tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72691652248434061652024-03-24T16:32:04.141-07:00 Colors of our RainbowFarZainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865181660669284490noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269165224843406165.post-45803740900205115862016-01-11T09:03:00.001-08:002016-01-22T23:38:10.444-08:00Turning a Story Book alive : D-I-Y Puppet Theater and puppets <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Imagination is a beautiful gift of childhood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With a growing collection of books, my 5-year-old is an avid reader. She loves reading through sight words and phonics and has gotten so good at it. Taking a cue, we have increased her stash of Read-it-yourself books. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, her winter break project from school has been to make some puppets of their favorite story characters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She chose her story and wanted to make puppets of 'The Tortoise and The Hare' from Aesop's Fables.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As back to school got nearer, I got wondering whether a small puppet theater would interest her. She absolutely loved the idea. And here's what we made. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's a old tissue box, of which the front has been cut out. Some printed stock images for the back ground.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The images of a forest are to be glued on the insides to form a story back ground.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some tissue paper mache. Lots of cutting and sticking. We used a watered down white glue for the purpose. Leave to dry overnight. P.S. And no we didn't do all the gluing and cutting over that pretty rug of mine.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once completely dry and stiff , add a coat of color all over. Notice that lovely texture that paper mache gives. The idea was to get a feel of a wooden log .</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the front. We added some paper mache to replicate grass on the inside bottom too.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next some lovely animal cutouts from stock images. Few trees to add layers and depth to the theater. My daughter dutifully colored the main charachters - the tortoise and the hare.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now two slits at the top one for the tortoise (bottom straight) and one for the hare. The hare has a little stop over near a tree where he takes a nap.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Time to bring in the actors.Tape our tortoise and the hare to two long wooden skewers which go through the slits in the box.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Small and easy for her to handle, with simple stuff lying around the home we managed to create a puppet theater which is probably going to have unlimited shows, as we read her currently favorite story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was the first time we did 'Paper Mache' at home, and that was a hit with all the glue and tearing and the mess of course. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She carried the project with pride to school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Guess I need to stock up on used tissue paper boxes or any other box for that matter. We've got a lot of stories to read and many tissue box theaters to make :).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With the winter break up, we have a huge back log of photos and posts to come up:)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a place we recently had a trip to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>'Location :</b></i> <u>WASIT WETLAND CENTRE </u> SHARJAH,U.A.E</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>GPS Coordinate :</i></b> <span style="background-color: white;">25.368095N , 55.459901E</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Road :</i></b> Dhaid road Exit from Interchange 2</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Timings :</i></b> Weekday 9:00 am to 6:30 pm</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Friday 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Saturday 11:00 am to 6:00 pm</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Entry Fee:</i></b></span><span style="background-color: white;"> Adults - 15 AED</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This seems to be a very lucky season for spotting birds. Everything is perfect, the weather, the migratory birds and new beautiful nature reserves opening up.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">WASIT a new wetland in Sharjah, awaits its tourists. Its a reclaimed area that has been restored to its glory and perfectly done to house the amazing flock of birds that would live or visit. Open to visitors since a month, well within the city of Sharjah in UAE, this swanky place is glossy new with as many as 33000 birds already in house!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A huge map of UAE with all its nature reserves marked adorned the floor entrance. We made a mental note of the new info and also to re-visit the ones we had already visited. The information desk gives you a wonderful brochure with a picture guide of the different birds that call the wetland its home. The place reminded us of Arabian Wild life Centre, with its amazing air conditioned viewing walkways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The birds were at peace in their natural habitat. The walls held a lot of information on the species that we could observe. The call of different birds resonated from the speakers. Quite a bit of wall games with the bird theme to keep the kids entertained.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A cafeteria with a good spread of dishes and a seating with amazing view of the birds outside adds a nice touch to the place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the best part about the place is the carts that took us on a trip around the place through the overgrown vegetation. It was a surreal experience especially for this part of the world. Beautiful wooden observation decks merge with the landscape, ideal for a bird watcher to sit in tranquility.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The little one enjoyed the trip very much, especially the cart ride, and looking at the different sizes of bird eggs on display. </span><span style="font-size: large;">She has added this visit on her winter journal :)</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A quiet place, perfect for a visit with kids. Definitely a hot spot for bird-watchers and photographers.</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Many more places kid-friendly places in Sharjah up on the blog:</span></i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/08/discovery-centre-sharjah-discovery.html" target="_blank">SHARJAH DISCOVERY CENTRE</a></span><br />
<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/09/sharjah-aquarium-riot-of-colors.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH AQUARIUM</span></a><br />
<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/09/sharjah-aquarium-riot-of-colors.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH MARITIME MUSEUM</span></a><br />
<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/11/sharjah-book-fair-for-love-of-written.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH BOOK FAIR</span></a><br />
<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/01/nature-therapy-sharjah-national-park.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH NATIONAL PARK</span></a><br />
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FarZainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865181660669284490noreply@blogger.com8Middle East24.5271348225978 52.734375-1.5631186774021977 11.425781 50.617388322597805 94.042969tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269165224843406165.post-45397478977075560372015-12-16T06:21:00.002-08:002016-01-07T07:11:26.140-08:00RAS AL KHOR WILD LIFE SANCTUARY & ZABEEL PALACE GARDEN :Finding flamingos and peacocks amidst the urban DUBAI<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">No we haven't deserted the blog :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were just so busy completely living outdoors this season. What amazing winters we have during winter in UAE.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Been exploring outdoors as much as we can and are going to be bringing all our expeditions to you :).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is a place we wanted to visit for a long time but were waiting for the right season. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>The RAS AL KHOR WILD LIFE SANCTUARY.</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ras Al Khor is a protected wetland right in the middle of the skyscrapers of DUBAI.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">With a view of Burj Khalifah, and the wide laned roads filled with traffic, this place is a sharp contrast. Quiet, fenced off, and brimming with life.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The skyline of DUBAI and the wetlands - a striking diversity</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The place is very famous for the pink-legged Flamingos. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The reserve has three viewing hides and we chose the one closest to us as we took the U-turn. Sadly for us the flamingos stood at the other end of the santuary. And would have been a great photographing opportunity from the other hides. We had to pacify ourselves with the view through the telescope, which we could not capture on camera :/. The reserve has free entry, 9am to 4pm Saturday through Thursday, and attracts, nature lovers , bird watchers, photographers, school children and families. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The only 3 birds that decided to entertain us :/</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Haha! our camera couldn't pick up an amazing shot of the flamingos. So here is a pic from the poster thats up in the hide</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Apart from flamingos we spotted many other species of birds and the wetlands were brimming with fish. Ras Al Khor is frequented by many migratory birds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hides are equipped with a telescope and a few binoculars. But we spotted some serious bird-watchers with their amazing gear. So if you own any professional camera, binocular or telescope, this is the best place to put it to use. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Loved this place, hoping that next time we will be lucky with the hide we chose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>RAS AL KHOR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>ZABEEL PALACE GARDENS and their Peacocks</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our next stop was to the Palace of the ruler of DUBAI. In front of the sprawling palace lies a well manicured garden. This garden is famous for peacock spotting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Parking our car, we walked towards the garden and saw this fancy DUBAI Police vehicle on display.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The love of horses that the rulers nourish was very evident in the statues of horses that adorned the palace and its gates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyways we shifted our attention back to sighting some peacocks. Heeding to their calls we looked around and </span><span style="font-size: large;">found a few of them strolling around. </span><span style="font-size: large;">May be because of the afternoon being a little bit sultry, not many were in view. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seeing the peacocks in their elements, prancing about the greens was just amazing. Their colors glistening in the sunlight. We started praying for a bit of drizzle from the clouds so that the peacock would open up its beautiful feathers. But, sadly for us, none of that happened:/</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Still it was amazing to see these majestic birds up close. Some pictures for you guys to feast your eyes on the peacock that was curious enough to come check us out :).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There you have it. Two bits of places you must take kids to in winter in Dubai, bringing them closer to nature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you been animal or bird spotting anywhere else within the city?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I am back from my hiatus with a good news!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am now officially writing for an amazing online magazine called B-CHANGE.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And this is my first post. <a href="http://b-change.me/5-must-try-outdoor-family-activities-in-dubai-this-winter/" target="_blank">http://b-change.me/5-must-try-outdoor-family-activities-in-dubai-this-winter/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR is an annual must-visit ritual for us. It is the largest book fair of the region and is graced by many authors and book launches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After our haul of books from the last fair, (<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/11/sharjah-book-fair-for-love-of-written.html">http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/11/sharjah-book-fair-for-love-of-written.html</a>) we were waiting for this year's event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the adverts got plastered all over the city, our daughter's demand to be taken there, went up a notch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A play based on Carlo Collodi's novel. A group of very talented artists put up an enthralling play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a visual memory of the story, for every time we get to read it. Surprisingly, our daughter actually sat still in her seat through the length of the entire play, which was about 45 minutes. Wow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Little smaller than the thumb and tiny little pages - this is the world's smallest book on sale. For a price as small as the book, just AED 10. You can own one of the smallest books in the world :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The world's largest comic and collectible store, had a very inviting stand. All the super hero fans would have just loved picking up their hero from here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So if you are in the vicinity, pop in with your kids, before it closes on 14th of November, 2015. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello there! How is winter treating you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You probably are wondering why we have been slow to blog for the past few weeks. Its just that we have been totally enjoying the outdoors this season. As a result we have a ton of photos and experiences to post, but pretty much very very less time:(</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember our short 2-day stay at RAS AL KHAIMAH (RAK) in UAE? Link here: <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/08/ras-al-khaimah-places-to-visit-rak-zoo.html">http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/08/ras-al-khaimah-places-to-visit-rak-zoo.html</a>. Well, we had some more places on our list that we couldn't strike off within those two days. So there we went again to the quaint little town Ras Al Khaimah, to see what more could we discover.</span><br />
