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Every November, parents in Delhi, Lucknow and much of North India start their mornings the same way: check the AQI, look out of the window at the grey haze, and wonder whether it’s safe to take the children out. This guide explains air pollution and kids
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Children’s Day is the one day of the year when grown-ups make a fuss of children simply for being children. No exams, no homework, just play, treats and a lot of fancy dress. This guide has 15 Children’s Day activities for preschool and home, a short
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Bhai Dooj closes the Diwali week. A sister puts a tilak on her brother’s forehead, does a small aarti, feeds him a sweet, and prays for his long and happy life. He promises to look after her, and (very importantly, to most children) gives her a
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The day after Diwali’s lights, many families in Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur and across North India make a small mountain, sometimes of cow dung, sometimes of food, and surround it with offerings. Children often ask, “Why are we making a mountain?” The answer is one of the
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Walk through any Pune society in the week before Diwali and you’ll see it: a heap of mud in a corner of the compound, a group of children with sticks and buckets, and a fort slowly taking shape, complete with a tiny Shivaji Maharaj on the
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In North India, Diwali is an evening festival. In Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, the biggest moment often comes before sunrise: a grandmother warming sesame oil, children half-asleep being led to an early bath, new clothes laid out, and the first crackers of the day at dawn.
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In a Gujarati home, Diwali isn’t one night. It’s a whole season: the polishing of steel, the new account books, the sweets arriving from every neighbour, the “Saal Mubarak!” visits, and the shops that stay closed until Labh Pancham. This guide explains Gujarati Diwali traditions for
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Diwali with a toddler can feel like a balancing act. You want the lights, the colour, the sweets and the joy, without the smoke, the 11 pm bangs and the sugar crash. The good news: small children don’t need firecrackers or a box of mithai to
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Every Diwali craft list online seems to be written for ten-year-olds with steady hands and a glue gun. This one isn’t. These Diwali crafts for kids are chosen for ages 2 to 6, sorted by what little hands can actually do. Each one needs things you
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“Why are we putting lights everywhere?” If your child is asking, Diwali has arrived in your home. This guide explains Diwali for kids in words a two- to six-year-old can follow: the story behind the festival, what happens on each of the five days, ten easy
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