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I’m Bored! Activity Jar

How to make a jar full of Activity Ideas

I’m Bored Activity Jar

It’s Spring break! The kids are home on a break from school. How often do you hear the words “I’m bored!”? It’s strange how the kids have a house full of toys and games but they never seem to have anything to do. I decided to make an activity jar for them, with the names of all their toys and activity ideas. They would have to pick one anytime they were bored and then do that activity.

Keeping with our crafty tradition, we decided to decorate the jar on the outside ourselves.

April 2, 2018 0 comment

Crafts Family Motherhood Play and Learn

Walking Rainbow – Fun Experiment for Kids

It’s no secret for anyone who reads my blogs or follows me on Instagram, that my elder son loves Rainbows. He loves doing activities that involve rainbow colors. Recently, while looking for some fun activities for him, we came across the Walking Rainbow experiment and decided to give it a try.

This experiment uses basic ingredients available in your kitchen and is very easy to set-up. It’s great to teach them about color mixing, and primary and secondary colors. It take 3-4 days for the complete effect to take place, and will require some patience on the kids’ part.

November 7, 2017 1 comment

Family Festivals Life Motherhood

Diwali 2017 In Pictures

I love Diwali – the biggest Hindu festival of the year – the festival of lights!

Last year, I wrote about how I spend My kind of Diwali in Dubai. This year, I wanted to document my Diwali in pictures – the Rangolis the kids’ and I made, the diyas we lit, the clothes we wore, the prayer rituals – everything!

Diwali typically is a 5 day Hindu festival starting from Dhanteras and ending on Bhai Dooj.

October 24, 2017 2 comments

Dubai Motherhood Play and Learn Playdates

When we met Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam

My son, A, had been to Mattel Playtown in Citywalk, Dubai on a school trip with his friends, and couldn’t stop talking about it for days to come. They went for a short while, and they caught Barney and his team in action, but he missed seeing his current favorites – Bob, the Builder and Fireman Sam. I had promised him we would definitely be making a trip to Playtown with his little brother, P during the summer break.

Mattel Playtown has 5 diferent themed zones, dedicated to different characters, namely, Barney, Bob the builder, Thomas and Friends, Fireman Sam and Angelina Ballerina. Each zone has different activities based on the different characters, mainly helping with developing motor skill and social skills. There is a stage where the different characters come on to sing, dance and interact with their little audience.

So on a Thursday afternoon, my two super excited boys and I, went to Mattel Playtown! To save time, we bought our tickets online. We got our entry wrist bands from the reception and proceeded to the first floor, where we were just in time to catch Bob the Builder live in action, on the centrestage.

August 14, 2017 2 comments

Family Motherhood Play and Learn Playdates

8 fun-learning activities to do with your 3-5 year olds at Home during the Summers

June, in Dubai, sees temperatures going up to 40°C and July and August seem like you’re living on the sun itself! We are fortunate enough to be able to spend most of our time indoors with air conditioning. The summer vacations will soon be here and sadly, we will be spending the entire 70-odd days of our summer vacations here in Dubai.

We are going to need a truckload of entertainment to keep an almost 5-year-old and a 2-year-old busy. Entertainment that is not screen-time and gadget related. Entertainment that can be constructive play, leading to brain development – development and exercise of both the right and left sides, i.e, creative and rational sides of the brain.

June 25, 2017 14 comments

Family Life Motherhood

The Weekend Parent

My kids see their dad only on Fridays.
But the first thing dad does every night when he comes to bed, is kiss them on their foreheads.

The kids get to play with their dad only on Fridays.
But dad knows most of what they have been upto everyday.

The kids only eat 2 meals in a week with their dad.
But it is their dad who sits and feeds them those 2 meals, (and knows how much of a struggle it is!)

June 20, 2017 3 comments

Family Life Travel Diaries

A Holiday to remember – Georgia

It had been almost 4 years since I last went on a holiday. The main reason we hesitated over the last year or so, was that my younger son was less than 2 years old, and keeping him entertained while away from home would be a task. My elder son really wanted to experience a flight and the taking-off and landing.

I had heard of a lot of people travelling to Georgia lately and knew it appealed to a lot of friends as it was free entry for Indians living in the UAE.

So, in March 2017, we decided to plan a short trip for the spring break, and Georgia was on of the places that stood out due to lack of time for Visa application procedures. We did all our airline and hotel bookings less than a week before departure! That left me with very less time to pack for the kids and us, keeping in mind that it was quite cold in Georgia. My sister-in- law was going along with us too, and my elder son was really excited for the whole trip.

May 2, 2017 8 comments

Discovering Myself Family Life Motherhood

My Life is not my own!

Post my mother’s heart attack last month, our family has been shaken up. It has disturbed me deeply and such a close encounter with life makes you re-evaluate life and it’s relationships, the true meaning of happiness and what really matters. I had put down my thoughts in a previous post: A wake-up call!

A thought that has stayed with me since then, is that if I still need my mother with me at every step, how dependent are my kids, who are just 4 and 2 years old, on me.

They have a whole life ahead of them and a mother is one of the most important companions in the journey of life. She is not simply known as “a cook, nurse, nanny, teacher, caregiver, best friend in one”. She truly lives up to all those roles, and more.

February 19, 2017 4 comments

Eat & Drink Family Motherhood

Wholewheat Egg-Free Pancakes

Fridays in our house are also know as “Chocolate chip pancake days”. This ritual of having chocolate chip pancakes EVERY SINGLE friday for breakfast has been in place since my elder son turned 3. When everyone else at home is having a lie-in on Friday mornings, our mom-son duo is on a mission to make healthy pancakes for breakfast.

Healthy pancakes? Yes!! They are made entirely from wholewheat flour and have no or very less sugar in them. I also manage to sneak in some chia seeds and a banana to make them more wholesome.

December 30, 2016 1 comment

Eat & Drink Family Festivals Life

A letter to the Toffee Nut Latte

Dear Toffee nut latte

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I still remember, we first met 10 years ago now, in December 2006. It was at this small Starbucks outlet at Latifa Hospital (which was then the Al Wasl Hospital). To most people, you (complete with your red cup look) remind them of Christmas time and memories associated with this festive season. For me, you signify so much more – you remind me of the way I felt when my niece and nephew were born.

I’ve been close to my older sister all my life. I think it’s good to say that she is my closest friend ever…my BFF…my life would be incomplete without her! I was excited when she was pregnant with girl and boy twins, and I was with her at every step in the pregnancy journey – till outside the delivery suite.

December 11, 2016 0 comment

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