finally playing with this toy
We got this from Germany almost a year ago. It was gifted by a German neighborhood family who became our family friend where we visited each other’s homes on some occasions. They had this wonderful boy called Adrian who was almost the same age as Abhinav. Adrian’s lovely smile just melted Appa, and though its […]
Pillow mountain
This is a real fun activity, with lots of permutations and combinations like different kinds of mountains, dismantling them, climbing them, etc. Theyre almost like giant building blocks 😉 But NOT without adult supervision. Appa was stupid enough to leave him unattended for a short while, and Amma had to save him from a potential […]
role playing
Today was just outrageously funny. My son played the role of Appa and I played role of Abhinav. My son really floored us with his impersonation of me. Today we were both thoroughly impressed! I cried for something, and he consoled me. I said I wanted a Poppins (a small hard boiled colorful confectionary), and […]
games and activities
This is a link I came across, looks good, probably will work better as he grows older, but well worth bookmarking: Blossoms Project
meet the animal – Zebra
Abhinav’s been getting increasingly interested in all kinds of animals, has been learning to identify them. Amma had an idea – we come up with stories for each animal to explain its characteristic. Just any wild meaningless funny story. He’s more or less shown common sense and sense of humor to differentiate stories from facts […]
meet his friend, Handy
Handy is an animated puppet character Appa had invented around half a year ago once when Abhinav had been crying. It had been a big hit, and Handy’s been around since then. At first Appa prompted Abhinav – tell Handy what to do… tell him to jump – and he’d say Jump, Handy! and Handy […]
role playing for encouraging better behaviour
He can sometimes be pretty posessive with food or toys, and then he shouts at other kids if they take anything. Of course – food that he likes like chocolates or chips, he’s quite liberal with his regular meals! One thing we sometimes do: Appa comes to the hall with a bowl of chips. And […]
growing a plant
Idea: Will show Abhinav how to plant a seed in a pot, and water it every day, and watch the plant grow. ‘Menthya’ (small plant) could be a good start, which I used to grow in my school days. Yet to be implemented, keep forgetting… so today since I’ve written it down wont postpone, and […]
two way story telling
Even while Jaanamari hadn’t yet left Amma, Appa used to read out stories to him. When he came out and as he grew older and more interactive, we needed to get a lot more stories. So there soon came a time when he started coming up with his own stories – really short ones, and […]