How to make learning a fun for your kids ?

Summer is no fun without playing in the sun and getting tanned.So, why stop your kid from having a whale of a time? There are many activities available for children.Here is how these activities can help your kid.

• Tennis : Sweating it out in summer is not a bad choice. The game improves coordination of various parts of the body and also strengthens the limbs. It helps improve concentration. So, sign up your little one , who knows, your kid might turn out to be the next Sania or Paes.
• Swimming: Nothing excites kids more than playing in water. Swimming can be the best sport during summer. Did you know that swimming can actually help extra inches to one's height? Enroll your little angel in swimming camp this summer and watch her do a back stroke with ease.
• Skating : Whirring through space and racing are a few things that kids love to do. Skating classes have become very popular nowadays and you will find it easy to spot one near your place. Skating is a good form of exercise too. It helps flex muscles and put your little one in shape. Get your son/daughter a pair of skates and see them enjoy rolling on.
• Story-Telling :It's story time folks ! If there is something that kids listen to with rapt attention, it's stories. For a change let them take the other side and narrate a story. Story-telling classes are a hit among kids in the age group of six to ten.These classes promote better listening and communication skills among children.
• Creative-Writing :Does your child love writing? Then this is the one for him. Give wings to your child's imagination this summer. Help your child in his creative flow by registering him for a creative writing camp. Creative writing classes not only keep him engaged during summer, but it also improves his writing skills. Children above nine years of age will benefit more from these classes.
• Dancing: Let your child learn to shake a leg this summer. Be it traditional dance forms like Bharatnatyam or western moves like the Salsa and the Ballet, children would like to be part of it. More than a hobby, dancing can also prove to be a form of exercise. Let them put on the dancing shoes and blossom into versatile dancers.
• Theatre : Theatre is one activity that combines and hones the acting skills and the creative talent of your child. Best suited for kidabove the age of 12, theatre will not only provide acting lessons but will also sharpen your child's communication skills and make him a team player. Theatre workshops do not run for more than couple of weeks and can be very well accommodated in your schedule.

So, what are you waiting for? Use these holidays to mould your kids into better individuals.

How to make the summer a fun?

It is that time of the year when the sun is at its hottest best. Yes, summer is here. With global warming resulting in hot temperatures, going out in the hot summer sun is something that everyone just shies away from. Sitting indoors, however seems to be too boring an option. Here are a few things that we can do during the summer and beat the heat at the same time.

• Start a herb garden: This is much easier than maintaining a normal garden and you don't need anything to start off except a pot ,a few herbal seeds and an area that gets both the sun and the shade. Once you have picked the perfect spot, decide on what herbs you will like to grow. Parsely, basil, orengano and rosemary are great options .
• Throw a theme party : A great way to get all your friends together would be to throw a theme party. You could do a movie theme or a cartoon and have your friends come dressed up as different characters. Serve summer favorite drinks and snacks or finger food .
• Make a scrap book : Make a scrap book for someone you love . It could include pictures , sketches, and ancedotes and just about anything related to that person. These make excellent , highly personalised birthday presents too and will be a creative way to spend hot, sunny afternoons.
• Have a water balloon fight : Gather all your friends together, get some water, some balloons and have a water balloon fight . There is no better way to beat the heat and you will have a whale of a time .
• Play board games :Remember Monopoly. Uno and scrabble ? No, not the ones on social networking sites , but the traditional ones played on the board . Indulge in an evening of board games and hot chocolate with friends and family and see how time flies.
• Learn something new : You don't have to actually go any place to do this . You could take up a variety of courses online! So what are you waiting for ? Go ahead and learn a new language or how to play the guitar or even cook up a storm .
• Become a bookworm : Read a book. Set a goal as to how many books you want to finish , in the summer , before you start reading.Better still would be to read books of a genre that you don't normally read -biographies, scifi, history .
• Make snow slushies : There is nothing like beating the heat with cool drinks. Try out different combinations of your favorite cold drinks with crushed ice and some soda with a dash of lemon and viola ! You have a delicious summer drink to cool you off.

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