On Earth Day we asked little Biryani to share her ideas on the Earth. This is what she came up with. Her Earth is colourful with rain and rainbow. It has cute animals and birds. Her triangular brown mountains and pink buildings exist beside each other. While she gifts a rose to Earth expressing her love for the planet. The little one also wants to tell us to water plants and to save trees. She thought it's the birthday of the planet today so she wished Earth a very happy birthday as well. 
The kids do have their own imaginations and creativity which are so simple yet sensible in their own way. This Earth Day will be forever remembered by Earthlings living in the planet now as we are facing the pandemic together across the globe. Let us hope that the Earth gets back to normal once again and spare human beings giving us a chance to get back to life with the new normal way of life lying ahead of us.  #earthday  #earth  #quarantine  #lockdown  #kids  #parenting  #momblogger  #children  #kidsart  #kidsactivity  #family  #stayhome  #staysafe  #bbcreatorsclub  #coachmom  #hijibijibyad

Yes we are living in the nightmarish times of novel Corona virus. Yes we are distancing ourselves socially to avoid the deadly virus from spreading in our country. We are stuck at home like never before and life suddenly seems so unpredictable each passing day. The pandemonium across the world is a resonance for us humans. This is the time we need to be together globally. 

This is the time when the kids, the torch bearers of the future are getting their parents and families beside them like never before. Instead of cribbing and complaining we parents can utilise the time in helping them learn some important life lessons.
If you think your children are too small to understand the crisis then let me tell you that they are more sensitive than we can imagine. These young souls have already understood that it's something that's going to harm us and the environment. They are working towards it and taking the precautions seriously than most adults and educated citizens of our country. 

Last night I saw our little Biryani drawing this on a notebook. On asking she said it's the picture of her family members whom she loves the most and who she feels should be together always through thick and thin. Though she is miles away from her family members yet she feels that family should be beside during crisis and help each other. She said she is praying for virus to go because she is eagerly waiting to meet her family back in kolkata and spend time with her loved ones. All these kids want is a normal life with their near and dear ones around... Let's take this opportunity and make our lives simple yet meaningful. The world is on a restart mode... Let's restart our thoughts process and retrospect on what we lost over the last few decades. It's never too late humanity. Rise and shine. 

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Kojagori Lakhhi(Laxmi) Puja is celebrated in the various parts of West Bengal on the full moon night of Ashvin. On this day bengalis invoke the Goddess of wealth and welcome her to our homes and seek her blessings. The east bengal traditional way of celebrating Lakkhi puja was worshipping the Goddess in the form of Shora, a clay disc on which the image of Maa Lakkhi was hand painted by artisans. I had seen my parents bringing the Shora every year during the occasion. This year I tried to put a bit of my childhood into the puja and went ahead with painting an earthen matka which was lying in the house for quite some time. Little Biryani too was excited with this recyclable idea which not only taught her to reuse things, it also made her aware of the traditions which are long forgotten and no more followed by the current generation.
We both took turns to change the simple matka into a colourful picture with images of Laxmi and her vahan The owl. The lotus on which she is seated and also holds in her hand symbolising purity and beauty. We also painted husks of paddy (dancer choral) which symbolises the essence of prosperity. The sindoor case associated with married women and the ghada symbolising wealth. The Shri jantar symbol painted at the back is the auspicious mark which is supposed to bring wealth and prosperity to a household. The Laxmi footprints painted are symbolic to Goddess Laxmi arriving and blessing the family.
In a playful way I could teach my little daughter about the essence of one of the rituals carried on in a bengali household over centuries and I hope this be continued in the future as well. I do not know about the religious part of the tradition but the simple fact of staying rooted to the culture and heritage of our lives is of utmost importance and equally significant. As a parent this DIY activity was a way to teach the kid about her roots, culture and tradition with a twist of recycling and reusing products.After all #learningisfun . #laxmipuja  #lakkhipujo 
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