It’s that time of the year to dress up in crazy costumes, grab your candy buckets and go “trick or treating”. This year has been really monumental with coronavirus, quarantine, social distancing and mandating wearing masks. Our older ‘space’ buff kiddo dressed up as ‘Rocket’ and the baby girl as a ‘Unicorn’. We had placed... Continue Reading →
Today marks kiddo’s “FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN” after having cleared “Kindergarten Early Entry” testing conducted by our school district! Kiddo is currently 4+ years old. Because the school cut off age is 5 years for Kindergarten, he had to undergo two rounds of intensive testing comprising of reading, writing, math, logical reasoning, critical thinking, problem... Continue Reading →
Science experiments using easily accessible kitchen ingredients are an excellent way to pique children’s inquisitive minds. Having learned about the science behind ‘volcanoes’ through his Nat Geo Kids book, my toddler was really enthusiastic to recreate a volcano at home. He squealed with joy as the frothing lava emerged out of his volcano and flowed... Continue Reading →
Growing method: Seeds Harvest Time: 7 weeks
Title: One Day in December Author: Josie Silver Rating: 4/5 Review: An absolute tear jerker emphasizing the concept of “Love at first sight” woven as a ‘love triangle’ between three friends: Laurie, Sarah and Jack. One snowy December night, Laurie falls inadvertently in love with a stranger waiting at a bus stop. Both of them... Continue Reading →
Recently, I was blown away when my toddler put together 60 pieces of Ravensburger’s “Outer Space” jigsaw puzzle. Ravensburger has a great collection of jigsaw puzzles. The puzzle pieces are of superior quality, unique, thick, durable, vibrant and gorgeous. Each box comes with a well engineered jigsaw pieces that fit in perfectly. Being a huge... Continue Reading →
Title: The Jetsetters Author: Amanda Eyre Ward Rating: 2/5 Review: This book was one of Reese’s Book Club picks for March 2020. Extremely overrated and bland story revolving around a dysfunctional family of four (mother, two daughters and a son) taking a cruise around Europe - each one guarding their own secrets of love, failed... Continue Reading →
Title: The Henna Artist Author: Alka Joshi Rating: 4/5 Review: Set in the post Indian independence era of 1950’s, a powerful story about a seventeen year old Lakshmi, who escapes her abusive marriage in pursuit of her dreams, success and independent life in a vibrant, royal and grandeur city of Jaipur, India. An intriguing read... Continue Reading →
The concept of “tens and ones” play a vital role in understanding “place values” and help count two digit numbers, thereby enhancing toddler’s “numbers sense”. If you plan to kickstart your toddler on “place values”, this Math workbook provides a plethora of worksheets to solve! My 4 year old toddler enjoyed solving these with great... Continue Reading →
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