Haathi
An entertaining poem for children. Authored by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena.
सूँड उठाकर हाथी बैठा
पक्का गाना गाने,
मच्छर एक घुस गया कान में,
लगा कान खुजलाने।
Chatur Chitrkaar - A Painter's Encounter with Lion
An entertaining poem specially for children. Authored by Ramnaresh Tripathi.
चित्रकार सुनसान जगह में, बना रहा था चित्र ।
इतने ही में वहां आ गया, यम राजा का मित्र ।।
उसे देखकर चित्रकार के तुरंत उड़ गये होश ।
नदी, पहाड़, पेड़, पत्तों का, रह न गया कुछ जोश ।।
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English Alphabets Tray
This proved to be a really useful toy (or should I say learning resource) for my daughter. She started playing with it when she was around 2 and learned the letter names and shapes very easily while playing with it. The letters and tray are made of good quality wood which does not get damaged even if she throws them sometimes. The knobs makes it very easy to lift up the pieces. An excellent toy ...
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Animals Puzzle
This was the first ever puzzle that we bought for our daughter. She started enjoying it at the age of 1.9 years. Initially she used to ask us to fit the pieces but soon after she got the hack of it and started doing all by herself. The knobs makes it very easy to lift up the pieces. A good toy for hand-eye coordination and motor skills.
Age - 1 year and 9 month
Availability - Online on flipkart ...
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Kids Chair Plastic
I first noticed this chair at an acquaintance’s house. I liked it at the first sight and wanted to buy for my daughter. I searched online but could not find a similar thing. There were many highly priced, highly accessorized chairs but not the one I was looking for. Then one day at Total Mall, I caught sight of it! It was sitting there just opposite the billing counter - simple, small, sturdy, ...
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Animals (Plastic Toy Figures)
I first saw these toys in a friend's home. My daughter liked playing with them, specially the cow (her favorite at that time). Before this, she had seen cows just in books or on computer (sometimes on street also but from a distance) so I guess she felt good to have a concrete cow in her hand.
I bought the animals set from Total Mall, Old Airport Road. I don't remember exactly but it was around ...
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Baby Swing Plastic
We have been thinking of buying a baby swing for long but there were 2 problems - one, we were not sure on how to hang it safely. Two, we felt that the swings available online are highly priced and might turn out to be a waste of money. As there was no pressing need to buy it, we just went on without it.
First problem got resolved when I saw, in a friend's house, how the swing can be safely ...
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Attractive Fridge Magnets
Fridge magnets are one of the favourite playthings for my daughter when I am working in kitchen. She plays with them in many different ways and enjoys them. The animal magnets in pic 1 were bought from Total Mall, Old Airport Road. They came in a set of 2 like 2 Turtles, 2 Rabbits etc. The MRP written on cover was Rs 50/- per set. However, a discount was going on at that time so I got them for Rs ...
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Yeh Baat Samajh Me Ayi Nahin
An entertaining poem portraying the perplexity of a little kid. I saw this published in the Chakmak magazine but I could not found any reference to the author.
ये बात समझ में आई नहीं
और मम्मी ने समझाई नहीं
मैं कैसे मीठी बात करूँ
जब मीठी चीज़ें खाई नहीं I
दीदी भी पकाती हैं हलवा
वो आखिर क्यों हलवाई नहीं
ये बात समझ में आई नहीं ....
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Chakmak
Chakmak is a Hindi monthly magazine for children of age group 8-14. It is published by Eklavya, a non-profit, non-government organization that develops innovative educational programmes. Wipro Applying Thought in Schools is financially supporting it.
I chanced upon this magazine some time back and was absolutely delighted to read it. In this magazine, the approach to reach children's imagination...