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Here’s to all the moms in this time of a pandemic

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This is the third reminder to have them finish their breakfast.
The project from school needs to be done.
The presentation for the next office meet is nearing the deadline
The screen time has again crossed the limit today.
The fancy breakfast is still on the to do list.

Amidst the torrid times, a typical day in a mom’s life might seem like this.

Things have got more than real.

When our whole world has come to a halt, she makes sure our lives keep going by her love.

She is playing the park buddy, the school teacher, the caregiver, the grandparent, the cook.
She is ensuring the kids are educated, disciplined and safe.
She is making sure that times are made fun and memories created.
She is handling Zoom calls and FaceTime playdates.
She is trying to mark the events and festivities by at home to-do’s.
She is handling the stark reality of being the frontline parent.
She is caring for the sick and the aging more diligently.
She is overwhelmed and time starved.
The already tough road has got even tougher.

Let’s raise a toast to all the mothers and tell her that she is doing her best. Let her not be daunted by the seemingly happy families to do’s. Let her know it’s okay to take pride in all the trivial things she does with her kids and tell the world about it. Let’s tell her not to be harsh on herself by being guilty of not doing something and end up being guilty of being guilty.

Let no pandemic be a barrier in showing love to our moms and make her day more special by may be—
a breakfast in bed or a sit-down-brunch,
a video chat that makes her giggle,
a homemade gift from the heart,
a decorated front door or porch from steamers or special signs,
a virtual tour to a garden or museum together,
a video with a special message,
a virtual slide show,
a handmade card of appreciation,
…and above all a day of uninterrupted sleep, no laundry, no dishes, no breaking up fights, no diaper changes and no waking up at nights.

Mothers love thoughtfulness. These little acts can do wonders for her and keep her going for the rest of her days. Let’s do our part and bring a cheer to every mom’s face.

Iced doughnuts recipe

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Making these doughnuts is as easy as gorgeous it seems. This one is a no yeast doughnut recipe and is sure to get a thumbs up from young and old.

Notes:

You can use icing of your choice for frosting. I used store bought chocolate candy coating and royal icing.

You will need a doughnut cutter for cutting the doughnuts. However, you can also grab two round lids, one smaller than the other, to get the required shape.

Doughnuts taste best when eaten the same day, though they may stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days.

Earth Day Project and Experiments

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Objective

The experiment explains the Water Cycle, including the terms evaporation, precipitation and condensation.

Material required

  • A ziplock plastic bag.
  • Color markers (e.g. Sharpie Permanent Markers or any non-erasable markers).
  • Blue coloring (optional).
  • Packing  tape or a nail to hang.

  • Draw the water cycle diagram on the ziplock bag including its three stages i.e. evaporation, condensation and precipitation .
  • Pour water in the bag.
  • Add blue food coloring in the bag and zip it up.
  • Hang the bag upright on the window using a packing tape or on a nail in the sunlight.
  • After few hours you will see vapors on the bag showing that the water in the bag warmed up and evaporated. As it cooled on rising up, it condensed at the top of the bag in form of clouds.

     

     

     

    Human activities like deforestation, and cars and factories burning fossil fuel produce green house gases called Carbon dioxide and Methane. These gases create a barrier in the atmosphere of the earth thus preventing the energy from the sun bounce back.  This causes the earth to  heat up further. This increased heating of the earth have serious consequences like rising sea level and loss of some species.

    Material required

    Cardboard.
  • White paper
  • Colored markers and crayons

    .

  • Cars (you can make or use a toy car)

  • Cotton

    .

  • Glue
  • Scissors.


    • Instructions

    • Take two cardboards and cover them with a white paper. Draw sky on one and land and water on the other. (You can use markers, crayons or paints to indicate these.

      )

    • Make trees, factory, using the cardboard and decorate it with color markers.

    • Stick a cotton pad

      in the water to indicate glacier.

    • Now label the diagram as shown

      in the picture.

    • Stick the two pieces of cardboard firmly

      vertically.

    • Place the car on the surface of the land and your model is ready to demonstrate the process of Global Warming.

     

    Effects of global warming

    Objective

    This experiment investigates the effect of global climate change and explains how the global warming causes sea level to rise and endangers certain species.


