Valentine Activities

It’s been a long time I haven’t post any kid’s activity. Activity is the most important part which ensures the child interest towards the study. I do not like to force my child to study at home after a long day of school.  Instead of that we spend our time in activity. Child can learn easily through the activities instead of forcing him to read twice or thrice time. I saw many parents ask  LKG, UKG children to learn each and every spelling which is practically not possible. I am giving you some of the idea how the small activity helps the child to read and learn the words.

To all my viewers Marathi Bhasha Dinachya Hardik shubhechya.

February is the Valentine month. It is important to clear the concept to your child of every occasion. I am here sharing our valentine activities which we enjoy throughout the whole month. I used to do various activities according to the various days. Child come to know which are these day? Why these days are celebrated? What is the importance? Etc. Actually I do not believe to follow particular Day’s, but yes I like to have happiness by celebrating these days with my family.  These small days celebration gives you a lot of joy and happiness in your busy routine schedule, yes or No? Comment down please. 

Today I am sharing 6 activities for the age group of 3 to 5 years. I always try to make the activities as simple as possible according to my daughter’s interest. Most important part for me she should enjoy doing all this.

1.       Craft: I love to take stamp of her hand since she was baby. Last year we prepared a Valentine Card for her father by using her hand stamp. I do this stamping almost every year.

This year we made tiny butterfly. My daughter do this by herself, I am only the guiding one. First we trace the hands image and then using ear buds we paint these small dots. I drew heart shape and then she cut it and pastes it on cardboard and made butterfly body. Then I gave a final finishing touch.

This activity improves the child’s imagination power.

2.       Simple chain of hearts: She is still not able to cut perfectly along the line so she asked me to have more heart shape. I drew small size heart shape on this scarp papers and then she cut and paste it on a big heart along the line.

This improves the concentration power as she has to paste it along the line.

3.       Cup Cake Word matching:  We are having now 4 letter words. I never ask her to learn the words by saying 5 times or 10 times 😊.  I used to give her lot of activities with each word. These are simple 4 letter word which I wrote on heart shaped paper and on this big cupcake also. She needs to cut out the word with that heart shaped, have to find out on cup-cake and paste it on a right word. She also coloured the cupcake.

4.       Read, Find and Paste:  These are some 5 letter word which I wrote on her notebook. There are some used craft paper cut out on which I drew heart shaped and write the same word. Then she cut the heart shaped word.

She has to read each word from the book and find out the same word from collage and stick on this cardboard.

Ignore the shape of this big heart as it was drawn by my daughter. I know I can make it perfect but instead of that I always love to see the happiness in her eyes that she did it by herself. Perfection does not matter for me but yes happiness matter a lot.

The both activity improve the eye coordination skills of child. Finding the correct word from such collage and paste it, not only improves eye coordination but also boost the child’s memory.

Then we count how many red heart, yellow hearts, blue heart and write below. Again I asked her to read herself and write the number. This will give the question reading habits.

5.       Rhyming word search: This is the simple activity in which I drew the first image with name and wrote the word in heart shaped in which she has to find out the matching pair by reading each name and colour the matching heart.

6.       Colour by instruction: this is one of the simplest activity in which she have to see carefully, read the colour name and find out the shapes in heart and follows the instruction.

This is how we celebrate the whole month by doing lot of educational activity.

Yesterday was Marathi Bhasha Divas. She had a big celebration at her school. We did some Marathi Balgeet reading and Marathi stories too. Currently I am introducing some Marathi and Hindi alphabets to her. I will post that activity very soon.

Hope you like the post. Do share this post to all mommies to whom it might be helpful. Activities improve your mother child bond as we tend to spend more time with our kids and keep them away from mobile and T.V.

Check out my other post under the kids educational activity tab.

Five mantra for loving relationship

Happy Valentine 2019, with lots of hugs, kiss, chocolates, roses and gifts and dosages of love.

Have you wonder how our parents are still together? How much they love each other? They are so indifferent and opposite to each other, but still they are together. Both of them have lots of complaints about each other but still they cannot leave without each other and have a care for each other. Do you have such type of confidence about your relationship? will be like this when you grew older? If yes, then skip the post!! But if you are a struggling couple then please have a look in it, it might will helpful to you. After having kids, it is very difficult to keep love in your relationship, yes or no? So let’s discuss what the loopholes are!

Ok guys; tell me how many of you are still goes on date with your spouse? I know you must be surprising what question I am asking. Yes we are married for a years and I am asking to go on dating! But trust me once you tried it, you will start to find love again. Try to meet your spouse on date beside your kids and family members. You will definitely find a new meaning to your life. Do try to goes on such date – (with your spouse only 😅😍 )at least once in two months and see the drastic change.

