A custom made small car on wheels

Most of the children spend their free time on the computer playing virtual games. But do you know it is more fun to play outside in the park or in the plaza.
You can even make some toys yourself from odds and ends and surprise your friends.This Sunday, when I went to the park that is close to my house, I saw many children doing just that!Children were busy making things that you don’t normally see in the market.
There was a fair in the park where children were taught to make the toys like those made in good old daysSandra is a nine year old girl. She is very fond of making things of art and craft. She helps her mom at home too. I saw her in the park this Sunday.Sandra was busy making a car from wires and tins and bamboos.She took an empty fish can, inserted holes into its sides, attached the small rubber wheels and used wires to join it to a long bamboo stick.As she wheeled away her toy in the park, other kids were surprised with her new handmade toy.

Little Brother who likes to snoop

If I give binoculars to you, what will you do?

I am sure all children love to watch scenes through their binoculars. They love to see far off things that cannot be seen clearly with naked eye. Sometimes you can see the close-ups of those tiny birds up on the tree, you can see the delicate veins of the flowers and leaves, and you can also see the details of most dangerous animals from the comfort of your car.

Do you know you can also make money by using your binoculars wisely?

Britain is employing children as young as eight years old to “snoop” on their neighbours and report petty offences such as littering. The youngsters are among almost 5,000 residents who in some cases are being offered £500 rewards if they provide evidence of minor infractions.

One in six councils contacted by the Telegraph said they had signed up teams of “environment volunteers” who are being encouraged to photograph or video neighbours guilty of dog fouling, littering or “bin crimes”.

The “covert human intelligence sources”, as some local authorities describe them, are also being asked to pass on the names of neighbours they believe to be responsible, or take down their number-plates.

Ealing Council in West London told The Telegraph: “There are hundreds of Junior street watchers, aged 8-10 years old, who are trained to identify and report environ-crime issues such as graffiti and fly-tipping.”

What is interesting is that some are assigned James Bond-style code numbers, which they use instead of their real names when they ring a special informer’s hotline.

Hopefully the crime on the streets will reduce when the young bosses are watching. Don’t you think so?

Source: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/

Happy days are here again, with Lord Ganesha.

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Lord Ganesha is the favourite Lord of Mumbai, Now for next eleven days, you will enjoy the visit of Lord Ganesha in your town and eat lots of Prasad and enjoy with your family and friends, singing bhajans, doing aartis and dancing to Bollywood music

Do you know the story of His birth and how He came to have the head of an elephant?

Once upon a time, the Goddess Gauri (consort of Lord Shiva), was having a bath. She removed the mud of her body and created Ganesha.

She placed Him near the entrance of the house and told Him not to allow any body into the house while she was in the bath.

Very soon, Lord Shiva returned home but he was stopped at the door by Ganesha because He thought that Lord Shiva was an outsider.

Lord Shiva was very thirsty and tired and he was in no mood for any jokes. He warned Ganesha to move away, but still Ganesh was very adamant.

Lord Shiva got angry and chopped off Ganesha´s head.

When Gauri came to know of this, she was very, very sad. Now Lord Shiva was feeling very sorry too.

He called His servant and told him to cut off and bring to him the head of any creature that was sleeping with his head facing north.

His servant went on mission and found only one elephant that was sleeping in that position.

He chopped off the elephant’s head and brought it to lord Shiva.

The Lord then joined the elephant’s head to the body of Ganesha. He then blessed Him with extraordinary powers

Lord Shiva made His son worthy of worship at the beginning of all undertakings, marriages, expeditions, studies, etc.

He ordained that the annual worship of Ganesha should take place on the 4th day of the bright half of Bhadrapada.

Without the Grace of Sri Ganesha and His help nothing whatsoever can be achieved. No action can be undertaken without His support, Grace or blessing.

The following are some of the common Names of Lord Ganesha: Dhoomraketu, Sumukha, Ekadantha, Gajakarnaka, Lambodara, Vignaraja, Ganadhyaksha, Phalachandra, Gajanana, Vinayaka, Vakratunda, Siddhivinayaka, Surpakarna, Heramba, Skandapurvaja, Kapila and Vigneshwara. He is also known by many as Maha-Ganapathi.

Now let us join our hands and chant

Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva
Mata Teri Parvati, Pita Maha Deva.