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  • Online Education or Homeschooling for a two-and-a-half year old – How to decide?

    With schools closed in India for over a year now and schooling restricted to online education, it is getting tougher for parents to plan the academic year for kids, especially for toddlers and little kids. Oh how I started researching schools and boards even before I tested positive for pregnancy in March 2017! Exactly one…

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  • 10 reasons why I spend time on Instagram

    The judgement by those who are not on social media, or active out here, can be frustrating. Often, the people who comment, “Oh you are always on Instagram / Facebook,” are the ones with active social life, lots of loved ones in their life, lots of people to talk to and vice versa, absolutely busy…

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  • Fun and Learn Activities for Kids: Land & Water, Twister

    Fun and Learn Activities for Kids: Land & Water, Twister

    This Saturday, I planned a FUN AND LEARN ACTIVITY with my 2 1/2 year old! We really enjoyed it and it was so easy to set up. Two Activities/Games, Same Preparation:1. LAND AND WATER2. TWISTER FOR LAND AND WATER ACTIVITY: 1. Use the alphabet foam sheets to make land and water patches. (You can use any other…

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  • Toddler Activity: Drawing and Colouring Shape Friends

    Toddler Activity: Drawing and Colouring Shape Friends

    Our toddler activity of the day was SHAPE FRIENDS. It is fun and useful for identifying and colouring shapes. This was an impromptu activity as I sat to teach her the concept of “after” in numbers but she got bored after a while. So the shapes here are mostly doodles. This was a revision of…

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  • Book Review: Eighteen Moons | An inspiring book about surrogacy struggles

    Book Review: Eighteen Moons | An inspiring book about surrogacy struggles

    The book Eighteen Moons takes you through an extraordinary journey of a gay couple who becomes parents to five wonderful kids through surrogacy.

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  • Beetroot Cutlets / Healthy Burger Patty Recipe for Kids

    Beetroot Cutlets / Healthy Burger Patty Recipe for Kids

    I made these yummy beetroot cutlets / burger patties just now! I didn’t expect that I’ll be able to do it but I managed to completely eliminate the raw flavour of beetroot. Yay! Experimented with a unique combination of spices and achieved the best flavour ever. Here’s the Beetroot Cutlet / Patty Recipe ❤️ Save…

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