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<b>AL HAMRA BEACH</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You know one of our favorite tricks in travelling with a child? We always start the day with something that will interest her and keep her occupied, and tire her out playing. Then we buckle her up in her car seat and move on to the places that would probably bore her :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So on a pleasant Friday, we took the road to Ras al Khaimah, with a fully packed picnic basket. The smell of a home-cooked biriyani wafting through the car, we couldn't wait to reach AL HAMRA BEACH.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our GPS took us to a security point, beyond which there lie beautiful villas and houses. With a dipping heart we just imagined that the beach was no more open. But the kind security guy escorted us through the rows of amazing residences called THE AL HAMRA RESIDENCES and RESORT and finally to a serene beach. The place was so beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He then explained that we had taken the wrong entry . Had we taken the previous turn we would have reached the beach through the public access road. Any ways after profusely thanking him, we chose our spot and spread our picnic mats. A lovely picnic by the sea, and full 3 hours of playing in the water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The beach is absolutely clean and has a staffed security and we loved it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are a little wary of giving out places like this. because the crowds really spoil and litter up the place. Like what we discovered in AL RAFFA beach (UAQ), when we visited it after a year :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hoping that this place remains as pretty as it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With a daughter drowsy with the beach play, we exited the beach. On the way back to the main highway, lies a remnant of an old fishing village. The Jazeera al hamra, a pearling / fishing village was deserted by its inhabitants around the late 1960's when the oil boom happened.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These abandoned houses have stood the test of time, mostly unchanged, in varying degrees of ruin. The archaeology department seems to have taken some notice recently and some kind of restoration/preservation is being done.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This place is known to attract history buffs, photographers and ghost busters :/</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, you read that right. We seem to have set ourselves looking at a complete village which is rumored to have been haunted. Is it our uncanny luck that these places seek us out? We have no idea. We clicked some snaps and were out of the place. RAK seems to have many ghosts lurking around!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the way, this is the spot were the horror movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djinn_(film)" target="_blank">DJINN</a> was filmed, how convenient!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We felt nothing paranormal there. but wish we have captured more in photographs. Next time we need to go in with some brave hearts:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, a little bit of spook was all that we could take.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got on our way to Jabal Jais, which is the tallest peak in UAE, at around 1934 kms. There is no widespread information on how good the ascending road is to the top. The road begins as a dusty track with quite a few speed breakers. Then as we reach the foot of the Hajjar mountains, starts a beautifully carved and tortuous road. Though not as fully done as the Jabal Hafeet climb, its pretty much okay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Its rumored that this place is going to be a full-blown tourist spot/ resort with skiing. This mountain sees some snow in the chillier days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not knowing how much ahead we could reach, we took the two-way curvy roads. The higher we reached the more beautiful the view became and clearer the air. The biggest surprise was the huge crowed that flocked all over the place and the sheer number of cars that were there. So possibly this was a well-known place after all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The roads are great, with a few hairpin bends just enough to raise the adrenalin. The visual impact is great especially during clear skies. There are viewing points dotted as we ascend. The place is swarmed on the weekends with picnickers, sports hikers, photographers and car enthusiasts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We eventually reached a dead end, blocked by traffic. Traffic at the top of the mountain, which was definitely not the full height of the peak. Once out in the clean and chill air, we took in the aroma of tea boiling over and the kebabs sizzling over the coals. People had put up camps and were barbecuing. How could we even let go of such a place? We took out our grills and in an hour had downed some grilled chicken and a full meal. Soaking in on the setting sun, this was one of the best barbecue dinners we have had!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of our regrets, was not reaching the place a bit earlier than sunset, so that our trusted NIKON could take magical pictures :( The place still does not have street lights along the road or at the view points, so carry your own visibility gear if you are going to camp or barbacue after the dark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Surprisingly, for a place which is still being developed, the viewing stops had a full equipped washrooms, which was a relief! So this is just ideal for cooking under the stars and a night out in our sleeping bags.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our daughter spotted a drone high up in the clear skies and kept wanting to know if its an UFO? That was the discussion over dinner, till thunder and lightning disrupted her attention. Then came the banter about which comes first lightning or thunder :). Any ways, we scooted back to our car with all our stuff, lest we get stuck on a slippery road in our descent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So there goes our full day of adventure, completely tired to our bones. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Guess we need another weekend to get over the hangover of this weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Will definitely watch DJINN though ;)</span><br />
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FarZainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865181660669284490noreply@blogger.com0Middle East23.885837699861991 52.734375-4.1228318001380089 11.425781 51.894507199861991 94.042969tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269165224843406165.post-34149265209248793542015-10-20T01:38:00.001-07:002016-01-12T00:02:04.281-08:00CAMPING WITH FAMILY IN UAE: A Beginner's guide<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">UAE, has one of the most happening cities of the world, DUBAI, where there is no dearth for fun, socializing, shopping, movies, restaurants or any other exciting activity that a major city can provide. But what if you yearn for a break from all this? What if you long to go back to nature enjoy some solitude? But you, at the moment lack in time or money, to travel to Europe or Asia or elsewhere in this world?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fret not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Peel off UAE's glossy layers and you have an immense option of adventure. UAE's terrain ranges from vast stretches of sand , pristine beaches, rocky mountains, oases, and even mangroves.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Be what may be your interest, photography, cycling, bird-watching, hiking or even just camping there is a place for it all, if you manage to do enough research.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year we camped for the first time with our little daughter in MUSANDAM and then in UMM AL QUWAIN, and Jabal Jais in RAS AL KHAIMAH. It is really addicting especially in winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here's a list for anyone taking the plunge of camping in and around UAE.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">When to camp?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ideally </span><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">October to March</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> is the best time to camp in UAE and nearby OMAN (which is accessible through a road trip). The temperatures vary between an average of 18 to 35 degrees centigrade depending on the time of day and the month.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Choosing the place and time of camping is very essential .</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you plan to visit the mountains always remember the temperature is probably 10 degrees cooler, and the nights are probably very chill in winter.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When camping near the wadis always be careful of flash floods. The rains fill up the wadis in an instant.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Do look at the weather report for the week.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But luckily UAE's temperature isn't as unpredictable as the rest of the world's is :)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Choosing a camping spot.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This depends on what you would love doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are an adventure sport enthusiast there is nothing like the </span><b><i><u><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">Mountains</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: large;">- for trekking, hiking, watching stars, mountain biking, rock climbing etc. The </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Hajjar Mountains</b><span style="font-size: large;"> have amazing hideouts and wadis, if you follow well known trails on a 4x4.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have kids and love a lazing day of sun, water and sand then the </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>Beaches</u></i></b> </span><span style="font-size: large;">are the places to set up camp at. Added to swimming, kayaking, picking sea shells and also building sea castles, the beaches are an endless source of water even if salty:)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The beaches are our favorite spot for camping. Luckily this tiny country is blessed in bounty in this department. But you need to hunt for beach areas designated for camping. Sadly the beaches are underutilized for these purposes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you love to be the Bedouin for the day and don't mind the sand all over you then the </span><b><u><i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">Desert</span></i></u></b><span style="font-size: large;"> is the right place for desert drives, animal spotting, dune bashing and of course star gazing. This is in plenty too. With many tours companies providing deals and packages for night out at the deserts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sadly, we would love to add forests/ National parks to the list, but there are none that we know of in the country, where designated camping sites are present. How nice it would be to doze on a hammock in the shades of trees:/</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Must have guide for road trips and camping in and around UAE and Oman. seen frequently in the stands of petrol bunk convenience stores and sports shops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are yet to camp in all the places on our list,but have frequented RAK (Al Hamra), Umm Al Quwain (Al Rafaa), Jabal Jais (RAK), Jabal Hafeet (Al Ain), Al Qudra (Dubai) and Musandam (Oman). The others are all on our bucket list for camping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Abudhabi</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Liwa</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sila Beach</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Pearl Coast</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Many of the islands</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Al Ain</b> </u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Al Hayer forest</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Jabal Hafeet</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Dubai</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Ganthoot</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Jebel Ali</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Al Qudra</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Sharjah</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Kalba</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Deserts of Maliha road</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Umm Al Quwain</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Al Raffa Beach</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Ras Al Khaimah</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Al Hamra</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Jabal Jais</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Awafi</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Mizra</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Fujairah</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Al Aqah Beach, Fujairah</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Oman</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Musandam, Khasab</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Tiwi</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">-Turtle Beach</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Sohar</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Sur</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are umpteen number of Wadis where people especially those with 4x4 do go.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Wadi Bih</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Wadi Sana</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Wadi Madhbah</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Wadi Wurayah</span><br />
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<li><b><i><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Carrefour camping section</u></span></i></b></i></b></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has almost everything you need, at amazing prices. within 300 AED you probably could haul everything necessary for a small family of 2 to 4.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Location : Deira City Centre, Dubai</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This place is an amazing one-stop-shop for anything related to sports. It has to-die-for camping section where you get the right stuff with the right info. This is the place for a novice who wishes to take up serious camping. And don't forget to pick their 'Outdoor Check list'. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Location: Mirdiff City Centre, Dubai</span><br />
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<li><u><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Adventure HQ </i></b></span></u></li>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 38.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are a pro,this is where you should go to get your gear from. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 38.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.adventurehq.ae/" target="_blank">www.adventurehq.ae</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 38.4px;">Location: Times Square Centre, Shk.Zayed Road</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">+971 4 346 6824 | +971 4 346 6909</span></span><br />
