Small Surprises

Even the most itbsy bitsy, teeny weeny, smallest gesture of love can make a child happy. Talk of gifts and a child's face lightens up. Give ur child lots of small thoughtful gifts. Mention that u have a small gift for them and see the excitement. U can even use the old leftover giftwrappers to cover up small small things. Be Creative. It can be a chocolate,something special u have made out of paper or even a handmade card. Give it as a gift when they come from school to surprise them or give it as a reward for being good. They will cherish it and make surprises for u too.

Cartoons

Kids love watching Cartoons. They have even more fun when their loved ones watch it with them. 2 weeks back we watched Mr. Bean's Holiday on HBO with our kids. It was a goofy movie, with all his well known routine comedy scenes . They had extra fun watching it together with their mom and dad. This movie didn't have much dialogues,it was more of comedy(sometimes Dull) action. Kids have some attraction towards MR.Bean I guess, even thot he's not all that goodlooking( a big pointed nose ,big eyes,flaring nostrils and not to forget,his characteristic mole). I make sure to know all cartoons they watch and ask them about the characters just to let them know that I am interested in their interests. They get excited just explaining about the characters and what they did etc .

So next time take time and watch a cartoon with ur kid and show them that u too r interested.

Kaleidoscope

This is a game which we bought a few months back. We were all fascinated to see how this game works. Its a small grid which need to be filled in completely, with blocks of uneven shape(different colours on the top side and bottom side) with no gaps howsoever .

We tried doing it first..there r many challenges in the game. My elder girl had a try and she came back and showed me a tough challenge that she did by herself. We just cudn't believe that she had done it as we ourselves were new to the game. There was a book which came along with this game. We just took that book and turned to the back of that book and discovered that there were clues to how to do a few challenges. She had looked up that and did one, which she claimed she did by herself. Clever girl. They do anything to get praise from their parents.

All of us had our turns in playing that game for days but finally there was one person who wudn't let any of us to play it. It none other, than my yunger girl. She just wudn't allow anyone of us to play the game...she keeps on playing it whenever she finds it.
Try it ..its a Super game!!..u can call it a Puzzle too. Its a Strategy game that can shape up a child's imagination . They have a website..www.funkc.com.

ScrapBook

ScrapBook or Sticker Books can be fun for Kids. You can always buy even a blank notebook and ur child can fill them with Stickers that u give them as a reward, for being good or whenever u feel like pleasing them. They can even cut out their favourite pictures or cartoons from magazines and fill it with them. Its fun to watch kids do such Creative activities. You will also get to learn ur child's interests and tastes.

When I was small I used to keep a file and fill it with the latest News articles that wud interest me. I still am interested in Reading News papers and Current Events.

Children not only become more Creative but they will learn to take care of their stuff and improve their observation power .

Fun with Sand

These days there are Short Evening Showers in bangalore . After the rain, when i take my kids to play in the park,we take the Sand Toys coz my gurlz love playing in the sand. I have been coming to the same park for 3 year and more, but my kiddos r never fed up of this Messy Activity. If there is any toy that these girls have fully used , those are their sand toys. I suggest every Mommy to Get these Toys for ur kiddos.

Bubbles

Kids these days r fascinated by a lot of things. For the past few days, my kids ask their dad to make them a soap solution for Blowing Bubbles. DAd makes a mixture of Soap, water and oil in the right proportion and gives it to them. From then on, kids r in their own world of fun and frolic.