
Lets free ourselves from the stress of daily lives this
independence day. Lets spend some quality time with our children and make them
have a great time while giving them some knowledge about how our country has
got independence.
Here are a few things you could do this Independence day
long weekend:
For kids who are into arts and
crafts, here is a great chance to bring out your colour pens and paper.
Encourage them to make some tricolor flags. Making Independence Day cards and
sending them to friends and neighbors is a good way to keep them busy.
It could be fun if we do some face
painting. Paint Indian flags on their cheeks!!! The kids love the whole idea of
paints on the faces. Bring on some excitement while doing so!
How about adding food color to
your rice and making Tricolor Pulao. There are various recipes available on the
web where you can add food colours (of national tricolour flag) and make
mealtime quite festive.
It could be fun if we all dress up
in our traditional ethnic clothes to mark the day as out of ordinary. There are
lots of brands nowadays which sell exclusive kids ethnic and western wear. One
such cool online store is www.hugsntugs.com.
You can even get clothes customized with your choice of designs, fabrics,
colours, cuts etc. So go ahead and go all out in dressing up your little ones
and make them feel it’s a special day.
It could be a great chance for you
to make them learn some history about the country by talking about the history
of freedom fighters. You should pare some time out and enhance their knowledge
about the country’s history about the British Rule. It would fill them with
pride to know how great their freedom fighters were and all their stories are
very interesting. Hold an interactive quiz session amongst the kids and let
them learn and show off their knowledge.
Last but not the least, try to
inculcate the value of freedom in your children. Educate them about human
rights and responsibilities in your own fun way. Teach the how it is very
important to be a good citizen of country.