My Helping Hand in cleaning

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Assalam o Alikum Warehmatullahi Wabarakatuhu:

Yes yes i am still alive...  we were on the trip to pakistan for more than 2 months and Alhumdulillah i am back again on blogging.

Today, Alishbah spill her milk. I thought this is a correct time to teach her cleaning so i gave her a tissue paper to wipe and Alhumdulillah she clean the floor neatly :)
Moreover, she now also help me in cleaning other home stuffs.
BIG ALHUMDULILLAH for this helping hand :)

Using Laptop at this young age:O

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I am amazed watching Alishbah that how she works on a laptop at this young age... she can open the laptop on her own, click on a user to get logged-in... browse to her favourite video that she want to watch (i have saved some videos in a particular folder for her)... play the video... pause the video usually when she heards Azaan :)... replay the video when Azaan finishes ALHUMDULILLAH:)

Alishbah dont allow me to take pictures or make a video (i have to do it secretly) of her activities... But whenever i get chance i will do and upload inshaAllah :)

Shapes all around!!

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Yes yes, Ahumdulillah Alishbah knows most of the shapes now... But the funny part which makes me excited and happy is that she identifies them while walking around like tile shapes on floor.. shape of lift buttons... shape of a light bulb... shape of a book... in short any shape that comes around her and this recognizition never finishes Alhumdulillah:)

Following is her movie in which i am drawing some shapes and she is identifying. Still triangle, line and cube are missing which i forgot to draw :)

and aso forgot to mention that she can now draw a some what perfect circle, oval, a line, an apple & half star (hehehe). Will take picture of these shapes and upload them sooon inshaAllah!!

Pictures Recognization

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Long ago Alishbah`s father gifted two books to her. She was very excited after seeing the books while we were just at bookshop. But at that time she was too young and not ready to read them & always tried to tear them off. And now when shes around 22 months old enjoys watching and naming the pictures Alhumdulillah!!!

Following is a movie that i made when she is reading with her father (though she was not allowing me to.... but still i made it secretly hehehehehe :) )

Painting without actually touching it !!!

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Yes these are some painting done by Alishbah and me.... and without actually touching the paint. I then attached on the fridge :).   How?????

For this you will need:

Baking paper/wax paper  (i bought it from Dhs 1-10 shop for just Dhs 4)
Some colourful paints (preferable arcylic paints)

Now what we done

Alishbah putting some paints on baking paper

I then put another baking paper over it and now Alishbah is pressing the paints forming a texture

This what happened after some couple of presses by me and Alishbah

Then I de-acttached the paper(you will get 2 paintings now) dried them off and then cut down the edges. Tand-dana DONE!!

Beach Fun

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Alhumdulillah, what a great fun we had yesterday on beach. Alishbah enjoyed playing on sand.... Her excitment level was soo high that she was not allowing us to leave the beach :)

Taking a scoop of sand

And dumping in a bucket 

Now holding a bucket... Look at her tongue

And putting on her own hahahahaha

Playing with sand



Feeling its texture 

Making a sand mountain

I hide her feet in sand and start playing `Alishbah k feet kahan hain? (where are alishbah feet)`. She showing her foot and saying `yahan hain(here)`

We also saw a beautiful sun-set (SubhanAllah)

 This kind of outdoor activity is very good for health... both sand and fresh breeze are way too good for all of us :)

Pouring

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For developing hands control and eye-hand co-ordination in your kid, one of the simplest way is to put a big bowl with water and some small pots

Alishbah pouring water in a jug

Again, a good way to keep your child busy :)

Messy Play: Kneading

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Whenever i knead wheat dough Alishbah always come and try to put hands on the bowl but this time I give her a bowl add few drops of green colour and little water... She spends hours in playing... Nice way to keep your toddler busy!!

Wheat with water and few drops of colour

Alishbah enjoying and mixing

Nice excerise for toddlers

Playing with wheat dough is fun and (most) young children love it. It actually helps in developing control and strength of the muscles in their fingers and hands. Those same little muscles which they need to be good and strong to hold a pencil and write with :)

Counting

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Zeno,One, Two, Tahree, Foun, Five, Sis, Senen, Eight, Nine, Tennnn... Clapppingggg!!!

