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Outdoor Fun (45 entries)

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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Lil’ green thumbs We need more people like Kumkum Somani in our cities. The lady runs the most interesting classes for children and I would not think twice before enrolling my tot at The Little Gardener. If only she had branches across the city.

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Kreegah Bundolo! Here’s a place where your kids can be Tarzan of the Apes, where they can scream, swing, slide and jump in abandon and safety. Monkey Maze in Indiranagar boasts a soft play area with ball pools, tunnels, bridges, slides, climbing walls and nets apart from other activities. A safe area with supervisors who [...]

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The few times I have taken my kids shopping with me has been sheer torture all around with me vowing to never repeat the experience again. Thats why, when I came across Gambolla started by mom and entrepreneur, Mahita, it was like an answer to all my prayers. Gambolla is a kids activity and play [...]

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Come monsoon and Delhi is going to come alive with the plush cover of new leaves and wild flowers. The trees lining the grand roads of Lutyens Delhi will be washed and fresh, gleaming after a harrowing summer. T’is the season to start exploring the city once more!

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Every thrill seeking water baby’s dream come true….. I’m a total roller coaster and thrill junkie (Shh! don’t tell my son) and have been itching to try out Waterkingdom for a while now. We headed off early on a weekday via the Mira Bhayandar route and breakfasted at 9am on a blissfully empty Gorai beach. [...]

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Summer Cooling with Chad Valley Summer time usually means mangoes, watermelon, holiday homework and swimming pools. Those two hours in the pool are bliss for the kids and for the moms. We really can’t expect kids to do laps or concentrate on swimming lessons without any scope of fun, can we? Nope, no such luck. [...]

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Choo-Choo Train I sometimes wonder at how things change. The first time I flew I was five years old, the first time my daughter flew she was just one. I spent most of my vacation time on trains and loved it, she spends as much time in airports and hates it. The only time she [...]

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Rang Barse… I have just come across a few recipes that I have to share even before trying them out. They sound easy enough and better still are the perfect antidote to every paranoid mums justified fears about synthetic colours that will be a part of the revelry on Monday. Ah, Holi! This will be [...]

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Discovering the festive spirit in your city It’s Christmas season and the city’s malls, hotels and shops are all dressed up in red and green. Sparkling Christmas trees with cheery Santas greet us everywhere. Last Sunday, my husband and I took our daughter hotel and mall hopping all over the city of Bangalore  to check [...]

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