We are in male dominated society especially in India and our mother used to tell us that we girls need to change ourselves according to the husband and in-laws. Because we don’t have an identity without our husband, aren’t we? Though there are single woman parents too…! Though she has a career, job and all that, but without husband a lady have no identity. So how many of you changed yourself according to the family requirement? I guess, we all! Right! After all what we want is to have a happy home with happy and loving people. That’s make a true home …yes or no mommies? 

Though I am not a professional, still I want to give 5 mantras to have love in your relationship forever.  Husband and wife are the two wheels of our van and while fulfilling all the responsibility we tend to forget each other. Follow this easy pessy mantras, or hacks, or tips whatever you may call, with patience and feel the changes. 

Communication: Do there is need to hide something from your spouse? I guess no, if you have regular communication at least 5 to 10 minutes in a day.  For the sake of peace, being a silence will not only increase a distance between husband and wife but it will create lot of assumption about each other. That will create wrong impression and it will get carry forward throughout the life, which is not good. Do speak with each other, I mean speak not fight. Do not create any assumption which controls your mind. It will lead to very difficult situation. Try to share each and every thing with your spouse. That will boost the respect and dispute level will really come down. I know some of the couple finds very difficult to have a talk, but believe me just give out a try to have a communication and sharing your views in polite manner. Do try from this valentine and see the result. I think half of your problem will solve.

Trust: No matter whatever happens always trust each other. If you have communication habit, the trust will generate automatically. Communication means to share a small small things whatever happen in day to day life, your feeling, your expectation, your weakness, what has gone wrong or right etc. Remember do not try to prove that “I AM RIGHT” thing. Do trust each other and there will no right or wrong person thought cater your mind. Half of the problem starts with this only “Who is the right”. Communication is the key of TRUST.

Love : Are you finding it is difficult to maintain? How many times do you hug, or kiss each other? These small things always matter. Keep beside your so called ego and hug each other, say “Love You”, it sound funny like a teenagers, but trust me do try once and make a habit of this. Be available for your spouse in your busy schedule life, because your precious time is means to him or her. Rings, gifts, Gold, Diamond, Apparel, Accessories….these are doesn’t matter if you do not have a little bit time for each other. Love is always in sharing small things and not in big pocket gift.

No Expectation: This is last but not the least tip. Please try to minimize your expectation. Half of the quarrels began with this word expectation. I know this is quite difficult. We used to expecting from our spouse without saying anything. We are under impression that she or he might get understand automatically, and when it does not happen, your heart will broke and that leads to the disappointment. Instead of that lower down your expectation. Once you have kids, you reached at certain level of maturity, use that. Still if it not works just tell him or her upfrontly what are you expecting, it will cost you nothing. 

Accept : This is the last but very important tip . Accept how is your spouse is. Never try to change him or her. We ladies always changed as per our parents wish, then our husbands wish and then as per our kids requirement. Try to accept your wife as she is or try to accept your husband the way he is. But this does not mean that you should accept his or her wrong behavior. Remember first mantra – communication- this will always help you. When you accept something the way it is, you will be going to have peaceful mind and so peaceful family.

Lastly I will strongly recommend try to keep your quarrels between husband and wife’s only. Don’t give out the stress to your parents and do not try to have mediator. After all this is our life, we are going to stay forever with each other. So try to resolve the issue by yourself only.

I used lot of quotes because I started to follow this mindfulness and hence want to have a peace in your life. Once you start to follow it will really help you to bring out the best person in you. 

I hope this gyan will help you to settle down your relationship. Make this valentine special with your spouse by giving out your precious time. Celebrate it with lots of love and happiness.

What is your special mantra to maintain the relationship? Comment down please.

PS. Images from pexels
Quotes from tiny buddha

Painting by incredible Artist

Happy February,

the month of love. Everyone must be searching a gift for the loved one right..? Want to give some artistic thing instead of rose and cake? Off course without rose and cake valentine is incomplete, but the artistic painting will give more weightage to your celebration, don’t you think? Then you are at the right place, just hop in to the post and you will definitely find some incredible artwork.

By Srilekha

I am talking about some extraordinary artist, the artist who makes paintings with their mouth and foot. Surprised…!! Even I surprised when I received the below parcel with post cards and greeting cards. Some of you might know about this, some may be not, but yes it gives me strength towards my willing power. If you really have willing power, you can do whatever you want without any distraction. It is only the attitude which describes who you are!

When I opened the packet and saw such a beautiful cards, my eyes teared up! We people have every body parts but still we are not satisfied. Look at this people, they are disabling, but their painting does show an extraordinary artwork. I received post card and greeting card. Have a look to the great work which is done by mouth and feet. 

