Books, Movies, Music (59 entries)
I have found a fantastic book that answers all the four year old ‘but how mama?’ questions regarding the body. The book is by Althea and is titled, ‘Your Body – A Guide to Healthy Living’. This is part of the Talking It Through series by the author and while this one deals with aspects [...]
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Thank god there is no limit to having fun. Something we should all indulge in more often I think, and of course for that, we need more fun places. So here’s one more to the list, Kids Kouch in Indiranagar, Bangalore. A multifaceted place which offers a Book and Toy Library, Activity Centre and a [...]
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At Little Ustaads they say kids are never too young to appreciate music. I wasn’t convinced till I actually took my daughter there.And it is fantastic! My three year old loved it instantly and now can’t wait for her weekly music class! Little Ustaads is a music appreciation class for little ones where they sing [...]
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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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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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Life is indeed Jingalala We bought our Tata Sky Plus when the company was tomtomming their new lowest rates never to be seen again etc. etc. Once the cablewala was dispatched and we figured our new toy we discovered the marvel of Cbeebies for the little boy and now am writing about this product because [...]
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Tech Savvy Tots Our 3.5 year old son recently hit the restart button on the computer and said, ‘Oops! I was just trying to put my CD in; I pressed the wrong thing.’ By now he knows how to operate most electronic items and really we can’t complain as our babies don’t learn this stuff [...]
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Sonata, Allegro, Largo, Tempo. And we’re not talking automobiles or boats. If you can’t get enough of Bach, Strauss and Handel and dream of your child one day being applauded at his/her piano or violin recital, then you need to head to the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation at Cumbala Hill. The MMMF strives to promote [...]
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Learning to be still There are some books that I keep on my bedside table as a ready reckoner for kiddie emergencies. While Gopika Kapoor’s Spiritual Parenting doesn’t fall into that category, it is an easy and informative read, striking a familiar and reassuring chord that there are other women out there going through the [...]
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