Preschool can be fun too!

Going to a preschool offers so many benefits. Firstly, it’s a great place for learning and to interact with each other. Sometimes going to a preschool brings difficulty and pain for both the parents and the child. Although, going to preschool comes with the positive approach in both the aspects of life and learning. To know more about the preschool learning, you got to read the blog: 

• Say NO to fear: Taking out time for your little one is a good gesture, especially before the first day of the school; make sure you talk all positive things about school, activities, new friends, good learning and more.
• Supporting: Your child needs some kind of support because many don’t get frank so easily with the others so they need someone to cuddle with them and care them personally till the time they are fully comfortable. However, a good support is important no matter what the age is; this will be beneficial in the future too.
• Interacting: Interaction is very important. So, when your child comes back from the school spend some time and discuss all the things happened in the school. Doing this will make you understand your child’s experience, games, opportunities and activities that can be planned according to the situation of your child. Most importantly, don’t get panic when your kiddo starts crying; just pamper them and tell that you will be back quickly. 

A Final Note: So, mommies chill and relax! Sending your child to a preschool is not a war; although a little hard work is required. So, make your child prepare in advance and tell them all the good things about going to the school. We are sure, this will end up in a positive manner and your little one will enjoy going to the school.

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Beauty Hacks you can’t miss!

Beauty Beauty Beauty! Are you always searching for some home remedy beauty hacks just to save your time and money? Well, you definitely need to read this guide for some handy beauty hacks, from how to curl your hair to have a perfect foundation. Wow! Interesting, Right?

Take a look:

• Tie your hair in neatly in two ponytails for a bun that won’t fall out:Tired of redoing your bun again and again? Why not submerging your hair in two ponytails just to create a perfect bun. Tie the ponytails closely so that they are hidden when the bun is made. Twist the ponytail around each other and tie it with a third bubble.
• Avoiding mascara clumps with a mascara brush and tissue: Everyone hates messy eyelashes. Get rid of this by wiping your mascara brush with a tissue before applying the mascara. To get rid of clumps, use a clean and old mascara brush.
• For flawless skin: Too much powder or foundation around your jawline and hairline looks cakey. To give a natural look, apply the foundation to the middle of your face and then, brush it in the outward direction.
• To moisturize: Coconut oil is a natural remedy to sparkle up your beauty. You can use this oil as a hair mask to get a shiny and healthy hair or as a moisturizer. You can also apply coconut oil on your legs before shaving them.
• Dry Feet: Are you struggling with dry feet? Massage them with Vaseline or moisturizer before sleep and then wear socks.
• Curl your hair: Curling your hair always takes more than an hour, but with this hack, you can style them in 5 minutes max. All you need to do is – tie your hair in a ponytail and then separate into three sections for thin hair and four for thicker hair; curl each section in turn carefully and after that let down your hair for wavy, and stunning hair.

Try all these beauty hacks and rock your style without burning your pocket or wasting time.

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5 Delicious ways to Terrific Hair

Are you suffering from bad hair days? We cannot deny that hair play an important role in defining our looks and cannot overlook the importance of having healthy hair.

If you are tired of dry, dull hair and looking for an easy solution to bring life to your hair without the rounds to parlors then here are 5 home packs for your hair.