It is MFPA (mfpa) (Mouth and Foot Painting Artist). The association constantly seeking promising new talent among the disabled. The primary objective of the association is to bring the aesthetic creation of disabled artist by providing them a platform to express their talent. The Association wants to instill in its members a sense of freedom and dignity as well as an opportunity to earn an independent, honest secured livelihood through the sale of their hard work. The association invites anyone who has lost the use of their hands and paints by holding the brush in their mouth or with their feet, regardless of race, creed or colour. The Association has more than 800 artists from 74 countries. (Info from the website).

The artwork by extraordinary artist:(All the below images from the mfpa website)

Painting by foot painter 

Mouth painting

In India the association currently supports 20 member artists from across the country. These members are of different cultural background from Jammu-Kashmir to Kanyakumari. They regularly work from their home and submit the artwork to the Association. Some of the artist received the prestigious award for outstanding creativity. One of them is Ms. Sunita Trippanikkara – Mouth Painter, receive prestigious National Award from the Honourable President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind.

Meet some Artist:

Manoj Bhingare

Manjibhai Ramani

Sheela Sharma

Do visit the website for more details and shop from there so we can contribute something to them. They do not want any charity. In fact they deserve the good amount of money and recognition for their artwork. They have paintings, Mugs, Calendars, Greeting Cards, T-shirts, Gift tag and bookmarks, Note cards, Mounted Canvas, Desktop painting, table mats and many more. Shop from the site www.mfpa.org for the valentine celebration and put some valuable blessing towards your Karmic account.

The Mumbai address: A-401 Dipti Classic, Suren Road, Andheri East, Mumbai- 400093

Mouth painting

I love to do painting. But after seeing all this incredible work from such artist I have no words to describe, yess…it is a therapy. For me painting is meditation which heals your mind!!

What is your opinion about this? Do you agree with me?

Unique gift ideas for Haldi Kumkum

As soon as Makarsankranti is over, you will start getting invitation for Haldi Kumkum. This is the social gathering of married women for exchange of Haldi and Kumkum for the long life of their respective husbands. Haldi means yellow turmeric powder and Kumkum is Red turmeric powder or vermillion, it is symbol of married women. It is a Hindu festival hostess by a married woman for married women. All women gather together, exchange haldi kumkum along with tilgul – sweet laddo made by til and jaggery and give (vaan) small return gift too.

Source: Google free pic

History: (Info from goggle) …This haldi kumkum started from the Peshwa (Maratha Ruler) Maharashtra State. Queen of the Peshwa invite other married women for this ceremony. All married women exchange haldi kumkum and prayed to the God for the long life of their husband. The queen also gave all this women a beautiful sari and with blouse piece and coconut and grain of rice. The tradition started from this period and it is still followed by all Maharashtrian women during all the auspicious day like marriage, baby shower or namkaran of baby etc. 

Source : freepicspot.com

Anyway the topic is the unique gift idea for this haldi kumkum ceremony – so I am giving you the ideas which are pocket friendly. We usually host the event and invite many friends. It is very difficult to choose the most beautiful gift. So I am there to help you out.

I am categorized this gift item as per our (women’s) requirement. So let’s start -

Kitchen items: if your guest list is more than 50 and your budget is low then try to give some useful items of kitchen.

Source : Google free pics

1.  Juicer: It cost (small one) around 60 to 75 /- which is also    very good gift item.

2.  Steel vessels: Steel is always a healthy, so try to give out anything of steel in smaller size. The gift items are like steel bowl, glass, oil container, spoon, small plate, spatula, cheese grater, strainer, steel container for spices etc.

3. Beverage item: Try to give small sachet of Tea, coffee, oats, corn flex etc.

Bathroom items: These are most consuming product which we can offer as a gift-

1.       Small jugs or mugs used in bathroom

2.       Soap dispenser

3.       Small size soap and shampoo(there are many variety)

4.       Dishwasher packet or hand wash packet.

5.       Small size Colgate packets

6.       Rugs or brush

Yup….it looks funny but tries to give out some useful items which are in our budget. I used to get all this things.

Makeup Category: We women love to do make up..!! So why should not give any make up related gift items? But make sure it should be of a nice quality. If budget is no issue then you can gift the items which are made for specially travels.

1.       Oil container.

2.       Talcum powder in small packets of any brand.

3.       Lotion or moisturizers.

4.       Kajal and bangles specially kadas.

5.       Nail Polish or Lip Pencils.

6.       Comb: try to give out the wooden one.

7.       Clutches or tic- tac pins or hair bands.

8.       Small Mirror.

9.       Face wash or face pack sachet.

The list will be going on. Do try to give out the best as you can.

