When Magnets Create Magic – Floating Pencil Holder STEM Experiment

When Magnets Create Magic – Floating Pencil Holder STEM Experiment

A bit of a life update! I have been volunteering with Beanstalk as a reading helper for primary school kids for a few months now. I like volunteering and I have done it on and off for almost my entire life (and by ‘entire life’ 

Pom Pom Pine Cones Christmas Ornaments | #25DaysofOrnaments | Christmas Project 2017

Pom Pom Pine Cones Christmas Ornaments | #25DaysofOrnaments | Christmas Project 2017

The best time to collect pine cones is in autumn. Especially if you want to collect good-sized nicely-opened ones. And I missed collecting them at that time. So when I decided to make these pom pom pine cones Christmas ornaments, I could only think of 

Stick Star Outdoor Christmas Ornaments | #25DaysofOrnaments | Christmas Project 2017

Stick Star Outdoor Christmas Ornaments | #25DaysofOrnaments | Christmas Project 2017

We made these Stick Star Outdoor Christmas Ornaments for a tree dressing event we were going to have at our local park today. The ornaments are rather simple and therefore I was planning not to write much about them. I reckoned I would wrap this 

Weekly Diary of a Blogger Mom | 15 April – 21 April 2017

Weekly Diary of a Blogger Mom | 15 April – 21 April 2017

15 April 2017 Saturday It was Easter weekend and along with Little B, even Mr B was having the weekend off. We decided to visit another museum, this time the National Army Museum. National Army Museum is tucked away in Chelsea and is quite humble 

February Half Term School Holidays – Thank You London for Keeping Us Engaged

February Half Term School Holidays – Thank You London for Keeping Us Engaged

A child going to a school in London has weeks of holidays. There is no dearth of school holidays in India as well, but most of those holidays are sporadic, one here and one there. Here, the holidays come in bundle. A school academic year 

Valentine’s Day Lego Hearts Because It is the Month of Love

Valentine’s Day Lego Hearts Because It is the Month of Love

While shifting to London last year, we packed Little B’s Lego blocks in Ziplocs. Once we were here, every time Little B wanted to play with the blocks, she got irritated because she was often unable to find the pieces she was looking for. She 

Celebrating Chinese New Year of the Rooster – Family Events at the National Gallery

Celebrating Chinese New Year of the Rooster – Family Events at the National Gallery

TeAfter quite an eventful December, we went into hibernation in January. It got colder and we stepped out of the house for absolutely necessary stuff like Mr B for work or Little B for school or I for running errands. However last weekend, we told 

DIY Advent Calendar for Families, for Having Fun While Counting Down

DIY Advent Calendar for Families, for Having Fun While Counting Down

As soon as Halloween was done, the shops got rid of all the grey and black stuff they were selling and instead started stocking themselves up with things that were red and green and gold. Suddenly, Christmas was in the air. Many of the items 

Week-long Obsession Learning About Poppies and Remembrance Day

Week-long Obsession Learning About Poppies and Remembrance Day

Little B came back from her school and was talking about buying a pin or a wrist band for charity. She wanted me to give her either £1 or £20 or £50 for contributing to the charity. My girl is so funny, she understands “charity” 

Lenovo CG Slate – When Technology Makes Learning Fun for Kids

Lenovo CG Slate – When Technology Makes Learning Fun for Kids

It has been countless number of times when I had a discussion with fellow mothers about educational tablets. To tell you frankly, I always had concerns about whether we really need a tablet to teach certain things to kids. I accept that the complex concepts