1. Banana Delight- Banana is not only good for your body but is a treat for your hair too. If your hair is dry, frizzy and dull hair then it’s time to give a banana treat to your hair. Take one ripe banana, pour some milk and 5 table spoon of olive oil, and mix it well to make a paste. Apply this paste from roots to ends of your hair and leave it for good 30 minutes. Rinse it well and see your hair turning into soft and silky. This homemade pack deep conditions your hair and brings back your luster while keeping the moisture intact.
2. Tangy Orange Juice- This sunshine fruit is packed with many nutrients and does not only nurtures your body but is also good for the hair. Oranges are enriched with vitamin c, folic acid, and bioflavonoid. Squeeze some oranges for orange juice; mix it with teaspoon of honey, lemon and equal quantity of olive oil. Massage it gently on your scalp and wash off your hair after 50-60 minutes. This easy home remedy for hair care brings back life to tresses. For best results, repeat it twice a week.
3. Papaya Mask- If you are fed up with your frizzy hair that tangle up quickly then a papaya mask is the best treat for your hair. Papaya is enriched with vitamins, minerals and some enzymes. Grab a raw papaya and blend it until smooth then add some yogurt to the mixture. Apply it to your scalp and hair and keep it for half an hour. After half an hour rinse you hair with a mild shampoo.
4. Avocado & Coconut milk- As we know, avocados taste yummy and are super healthy for your body. Let me tell you, they are equally healthy for your hair too and when used frequently can make your hair shine like silk. Churn the avocado pulp and blend it to make a smooth paste. Mix one tablespoon honey in the paste, add few drops of lemon, and some coconut milk. Mix it well and apply this paste onto your hair from roots to tip. Wash it off after 15 minutes and smile seeing your silky hair at home.
5. Mayonnaise Rinse- Yes besides being yummy on sandwiches and burgers this mayonnaise is a blessing for dull and brittle hair too. Take a big spoon of mayonnaise and apply it all over your hair and leave it for an hour. Rinse you hair with cold water followed by a mild shampoo. This pack has goodness of oil and egg combined in one.

Try these homemade treats for your hair and Thank us later. For more such beauty hacks, keep reading our blog.

Time to pamper your Dessert Cravings!

It’s time to indulge in your dessert cravings! When that sweet tooth calls for a deliciously sweet treat, then here are some healthier alternatives for you that will not only pamper your taste buds but will also offer nutrition. So, here you go:

1. Yogurt Cupcakes- Feed your Cream Cravings

If you have a sweet spot and looking for a quick creamy treat then yogurt cupcake is a great alternative. These yogurt cupcakes are lusciously sweet and smooth and provide 3 grams of protein per cupcake.

Ingredients:

• Vanilla Greek Yogurt (9 Ounces)
• Ripe Banana (Half)
• Fresh Strawberries (8)
• Mini Choco Chips (1 Teaspoon)

Steps:

1. Take a tray and place 12 mini baking cups on it.
2. Scoop some yogurt in the baking cups in a way that each cup is filled halfway.
3. Puree bananas and strawberries together and pour a spoonful of same to each cup.
4. Again, add a spoonful of yogurt to each cup and garnish it with mini Chocó chips on top of it.
5. Allow it to freeze by placing the tray in the fridge for minimum half an hour.
6. Take out from freezer and let it thaw a bit before you gulp this frozen beauty.

2. Crisp Choco Chip Balls- Get rolling with sinfully sweet Chocó Balls

If you are a fan of chocolate and peanut butter then you need to try this recipe. These sinfully delicious chocolate chip balls are

Ingredients:

• Semisweet Chocolate Chips (5 tablespoons)
• Date Plams or Medjool dates (1 Cup Pitted)
• Salted roasted peanuts (1 Cup)
• Vanilla Protein powder (1 scoop)
• Apple Sauce ( unsweetened 1/4 Cup)

Steps:

1. Using a knife chop chocolate chips and keep them aside in a bowl.
2. Using a food processor or blender process peanuts until a creamy butter is formed.
3. Add dates to the mixture and blend again until smooth.
4. Pour one scoop of vanilla protein powder until it is thoroughly mixed.
5. Lastly, add applesauce to the mixture and blend it until creamy dough is formed.
6. Now roll dough to make small size balls with the chopped chocolate and place them on a plate.
7. Relish these bite sized balls straight away or refrigerate it for 15 to 20 minutes to enjoy a frozen chocolate delight.

Fun & Festive DIY Birthday Decorations

Birthdays are heartfelt! Birthdays only come once a year and each year it should be special. If your tiny tots birthday is around the corner and you are planning to host a party for him/her then here are some undeniably cute birthday decorations ideas that will add pizzazz to your party décor without hurting your budget.

1. Balloon Blowout- Create a grand gesture with the most inexpensive decoration- balloons. Pick balloon of one color or several shades, blow these balloons and attach to wall in a way that they depict the age of birthday child like making a 7 or 5. Use double sided tape to attach them to wall.
   
