Good Read : 4 - 5 year olds

Current read of my daughter .. She is 5 year old ..
Step in to reading series are good .. 

Some more books are updated here in my other blog  : Jingles

Personalized cards

Treasure your little ones drawing and make a card out of it ..

This is a picture which my daughter made .. With the help of Photoshop and SnagiT, I created this card .. We can personalize this also with names and send it across to our loved ones ..

Topsy and Tim

Topsy and Tim is a series of children's books written by Jean Adamson and Gareth Adamson about twins and their adventures.


Simple wordings, colorful illustrations and their naughtiness catch our attention. The way in which they explore the world, get to understand it etc is depicted very well in the books.

Some more information are here 
 
So why delay, grab a book and enjoy reading with your kid.

Maths Worksheets

Links to Maths worksheets which will be useful for kids who is learning counting ..


http://www.freemathtest.com/Kindergarten.asp

http://www.10on10.in/TenOnTen_Online/SampleWorksheets.aspx

Finger Arts

Some art works which we can do with our kids .. This section is about Hand Arts ..

We get colors in the market which is specifically used for finger printing..

A tree made from a print of hand .. .

A beautiful flower made with finger impressions

Cute Finger Men

Flowers made with Bhindi Printing

Art Corner

Read in a book that it is the responsibility of the parent to give room for the child to develop their creativity. We shouldnt shunt their growth by making them routine works of writing and reading ..and also colouring a built in color book. Instead, the required materials should be given to the kid and they should be allowed to think and draw and color as per their choice..

I tried that with my little one .. Gave her water color, papers and the necessary things ..It works as magic ..she will stand their for hours..and will do some or the other designs .. Will play with colors ..mixing colors ..

If we see the picture, we will not be able to make any sense in that ..but just ask them the question of what it is, their imagination starts bursting out ..

This picture was colored by her and when asked she told its an almirah ..

Its suggested that the child is provided with a Writing Box, which contain all the things needed for them to express themselves. Pencils, Color pencils of diffreent types, Erasers, Water colors, Glue, Plain White paper etc .. And motivate them to do soemthing .. they will be so happy to work and we can also see the creativityu in them blooming 

Step in to Reading

"Step into Reading" series books are good for kids . With beautiful color illustrations and small words, they can explore the wonderful world

More information can be viewed at

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/books/step/