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<li><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ace Hardware</span></b></i></u></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We seen some cool camping stuff at Ace Hardware too.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.aceuae.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">www.aceuae.com</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Location: Dubai Festival City</span><br />
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<li><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">GulfCamping.com</span></b></i></u></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are on the fast track and love shopping online, you must must check out this site. This is THE camping website for this part of the world. Just browsing through all that's available makes us want to plan our next trip :)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gulfcamping.com/home.php?cat=256" target="_blank">www.gulfcamping.com</a></span><br />
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<li><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bling My Truck.com</span></b></i></u></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another cool website for off-roaders, with a lot of serious camping stuff</span><br />
<a href="http://www.blingmytruck.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">www.blingmytruck.com</span></a><br />
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<li><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dubizzle</span></b></i></u></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't forget to check through Dubizzle, for much pre-loved items. You might just find a steal. </span><br />
<a href="https://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/sports-equipment/camping-hiking/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">dubai.dubizzle.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you still haven't sorted out your stuff even on a Thursday morning, We have still found barbeque stuff and coal in most of the <u>petrol bunkers</u> near the camping sites and in </span><span style="font-size: large;">other <u>Supermarkets</u> like LuLu and Nesto</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For beginners an easy pop-up </span><b><u><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">tent</span></i></u> </b><span style="font-size: large;">would do if its for day-camping or just one night under the stars.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The pros can go in for the good gear with all inflatable mattress and other accessories.</span><br />
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<u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ropes</span></b></i></u><span style="font-size: large;"> and </span><i><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">tent pegs</span></b></u></i><span style="font-size: large;"> (in case you don't find stones to weigh down your tent or if your tent is pitched on soft sand)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If on a smooth terrain like the beach , a mat, </span><i><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">sleeping bags</span></b></u></i><span style="font-size: large;"> and pillows would do. But your sleep will be much better if you have an </span><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">inflatable air bed</span></b></i></u><span style="font-size: large;"> and some comforters especially in the mountains and deserts. </span><br />
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<i><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Camping lights</span></b></u></i><span style="font-size: large;">, be it a flash light, or a camping lamps. The head lamps are an amazing accessory especially when you are cooking outdoors and in darkness. </span><br />
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lawn chairs</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: large;">. We find it a necessity more than a luxury. We scored an amazingly comfy camping chair at 19 AED in carrefour. Oh since then camping has been so much more delightful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b><i>Portable chemical toilet</i></b></u>,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> if you are queasy about the shovel and sand method.</span><br />
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cooking equipment</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: large;">:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- A barbeque kit.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Charcoal</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Lighter fluid</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Matches and lighter</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Cooler box</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Simple kitchen utensils- like a tea pot, skewers, tongs, plates and cups etc.</span><br />
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Firewood</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: large;">, for the warmth and the campfire to set the mood through the night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lots and Lots of </span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Water</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: large;">. This is the most essential item on the list.</span><br />
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<b><u><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Garbage bags</span></i></u></b><span style="font-size: large;"> and tissues or used </span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">newspapers</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Can't stress this enough please, please, keep the area clean and take your garbage with you.</span><br />
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<b><u><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Entertaining equipment</span></i></u></b><span style="font-size: large;">:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Music box. Please keep the volume low with respect to others nearby :/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Board games</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- A book to read </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- Literally anything that makes you happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Definitely a </span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">GPS</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: large;"> for any kind of road trip in UAE.</span><br />
<b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Charged phones</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Extra batteries if needed</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Or a </span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">power bank</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: large;">, in case of emergency</span><br />
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<b><i><u>UAE Offroad Explorer</u></i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> for the best places and their locations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On person, wear </span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">comfortable clothes</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: large;"> and </span><u><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">shoes</span></i></b></u><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Extra clothes, Beach wear, hats, </span><i><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">sunscreen lotion</span></b></u></i><span style="font-size: large;">, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><i><b>insect repellents</b></i></u>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A complete </span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">first-aid kit</span></u></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Completely serviced </span><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">up-to-date car</span></b></i></u><span style="font-size: large;"> or 4x4.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No off-road emergency services are available in UAE, so keep the UAE police number handy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do read this article and make wise choices about where and how you camp. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/camping-in-the-uae-what-you-need-to-know-1.1127208">http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/camping-in-the-uae-what-you-need-to-know-1.1127208</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Always better to venture out in groups at least with two vehicles if you are heading farther away from a city and accessible roads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Always let your family and friends know where you are exactly going and when is it that you will return.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look out for flash floods in wadis, scorpions and other poisonous beings in the desert dunes. Also, pitch your tent on the beach with an anticipation of a tide at night, lest you want a completely soaked up mess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Great </span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: x-large;"><b>reading sites</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> for information, sights, locations and prior experiences:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1- <a href="http://outdooruae.com/category/outdoor-activity/camping/" target="_blank">Outdooruae.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2- <a href="http://www.meetup.com/UAE-Weekend-Lovers/" target="_blank">UAE-Weekend-Lovers</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3- <a href="http://www.uaeoffroaders.com/" target="_blank">UAE Offroaders</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4- <a href="http://www.meetup.com/U-A-E-Camping-and-other-Misadventures/" target="_blank">U.A.E Camping and other Misadventures</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5- <a href="http://www.everytrail.com/browse.php?activity_id=32&country=united+arab+emirates" target="_blank">EveryTrail- UAE</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6- <a href="http://weekenduae.com/" target="_blank">Weekend UAE</a></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">Established camping organizers-- GLAMPING</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If roughing it out in the outdoors is not your cup of tea, yet you love being in the lap of nature, then try out these well organised outdoor stays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1- <a href="http://www.banyantree.com/en/em-uae-al-wadi" target="_blank">Banyan Tree Al Wadi</a> for a luxurious and romantic getaway to a bedouin style desert resort. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2-<a href="http://www.uaqmarineclub.com/camping-at-uaq" target="_blank">UAQ Marine club</a> in Umm Al Quwain where the camps are set up already in a private beach area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3-<a href="http://fakc.me/" target="_blank">FAKC.me</a> This one is a pretty amazing group of Fathers and Kids Camping. But registration is based on referrals alone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4- <a href="http://relaxrvcmpingresort.blogspot.ae/" target="_blank">Relax RV Camping Resort</a> Set in the dunes of Ras al Khaimah provides an RV style of luxurious camping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5- <a href="http://www.ecoventureme.com/family-camps/family-camp-faqs" target="_blank">Ecoventure</a> provides adventure and outdoor education based camps for both families and school trips somewhere towards Al Jeer area near the border with Oman.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6- <a href="http://noukhada.ae/kayaking/overnighter/" target="_blank">Noukhada.ae</a>. This tour company provides kayaks and ferries your stuff to a desert island in abudhabi, then you are on your own till the next morning when they bring you back to mainland.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7- <a href="http://www.dreamlanduae.com/" target="_blank">Dreamland Aquapark</a> surprisingly has waterside chalets with barbecuing facility for an overnight stay in Umm Al Quwain.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><b>TIPS for camping with Children:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">- If you haven't camped before in UAE, start with day trips which are not too far off from civilization. Al Rafaah (UAQ) and Al Aqah (Fujairah) and Jabal Jais (RAK) beach are good spots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">- The age group of children with you can determine where camping would be the best enjoyable. For small kids it is the beaches are the best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">- Do carry enough food and water especially for the kids, and do not forget sunscreens, hats and other basic first aid that you may need.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">- Make sure the children are watched over at all times. Especially when the bbq is on. There are 4x4's and dune bikes riding around the beaches and deserts, so keep the kids safe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">- Take along simple games that the kids would love playing when outdoors. Of course its not a tablet :/</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fear not, camping is a very child friendly activity, especially in a safe country like UAE. Our daughter has always had fun and made some great memories and new friends, in our many camping trips. We find it to be a nice and amazing way to expose her to nature and free play. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So gather your tent, the winter is here, ride into the night, to unseen places, soak up the the sand and the sky, gaze at the stars, and leave the place with only memories.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hope you make the most of the season!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Almost anyone who has been in UAE would have visited the DUBAI MIRACLE GARDEN- mammoth man-made flower arrangements located in a truly miraculous garden bang in the desert of DUBAI.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sad part is DUBAI MIRACLE GARDEN is shut during the scorching summer here. But there is a new and interesting place to visit just next door- DUBAI BUTTERFLY GARDEN, that is open all through the summer too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>And admission ticket is 50 AED per person.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>Contact No: +9714 422 8902</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the world's largest indoor butterfly garden with a huge collection of butterflies all housed at a comfortable temperature of 24 degree centigrade all year round.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Its a pretty huge place with a sizable collection of butterflies, for a city that was originally a desert. The air-conditioned domes house innumerable butterflies. The place brims with plants and flowers, the earthy smell, the chirping of birds and the colorful fluttering of butterfly wings. The butterflies fly about freely in the dome and feed on the fruit bits and nectar combs placed for them, apart from the huge array of flowers available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Great for butterfly watching and an amazing stop for photography.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The best part about the DUBAI BUTTERFLY GARDEN is that the butterflies come sit on you and we can feel them up close.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had an amazing day-trip with our daughter to this place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The walk ways were so pretty. and there is a gallery with amazing butterfly art and butterfly quotes as you enter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The butterflies flap around, sipping on the nectar soaked sponges and fruits that were dotted all over the place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our daughter was a bit queasy around so many butterflies for some time, but later on she was a bit sad that the butterflies sat on mommy and daddy and not her! So we picked up this artificial garland from the souvenir shop inside and then she had two butterflies riding on her throughout the visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On our way out we spotted these two life sized animal replicas near the Dubailand office. They looked pretty amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We saw Butterfly videos at home. Read Eric Carl's THE HUNGRY CATERPILLAR. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And picked all the snaps of the different types of butterfly we clicked and made our own butterfly identification guide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Do visit the Butterfly park if there is one in your city. Seeing so many butterflies fluttering about is really amazing. Throw in a lots of butterfly activities for the kids along and after the trip for more fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We would have loved to grow a caterpillar to a butterfly at home. Sadly not much outdoors for Dubai.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leaving you with a snap of DUBAI MIRACLE GARDEN too:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well we are back with a new place in the city we stay- SHARJAH, UAE.</span><br />