    Material required

    • A tub or a deep pan

      .

    • Rocks

      and pebbles.

    • Water

      .

    • Blue coloring

      .

    • Sea and coastal species (you can use toys for this)

      .

    • A block of ice

      .

    • Ruler to measure water level.


    Instructions

    • Place a few rocks on one side of the pan and pour some water in the pan

      .

    • Add blue coloring in the water. This is optional just to make the water look more prominent.

    • Place the block of ice in the water area of the pan and drop water species into it.
    • Use a ruler to measure the level of water.

    • Leave the dish for around an hour and measure the water level again. There is an increase in the level of water which demonstrates how melting of ice owing to the global warming is causing the sea level to rise.

Indoor Easter Activities To Do With Kids

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Unlike every year, this year Easter’s got to be different. In the wake of the ongoing pandemic, all of us are stuck indoors. But that doesn’t mean, we are going to let it fade away fun and excitement of our kids. To keep up with the spirit of the holiday, these are some of the activities that we can do indoors.

Paint Easter Eggs

If you had brought the easter egg-dyeing-kit in the previous year’s clearance, great for you; even if you don’t have the kit, there is good alternative you can do at home. Take some of the eggs from your pantry, hard-boil them and get some food coloring dyes that you already have and you are good to paint your eggs. You can also have your kids use any other artsy-crafty decorative stuff including markers, glue, glitter etc. to make their Easter eggs more attractive.

Get Easter Game Booklets

These booklets are a fun way to keep kids engaged with interesting games including word search, puzzles, mazes, scramble etc. If you don’t have these at your disposal, you can easily get similar printable activity sheet online and have some mind boggling fun at home.

Do the Bunny Hop

Get your kids moving and ready to stretch by doing an indoor bunny hop. All you need to do is play the music and get them set and go. You can also add variations to the bunny hop by making them hold spoons in their mouth with egg on it so that it doesn’t fall or even tying the feet of two of the players and see which duo finish the race first.

Bake Easter Egg Pops

Now this one is also super fun as it not only involves your kids to a good deal but also let them have a sweet treat in the end. All you need to get is a plain cake (or bake it if you don’t already have it), some butter cream, candy melts or icing mix, edible stuff to decorate and pop sticks. Crumble plain cake and mix some butter cream to it so that it is easier to set them in sticks. Make some egg shaped balls out of that cake and butter cream mix and insert them in pop sticks. Now, decorate with whatever you have at home. A good idea is to first cover it with chocolate melts and decorate with sprinkles, candies, gummies, colored icing or any other stuff you have at home.

Make Easter Art

Make some easter themed art —from flowers to bunnies to eggs. Get easter themed printable from your printer and get it coloured or let them draw and paint signs of spring or bunny cartoons. Each one of it is going to give them real fun and a true spirit of the holiday.

Do an Indoor Egg Hunt

Not going out doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice your egg hunt. Hide easter eggs at different places in your house and let the kids get into some action. You can fill these eggs with some sweet treats or even with hilarious and fun activities just to say “Quack like a duck” or “Do 5 jumping jacks” or “Hug your pet”. This not only gets your child moving and shaking but also have an action filled Easter.

Prepare an Easter Gift Basket

Prepare an interesting gift basket for your kids. It’s completely optional for you to add anything of your choice or whatever you have at your disposal. Get some interesting goodies including games, sweets, fruits, books or coffee to make a memorable gift basket.

Play Easter Bingo

Easter Bingo is played just like the regular bingo. Just that, instead of the numbers on the bingo cards, there are Easter themed pictures (in different order for each player). Similar pictures are also cut out and on each turn a picture is announced by the caller. Buttons or pennies can be used to mark the spots. The players getting their spaces covered vertically, diagonally or horizontally win prizes.

Do Easter Crafts

Make adorable bunnies from toilet paper roll or out of paper plates or disposable cups. There are thousands of other ideas you can creatively use with your kids to make Easter crafts.

Have Easter themed Play-dough Activity or a Lego Challenge

Assign your kids activities to make Easter themed stuff including eggs, flowers, bunnies, vase, butterflies, ladybugs using play dough. You can also give the same challenge using legos if your kids are lego lovers. The idea is just to have lots and lots of fun!