We’ve all come across the regular alphabet puzzle foam sheets for kids. I always thought, that was the only alternative to rugs for kids’ rooms, but I found a happier and safer alternative at a toy store in Lajpat Nagar. They are large square foam sheets with cartoon characters printed on them: Tom & Jerry, [...]
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My daughter is turning 1 in December and I wanted to get her a customised dress made, since it’s a theme party. Any ideas on tailors/ designers who specialise in baby clothes. I live in Bandra, Mumbai. Thanks. Sheetal Goel
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Time to start polishing your broomsticks and dusting your pointy hats, Halloween’s just round the corner. Heaps of candy, dressing up in costumes and scaring each other silly – whats not to love?! Its no wonder kids in Bangalore have rapidly adopted Halloween as their favourite time of the year, and since we already celebrate [...]
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Welcome to our new look. In addition to our bright new feathers we have a few new areas. Over to your right, is the “Sign Up for Alerts” section. A lot of you readers had requested alerts whenever we add new posts and we obliged. We’ve asked you for a wee bit of data so [...]
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I was amazed with this fantastic reading tool that has absolutely no letters or words on any of the pages. That’s because it’s a ‘Picture Reading’ book.
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‘See ya later calculator’ Ok so I know it’s early in the day for Times Tables for our 3 year old but I saw this really attractive looking Sing and Learn book and audio and could not resist it. And yes, mum does need to brush up on the math anyway so we shall be [...]
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Walk into Fun & Food Village for ultimate summer fun, this is one of Delhi’s few water parks and it’s a pretty good one. Affiliated to the World Water Park Association, Fun & Food village is expansive and exhaustive. With a standard walk-in fee, you can enjoy all the rides and the water park portion [...]
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Jungle Fun We have been enjoying the summer so far. A tryst at summer camp, a quick getaway and loads of board games have gotten us through week 6 now. I am still happy to see more activities we can incorporate into our heat hammered days. I saw the commercial for a new game from [...]
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The secret world that children’s imaginations live in isn’t understood by many. Its dark corners, nasty smells and dire consequences delight children endlessly. This is the world captured by Monideepa Sahu in The Riddle of the Seventh Stone: a magical tale in which bugs and vermin turn into humans, little girls swing from lampposts using [...]
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I would normally turn my nose up at any suggestions about a gym for kids but I heard of Lil’ Munchkins and they weren’t talking dumbbells, pull ups or pushups but a wide range of fun activities for kids that help in developing flexibility, stability, strength, movement and balance. We went to check it out [...]
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