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This newly opened place is amazing and a power house for learning. What we love about this more subdued cousin city of DUBAI is that, it has so many hidden gems that make it an amazing place to be with children- sans screen time and the new age gizmos. </span><br />
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Well where did we go? and what did we learn?</span><br />
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Looking at the sky when the lights were out, staring up at the stars, looking for stories they seemed to tell and wondering what was beyond. This is an amazing growing up experience. What better place to understand the sky and space than a Planetarium. Its pretty much sure that almost every major city on earth definitely has a Planetarium.</span><br />
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So off, to ignite our daughter's curiosity about SPACE and its vastness, we drove to the newly opened and glistening SHARJAH PLANETARIUM.</span><br />
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The Planetarium is a part of SHARJAH CENTER FOR ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES</span><br />
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The Planetarium is housed in a massive and brand new building. Opened in May 2015 in the University campus in Sharjah, it has a huge golden and eye catching dome representing the sun and the garden has rings and the planets :) </span></span><br />
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Here is the map for anyone who seeks directions. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">GPS Coordinates: <b>25.285168, 55.46089</b></span><br />
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It took some time to make, the pictures, the writing practice space, the drawing and coloring space. and the easy sight words and images she could grab.</span><br />
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Well here is a glimpse.</span><br />
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The little one had a zillion questions to ask and million things to point out, and some to look back into her journal, many peeking sessions into the telescope. </span></span><br />
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Any one interested in astronomy in UAE can follow the <a href="http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/" target="_blank">DUBAI ASTRONOMIC GROUP</a>. Their website has loads of articles for the space geeks. They have a great camping school program too.</span><br />
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Well there you go with the details of an interesting visit. We are definitely doing more star gazing this winter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br />I found this very cute space activity in a wonderful blog, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2015/09/space-playdough.html" target="_blank">Space Playdough @ NO TIME FOR FLASHCARDS</a></span><br />
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Seems like much fun. We are definitely doing this. Need to scour for an astronaut play-set :)</span><br />
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FarZainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865181660669284490noreply@blogger.com1Middle East23.563987128451227 53.0859375-4.4446823715487724 11.7773435 51.572656628451227 94.3945315tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269165224843406165.post-44950520438231316812015-09-12T09:45:00.000-07:002015-10-17T23:40:06.412-07:00LEARNING MATH WITH POPSICLE STICKS : Addition of numbers for kindergarten<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It’s a challenge for me to make
things interesting for her. Then I remember those days of my school and how we
just went with the flow instead of being too inquisitive. Probably formal
education of those days was to make a standard employable output. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I try to always add up on what my daughter learns at school, though it doesn’t happen as much as I would want it to. I really applaud the
parents who completely home-school their kids. It is so much more difficult to
plan, make the study materials and divide time for everything. But still there
are amazing parents who manage it all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And what good teachers manage in school
is pretty much amazing. Getting down to the level of the kids, assessing the
potential of each one of them and gently guiding the little ones through their
journey of learning is definitely not a cake walk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have been doing numbers for quite some time, and my
daughter loves math. Teaching math on
paper is a bit abstract, wouldn’t it be amazing to make learning math more
concrete. We have done many amazing worksheets on simple counting, and basic
addition of single digits. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Has anyone done this? We used to play lot with numbers this
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now how interesting do you think this would be??</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My daughter loved it. Some colored Popsicle stick and never
ending math fun. She is getting absolutely fantastic at it. Nothing too fancy
and easy to acquire teaching tool. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I chanced upon some amazing blogs that provide plenty of
mathematics material and some interesting activities and worksheets. Here is one
exclusive and wonderful blog by an amazing Math teacher, BETHANY. And we did do her
skittle math fun too. Check out her wonderful blog and the free learning materials she provides here </span><a href="http://mathgeekmama.com/skittles-math-count-and-graph-free-printables/" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">http://mathgeekmama.com/</a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope you have a fun time teaching math to your kiddos. And do try the Popsicle stick game, all the
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can’t wait to teach her more number games with them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FarZainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865181660669284490noreply@blogger.com28Middle East24.287026865376447 54.6679687517.098988865376448 44.34082025 31.475064865376446 64.995117249999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269165224843406165.post-31668216532025912352015-09-02T10:11:00.000-07:002015-09-02T10:11:48.011-07:00The Love of Books:SHARJAH LIBRARY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">If there are a few things I would want to pass on to my daughter, among them are</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">- and the creativity and relaxation of crafting</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You must very well know how crazy we are with books and reading from our previous posts</span><br />
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<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/04/world-book-day-sharjah-childrens.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">SHARJAH CHILDREN'S READING FESTIVAL</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/11/sharjah-book-fair-for-love-of-written.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">SHARJAH BOOK FAIR</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Luckily our daughter just adores books since a tiny age, and we haven't lost the opportunity to feed her desire for more reading. She has a good collection of books in her reading nook. a tiny little library of books which she can pick up as she wants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over this two month long summer vacation her school provided her with a great summer project; to be a part of a book reading club. Oh! we were mighty delighted. We managed to get together a few of her friends and had a reading club every week, so many stories were read and so much of imagination of the little minds explored.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I remember the awe I had when I first visited the huge library when I was at school. The towering book shelves, the massive collection of books and being spoilt for choice. I guess it was the right time for our little one to get amazed too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to pay a visit to SHARJAH LIBRARY.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first thing that strikes is the beautiful architecture both on the outside and the inside. The motifs adorning the walls, the staircase, the domes, all so pretty. Silently we headed to the children's section first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The library was pretty empty and it was nice after a long time to get immersed in the silent world of books. I have no idea how many books we read out to our daughter. There were educational books, fairy tales and other classics. She had a nice time, learning how to choose a book, the etiquette of being in a library and the very feel of having a never-ending choice of books to read. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This is definitely on our weekly after school activity list, here on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leaving dad and daughter behind, I went over to check out the adult sections in the upper floors. Asking for directions to the medical book sections, I did find some interesting books on dentistry. Will be borrowing some once I make my library card. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the fields of work had their own sections, Engineering, social sciences, arts etc.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There is a separate section for weeklies and periodicals too. </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b>Its Public.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b>Its located on the Cultural Square (Quran Round about) in Sharjah.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b>Open from 8 am to 8 pm only on weekdays (FRIDAYS closed)</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b>A visit is completely free. A lending card has a refundable deposit of 150 AED, the borrower may take 5 books at a time and is to be returned within 15 days of time.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b>A separate and completely cute children's section, with books both in Arabic and in English. </b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b>Website : <a href="http://www.shjlibrary.ae/en/">http://www.shjlibrary.ae/en/</a></b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Make books a part of your little one's world. And if you are in UAE do visit SHARJAH LIBRARY.</span></div>
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FarZainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865181660669284490noreply@blogger.com0Middle East24.846565348219734 54.84375-2.1709431517802678 13.535156 51.864073848219732 96.152344tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269165224843406165.post-23492416880027834222015-08-26T10:20:00.005-07:002015-10-25T01:30:48.507-07:00Ras al Khaimah - Places to visit- RAK ZOO , ICELAND WATER PARK, RAK MUSEUM and the HAUNTED HOUSE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Just as the summer vacations came to an end, in a sweltering 48 degrees centigrade we were on the road to Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) for a weekend staycation, braving the desert and the Hajjar mountains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are not going to get into the nitty gritties of where we stayed, because Ras al khaimah has many options of good hotels. Instead here you will read what we ended up doing, in our 2 days there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ras Al Khaimah is one of the seven emirates of UAE and it is the northernmost emirate. Its name could translate to 'Top of a Tent'</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So if you stay in UAE or are visiting it, it would be nice to drop into Ras Al Khaimah where you can find lot of history, forts and some places which will excite the kids too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DAY 1</b>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>AGENDA</b>: <i><b>Keeping our daughter entertained</b></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To tick off our places to visit for the day and majorly to soothe our highly impatient daughter we made our first visit in RAK to the newly opened RAK ZOO, the tickets of which were a freebie with our hotel package.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Driving along the airport road we took some to locate it (look for JULPHAR industries, it lies just on the opposite side of the road).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Its privately owned zoo, the huge billboard welcomes us with the owner posing with his lions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Catch some more information in <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/uae/in-pictures-ras-al-khaimah-zoo-opens#1" target="_blank">The National</a> and <a href="http://rakftz.com/kaytoob/nl/ArticleID/9024/UAE%E2%80%99s-Third-Largest-Zoo-Opens-in-Ras-Al-Khaimah" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once in we rented a self- driven cart (50 dirhams for 30 minutes) to escape the heat. To what was advertised as the 3rd largest zoo in UAE, RAK zoo, it did not seem as good or as big enough. The animals were few, majorly lions and tigers. May be there is a plan of expansion later. And we couldn't capture most of the animals on our camera as they were resting under their shaded benches. Probably we chose a wrong time to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyways we were done in half an hour, as there was not as much as to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is a majlis or rest area at the entrance, an equestrian club for women and children who love horses, some shops and cafeteria and a play zone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So if you are in RAK with kids then do try out this place once. but this is just for a lazy day out, nothing too exciting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After this off we headed, to ICE LAND water theme park to cool of the heat and to excite our disappointed daughter who didn't like that most animals were sleeping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">ICELAND water park has been done on a theme of artic, snow and penguins. Has many water rides for all age groups. Its on the road towards UMM AL QUWAIN just after COVE ROTANA Hotel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lockers are paid here unlike the Dreamland Aqua Park in Umm Al Quwain that we visited last summer. But may be due to that the facilities were very tidy in comparison.