “Amma, Tell me about Hanuman” by Bhakti Mathur. As it is Hanuman Jayanti on Friday, we would like to share with you some more facts, stories, videos and activities about Lord Hanuman. There are many links in this post so take your time …
Hi folks, I first read “Amma, Tell me about Diwali” during Diwali 2015. We had recently shifted to Hong Kong and was fascinated to note that Bhakti Mathur, the author of this series lives in Hong Kong. Hesitantly, I sent her a message conveying how much we enjoyed the book. I was surprised that, we …
Hi, I really hope you have enjoyed the PART 1 post. Did you try any of the ideas in it? Here are some more super simple ideas. What can I do, I love those two words “SUPER SIMPLE”. 🙂 I) STICKER CARDS What you will need: Card paper, Glitter glue, color pens and Christmas stickers Steps: …
Hi There, Yes, you read that right. Christmas cards in 5 minutes each. Doesn’t that sound great? Well, add some more time for the drying up process. 🙂 We just spent the weekend making a general mess in my daughter’s room under the pretext of making last-minute cards for her school class. Oh what fun …
Hi, So it was Halloween. Our first one actually. So Aruja had some lovely weeks in school making all ghoulish crafts to decorate her school room. The picture below is not very clear but you can see the amazing crafts they had made. 🙂 And what did she dress up as? Of course the WITCH. …
Hi, It had been a few days since our arrival at Hong Kong and we could see shops selling amazing lanterns. All the bakeries were selling moon cakes. It was intriguing. What was this moon cake? It seems as if everyone was gearing up for the mid-autumn festival in Hong Kong. It felt like Diwali and …