One of my favorite stories for children from Caitanya-Lila is the story of little Nimai and the dog. I find it relevant for young children because it is very near to their experience of loving pets. At the same time, it reveals the fundamental truth...
Tomorrow is the Vasanth Panchami festival. Although it is not celebrated widely in ISKCON temples in the west, our ten-year stay in India, Mayapur, has brought me into the habit of celebrating this festival in one way or another. In India, this day is considered...
The most important need of a small child is a sense of security. It is a basic need of an adult human being as well. The nature of the material world in which we live is uncertain because it is dual. Misfortune replaces happiness, failure...
For this Janmashtami, I want to share with you the activities that will boost up memory, literacy, and creativity of children while focusing their attention on Krishna's pastimes. These games are ideal for warm-up thinking icebreakers at the beginning of a class. They are also...
Today we celebrate a great event of the appearance of Lord Balarama on Earth! I want to share with you some activities that you can do with children for this or Janmashtami festival or as a part of your teaching at home or school. Until...
I just have recently heard about the story of how the famous khaja sweet has become the offering to Lord Jagannath (in the West, the term "Jagannath tongue" is often used to name this candy). I was inspired to prepare a short drama with puppets...
As I have promised, today I am sharing some of the practical cooking ideas for the Panihati festival for your inspiration! If you haven't read the story about the cida-dahi festival prepared by Raghunath Das Goswami for the pleasure of Nityananda Prabhu, which is the...
If you are looking for a low-prep and highly engaging Krishna conscious activity for children, this is the one! I have done it as a part of our homeschooling lesson, and the children were asking to play it again the next day, which does not...
Children like to celebrate birthdays. We can celebrate the birthday of a little Nimai as a part of our Gaura Purnima festival at home (explaining on the way that this is not a "birthday" but an appearance day of the Lord, elaborating it according to...
If you have an active kshatriya type of boy, the story of a fight between Lord Varahadeva and demon Hiranyaksha is a perfect choice to occupy their imagination. I presented a paper puppet show of this story a few years ago to my kids, and...