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We really liked the shaded pathways so that we did not roast in the full heat of the sun through the day. There are cabanas inside for rent too. The rides were pretty good. Our daughter had a nice time in the kids zone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The part we did n't like much is that it closed at 6pm on a Friday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyways tired after lot of fun in the sun we wound up for the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No snaps of the place as we did not take our cameras to the water:) Here the <a href="http://www.icelandwaterpark.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information though</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">DAY 2:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>AGENDA :</b> <b><i>Peeking into the past</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ras Al Khaimah is well known in the UAE for its forts, and historical sites. Photographers and history enthusiasts do flock to RAK with this purpose, as many of these places have stood the test of time. Though we didn't land up exploring the archeological sites or abandoned villages we did go to the <b>National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We loved the courtyard. To see the life lived in those times. Trees within the dwelling. There were some collection of fossils and archaeological finds including pictures of burial sites, pottery,the ornaments, their living style, the trade, pearl diving. All a sharp contrast to the UAE of today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was nice to see our daughter asking questions about the houses and pots and pans of the yesteryear, a far cry from the apartments that we have now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We indulged a bit with our camera, snapped a bit of the mannequins who were happy to pose to our inexperienced photography. Some of what we manged to capture of this beautiful piece of history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another place we went to at the end of our trip was<b> KHATT SPRINGS</b> in the KHATT Village of RAK. A therapeutic natural spring with mineral-laden water has been converted to a spa facility as a part of the GOLDEN TULIP HOTEL. Separate thermal pools for men and women, and some private rooms for families are available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Warm water with pebbled bottom the hexagon shaped pool was a nice relaxation. The water is a bit warm so do go early in the morning or in the late evenings. The facility is open from 7 am to 9 pm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile in the late afternoon , we had driven around RAK checking out its malls when we spotted something very very interesting, something that we had read in the papers but not thought of discovering.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The <b>HAUNTED HOUSE</b> in Ras Al Khaimah.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now not to spook anyone. But if you are a horror or paranormal buff and do like ghost hunts then do check this place out.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We were neither of these and were glad enough to snap happily from a distance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scary picture, right? Just kidding. It looked no where like this, This picture is just modified to look extra scary. Here are the real snaps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, the information online says that this is the AL QASSIMI Mansion or Palace which was abandoned 20 years ago by its inhabitants because of unexplained para normal activity in there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From afar, this house looks well built to the glory of its time and since then in complete neglect and disrepair. Graffiti covered its compounds, windows broken, overgrown bushes and no humans in sight added up to the haunted feel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There seems to be paintings and skylights staircases and a scary basement once on the inside, but we didn't venture that far :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We chose the easy way out and did not dare to set foot inside, anyways there seemed to be no one at the gates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had enough ghost stories to talk about on our ride back from RAK, but only after our little girl slept away after her day of adventure..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We leave you brave hearts out there with the article about the <a href="http://gulfnews.com/leisure/ghost-chase-haunted-palace-1.648398" target="_blank">entire story</a> on this Haunted Palace in Ras Al Khaimah, just in case this has spiked up your interest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Will be back with some more unconventional and fun things to be doing in UAE.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Till then adios.</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">ZAIN & FARZ</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">P.S. Here is out post on one more neighbouring emirate in UAE <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/02/beach-camping-and-little-bit-of.html" target="_blank">UMM AL QUWAIN</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And a complete guide to camping in UAE here : <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/10/camping-with-family-in-uae-beginners.html">http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/10/camping-with-family-in-uae-beginners.html</a></span><br />
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FarZainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865181660669284490noreply@blogger.com1Middle East23.563987128451242 55.1953125-4.6424573715487583 13.8867185 51.770431628451242 96.5039065tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269165224843406165.post-86930322435328017362015-08-20T00:21:00.002-07:002015-10-26T00:23:48.870-07:00A SPRINKLING OF "FROZEN": D-I-Y Elsa Dress and a FROZEN Birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">This post has been due for long....our little one turned five this year. We had a memorable birthday.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It was a no-brainer that she wanted a FROZEN birthday complete with an ELSA dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here is the story of how we made it happen :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The dress that Elsa wears as she goes up to the North Mountain is amazing, and the details were too good. I wanted to replicate the look but in a way that flatters a 5-year-old frame and can still be used as a party dress and not just for pretend play.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got hold of some beautiful sequined net fabric and some organza and set about making this dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The dress is not an exact replica of what ELSA wears, but a close inspiration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first step was to make an underskirt or crinoline. A simple layered 3-tier of a stiff tulle over an cotton skirt can easily make the skirt puff up. The shortest layer of tulle goes underneath and the longest on top. The layers can be increased to give more puff. But I stuck with three.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The princess asked for a dress that would let her dance around with a lot of "woosh" to LET IT GO. So I settled for a two layer of circle skirt above this underskirt, the inner circle skirt would be of satin and the outer skirt made of organza.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Making a circle skirt seems easy, but a bit of maths is required. I stumbled upon this genius <a href="http://byhandlondon.com/blogs/by-hand-london/11628889-no-more-circle-skirt-maths-ladies-weve-got-an-app" target="_blank"> Circle skirt APP by BYHANDLONDON.COM</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Its so easy to calculate the length of fabric needed , and the radius of the waist and the length of the skirt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sewing both the circles and the underskirt, here's what it looks like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I kept the bodice simple with a cotton lining, as the fabric itself was a beautiful net with sequins and rhinestones. A sash in satin to the waist and I set out to sew by hand some sparkly rhinestones to the sash and in a cascading effect on the skirt. This took the longest time of all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The dress can never be complete without the cape, can it?? A good length of tulle and some elastic for the bands to put the arms through. The cape can be worn and removed on whim. I could not recreate the rhinestones on the train. But I cut some snowflakes out of a sparkly white organza and sewed it down to the end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the link for<a href="http://www.disney.co.uk/frozen/downloads/frozen-activity-paper-snowflakes.pdf" target="_blank">THE SNOW FLAKE PATTERN</a> I used. Just substitute paper for some sparkly and stiff fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some hard work and a lovely dress to keep the little one happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was no over-the-top pinterest-y party. But we had planned a little sprinkling of FROZEN to keep the birthday girl happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">An ice castle made of discarded cardboard boxes for her new set of FROZEN dolls . It was so difficult to keep this in hiding till we revealed it to her on the birthday morning. Some silver christmas ornament balls strung from the ceiling instead of snowflakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got hold of a cute little <a href="https://littlehouseonthecircle.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/a-frozen-birthday/" target="_blank">Happy Birthday Banner printable</a> by LITTLE HOUSE ON THE CIRCLE.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This saved us some time as at the last moment as I was too busy with the dress. Here is also a link for the fonts we used for the <a href="http://www.great-kids-birthday-parties.com/frozen-font.html" target="_blank">FROZEN Number.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thus came about a frozen-themed Play Space to surprise the birthday girl as she woke up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now all that was left was a custom birthday invite for a few of her friends. Some <a href="http://www.great-kids-birthday-parties.com/frozen-clipart.html" target="_blank">Frozen clipart</a> and we came up with this.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Superimpose a picture of the birthday girl in her ELSA dress over this add up your customized wordings and you have your own frozen personal invite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had around 5 of her friends over to a local learn and play center for lots of running around and fun, and some cake and snacks after wards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the biggest event we were lucky to manage to get hold of to celebrate was DISNEY ON ICE. She sang "LET IT GO" till the end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had one happy birthday girl :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Frozen has been done a million times and is all over the internet.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But here is the list of printables and other resources I used to get this little delight up for my daughter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FROZEN CLIP ART FOR A D-I-Y INVITE</span><br />
<a href="http://www.great-kids-birthday-parties.com/frozen-clipart.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.great-kids-birthday-parties.com/frozen-clipart.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FROZEN FONT FOR DECOR</span><br />
<a href="http://www.great-kids-birthday-parties.com/frozen-font.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.great-kids-birthday-parties.com/frozen-font.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FROZEN BANNER AND PRINTABLE</span><br />
<a href="https://littlehouseonthecircle.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/a-frozen-birthday/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">https://littlehouseonthecircle.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/a-frozen-birthday/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FROZEN isn't going to go anywhere anytime soon, most of the little girls would want to be ELSA for some more time. And one more Blog post on a FROZEN birthday wouldn't be too much would it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My daughter had this time book since she was 3. Its based on routines that a bear follows through out the day. The bear book helped her understand time and daily routines and she used to love it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But now was a time for an update.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Is telling time easy?? Most of us think so.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But sometimes I find myself confused with, say 16:50 (the 12 hour vs 24 hour clock) or why there is no indication of minutes in an analog clock :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought she was at the right age (soon to be 5) to start practicing</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Time and how it links to day and night</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Significance of AM and PM</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Hour and Minute hands</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The 60 minutes of a clock</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But for older children there is so much more that can be covered, like</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The difference between an analog and a digital clock</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">To correlate time in hours and in AM/PM</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Midday, Midnight</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Time zones of different places</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I set upon teaching my daughter the basic time telling without confusing her much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have used felt here. But the paper version can be used as an activity sheet too.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So picked up some felt and created this template. Cut up the felt in all needed colors. Used double sided backing. Iron on the appliques.Voila, what a pretty little activity page in felt. It would be an amazing addition to a quiet book too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now grab a fabric pen and mark the hours and minutes and pin on a long and short clock hand.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Guess what we used for the clock hands here, cut outs from a plastic milk can colored with glitter nail polish :)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now, the clock has some glitter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This page in felt can become a part of a quiet book, is completely no sew, and wears down well even with a lot of usage. For now, I have filed this, planning to add more educational felt pages to the folder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No felt? No problem, print out the page , let the kids color it an use it as an activity page. I think that would be cool too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's your free printable:(the pdf downloadable format in hyperlink)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2kuNOWo7x5db0ZJb2lvM25EX0k/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Free printable for NO-SEW Felt Clock Learning page</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I have used these sheets as test sheets and the Little Miss loves them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Very good summer break activity for the little one.</span><br />