Next will be some more realistic gift items which one really liked by everyone.

1. Recipe Book: you can give out small recipe book including all cousins.

2. Photo Album: Go online you can get a number of varieties of small photo albums.

3. Photo Frame: There are so many website or local shops too which provide very beautiful photo frames. 

4. Bags: Bags are the most favorite items of our, yes or no mommies? There are so many varieties of items in bags like – sling bags, potali bags, clothes bags specially made up of Sarri borders, small coin bags, and small mobile holders which is made up of woolen etc.

5. Last but not the list you can give out the pot with Tulsi plant. This is one of the unique gifts which look precious but it cost nothing to our pocket.

I hope all mommies; you can get the ideas for gift items. Do let me know what gift items you pick for your haldi kumkum ceremony. Don’t forget to send me beautiful images of yours.

 Disclaimer : All pics are from google .

Review of 2018

Yup, I am quite late for this post. The post was ready, but my laptop was not ready to publish the post. What whirlwind 2018. Really it was like roller and coaster, which give me a lot of push towards positivity. This 2018 give me the taste of success and teach how to respond to the negativity.  Every bitter experience gives you a new lesson and confidence to boost with your problems. Ahh.....I don't want to give any bitterness to my viewers😝. But in short , yes this is the best year of my life. Lets rewind it.....

31st December 2017 at 11.30 p.m. I had bad accident in which I got stitches towards my middle area of two eyebrows. ykkkk…..yess…. It was 31st December celebration night, towards the end of the party game met with the accident. At midnight we ran to the hospital and got the 4 stitches above my right eye. What a great start of 2018! I am about to loose my eyes, but for God sake that didn't happened. 

The first lesson of 2018 which teach me to have positive vibes over a negativity.

New member in our family....Avengers 150,...Mr. Hubby's most awaited dream....I can see the achievement in his eyes!!

Mr. Hubby

This is the very first stage performance of my daughter. She used to cry whenever listen music on DJ with loud speaker. Whether it's GaneshChaturthi, Navratri or a marriage baraat, whenever she listened the DJ music, tend to sit on my laps and even don't get down on floor. This dance surprised us that she tried to manage to cope up with her fear.

Her first dance of Subby Dubby...from Three Idiot. Like every parent we also feel proud specially for her courage.

My childhood hobby is to learn dance with proper institute, where as that was not happen but yes, I learned Zumba - Dance Exercise, with my mentor : Mrs. Shubhangi. Thank you Shubhangi for 💃, Please check out the detailed post on Zumba here. link : https://www.memoryflies.com/2018/05/zumba-fitness.html

I really missed all of you buddies.

Next, yup....me and Anu (my friend....people used to say that we are sisters..👩👩) learned Four Wheeler. We still need to do a lot of practice to go on road....ha...ha...ha.... but yes we got the License and have the best time yess or no Anu ? Yes she is the one who taught me how to overcome to your fear and taught me scooty.

Getaway : We have three getaway this year unexpectedly and unplanned. The most awaiting my dream tour is Kashmir. The trip is the most memorable in my life. Heaven is heaven !!For detailed post please check out the link :

https://www.memoryflies.com/2018/05/shikara-ride-on-dal-lake.html

Small tour like Shaniwarwada and Sihagad was also gave a warmth experience. Pune is always on my wish list and will love to explore more there. yup....the post is on the way.

with my mother in law ( Atteysasu)

The first birthday of my nephew (my brothers son), which was enjoyed by himself so calmly without a single tantrum. We  were surprised that he enjoyed a lot. Otherwise you know how was the 1st birthday party,tantrum, crying baby and irritating parents. But yes we have a nice birthday party.

with betterhlaf

Almost after 30 years I met my childhood friend Mr. Nitin Divekar. We are almost together from Senior Kg up to completion of graduation but never talked with each other. We were in the same class up to grade 4th. Then share the same high school, same tutions and even same college but don't have a communication.😐quite strange! He found me through Facebook and have a meet up and chat like we never had through the life.

It was like my all childhood memories come in front of eyes. How we used to spend the day in school, the Teachers who love us more than any other students, our favorite teachers, (Sadhana mam,😊 we still miss you, hope you are reading!), friends and family. Husshh….how long this journey is from childhood to settled life with our kids! Really feeling blessed to have happy family and old friends.

Some creativity...Diwali special..😜

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Love to mingle with small kids always. Kids are the best refreshment, I believe it, do you? Here is the celebration pics with my kiddos. Love you all my children.

How was your 2018? Have you looked back ? Share your one of the best memory of 2018 in the comment section.