Staying nuclear with kids without any help is challenging , add a baby to this setup and things look more daunting. When I decided to move back to my place in Pune with my then 2 months old , everyone in the family was worried about how would we manage a 5 year old and …
10 awesome ideas to play with Megabloks
Megabloks are the most common first building blocks we buy for our kids. Toddlers start working on their fine motor skills through stacking the Megabloks, they mostly enjoy making and breaking the Megabloks tower. But did you know Megabloks could be used in so many different ways other than just stacking? If you don't own any …
10 must have toys for 2-3 year old
Here are my top 10 list of toys for 2 year old toddlers. I find this age group to be the most fun to interact with, as they are no more babies and have suddenly acquired this wild, inquisitive nature and are so much more interested in exploring things around them. I really had fun …
Endowtoys pyramid block : Toy review
Open ended toys: This word is quite popular in the parenting world- mostly with parents who follow the Montessori approach. What are open ended toys? Open ended means with endless possibilities. Any simple thing can be an open ended toy - a pebble, a leaf, a spoon. Remember how we used to play with leaves …
Tips for travelling with a toddler
We have traveled quite a lot with Raisha from the time she was a baby. Her first travel was when she was 3 months old. I have always had a company whenever I traveled with her, but my last trip to India I had to travel all alone with her. She is 2 years old, …
Skola Toys Sand Paper Letters: Toy Review
In Montessori, it is recommended to start with lower case letters first because 99% of the times we read and write in lower case letters and hence it makes sense to learn lower case letters first. Also the letters are read as their sounds - called as phonics and not as the letter names. So …
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10 must have toys for 1-2 year old
Toys play a very important role in toddler development and choosing the right toys can be a little confusing to new moms. I have tried to list down a few toys here which we have loved over the past one year and which I feel also have learning value to them. Here are my picks …
Legos or Megabloks : Which one to buy for your toddler?
Building blocks are a very important toddler toys which can help in enhancing a lot of skills like : motor skills hand-eye coordination spatial reasoning cognitive flexibility language skills a capacity for creative, divergent thinking social competence engineering skills Check this link for a detailed post on benefits of toy blocks. The confusion of either to …
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Zoomin Easy Book – Review
Hi my lovely readers, Let's talk about photos, after all that is why I have been popular among my family for years 😛 . Earlier it was about me getting clicked and now after motherhood its about getting thousands of photos clicked of the little one. Do you have this tradition of showing your family …
Tips for travelling with a Baby/Toddler
How to travel with a baby/toddler ? After cloth diapering and babywearing, this is the topic that I have been asked about the most. This post has been long pending and finally I could jot down my experiences for you guys and hope it will be helpful. Raisha has been travelling even before she turned …