Interesting tree facts !

Courtesy: Visually

Bowl of water !

Help the thirsty patio visitors !

Credit : Google

Best way to water roadside plants !

Wish we had this facility in our Country......

 

I feel bad for all the trees on the road which are totally wilted w/o water. There was very limited rain this year so all of them look dull.
I do this and hope someone of you who stop by my post will consider doing this.
While I pick my son from school (I do not drive,walk) I take a small bottle of water to drizzle the   plants on our sidewalk (there are many yellowtrumpet bush in our community) .
My son uses his left over- water to irrigate few more !

This is what we have been doing for the past 2 months. Together we all achieve more ! We need plants/shrubs/trees to make oxygen for us. With ever growing population making more oxygen is essential, only plants/trees can do this. So please do think over and act accordingly !

Lets bring back sparrows!

Lets help sparrows come back!

Credit: Google

Fatal light awareness program (FLAP): Save bird lives !

If you happen to live/office  in a high rise buildings consider switching off the lights when not needed. Night time birds use moon/stars to find their food/way home, however artificial lights seem to confuse them! So switch off the lights and save the birds from death.

 Courtesy: Nature Canada

 Courtesy:Val city Gal

 Was reading this article so got the inspiration to share, if interested follow the link

https://www.flap.org/toronto-lights-out.php

Being on time to school!

Had been wanting to share this tip as everyday morning, see many kids rushing late to school.

Two days before saw a scary scene where a sixth grader was about to be hit by a car at the intersection. He was rushing at a great speed in his bike to school. He was running late so he did not notice the car at the intersection ( it was a blind corner).

The driver was a smart guy he quickly slammed  the brake luckily nothing happened, as a pedestrian I was shocked to see the scene.

We need to educate our kids with these tips to avoid any mishap at the beginning of the day.

Plastic likely to have killed the sperm whale !

Sad ! Please stop using one-time plastics. We need the planet and our oceans for our kids.

Shoe box up-cycle to floating wall shelf!

Shoe box up-cycle to floating wall shelf!

Materials needed:
Shoe box
Gift wrap
Glue
Nails

Cat Facts That May Surprise You!

Pollution in India!

Please check this link: https://indiapollutionproject.weebly.com/
we all need to do whatsoever possible to help our survival w/o illness!

Planted few tree saplings in our community !

Hands on action!  Did plant  tree saplings in our community.....

Joy and Heron" by Passion Pictures

No words! Kindness........

20 Ingenious Ways to Reuse Plastic Bottles Instead of Trashing Them!

Found this interesting  posted in "The better India"

Courtesy: www.balconygardenweb.com/plastic-bottle-vertical-garden-soda-bottle-garden/

 Kindly follow link to know more: https://www.thebetterindia.com/58509/reuse-plastic-bottles-reduce-pollution-waste/

Tiara as entry door wreath!

Hi all,

A friend moved out of town, she ended up giving me a lot of tiara's. Got the idea to make a door wreath.

Materials:

3 tiara's (fastened them together with clear tape)
Align the roses facing outwards ( see picture)

That's it you are done hang/use clear tape to affix it to the door, based on your preference. 

Here we go door wreath !

IKEA Plans To Fix India's Air Pollution By Turning Rice Straws Into Furn...

Please consider shopping at IKEA ( a Swedish furniture giant) so that they do more good things like this. We all need good air to breathe don't we.
Just covering your face with dupatta/handkerchief while driving is not going to help!
PS: I am not an IKEA ambassador,only an environmentalist.

How long until its gone !

Originally posted : 4Ocean !

Its neatly pictured so that all can get an idea before tossing  plastic bottles,  plastic bags and so forth......

Check for more if interested : https://4ocean.com/blogs/blog/how-long-does-it-take-trash-to-biodegrade

Monginis cake base board _Upcyle

A real upcycle ! Folks who shop at  Monginis are aware of the cake base board provided along with their cake, used this to make a wall decor.

Materials needed:
Any picture of your choice
Monginis cake base board ( after the cake is all gone, wipe it clean with a damp cloth)
poster colors
paint brush

I used a white paper to sketch the Durga face, rest is self explanatory!

DIY_wall hanging

Long time ago,this was a gift from a friend. Although, it was a nice gift did not really know how to use it,finally did this ta ta da...........

The Water Cycle for three garders !

Time for some DIY !

Dish drainer make over:  I wanted a dish drainer with legs, as that helps in easy dish drying/draining.

However, ended up buying this, in raining days it was hard as the dishes would not dry 😒😒😒

Being an environmentalist, concerned about our environment and the plastics problem did not want to discard . Hence performed a simple diy on it, introduced some legs to this dish drainer using  deodorant caps and hot glue.

Materials needed:

4 deodorant caps ( I used Nivea's)

Hot glue

Here is what it looked ! 

