Vacations and snacks

Vacations bring a mixed feeling of tension and relax. I am surfing throughout the net for home made easy receipis for my children.
They love ice creams very much. I had made ice cream last week without an ice cream maker. For that I had purchased one Ice cream powder (fruito man's) and Fresh cream from Varkeys super market. We will get different flavours of ice cream powder. Mangoe, Pine apple etc. Another brand name of ice cream powder is Bakers.
I boiled one packet milk(500 ml) with one packet ice cream powder. Allow it to cool. Then blend it in Mixie with Fresh cream. Freeze it. Blend the mixture in an interval of one hour. We got a tasty and frothy(not so smooth as we buy) ice cream. But we can have it with a pride b'se its home made.....
I had made this without ice cream powder last year. Then we must have sugar, corn flour, vanilla syrup and fresh cream with milk. It was also tasty.
Check this links to make an eggless ice cream for your kids
Roopa's kitchen
Eggless cooking from Madhuram

Priya's strawberry flavour

low fat ice cream

Annual day of Hari and Sree

Nursery rhymes by sree govind

Harvest dance by Hari govind and his friends

Sree kuttan on the stage...

His rhyme was 'muttathundoru thenmavu'

Hari with pala thoppi and kaili mundu performing a vilaveduppu dance

Magazines for children

Some times I feel guilty for having not enough time to spent quality time with my children. I am really eager to tell the stories of Harishchandra, shibi chakraborthy and Sri rama. In my childhood Amar chitrakatha was my best friend and I had carried a few copies during our journeys. Poombatta was also a great entertainer. We had no Television, reading was the most popular entertainment on holidays.
Now my children always play like some terror charecters in cartoon channel, I am in a confused state that will there be an ideal personality in their mind other than the TV charecters.
Kalikkudukka and magic pot are two famous children magazine nowadays.

Tinkle is another magazine with lots of fun

Accessories for children

Cherrin jolly
An exclusive baby store that has items ranging from prices Rs.50 to Rs.20,000. Cherrin jolly stocks kids and babes apparels and accessories. This store offers readymades ranging from dungarees, tights, sweatshirts, capris to trousers, bermudas, T-shirts, shirts, frocks and accessories.

Located at Panambilly nagar, Manorama junction, Kochi

Phone:4842324527

Now children have great addiction for the accessories of Cartoon characters. At this shop we can purchase out fits of spider man, bat man and ben 10.

Karthika Vilakku

Karthika vilakku is a special occasion for keralites. Like Deepavali its also the day of lights. 'Thamasorma Jyothirgamaya' lead me to light. This may be the logo of Karthika vilakku too. According to the place the legend behind the occasion changes. In my place we lit lights to welcome Srimuruka our temple's diety after his victory over tharakasura. In some places the legend is connected with goddess of that place. Anyway its a celebration over the victory of god against evil forces. I like this type of festivals. Children also like it. They will also be a part of it by arranging the 'Chirathu'. Another main attractionl of this festival is 'Karthika puzhukku'. In Chottanikkar temple karthika vilakku is a gand celebration.

'Mangala deepavumayi thrikkarthika anayukayay'

Craft for children

Yesterday I had made an Origami cat for Hari. Then we tried to make paper flowers. Really I am trying to reduce the time of TV Viewing. We have to give them other activities to spend that time. I am very poor in craft making, but now i am browsing to study one material for each day. Today's craft is a dove....

This one is very difficult but its so cute...

Holidays

Its a tough time to spend creative and quality time with children. They like to do new things other than the usual spellings and problems. Origami is a clever item to try out ...Here is a link to make a bunny...try it out