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FarZainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865181660669284490noreply@blogger.com24Middle East24.206889622398023 52.3828125-2.5849248776019778 11.0742185 50.998704122398024 93.6914065tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269165224843406165.post-42998463136397091302015-05-14T00:37:00.001-07:002015-10-25T01:25:41.233-07:00Al QUDRA CYCLING TRACK and AL QUDRA LAKES (Dubai) : A day of ducks, ponds and cycling<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Dubai never ceases to amaze us. Apart from the highly-advertised-around-the-world super structures, which attracts tourists, there is so much on offer for expats here.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">After few months of mall-walking, and shopping till the-end-of-your-budget, and the scrumptious restaurant dinners, one starts to crave for a bit more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got hold of a different type of place the previous weekend. Zain's new found passion for cycling took us on a long drive early in the morning at about 5: 30am to a place bang in the center of a desert - THE AL QUDRA CYCLING TRACK.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But there was another exciting reason why we bundled up our sleeping daughter also in the car at this unearthly hour. We were going in hunt of AL QUDRA LAKES also called the flamingo lakes. Yes, you read right. We got our directions and information on the place from <a href="http://whatson.ae/dubai/knowledge/27112/al-qudra-lakes-quick-guide/" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Get your GPS, get on the Emirates road, drive to Al Qudra, that falls after Arabian ranches in the middle of Seih al Salam desert and Bab Al Shams. The entrance is marked by a huge entry board with cycles on them. You may park over here and start cycling. But best is to drive on, three roundabouts ahead you will see a roundabout with the structure of mesh horses, then the TREK BICYCLE STORE and ZAD FOOD STORE. This is where you can park and get on with cycling. Brace yourselves for the shock of the humongous number of cycling enthusiasts here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to locate the lakes first, so got some directions at the bike shop. There is an unpaved well-taken road on the left of the bike shop. Easily accessible in our sedan, within the few minutes we reached the first lake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whoa! is that a lake in the middle of the desert?? That too with ducks, swans and plenty of other species of birds. This was just great, having home-made breakfast picnic in the middle of the desert sitting by the lake watching the ducks wade and the swans glide. Fully awake by now the little one did some bird watching with her binoculars and then slowly tread out to have a more closer look. Seems like the swans were having their breakfast too with their neck mostly under water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a man-made lake, and attracts many migratory birds, a hot-spot for many bird-watchers and photographers. This is a lovely place to practice your photography skills in natural settings. Wonderful for the kids to have a natural feel of birds so up close. Drive around the area as there are quiet a few lakes there. There is a designated camping and barbecue area, so we have our eyes set here, already dreaming of the onset of winter here again :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also noticed a few dog owners with their pets in certain areas. The dogs were having a much needed off-leash time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back to the cycle track, its a completely exclusive cyclists only track, and winds to about 80 kilometers. Trek bike shop has rental bicycles and any other accessories you may be in need of . There are well maintained restrooms, and a Food Store for your food and especially water needs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Zain got his fix of cycling for the week, and as it started getting sticky and stuffy we headed back by 9 am.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What a weekend morning.. if only it was a tad bit cooler.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Have a good night sleep and get on the road early to catch the sunrise and cycle before its pretty hot</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Get the location and your directions saved in your GPS </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Carry lots and lots of water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Wear your comfortable clothes and shoes and be ready to spend some quiet time in the beautiful place. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Carry your cycles and cameras</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">That's it. And this place is on our list for the winter :) for the camping and barbecuing</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Speaking of winter this is the latest update. Camping in UAE is all fun and very much do-able. Hop into our latest post and have a look <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/10/camping-with-family-in-uae-beginners.html">http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/10/camping-with-family-in-uae-beginners.html</a></i></span></div>
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FarZainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865181660669284490noreply@blogger.com5Middle East24.5271348225978 52.03125-3.8080546774021968 10.722656 52.8623243225978 93.339844tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269165224843406165.post-45690503873533348792015-05-06T09:58:00.001-07:002015-05-06T10:11:50.110-07:00SHARJAH SCIENCE MUSEUM: A Perfect place for learning and fun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We keep discovering beautiful little hideouts in SHARJAH. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For those of you who don't live in UAE, Sharjah is a less glamorous city that borders the classy and glittery DUBAI. Barely 20 minutes away, SHARJAH is supposed to be the cultural capital of the country.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Though my childhood was based in DUBAI, We are discovering so much in SHARJAH, now that we live here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH has many places, which are less known, but a delight to visit and that too without spending too many dirhams. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We paid a visit to another kid-friendly place and spent hours and hours playing. And unbelievably, though the entry tickets are a meager 5 AED for children and 10 AED for adults, we actually scored a free entry , which was on for the entire week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well within city limits, just on the exit from cultural square, is the <a href="http://www.sdci.gov.ae/english/sciencemus.html" target="_blank">SHARJAH SCIENCE MUSEUM</a>. But don't forget to get your GPS set for the <a href="http://www.sharjahmuseums.ae/Our-Museums/Sharjah-Science-Museum.aspx" target="_blank">location</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There is enough to do for all age groups. Microscopes, human body and organ exhibits, preserved insects and butterflies from the local environment, a bit of astronomy, planetarium, scientific games. A well stocked play pen for pretend play, reading etc. And a little cafeteria with kid-friendly food. What else do you require, there is enough to intrigue and delight the kids for a few hours:) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Do catch the shows, demonstrations and workshops that run often, there was a bubble show the last weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you need a peaceful and less crowded fun for your kids, after school hours on weekdays are the best. We went here on a Thursday afternoon and had the place absolutely to ourselves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Checkout some more details on the official <a href="http://www.sdci.gov.ae/english/sciencemus.html" target="_blank">website</a>. Do make a call to enquire the timings before you make the trip there, as the timings keep changing. (another tip: Don't bank on the automated timings on the call, please speak to the operator to get the real timings).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Right now it seems to be 8am to 8pm on weekdays (Sunday to Thursday) and 4pm to 8pm on weekends (Friday and Saturday).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We really hope these snaps inspire you to make a visit with your little ones, if you are in UAE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The building has no entrance boards :(. There is a brown road sign once you reach the place though. I really wish there was more advertising and bill boards for places like this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A really cool way to see things up close. Salt, Velcro, snakeskin etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Unlimited excitement for my daughter with the plasma globe and static electricity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Check out the workings of a hot air balloon up close.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Okay, now look close..that is my daughter's head on a tray!! Magic or illusion? We had so much fun goofing around here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Some creepy and crawly exhibits. These are the local species.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So this was a fully equipped play-kitchen I totally envied. I was served lunch here fully cooked and served by my daughter :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There's so much more in this place. It would spoil the fun with too many photos. So I stop here :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you are wondering for other KID-FRIENDLY places to visit in SHARJAH without a dent to your budget , check these out too.</span></div>
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<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/09/sharjah-aquarium-riot-of-colors.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH AQUARIUM</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/08/discovery-centre-sharjah-discovery.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH DISCOVERY CENTRE</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/05/sharjah-science-museum-perfect-place.html" target="_blank">SHARJAH SCIENCE MUSEUM</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/09/sharjah-aquarium-riot-of-colors.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH MARITIME MUSEUM</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/04/world-book-day-sharjah-childrens.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH CHILDREN'S READING FESTIVAL</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/11/sharjah-book-fair-for-love-of-written.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH BOOK FAIR</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/01/nature-therapy-sharjah-national-park.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SHARJAH NATIONAL PARK</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Meanwhile we will keep exploring and unearthing wonderful places in this city of SHARJAH , especially the KID-WORTHY ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My daughter thrives on coloring books and pages, she can just finish bundles of paper and hours together just coloring her heart away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, why not color real flowers, it would be a fun and magical activity for a 4-year-old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We brought home some beautiful white roses but they were so pretty that we needed some convincing to carry on with the experiment :)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Oodles of <b>patience</b>. :) May take 2 days to more than a week depending on type of flower and color used.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Food color</b>. We used them, But I would still test the experiment with other colors like water paints.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Place the cut flowers into the cups of colored water and wait. It may take at least 24 hours for the colors to start showing. And may be wait even more for the colors to show up well. The depth of the colors depend on how fresh the flowers are , the type of flower, the length of stem, the type of color etc. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">What colors had we used- primary or their combinations</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">How plants or stems uptake water. My daughter thought the <u>flowers drank the colored water</u>. They drank the colors they liked best :) which was red and yellow.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The pattern by which the color spread through the petals</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Which color came up most</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">For older children it would be fun to repeat the experiment with different flowers and colors from different sources. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">We could split stems to get a flower to take up two or more colors at the same time</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The capillary action (also for older kids)</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Along the experiment, there were constant updates from the little one and umpteen questions.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It was a fun activity and to her little mind I guess a little bit magical too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Catch our other activities involving color.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/03/give-me-some-color-magic-milk-color.html" target="_blank">Magic-milk Color experiment</a></span><br />
<a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/04/rainbow-pinwheel-endless-color-fun.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Rainbow Pinwheel</span></a></div>
