Orange Chia Seed Cake

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  INGREDIENTS 
  ·        3 large eggs
  ·        3/4 cup (160g) caster sugar
  ·        1 1/3 cup (160g) all-purpose flour
  ·        1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  ·        1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
  ·        1/2 Cup Chia Seeds
  ·        2 large orange (juice + zest)
  INSTRUCTIONS
  1.      Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease a 10 x 4.5-inch (25×10 cm) loaf tin.
  2.     In a large bowl, beat the eggs, Oil, Orange Juice and sugar until pale and fluffy.
  3.     Sift in the flour with the baking powder, stirring well.
  4.     Juice and zest the fresh orange and incorporate.
  5.     Pour the batter into the loaf tin and bake for 30 minutes or Until Fork comes out clean.
  6.     Allow the cake to cool completely before serving.
  Glaze
  1. Stir in a tsp of Zest, 2 tbs of Orange Juice and Powdered sugar

Its a Kids Book - But there a big message for us adults too

The Mixed Up Chameleon 

The grass is always greener on the other side they say.

Like adults kids want to be everything that others are. It is not only annoying but growing up with such an attitude can be harmful to their personality.

Coming to this book, there are times we desire the life of someone else's or parts of it. Well we should read this book every time we think that way.

Magic of Herve Tullet - Play with Book

This is the first book that I read to my kid and thought that it was fascinating and engaging at the same time. I would mix up some expression + excitement to make it the funnest book ever.

I strongly recommend reading it to yourself first, which will give an opportunity to understand how to best present to your kiddo.

Death - A hard discussion

Harsha has been really curious about death and dying. It is a very hard concept. Lately, he seems to be really anxious that some day I will be no more. He cries even with the thought of it. I knew I wanted to talk to him about it, but definitely did not want to scare him more. Well, death is the ultimate truth of life after all.

I told him, lets get a book and read about it. There may be many books out there, but this one helped me get through his anxiety.

Books That Stick to Toddlers

There are certain books that stick to the Toddler's head better than others. Funny story of my little one as follows.

Harsha had just started Kumon. He was trying to identify objects in the first level of Kumon. He was offered to read "Brown Bear Brown Bear, what do you see". He started turning the pages and saying the words that would be present on the page, pointing and pretending to read. The teacher was amazed and when I went to pick him up, she asked "OMG he can read". Naaah..I said, Harsha loves me to read this book every day.

Yep, Book was in his head.

Kumon Recommended Reading List

I recently stumbled upon a recommended reading list by Kumon. I wanted to give it a try, so I requested the books from my local library. While reading with Harsha, I could see the rationale behind the recommendation. Harsha was able to recognize the words and felt really excited when he could guess exactly what was coming next.

This is the PDF list available online for print and download.

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I love you ERIC CARLE

I started Harsha’s reading journey with Mr.Eric Carle. Below are the favorites and how my kid reacted to each of them.

Let start with the books he absolutely loved

Harsha memorized these book in no time. He would look at the next image and was able to say exactly what would come in the next page. He was so excited that he could read…ALMOST

He loved to say “Wanna Fight”. He especially liked the narration from Mr.7 Yea!

The Books that I liked more than him

There are many more that I have not mentioned here. Check them out for sure,

• The Tiny Seed
• From Head to Toe
• Opposites
• The very quiet cricket
• A House for Hermit Crab
• Mister Seahorse
• Draw me a Star
• Rooster off to see the world
• I see a song
• The secret birthday message
• Have you seen my cat
• Where are you going? To see my friend
• Friends
• Hello, Red Fox
• The Honeybee and the Robber
• Up, Up, Up I go