Govardhan Puja has always been my favorite Vaishnava festival. Even before I got the children. And now, with the children, I find it the most creative and pleasing festival to celebrate with them. There is no fasting, only feasting. A lot of sweets is a...
I find the theme of holy lakes and rivers a great source of inspiration for doing art with kids. The element of water is always soothing and helpful for children - being it in the form of water play, art, or a story. When presenting...
To be truly honest, I do not feel competent to write about exalted spiritual subjects of the relationship between Radha and Krishna and subjects in connection to it, in which realm falls this particular story about the appearance of Radha Kunda. Without false humility, I...
Can you believe that Kartik is already around a corner?! It is the most beautiful part of a year, with so much potential to engage children in devotional activities through storytelling, music, drama, art, cooking, and practical work. The whole month has the mood of...
Children like when we add a visual presentation to the story we narrate. If we talk about young children, a simple performance accompanied by a gentle mother`s voice brings great pleasure to them. It is not necessary to be a fancy piece of art with...
I believe that making puppets and dolls for our children is a much better option than buying them. Of course, we can not make all the toys, and we can not avoid buying the toys from time to time or receiving them as a gift....
The foundation of spiritual knowledge is the truth that we are not these material bodies but spirit souls, parts, and parcels of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. How does a spiritual perspective affect our parenting? Above all, we should be able to realize that our...
My favorite tool for telling a story to children is a „talking puppet“. It is as simple as you just hold a puppet in your hand and talk as she is talking. I have found it very effective in work with young children because it...
This year the school starts just after Vamana Dvadashi, so I decided to open a school year with the story of Lord Vamanadeva. It is a story with so many lessons to learn and covers the whole range of themes, with detailed descriptions of heavenly...
Every year for Radhashtami I used to tell this story to my children, using the doll puppets of Radha, Krishna, mother Yashoda, and mother Kirtida (Gopal soft toys of Radha and Krishna and our homemade adapted dolls for mothers). I heard it a long time...