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FarZainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865181660669284490noreply@blogger.com0Middle East24.206889622398023 51.328125-4.1282998776019753 10.019531 52.542079122398022 92.636719tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269165224843406165.post-46120931908197255742015-04-23T14:38:00.001-07:002015-04-24T04:29:27.485-07:00World Book day: Sharjah Children's Reading Festival: 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy 'World Book Day' Everyone!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's a day for everything these ages, but this is one I don't mind. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I still remember the day when I was around 6, and we were taken to a huge library to pick our own book at school. Since then this love affair with books has stood the test of my growing years and adulthood. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We started books with our daughter when she was pretty young, may be six months or so. From board books, picture books, quiet books she has always had her own favourites, which she always asks us to read again and again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, they celebrated books day at school where she had to donate a book to her class library and also dress up as a story character. She was pretty excited about it in the morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We added up to that excitement this afternoon by heading off to the <a href="http://scrf.ae/en/Content/2/0" target="_blank">SHARJAH CHILDREN'S READING FESTIVAL</a> .</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is so much to do there Story telling, meeting Authors, Science and Maths workshops, Jewellery making, a 3D dinosaur exhibition, cake icing competition, they can make their own book, theatre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There even is a competition for schools to decorate their school buses to mark the event and parade around AL Majaz.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rows and rows of books, reminded me of <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/11/sharjah-book-fair-for-love-of-written.html" target="_blank">Sharjah Book fair</a>. We picked up quite a few books the little one fancied!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As we walked up to the 'Creative Kids Café', I was in love with the decor, upcycled cardboard boxes made cars and huts for play. How amazing is that! Tiny little huts for many activities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">This was an amazing art work in progress, Canvas, felt, yarn, fabric, crayons... she used it all. I guess she was making a collage of children from all over the world. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My daughter colored herself away here. The giant pencils are so cute. I could steal them for my daughter's room:)</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stations of art and science work. Workshops for handicrafts like woven baskets and hand held fans. Check out that cute miniature majlis in the upper left corner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />An extensive exhibition of children's book illustrations. That girl and her mom on a swing was our favourite.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />My daughter refused to enter the hall in fear, and so were many other children. These dinosaur exhibits were so lifelike , the chewing and munching their food included :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A reminder to the huge <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/08/a-dinosaur-in-dubai.html" target="_blank">Dubai Dino</a> we saw at Dubai Mall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We wouldn't want to mess with this dino or her brood :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent the longest time here, seeing and hearing the dinosaurs chomp their food down. Brought to UAE in collaboration of UK Natural History Museum, these are life sized T Rex's in robotic 3D form, simulating both their sound and eating mannerisms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We thoroughly enjoyed the show.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">An amazing day of books, dinosaurs and all kinds of learning.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A not to miss event- the children will love it there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As much as we loved the books, I guess it was the dinosaurs that stole the show:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spring in UAE seems a misnomer to me. It probably just alludes to the oncoming heat of the summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saying that, it is still pleasant in the evening though the daytime has become rather hot. We are not great fans of summer, being outdoor people. But two good things about summer is we can pack away our winter woollens and get more closet space and I can sew cute summer clothes for my little daughter :) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I thought that my daughter deserved a cute little cotton frock to welcome the change in temperature. I love the way this beautiful dress turned out and it looks amazing on my daughter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here is a tutorial, of a fully lined, sleeveless, embellished, lightweight cotton frock with button enclosures at the back. The in detail steps of drafting the bodice and skirt pieces and the basic sewing steps are here: <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/01/diy-girls-frock-story-of-purple-dress.html">DIY Girls Dress Part 1</a> and <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/01/diy-girls-frock-story-of-purple-dress_22.html">DIY Girls Dress Part 2</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some things I really love about this dress:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Light-weight and fully lined</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The pop of color against a white background</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The detail of the embossed cotton fabric</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Completely soft and smooth on the inside. Even the trims have been stopped short of the full arm hole, to prevent discomfort as the little one moved her hands. I had to really work hard on this, because of my daughter. She is fussy and would refuse to wear any prickly and poky dress, no matter how much she loved it. There was even a stage where I was picking off tags from store bought dresses. This was one of the reasons I was motivated to start sewing cute little dresses for my daughter, keeping her preferences, needs and liking in mind.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The yoke- lovely blast of color</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The pom-pom- such a cute little thing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The assorted buttons </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The gathered ribbon tie-back</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The lining of the skirt short of the main fabric revealing the embossed pattern on the main fabric beautifully</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This idea of multiple colors colliding and complementing each other on a neutral backdrop was looming in my head for a long time. Finally I got some free time to get things going. I went to my local sewing supply store and picked up some cute and colorful stuff, yokes, trims, ribbons, buttons and an embossed cotton fabric in white. I thought that the embossed floral pattern provided a pretty little detail to the white fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>STEP 2: <u>PATTERN, BODICE and SKIRT PIECES, LINING</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Went about with the same way of drafting the pattern for both the bodice and skirt part as in my tutorial <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/01/diy-girls-frock-story-of-purple-dress.html">DIY dress part 1</a> and <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/01/diy-girls-frock-story-of-purple-dress_22.html">DIY dress part 2</a>.</span><span style="font-size: large;">The tutorials for the little additions like adding the yoke, the button placket, and the sash are up here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The only change is, in the front bodice and lining fabric the neck has not been cut. We will be doing this as we place the yoke, so that it matches. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>STEP 3: <u>YOKE, SHOULDER SEAMS</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1.Place the yoke on the bodice and lining fabric and mark and cut off the neck following the curve of the yoke applique, leaving 1 cm as a seam allowance.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2.Separate the bodice fabric and attach the yoke to it following the pattern and simply sewing it down using a straight stitch. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3. Join the shoulder seams of the bodice fabric. Join the shoulder seams of the lining fabric separately.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>STEP 4: <u>BODICE, NECK and ARM HOLE</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Keeping the right sides of the bodice and lining fabric together, sew along the neckline matching up with the yoke. Sew along the arm holes too. Turn the bodice inside out through one of the shoulder straps.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">STEP 5: <u>TIE-BACK, EMBELLISHMENTS and BODICE SIDE SEAMS</u></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1. Attach the side seams of bodice and lining individually. The tie-back will be attached to the bodice fabric at the side seams.I hand sewed the pom-pom trim around the arm hole, leaving the lower end where the arms meet the body. The stitches all lie only on the main fabric and are completely hidden from the inside of the bodice.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2. This shows a clearer picture how the tie-back (here I've used multi-color ribbons) is attached on the bodice fabric alone at the side seams.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3. This is the finished bodice with lining. It has no seams or sewing showing on the inside. Completely soft on the delicate skin of children!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>STEP 6: <u>ATTACHING MAIN SKIRT FABRIC TO THE TOP BODICE FABRIC ALONE</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Gather the main fabric for the skirt, and sew it to the bodice fabric. Do not join it to the bodice lining. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>STEP 7: <u>SASH</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Attach the sash at the bodice and skirt joint of the main fabric only. In this case I had to hand sew the entire thing down as the pompoms wouldn't feed well through the sewing machine. But in simpler sashes machine sewing would do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now gather the lining fabric for the skirt and sew it to the bodice lining, such that the seams lie towards the main fabric. The whole idea is to have all the rough seams ( neck, armholes, waist) in between the main fabric of the frock and its lining. Also the yoke, tie-back, sash and any other embellishment are added to the main fabric of the bodice, so that none of the sewing shows through the inside of the dress. The dress turns out pretty smooth and comfortable in the sweaty months to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. At the back seams for the button, double fold inside for about half an inch and sew down on both edges, till the length the button plackets are needed. Repeat same on the other side. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2.Now overlap the edges and sew them together at the lower end till where the buttons are required. Mimic the stitching that is usually seen on button plackets 'X'.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3. Attach the skirt seams together sewing all four layers - two layers of bodice and two layers of lining together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mark the button holes, and sew the button hole openings. Align and attach buttons on the other side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There you go this was the perfect end result. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I promise to get better with the photos :) Those taken a little later in the day have turned orangey:/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I would love to hear your opinion on the dress. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cheers to spring and the spring inspired dress!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Sewing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>A gust of wind,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>And off they go,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>Round and round;</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>A sweet pinwheel</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>In a whirlpool of colors.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My daughter loved the <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2015/03/give-me-some-color-magic-milk-color.html">colourful milk experiment</a> a lot. I guess its time for some more color activity. What's better than a colourful pinwheel?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got hold of a nice pinwheel template from here:</span><a href="http://scrapbooking.about.com/od/freepatternsforembellishments/tp/Star-Pinwheel-For-Scrapbooking-And-Card-Making.htm"><span style="font-size: large;">scrapbooking.about.com</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Its a very creative site with many free templates and scrapbooking ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A simple paper pinwheel would have been crushed and non-usable in a day's time. Why not try acrylic sheets? I have used water-based glass paints for coloring up the pinwheel, but coloured sharpies or permanent markers would do too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Print out your template on a A4 sheet of paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Color up the sheets. I used glass colors, You need to wait up for it to dry, making sure its left on a horizontal surface undisturbed. You don't want the colors to mix up, as we have not used a glass liner to demarcate the colors. Also pop up those tiny bubbles that form. Which I obviously missed out :/ </span><span style="font-size: large;">Next time I'm going to use color sharpies, May be they will be lighter and less messier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once the colors have dried. Apply a transparent contact sheet over the colored side. Just as a safety measure to seal the colors as they were water-based.Cut up along the lines again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Attach pinwheel to a dowel or straw or a pencil. I experimented with quite a few, before settling on using a button and jewellery wire. The pinwheel must be able to rotate freely, so enlarge the hole in the centre a bit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now all you need is a little bit of breeze. Or keep blowing :).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Love how the colors blend in seamlessly and with the light passing right through, it looked amazing, much better than these pictures have captured.</span><br />
