If you don’t paint, you’re not a Noon, says Baba Noon to his little ones. So Seham gets out her brushes and make-shift easel (by Seham I mean me) and sits down for a painting session with her grandfather. She worked quietly and with complete focus for a little over twenty-five minutes while Soofia and … Continue reading
Dheere Bolo – Finding Stories at the Zoo
Every Saturday, Hassan and I take the young ones (I feel like using “early humans” but it sounds too weird, even as a joke) to the Islamabad Zoo. And we always get ice cream from Jinnah market on the way home – Hassan is a programmer, he likes ritual. Saturday mornings are field trip days … Continue reading
Dheere Bolo – story 8: Arastu Khargosh by Sara Jilani
Yay, my first guest story! Well… we need to add to the story, feel free to pitch in. On 13 February 2012 13:24, Sara Jilani <sarajilani@gmail.com> wrote: Na-dine, I just founnd this in my drafts, from 2009, and I wanted to send it to you. It’s based on Arastu Khargosh-remember ? nikla apne ghar se khargosh khan, … Continue reading
Dheere Bolo – story 6: Aaloo Potato Gajar Carrot
aaloo potato gajar carrot meri tau hai aadat habit muttar peas mein shauq sey khaon par mun mouth khol kar chew chabaon Amma ho get jayein cross Ghussay ka khaas style andaaz Aankh eyes ko big bara kar keh Khamosh silent laser looks deyn Pathar rocks tak pigal jayein hum children bachay khoob ghabrayein Aaloo … Continue reading
Playgroup – Week 2
It was opposites day – Seham wore Black and White. It doesn’t show too well in the pics but her braids were one going up and one coming down.
Faiz wants some “MORE” please!
Maybe Dickens’ 200th anniversary inspired the little guy because on the day of his own 9th montheversary (13th Feb 2012), Faiz signed his first sign, “more”. Of course I didn’t catch it right away but man was I excited when he did it repeatedly, unmistakably signing for more eggs please! Seham totally caught the hugeness … Continue reading
dheere bolo – story 5: The Sleepy Margallas
There’s a nose on that hilltop! See, up there on the pointy part without any trees. Maybe the Margallas are a large sleeping giant, who sprawled out for a nap and forgot to wake up Oh, it must be two giants or more; look at that chin; look–those are toes. That round hill looks like … Continue reading
dheere bolo – story 4: Loquat Lo
Lo Loquat Lo kaat lo Loquat lo kaat lo kaat lo loquat loquat lo loquat lo loquat lo lo kaat lo lo kaat lo bhai kaat lo loquat ko tau kaat lo hum saare mil kar khayein
Blog Inspired – Edible Finger Paint
We used the recipe for edible fingerprint posted by The Imagination Tree. This was several weeks ago in December. Our finger paint was less thick than the recipe recommended. It seemed almost runny until we touched it and realized it had a nice, gluey consistency. Seham and Faiz were both really impatient while I set … Continue reading
The Toy Society
I stumbled upon the sweetest thing today. A blog called The Toy Society has posts about nearly 2000 “toy drops”, where a handmade toy, with a sign that reads, “Take Me Home – I’m yours!” is left in a public place for someone to find. In a city where too many kids are spending too much … Continue reading
Kids Room Themes
Hassan’s contributions to possible themes for Seham and Faiz’s bedroom are both out of reddit and his quirky world of geek culture. The first was based on Nintendo’s original Maria Brothers game (oh my gosh there’s probably kids out there now who have never heard of Mario!) and this second one is all Dr. Seuss. … Continue reading