   
2. Candy Garland- Can it get sweeter than this? Candy necklaces are a favorite of little girls. Transform these candy necklaces into a sweet & sugary birthday decoration. Cut through the elastics of candy necklaces and carefully remove some rings from each end. Finally, tie necklaces together to form a circle that can easily reach around your party table. Your colorful sugary swag is all ready to jazz up your party table. Hang this garland around the table and secure it with safety pins underneath.
   
   
3. Picture-Perfect Party Supplies- Adorable aren’t they? Instead of buying store-bought themed party supplies, wow your guests with picture-perfect party supplies. Take stamp size picture of birthday baby and paste it over solid color supplies including cups, plates, goodie bags almost everything and your supplies are all ready to enchant your guests.
   
   
4. Creative Paper Napkins- Turn regular paper napkins into various fun shapes by using scalloping scissors. As show in the picture, you can create many shapes out of napkin such as flower, hearts or leaves and place them on the table to give a fancy touch.
   
   
5. Dress up Lanterns- Deck up your birthday party with ribbon lanterns in no time. All you need is 4 lengths of satin or gross grain ribbon to decorate each lantern. Starting from one bottom corner, thread ribbon through the 4 cuts on that side, let each ribbon loop over lantern and thread other side. Make sure equal overhang is left on the both sides. You can place another ribbon parallel to first and repeat threading. These dressed up ribbon-lanterns make stunning decorations.

2 Quick Toddler Recipes: For Birthday Party

Hosting a birthday party at home and running out of recipes? If yes then, here are 2 easy recipes that will surely make your birthday party menu more delightful. These two recipes are super quick to cook and taste yumm too. Try these recipes on your kid’s upcoming birthday and garner lot of appreciation.


Iced Chocolate Biscuit

Ingredients:

• Pack of sweet biscuits (1/2 depending upon the no. of guests)
• 2 Cups milk
• 4 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder
• 2 Tablespoon Corn flour
• 10 Tablespoon Powdered Sugar
• ½ Tea spoon Vanilla essence

Method:

• Take a bowl and mix cocoa powder, corn flour, powdered sugar and vanilla essence. Stir well until well blended; make sure there are no lumps left.
• Pour this mixture into the sauce pan and cook it on low flame. When sauce begins to thicken after 6-7 minutes remove it from the heat.
• Now place these biscuits on a plate & drizzle chocolate sauce over each biscuit.
• Keep the biscuits in refrigerator for 2/3 hours, when you want to serve just remove them from the fridge and serve delicious Iced Chocolate Biscuit.

Fruit Canapes

Ingredients:

• 2/3 Cups finely chopped fruits (go for seasonal fruits like apples, banana, strawberry, seedless grapes and more)
• Canapes moulds (1 pack )
• 2 Cups hung curd
• 2 Cups finely chopped fruits
• ½ Cup mixed fruit jam
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ Cup lemon syrup

Method:

• In a bowl, beat the hung curd to a smooth mixture.
• Pour mixed fruit jam and stir it well until well mixed.
• Place the canapé mould on a table & carefully gallop the mixture into each mould.
• Top it with mixed chopped fruit.
• Sprinkle a dash of sugar & lemon syrup on the fruit topping.
• Let it chill for 15-20 minutes and then serve.

Feast on a Honey Mango Popsicle to beat the Summer Heat!

Nothing says summers like sweet mangoes! So this season instead of feeding your kids store- bought ice creams, try making this Mango Honey Popsicle at home and let them enjoy a healthy treat.

This recipe can be made in a jiffy and is free from any artificial preservatives & sweeteners. 

Ingredients:

  

· 2-3 Mangoes 

· 1 Tablespoon Honey

·  Popsicle Mould

Steps:

1. Peel and chop the mangoes.

2. Blend mangoes & honey in a puree form.

3. Pour this puree into popsicle moulds

4. Cover the moulds & keep them in freezer for minimum 4-5 hours or until they are completely frozen.

5. Take out moulds from the freezer and keep them on room temperature for 2-3 minutes then gently pull out the popsicles & serve chilled.

So, let the kids enjoy taste of this homemade Mango Honey Popsicle on a sweltering day.

Note: If you find mangoes are too sweet then you can cut down the quantity of honey. Honey is not suitable for babies under one.

