DeSaKa's World

I love gardening and I am very interested in vegetable garden. I never miss to plant cilantro, fenugreek and mint every summer. With an attempt to keep my daughter occupied, I asked her to sow the seeds, then cover it with mud and then start watering them. To my surprise, she just loved doing that. So, I made her water the plants everyday and she never said NO to it.

Such activities help kids concentrate on one object. When they take water in a cup to water the pots, they give work to their brain - how much water should I use? which pot should I water first? did this pot get enough water? I should now move on to the next pot? Did I water all the pots? The leaves look so beautiful. Look at the shape, the color, the feel etc etc. They also learn that plants are living things and water is their food. They start learning so much even before starting school.

I found that this is a great activity for kids and I request you to try it with your friends. Please do share your experiences.

Whenever I knead the dough, I roll out a small ball and give it to my daughter along with her tiny toys of varied shapes. She uses them as cookie cutters and makes shapes on the rolled out dough and enjoys herself.

She just started learning shapes. Today, as she was making those shapes, she was telling CIRCLE, SQUARE etc... I was so so so happy to hear that. It felt like a big accomplishment!

Please try this with your kids and am sure they would love it too. Please do share your experiences. Thank you.

Once I knead the dough, I give a small ball of dough to my daughter. She then tries to imitate the way I roll it out to make chapatis. Over the past few months, she seems to have got so much better at rolling out dough. I was amazed to see her handle the rolling pin and was extremely happy too.

Our kids always follow us to the kitchen so let's try to make this time fun. Please try this with your kids and let me know your experiences. Thank you.

Whenever I am in the kitchen, my daughter is there. She loves to watch me cook. So, I thought of making this a fun activity for her. Whenever I make dough for chapati, I give it to her to help me and she does it with so much joy I can't express. Ofcourse, I do the most work but I give her enough time to play around with it whenever possible.

Today, I made Puris with carom seeds for breakfast and my daughter helped me with the dough (atleast that is what she thinks, he he he ;-)). Just make sure you put something below the vessel and give the largest vessel in your home so the cleaning process is not too tedious.

Please try it with your kids and I am sure they will love it too.

Idli is a very healthy dish for kids. So, I try to make variations and make it as healthy as possible for my kid. Hence, I came up with this dish - Semolina and CornMeal Idli with Veggies and Yogurt. I have used green beans, carrots and onions along with semolina, corn meal, rice and yogurt. You could serve it however your child prefers - as it is or with butter or cheese or ketchup or coconut chutney. My daughter loved it, thank God! I hope your kid also likes it. Please try it and let me know your experience.
Thank you.