Yes, this is Zero to Ten counting version of Alishbah and you will hear this type of counting all around in our home these days:)
One day she will pronunce all numbers correctly InshaAllah.

Ten bottle caps

Ten bangles

10 Cotton-buds

Ten toy fishes

Puzzle--ing

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We always try and provide our children with the best food so that they have all the nutrition for their proper growth. But what do we do for their mental growth????
Puzzles provide the food for brain right from early childhood. Toddlers love puzzles because these educational games challenge their mind and we love the benefits they give our precious little ones.

I know she is not attaching all correct BUT its f9 :)

Alishbah fitting puzzles

:)

Puzzle helps in Problem solving, Cognitive skills, Hand eye coordination, Motor skills and Confidence


Filling and Threading!!

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One of the effective way for developing fine-motor skills is threading and filling. It also helps in Hand-Eye Cordination. So here are some activities that she did this week

I put some peanuts in a box

Alishbah taking out one peanut from box

And putting it in a bottle

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Inserting some colorful cheerios in a skewer (i attached a small hair-clip at the end so that cheerios dont come out from the other hand)

Another view of inserting

see her concentration:)

A great way to keep your toddler busy

Final product :) Is it looking beautiful???

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A big bowl with some rice, a glass and a spoon. She is filling rice in a glass with a help of spoon :)

More activities like this will come SOOOONNN!!! (inshaAllah)

Horse Ride

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Few weeks before we went to some park here where there was a horse... i thought WHY NOT Alishbah take a ride!!... Ofcourse it will develop some self-confidence in her. And how much she enjoyed??? No words to describe :)

One day she will learn horse-riding inshaAllah :)

Alishbah seating on a horse

Horse-rinding... her baba(father) holding her :)

Love with Animals

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I have introduced some animals to Alishbah and she watches Learn Zoo Animals. The only thing i added that all these animals are created by ALLAH. We will soon visit any zoo inshaAllah for seeing all animals LIVE

Animals Video:

Her favourite animal is BIRD especially a flying bird. In addition, we also give food to birds by putting a bowl of water and bajara in our gallery. And when bird comes to eat she runs saying BIRD BIRD.

Reading Skills: abc Phonics

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These days I have started working on abc phonics. For this, she watches playlist ABC Phonics (please ignore the music... i am unable to find music-free video) everyday only for 15-20 mins. For introducting ABC i am following book  How to teach your child to read

Attached magnetic ABC on our fridge

Quran Listening

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Alhumdulillah, Alishbah loves listening Quran and yes this is our everyday and a MUST todo activity (since when she born) and now she started repeating some verses/words whenever I read/play any Surah (Alhumdulillah).

I found a very good and effective article on Teaching your child the Quran

Before sleeping she listens

• Surah Fatehah,
• Ayat-ul-Kursi,
• Surah Al-Kafirun,
• Surah Al-Ikhlas,
• Surah Al-Falaq,
• Surah Al-Nas,
• Masoon Dua before sleeping
• Surah Al-Mulk (sometimes)
• Last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah(sometimes)

You can watch all above through playlist To Be Listen Before Going To Bed.
In addition, we also listen Quran while painting, playing, eating etc

Cooking Fun

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Few days back i was crushing black peppercorns in a hand crusher. Alishbah quickly ran towards me and try to get the crusher... i remove the peppercorns and gave it to her.. GUESS what she did.... she started crushing her biscuits and then enjoyed eating them MashaAllah

crushing biscuits

final product :)

Messy Play: Finger Painting

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Last week we started some finger-painting
Alishbah like to paint  BUT BUT BUT more love to paint on her own (hahahahaha):) The painting experience was a bit tough and messy experience for me so try it just before bath time.
 (I will try making edible paint at home later inshaAllah)

What is this mamma??

pressing and feeling the paint

see her happiness

Her first ever painting (ofcourse i helped her)

finger painting is very beneficient in developing eye-hand cordination, fine motor skills and sensory touch. What looks like a mess on the surface is truly a learning experience for your child.