Butterfly in a box – DIY Birthday Invite

Does your daughter loves running after butterflies? Make this beautiful butterfly invite for her next birthday party and you will see her fluttering with joy. Good part is they are easy to make and do not cost much. These invites can go with any girl birthday theme especially butterfly & dragonfly, Garden girl or any spring themes.

Supplies Needed:

• Tiny Boxes- (I used gold ones)
• Blue Butterflies (go for small ones they are perfect for crafts)
• Blue & white Paper
• Blue Ribbon
• Paper Cutter
• Scissors
• Glue Gun & Hot Glue
• Tape (Preferably double-sided)

Steps to follow:

• For writing invitation details I used a plain white sheet approx 1.75” wide. Print all the details on them and carefully cut them out in strips whilst leaving the top & bottom.
• To jazz up these plain invites, cut out a blue strip and add a border to the invite approx 1.9” wide. Push your creativity, fold and tape it like an accordion.
• Get some store bought blue butterflies and hot glue them to the top of the invites. Go for hot glue only for sticking to insure they remain intact when pulled out of the box.
• Now fold your beautiful butterfly invite and place them in the 2”x2” box, with butterfly facing upwards.
• Tie them up with blue ribbon resembling a pretty bow.
• To give it an elegant finishing, make a ‘you are invited’ tag using blue paper to go with it.
• Let these beautiful butterfly invites flutter around for inviting your guests.

If you are looking for pre-packaged birthday invites for your little girl’s spring birthday bash check out our Garden Girl Birthday Invitations and also explore our thrilling range of Birthday party supplies to host a memorable party within your budget.

Homemade Apple Jam for your Toddler

Who doesn’t love freshly made homemade apple jam, it is worth a drool. Apple Jam tastes heavenly and is super simple to make. Homemade jam does not take much of your time and energy and is free from preservatives.

So try your hands on this yummy apple jam recipe.
Ingredients:

• 2 Apples
• Brown Sugar
• Juice of half lemon
• 3 or 4 Tablespoon Butter
• 2 Small pieces of Cinnamon

Method:

• Slice and dice two apples
• Take a bowl and marinate finely chopped apples with lemon juice for 3-4 minutes.
• Make sure you don’t marinate for more than 4 minutes as apples can turn brown.
• Take a pan and pour butter. You can also use ghee instead of butter as per your taste.
• Then add small pieces of cinnamon to it. Make sure you remove the cinnamon sticks as they are added only to give flavor.
• Add the chopped apple pieces and cook them until soft.
• Add brown sugar in the pan and cook till both apple and brown sugar is well blended.
• Don’t add water to cook the apples.
• Let the mixture to cool off then blend it using blender.
• Store it in a clean, dry, airtight bottle for upto 2 to 3 days.

Your homemade apple jam is ready to entice the taste buds of your little cutie pie. Spread it smoothly over bread, cake slices and paranthas and serve one and all.

DIY: Make your own Bath Bomb

Bath Bombs are a favorite of everyone. Nothing can make bath time more luxurious and rejuvenating than bath bombs. You can find them in myriad shapes, sizes and scents and these are filled with skin moisturizing & nourishing oils. However they come with heavy price tag. Don’t frown now you can make these bath bombs at home without splurging much.
Just follow these 4simple steps and your home made bath bomb is ready to give you a wonder bath experience.

Supplies Needed:

• Bath bomb mold
• 1 Cup Baking Soda
• ½ Cup Citric Acid
• ½ Cup Epson Salts
• 1 Tsp. water
• 2 Tsp. essential oil
• 3 Tsp. Olive Oil
• Food Coloring (any color of your choice)
• Bowl
• Jar
• Whisk

Steps:

• Add all dry ingredients in a bowl and then mix them with a whisk until well blended.
• Take a separate container, mix all liquid ingredients together. You can add desired fragrance oils and colors, fragrances in this step, try out different oil combinations like lavender for relaxation and warmth, if looking for something soft & sensual then rose can be considered.
• Now slowly add liquid mixture to the dry mix. Just add one spoon at a time, mix well before poring next spoon.
• When ingredients are well blended, just simply pack this mixture into a bath bomb then leave it for drying.
• Work quickly so as not to let the bath bomb mixture dry out.