It is 20 days since we started the summer camp and the excitement is still on. Niall and I really look forward to the evenings when we can sit down for our activities.
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Day 16: Planting veggies
Playing with mud has always been fun. Niall got his gardening tools out today and decided to get to work. We decided to plant some methi and tomato seeds. Let's hope they germinate. Niall always likes to assist in gardening. While I am certain he likes digging mud and watering plants the most. Let's hope the seeds we sowed today germinate soon enough, else I'll have a lot of explaining to do. And there you see Niall's friends as well. I'm also attaching a video for how they helped Niall. Sadly one of the pups who was sick yesterday didn't make it through the night.
Extras: This one was taken at the start of our summer camp. In conversation with Niall Greg Lobo. You must try this with your children. I borrowed this idea from another friend. Here are the questions I asked Niall.
- If you got a million rupees what would you do?
- What does mum or dad always say to you?
- What would you like to become when you're older?
- When do you think, you will be an adult?
- If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
- How can we make the world a better place?
- Where do babies come from?
- How much money do you think is needed to buy a house?
- Why should we be nice to others?
- What is really important to you?
- If you were to change one rule in your house, what would it be?
- What are you scared of?
- What do you want your mum / dad do everyday?
- How long do you think it will take to reach Australia?
- How does God look? (My question was grammatically wrong, but Niall answered it right)
Day 17: The lockdown haircut
The lockdown presents us with so many possibilities and opportunities. Who knew that one day Niall and mama would cut dada's hair (and beard) and that he would allow us to. We are super proud of the outcome of our 90 minute effort. The results look great, don't they?
On the other hand, we know that Niall and I are never going to be barbers or hair stylists, we are done with our curiosity and quota of fun. In case you find any flaws, don't tell us about them. :-)
This summer camp does have some weird and crazy offerings.
Day 18: Craft from old newspapers
Niall comes to me one evening and dramatically tells me how he 'can't live' without art & craft and for long has been asking me for a craft activity. You are likely to see a lot of craft from us in the days to come, now that Niall has announced his life's calling. :-)
We've always been appreciative of craft made out of waste. So here's what we made today. A wall hanging made with old newspapers and flowers made out of used wrapping paper. It was super easy to do and we helped Niall only with the cutting of flowers and final assembly. It's a perfect lockdown activity because you don't need any fancy material. Since I score very less in the department of craft, dada dearest was the expert for this activity.
Day 19: Crash course in electricals
I can barely change a bulb. During this lockdown, I realized it's so important to know certain basic skills which we have conveniently ignored. Here's Niall learning the basics of electricals. Topics covered: sources of electricity, using batteries to light a bulb and run a fan, fixing wires to plugs, fixing wires to bulb holders and finally the joy of lighting a bulb that you fixed completely. Niall also has a basic electric kit in which he assembled the motor to run an LED bulb. He also tested all the batteries at home to check if they were in good condition. It was interesting to see dada and Niall engrossed in the two-hour long activity. As for me, my knowledge on electricals is so poor, I had to take help for today's post. Left to me, I would have just said they did something with wires.
Day 20: Understanding Indian currency.
My mum has a great collection of stamps and currency. For today's activity, mama and Niall spent some time understanding the journey of Indian currency, the different types, what's still in circulation and what's not, how to identify denominations and the components on each note and coin. The worst part? Explaining that something called Paise existed. The questions around this were too many giving me loads of homework.
Remember how much fun we had tracing coins back in school? I introduced that to Niall today coupled with a spelling and writing exercise. He dislikes writing so I have figure out ways to get him to write. This activity involved a little history, math, spelling and writing. Cool, isn't it? Through the activity we realized the coins needed cleaning, so that's going to be the activity for my mum and Niall tomorrow morning.
That's not all. This camp just got a lot better. Catch up on the rest of the camp using the links below.
Activities of Day 26 - 30 (coming soon)
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