Rooftop Gardening !

Courtesy: HGTV.com

https://www.thespruce.com/rooftop-gardening-1403340

Check to see if your apartment space fits in to start your own roof top garden !

How does ocean absorb all the heat !

Very nice, admire the way its explained !

We need to take care of our oceans,stop using one time plastic bags at-least !  

Brain breaks !

Hope in future we will have brain breaks in classrooms of India too !


 

Super teacher worksheets !

Good one..... some are free......worth going for subscription if interested !


https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/

Most dangerous roads in the world !

Stop plastic pollution!

Originally posted: Straits times

'P' is for the world’s deadliest monster

Plastics everywhere_so please spread the word_ stop using one time plastic bags

More green spaces in high-rise buildings targeted for Singapore's concrete jungle !

Originally posted : The Straits times
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/more-green-spaces-in-high-rise-buildings-targeted-for-singapores-concrete

With more high rise buildings people all over the world need to think about this !

Why dead whales are so dangerous !

NASA climate kids !

 A good way to educate kids about environment changes !


https://climatekids.nasa.gov/soil/

Mr.Putter and Tabby !

We all love this story series, its also read aloud......fun !

Its raining animals !

Originally posted :  rainofanimals.blogspot.com
Had always been curious about this, thought can share .......


Please follow link : http://rainofanimals.blogspot.com/2015/06/?view=classic to know more

The lorax !

Read aloud !

cat in the hat !

 The cat in the hat  series : Green eggs and Ham_ Dr.Suess

DIY_cardboard bins

Cardboard bins for storing supplies in laundry room !
You can google on how to make these bins based on your preferences.
Paint or cover with gift-wrap paper/fabric to give neat/clean look 👍

Used Faber Castell poster colors to paint 2 bins, for 1 bin used gift wrap paper......





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Being on time !

We all have been hearing about this for years, personally feel aforementioned needs constant emphasis. Hence, need to teach our kids about being on time. In this ultra fast world being on time is very important, not only that valuing other people's time shows dignity and humanity.

 Image: www.huffingtonpost.com

 Kindly go through this link to know about George Washington and his meticulous 
punctuality !

https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/a-man-is-punctual-the-importance-of-being-on-time/

Top 10 ocean phenomena

Amazing !

How To Make A Starry Cardboard Lampshade - DIY

This is easy and can be done for holiday season and festivals 😍

World cleanup day_Sep 15, 2018 !

We also need to do something, folks please avoid use of one time plastic bags while buying veggies/fruits/grocery/milk. Do take a reusable bag always so it comes handy at times when you need to buy something necessary/unexpected !

Human brain !

Originally posted: Usborne

Amazing fact to know !

Alphabets

To make learning alphabets, thought this idea will work. Personally feel that toddlers get happy/interested  on seeing food pictures.

Therefore, wrote the alphabets that either start with a food/fruit/vegetable  My guess turned out to be right with my 3 year old. While we read I make a mention of upper/lower case of each alphabets.

He learns them happily and now recognizes all the alphabets/words associated. If he cooperates will post a video later !

Depave for Urban green spaces!

 Originally posted : www.greenup.on.ca/program/depave-paradise/


 

 
 https://vimeo.com/243951146

We all need to think about this and try to implement wherever we live to save our Earth.

Tate.org.uk

Orginially posted : Usborne activities

 Kids can have lot of fun provided you are okay with screen time !

www.tate.org.uk/kids/games-quizzes/art-parts/index-template.html?s=https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/games-quizzes/art-parts

10+ types of shoe racks

Shoe racks: There are a variety of options available in the stores. However choosing the right one based on need/budget is the tricky part. As just went through this process and got a shoe rack thought its time to share views.  Lets get started with options available.

I guess below is less expensive shoe rack, unfortunately did not find them here. Used them for 5 year long years trust me its durable and sturdy for just $ 3.99. And very compact for small spaces!

Image courtesy: Walmart.com

These are more popular here !

Courtesy: Almanzil furniture

IKEA has a lot of choices unfortunately  IKEA did not open its doors when we were purchasing our shoe rack.

Courtesy: IKEA.com

Wanted one like the below sadly could not :(

Courtesy: www.100percentsport.org

These appear nice: shoe cubes

 Courtesy: Amazon.com

This looks cool, cozy to sit and wear shoes....... 

Browse more accent and storage benches on Houzz

Love this much appears very elegant

Courtesy: www.chennaichairs.com


Shoe storage and rack 

 Courtesy: Alibaba.com

Adore this !

Courtesy: www.jysk.co.uk

Finally ended up buying this, after doing a lot of research on space/budget and future move.
Deckup Bei shoe rack from Amazon we really like its durable and looks fancy too. The assembly was easy and quick. For further details please check their website !

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