splish..splash..splosh!!

There are toys , there are books, there are cleaning instruments, there are friends, sketching and painting.. and then there is H2O. Kunju can make merry even with a small bowl of water… wiggling her little pretty fingers in them.. placing droplets on the floor making arbid designs…trying to somehow fit her little fist into [...]

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Smart slippery slide!!

See this smartly concealed slide in the baby section of Robinsons. It’s a slide in the centre and a display unit by its sides… I didnt even realise it was there until kunju started running into it, to slide.. One of the most functional , multi purpose entertainment unit i have seen i [...]

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boss says

Bridge met our common boss when i was pregnant over a meeting and my sweet boss inquired about my health since i was on maternity leave..
Boss: Biwi kaisee hai ( how is wifey ?)
Bridge: Sahi hai ( great!! )
Boss: Usko bolna pepsi mat peena… [ tell her not to drink pepsi]
Bridge : Sure
Boss [...]

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Funny things i never said :)

One meets a lot of people outside and when holding a baby, ice breaking is pretty easy… random people chat, exchange smiles, hi-fi’s with baby and ask me random questions … here is one such random, really funny order of questioning..
Smiling Lady : very sweet daughter.. how old?
Me : ( Smiling back) she [...]

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a drop of paint .. and a world of imagination!!

Kunju has been going crazy with paints and craft stuff that her playschool has introduced into her life. She paints in spurts for almost an hour everyday… and absolutely LOVES it… i have to give her mini baths at least three times a day.. here is why..

finger painting, sponge painting, stamping, brushing around.. she [...]

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first sketches..OMG!!

She completely shocked me with this crayon painting.. i drew a rabbit ( in red ) like i always do, and she took her purple crayon and painted the ears, eyes, lips, and feet on her own without me even asking her to hold a crayon while telling me each apart that she was [...]

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Lakdi ki kaathi..

Point out one Indian child who’s favorite song is not Lakdi ki kaathi?? Can you? i doubt it.. I don’t know what it is about that song.. there have been many songs with kids singing them , but this one definitely is an all time hit. Even in my own bachpan ( childhood ) i [...]

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kunju bai ( maid )

Kunju loves doing house work….cleaning, mopping, folding, wiping…. anything… everything !!!
SInce she was born, she would gape at Parshuram ( kaka for her ) , our house help, cook, friend, and the back bone to maintaining health and hygiene in our bombay home. He is one man who knows to smile. And WHAT a [...]

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Devil in disguise

Kunju has acquired a status of being an “angel , quiet, calm or well behaved” by everyone with a positive approach in life and a status of being ” sticky, unfriendly, anti social or cold” by pessimists. Sometimes, the pessimists get a plastic smile from me, but ahem.. i just carry on with the [...]

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Kunju’s Jargon ( Quiz)

Of course all kids have their own dictionary , rather, than own style of pronunciation.. something that sets each child apart and makes their childhood super memorable. By two years of age, most kids have a fairly decent vocabulary and they use it extensively to command, demand, order, and of course, express their approval for [...]

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