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...
A narrative pantomime is a wonderful form of dramatic art for young children of nursery and preschool age, and for children who are shy by nature because it is much easier to perform it than traditional drama. Children need to follow the story by acting...
Tomorrow we celebrate Janmashtami, the appearance day of Lord Sri Krishna. The appearance of God on the earthly plane is the most auspicious moment for mankind because whenever He appears He brings with Him the knowledge, wisdom, justice, love, prosperity, and light to illuminate the...
Once upon a time, Mother Earth was very much worried because many evil kings were ruling over the world. Mother Earth, whose divine name is Bhu-Devi or Bhumi, took a form of a cow and approached Lord Brahma to ask for help. Lord Brahma is...
If someone would ask me what is the most important thing for the proper development of a child I would say – the heart of childhood beats in the rhythm of a story. Of course, there are basic things like healthy food, free play, and...
This is a story about great sage Narada Muni from the first canto of the Bhagavata Purana. Narada Muni meets another great sage Vyasadeva and narrates the story of his previous life to highlight the importance of devotional service to the Lord. I recounted the...