DIY Activity 14: WALL-E and EVE amigurumi plush toys

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Author: Gauri Kshirsagar

In the movie WALL-E, in 2805, Earth is abandoned and largely contaminated with garbage, with its people evacuated on giant star liners. Humans have left behind WALL-E robot trash compactors to clean up, however, all have since stopped functioning, except one unit who has gained sentience and is able to stay active using parts from other units. He is a small mobile compactor box with all-terrain treads, three-fingered shovel hands, binocular eyes, and retractable solar cells for power. Although working diligently to fulfill his directive to clean up the garbage he is distracted by his curiosity, collecting trinkets of interest.  EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator), is a sleek robot probe whose directive is to locate vegetation on Earth and verify habitability. She has a glossy white egg-shaped body and blue LED eyes. “WALL·E” is everything we’ve come to expect from Pixar and more- colorful, vibrant, imaginative, exciting, involving, beautiful, and most importantly a film with interesting, involving characters. Most importantly, however, it is perfect entertainment.

Wall E and Eve (in Wall E’s words Evaaa…..) are of  my twin’s favourite cartoon pairs, among their many pretend play toys. WALL-E movie toys are hardly available, especially in India and so tried my hands with amigurumi. The pattern came out quite good for both WALL- E and EVE. Continue reading “DIY Activity 14: WALL-E and EVE amigurumi plush toys”

Review:‘Kid’s Ahoy’ at E-square.

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Kids Ahoy! is an indoor soft play zone and activity centre at E-Square,Pune.

Overall Rating:  ★★★★ ½ (4.5 out of 5)

Timings: 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Location: 2nd floor, E-Square Multiplex, University Road, Pune – 411016 Continue reading “Review:‘Kid’s Ahoy’ at E-square.”

Review: ‘King of Games’ in Kumar Pacific Mall

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‘King of Games’ is an adventure and gaming centre situated on the 2nd floor of Kumar Pacific mall and is one and only good gaming centres in south Pune. It is very accessible and has reserved parking.

Overall Rating:  ★★★★ (4 out of 5)

Timings: 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM

Location: 2nd floor, Kumar Pacific, Shankar Seth Road, Swargate, Pune – 411042, Near Seven Loves Chowk Continue reading “Review: ‘King of Games’ in Kumar Pacific Mall”

DIY Activity 13: Christmas beanie hat

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This is a pattern for a very cute beanie Christmas hat design which I made for my twins. I have used red and white (for Christmas) yarn but you can make it in any colours you like. I have used worsted yarn with 4.5 mm crochet hook. You can also try 5mm or 5.5m, if you need looser knots. Before making the band, do measure the child’s head circumference for a proper fit. Continue reading “DIY Activity 13: Christmas beanie hat”

DIY Activity 12: Snowman ornament for a Christmas tree

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It’s time of the year when Christmas is around the corner and you want to decorate your Christmas tree with new ornaments. Try out the following pattern of these adorable snowmen ornaments for Christmas! These are easy to make and can be finished in an hour. So happy knitting and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Continue reading “DIY Activity 12: Snowman ornament for a Christmas tree”

Beginners guide to reading 3-letter words: Flash card review

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DIY Activity 11: Amigurumi Rabbit

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slide1This is a cute amigurumi rabbit or bunny which is quite easy to make if you are interested in crochet. Takes about, total of 6 hours to make. I have used 8 ply 100% Acrylic yarns for this project and a 4mm hook to make the pink rabbit and a 3.5 mm hook to make the white rabbit. As you can see the sizes will differ according to the hook used, i.e about 14 cm for the pink rabbit and 12 cm for the white rabbit. Continue reading “DIY Activity 11: Amigurumi Rabbit”

Amigurumi: A japanese art of making stuffed toys

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Amigurumi (Crocheted or knitted stuffed toy) is a Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small, usually cute stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is a portmanteau of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll. What got me hooked to this art? My Kid’s love for books and story-telling! My twin daughters are not much of stuffed toy fans, but some of their favorite characters are sometimes not available or marketed commercially. In that case the only option left is to ‘make’ toys, hence I found amigurumi as a fun way to gift them with cute toys. Continue reading “Amigurumi: A japanese art of making stuffed toys”

DIY Activity 10: ‘Peppa Pig and George’ Costume Ideas

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Slide12My twins are great fans of this series and love to have a pretend play as Peppa and George at home. Peppa Pig is a lovable cheeky little piggy who lives with her little brother George, Mummy Pig, and Daddy Pig. Their favorite things include playing games, dressing up, and jumping in muddy puddles. Continue reading “DIY Activity 10: ‘Peppa Pig and George’ Costume Ideas”

DIY Activity 9:’Travel Activity Kit’ for toddlers

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As it is, a trip requires a lot of planning, so additionally travelling with a toddler requires that the toddler doesn’t get bored and has lot many things to occupy his/her time.  Guess what? It doesn’t have to be painful. A little planning and prep can go a long way in making the journey as enjoyable for your little one as the destination. Providing Screen-Free alternatives for kids is one thing that I love to do, and while we totally bust out the phone/tablet for a movie on a long flight or road trip, I like to have lots of other technology-free ways to entertain the kiddos. The following is a simple collection of cost efficient trinkets which I usually collect for my 3 year old twins. Continue reading “DIY Activity 9:’Travel Activity Kit’ for toddlers”