Beginning of Scientific thinking for your little one
Dear MoMsters, teaching about plants is one of the primitive types of science that children can understand.
Before starting the activity explain your child and ask them to think about what do we need in order to grow? Tell them we humans need – healthy food, water, air (oxygen), a place to live, and grow.
In the same pattern, plants need soil, water, and sunlight to grow.
And teach your child to water a plant using a spray bottle, and randomly tell them how water travels through plants, how we get oxygen, how plants breathe. (Of course, the final goal of performing the act of gardening with kids is to encourage them for healthy eating)
Materials needed for this activity.
White plain paper
Pen
Glue
Seeds (you can collect from green peas)
Flowers (rose, hibiscus, etc.)
Stem (can get stem from spinach)
Leaves (spinach leaves)
Roots (can get roots from spinach or coriander plants)
Tray (to keep all the plant’s parts)
Procedure:
Dear parents let us involve our kids with real plants and their parts, ask them to gather some parts of the plant, and to label them. (To know what to gather, please check materials needed from the above-mentioned points).
Prepare a worksheet and start writing parts of the plant (Seed, Flowers, Stem, Leaves, and Roots).
Make your child observe the real plant parts and introduce them to each part’s name.
Let your child read the parts and glue (label) them accordingly.
Hope your child will match with the correct parts.
This activity is great for the first and second graders kids! It will boost their imagination power. Enjoy valuable & fun activities.
“Add saffron beta in your milk and drink every day, the baby will become fair”
Dear MoMsters hope you could relate to the above statement.
As soon as you announce the news of being pregnant, your family, friends, well-wishers start suggesting about your diet, among that the very famous myth is, use of saffron for the fairer complexion of the baby.
The fact is that your baby’s skin color is decided by his/her genes that he/she inherits from you and your spouse.
During my pregnancy, I didn’t believe it wholeheartedly but still followed the suggestion because sometimes we cannot ignore elders’ suggestions, also they are experienced and I thought to listen to them; however, with my experience, I would like to suggest to get a second opinion from doctor, in that way one can avoid misunderstanding without hurting their ego.
According to many health practitioners, consuming more saffronleads to uterus contraction and it doesn’t have any effect on baby complexion.
But still there are some benefits of saffron, they are rich in antioxidants, it decreases mood swings and cramps during pregnancy. So it’s better to take saffron on gynecologists’ suggestion.
How to use:
Recipe:
Saffron is generally consumed during night by adding 2 strands of saffron in a cup of warm milk and kept aside for 5 to 10 minutes; you can also add sugar for taste.
Points to be noted while taking Saffron:
Saffron should be consumed only after the 5th month of pregnancy.
Don’t take excess saffron, as saffron causes heat problems.
Always go for good quality saffron and check for ISI mark and government approval. Avoid buying saffron that is sold loose.
Remember to check the expiry date of the product.
And lastly, I request all the mothers regardless of the complexion, love your baby unconditionally! Moreover pray god for normal delivery and healthy baby rather than for a fairer complexion.
We suggest you to consume fruits like Apple (high in fiber and a good source of vitamin A, C & potassium), Pomegranate (maintains hemoglobin levels), Orange (excellent source of vitamin C) all these fruits helps a mother to be healthy and hydrated, which in turn results in the healthy and good skin tone of mother & baby. Apart from this, pregnant women should add iron-rich foods like – Legumes, Green, and leafy vegetables.
Ok, MoMsters hope this content helps you. Please feel free to share your feedback and experience. Thank you.
