Hari's Onam celebration

He celebrated Onam with his friends and teachers in the school. He partcipated in 'Vallam Kali'. Their song was
'Kuttanadan punjayile kochupenne kuyilale
Kottu venam kuzhal venam kurava venam
oh thithithara thithithey thithey thaka they they thom
Thengolakal ponnolakal madi madi vilikkunnu
Thennal vannu venchamaram veeshippayunnu
Oh thithithara thithithey thithey thaka they they thom
Tholviyenthennarayitha thalchaykkanariyatha
Kavalam chundanitha Ezhunnallunne
Thithithara thithithey thithey thaka they they thom'
Then they sang the song
'Maveli nadu vaneedum kalam
manusharellarum onnu pole
aamodathode vasikkum kalam
aapathangarkkumottilla thanum
kallavumilla chathiyumilla
ellolamilla polivachanam
kallapparayum cherunazhiyum
kallatharangal mattonnumilla'
Then they saw Thiruvathirakali of girls. They made pookkalam of their own.
Related posts:
Onapookkalam
Vallamkali pictures
Hari's school

From my home...

'Annanane thambiyane randalum randu theerathane.....'

Some Elakka thoughts

Hari's independance day

Hari is studying in Sree Sree Ravishankar Vidya Mandir at Cheppanam. About one week he was thrilled about the independence day celebrations and flag hoisting. The school had done a great job to tranfer this much interest in these little tots. They trained them some patriotic songs. They have sweets and some celebrations in the school. Any way it was a very good attempt by the school management to make this day very very special...vande matharam...

Hari through his own path

Today he made a picture by pasting some cuttings. picture was of a fish in the water. The water was pictured by some waves of blue colour. In between the blue waves he pasted a fish in orange and red in colour. I was delighted to see his work. He tried to give a frame to the picture. Then he pasted it in our living room. After that he made an ice cream(cute picture of a corn ice cream) and handed over to his brother. He was inspired by the program 'mad' in pogo. It is an interesting program to trigger the creativity in children.

Hari's picnic

Yesterday he went to Picnic at Children's park Ernakulam with his friends. After the announcement of picnic day he was very happy and asked me what the term picnic means. He enjoyed the trip to the park and told me about the events there. He was very curious about the dancing fountain there. They travelled in the train in the park. He also mentioned about the statues of Mayavi, Kuttoosan and Dakini.
Children like to travel and visit new places. His school arranges field trips and visits to important places. Last week they visited Fire station and told me about the fire engine and its operation. He is very sensitive and also very keen about his surroundings.

Children at various parks in Ernakulam
The full name of Children's park is Indira Priyadarshini Park. The park is run by District Council for Child Welfare(DCCW). District Collector is the Chairman of DCCW. It is a renewable energy park in Kerala. The park has equipments working on Solar, Wind, thermal, micro hydel, bio mass and bio gas. This will create awareness among children about the non con conventional energy sources. The park has a wonderful dancing fountain and a pond with pedal boat facility. A park is not at all a place to play its also a place of relaxation, a place for communication thus a place for the uplift of the community. In foreign countries there are parks and play areas for people crossed 60! Its wonderful!!!This help them to exercise, have more laugh and strengthen their bonds...interesting story about the adult park...

Other major picnic spots in Ernakulam are

• Kumbalangi tourist village
• Veegaland amusement park
• Kodanad elephant sanctuary
• Bhoothathankettu and Thattekkad bird sanctuary
• Cherai beach
• Hill palace
• Mangalavanom bird sanctuary
• Fort Kochi
• Bolghatty palace
• Mattancherry palace
• Willington Island
• Vypin island and Gosree bridges

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Hari is growing

Children are growing in front of us. Years are passing. In between the complaints, angers and laughs they are growing up and preparing to fly as far as they can. Yesterday Hari asked me 'Amma please add this song to your blog' I was surprised by his request. He understands what I am doing in front of the computer. The song was about an Elephant. He taught the song from his friend Nikith, who is studying in Bhavan's Vidya Mandir. Collection of some nursery rhymes in Malayalam.

I am Pappu

I am Pappu. I am one and a half years old. I have one brother. His name Hari Govind. Sometimes I call him 'chetta' and sometimes'Eda'. I am from Kerala. I have a craze for nose. If I like anyone I will pick his nose. Yesterday we went to a Textile shop in Thripunithura, there I caught the nose of the big toy exhibited there.