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There you go. Take the pinwheel for a ride to the park :).</span><span style="font-size: large;">It took a place of pride on my daughter's bicycle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Learning a bit about colors and the direction of wind. The little one liked how the colors blended in when the pin wheel is in motion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A little bit of learning and loads of fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy making :).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had been filling up my time with books, COELHO, GIBRAN, lately. The most recent read was "The ZAHIR" by Paulo Coelho. I had picked up this book at an airport bookshop. I have read the book twice now. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Skimming the pages again, I wont dwell much into the plot or the characters or genre. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I need to write is the journey of being a reader of "The ZAHIR".</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As the story unravels, I cling onto portions of the written text, and my thoughts tumble on.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The word Zahir, a feeling or thought that refuses to leave our mind, may be even an obsession. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Very often, this does happen, in our lives at certain points where we are fixed at a space, emotionally, mostly with no control of the situations leading to it. Why does it happen and for how long, no one can judge that. The Zahir may be positive or negative. The circumstances we find ourselves in, is largely because of the Zahir we decided to act upon or the ones we did not act upon. Sometimes we barely even realise it, the thoughts that lie in the depths of our heart, is the Zahir. It is never forgotten. Mind and heart are two very powerful mediums.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">True freedom, stems not only being free of others control, but also one's own. If the Zahir in our lives is positive, freedom may not be the right choice. But it is the negative thoughts that grapple us, we deserve freedom from. The past, bad memories, our fear, our comfort zone, don't we deserve freedom from these?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inspiration strikes our life at various junctures. Its so powerful and engulfs our thoughts and emotions, compelling us to act on it, fleetingly. Then it fades to procrastination. The first step to achieving a dream should never be taken tomorrow. No matter how big the task is, how huge the hurdles are, even if at the moment it all seems impossible, the first step should be taken today, because there is never a tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not 5 feet or 150 centimetres, why? Does it have to be constant? Something that may have been perceived the best for that time period, may not necessarily be the best when times have changed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Humans are evolving beings. Everything about us is in a state of constant change. Our relationships, our likes, our circumstances, the very society. Is it not befit that we spend few moments often evolving our thoughts too. To adapt to the new change. And that change has to start with us, within us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Misplaced souls?! Have you ever watched a child during play? They are mind, soul and body immersed in it. Something happens along in adulthood and we misplace our souls. It damages work, relationships, and one's own self. Is it too hard to keep one's soul where we are physically, without any distractions? To play with our child without fiddling with our smart phones, to be at work when working every moment. If our souls' find it hard to stay, it is probably an indication that we are at the wrong place doing the wrong thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Counting our blessings is becoming a dying habit in the present world. It seems easier to complain and grumble. If we can actually sit down and write two columns, one of blessings and the other of our complains, it is for sure that the list of blessings is far longer. But then why do we dwell more on our complains than our blessings. Is it not right to enjoy the graces and be thankful of them? Instead of channelling our energy to our meagre list of complains. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many things in this book, even devoid of plot and characters, made me think. What are my thoughts? Which of these would take me to a better place from today? Which were those that are better discarded? How free am I from the situations around me, from the webs of my fear? The present day should be my priority. What are the changes in me that I need to take with the change of a place, age, situations and relationships? I must remember to keep my soul where my body is and if my soul is happy elsewhere I need to take myself there. There is no halfway in between. Of all, gratitude to God, to my loved ones and to every kind soul that passes my way. Is it that hard? Life is simple. It is we who complicate it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So there it is, my ramblings from a book I just closed. These are a chain of thoughts, that struck me as a humble reader. The power of a written word is great...in no way is this a review of the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year around the same time of the year, we sat down one Thursday night after dinner to watch some movie. After a stressed out work week for both of us. All we wanted to do was relax. Silently watching a boring movie we were probably having the same thoughts going on in our head.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here we were in a new country, just set up a new home, leaving behind family and the friends we knew. Just as much as we missed them and the social life there, we had been very excited to move here and were eager to start a new life, make new friends, have a wonderful time exploring the place and most of all having quality time with our precious daughter together as a family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But none of that was happening. Here we were, rushing from dawn to way past dusk in our work life, and the little one was having as a hectic day as us, shuttling from nursery to home and then to grandparents house. Slowly there was getting to be no time for us. No time for family and friends, we did not like it a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Switching off the TV, Zain quietly said we need to do something about it. He suggested why not start a blog.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was apprehensive. I had no idea how blogging worked and did not like to put myself out there into the online world. I am a bit more private person. And how could blogging help us in any of our worries as above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But then he just went on and make some of his trademark mesmerizing Chai and we went about checking out some amazing blogs online and reading up how to start one. We had never written anything worthwhile online or anywhere else ever before. And putting ourselves out there, even if in front of our family and friends was making us a bit nervous. A Engineer/ Banker and me a dentist, we had never worked with anything online and it was a start from the scratch. We even did not even have a proper idea as to why?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Exactly a year since we pressed that publish button on a post in blogger. This was the very first post, introducing ourselves <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/03/the-spectrum-in-rainbow.html">The Spectrum of our Rainbow</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Whew!! What an awesome journey!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">We have a learned a lot, when we mean a lot, it means humungous stuff, about blogging, the designing, the content, promoting, the stats, the nitty gritties.. all of it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">This gave us time together as a couple, something to work together on, a common ground, considering the vastly different professions we were in. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">This kept us in touch with family, the simple joys we faced in our day to day living was being shared and seen. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">It vastly improved the quality of our day, we became more organised with our time, we planned for the weekend, started doing the hobbies we liked most with our daughter. The pleasure of sharing it was even more exciting. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">It has given us friends, even if on a virtual platform and considering that it has only been a year, we love reading what every one has to say and love the interaction we get on our posts.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">It has made exploring the country we live in, all the more exciting, more news about whats happening around here, is reaching our ears and its so much fun. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Our photography has improved from a scale of 1 to about 4 on a scale of 10. A new hobby in the brewing. We are seriously thinking of upgrading from a point and shoot. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">There is so much more to look forward to in a day, reading what other bloggers have written about, new inspirations, new places, new recipes to try out. What otherwise seems a drab day is always exciting now.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">We have gotten out of our comfort zone. Explored new places, shared our views written about them on a public space. Its an amazing feeling when you see comments and appreciation. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So there is a lot we have gained from this year of blogging. Its become a new part of life we wish to continue for long. Zain was a bit apprehensive, that we would lose steam along the way and the blog would fizzle out. But its got us hooked on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All along we keep reminding ourselves to not let the blog become a pressure or ride over our life. That's the only thing we are vary of now, to balance the happiness we derive out of it without going overboard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now we dream of a day when our little one may want to pen a few words here:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The blog for the past year managed to reach only our family and real life friends. But since the beginning of 2015, we love the fact that we have so many new blogger friends who drop down here every time we post and leave their sweet comments. Thanking all the readers so much. Stats and comments sometimes are very motivating to go on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coming to the celebrations. We went to one of a favorite places to unwind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have been to Sharjah, you would have probably seen this giant teapot "AL-BREEJ" on a roundabout in Qasba. Its serves one of the best tea and coffee, of the Arabic or Indian flavor. They also sell boxes of amazing Arabian desserts. The place is flocked with people and lines of cars in the evening and from afar and is up late until 2 am.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A news article on the Teapot <a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/infocus/2013/January/infocus_January1.xml&section=infocus">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were attracted to this place by its looks when we had just moved into Sharjah. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Such a cute way to have a tea/coffee cafe, with the structure of giant teapot and huge lighted coal underneath. So we picked two cups of our favorite "Zaafrani Chai" and sat sipping in the Qasba corniche, watching the beautiful skyline of Sharjah being reflected in the still waters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The journey of blogging started with a cup of Chai (check out our pretty little CHAI-SPACE at home <a href="http://colorsofourrainbow.blogspot.ae/2014/04/the-perfect-cup-of-cha.html">here</a>). It is only befitting that we celebrate a year of blogging having a cup of tea at one of our favorite hangouts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our daughter is finishing kindergarten 1 today. WOW!! we really survived a year of sleepy mornings and running to catch the bus. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But it seemed just like yesterday, when we packed off our little girl in her new set of uniform and sparkly new shoes, and a bag too big for her tiny shoulders, in her school bus. Trusting a bunch of new adults, to care of the most precious person in the world to us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyways fast forward now. The little one has friends from the class, the bus and a whole new world of her own, which she loves. There have been days when she would go on and on about the day in her class. She adores her teachers. We can hear the giggles and the laughter as the bus comes to drop her back home. And her numerous tales of the day just shows us how great her school day has been. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How does a teacher bring in so many new children into a class from the warm cocoon of family and transform these tiny babies into such amazingly active and bright children by the end of the year? Hats off to the educators who have begun the process of molding them into tiny human beings, infusing courage, knowledge, confidence and compassion into them. Truly amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her teachers will have a new set of children to mold this year, as the students of this year go on. And year after year they will be doing this great task. They may not get to witness how beautifully these children have gone on to lead wonderful and successful lives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the teachers who held our daughters hand, albeit even if it was for a short while, we will never forget them, for their role in our child's life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We made a card for my daughter's teachers, and she scribbled a beautiful THANK YOU and LOVE YOU in it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">God bless them, for their hard work, we reap rewards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay. So I have been guilty of being <strike>little</strike> lazy for the past few <strike>days </strike>weeks. But even being lazy is a luxury with a 4-year-old at home, you know. My little daughter would not just settle for a "Lazy Mommy" anymore. And off I went to entertain her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The festival of colors-HOLI just got over this weekend. So we were going to do something with colors today. When my daughter was younger we had done many of the common color activities, sorting, color play-doh, and so many other things. But this year in kindergarten she learnt the concept of the "three PRIMARY COLORS", so we decided to work on enhancing that learning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This experiment with milk is so popular over the internet that we decided to try it at home. Very simple, just a few common household ingredients and loads of entertainment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally after the multiple attempts and various hues of colors, I was let go to be lazy again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So there it is , a really simple and amazing experiment to witness a rainbow of colors.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The younger ones would just love to see the magic.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The kindergartners would love seeing the PRIMARY COLORS create so many colors. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And for the older kids, lets talk about why it happens.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The first ingredient milk (whole milk) has fat among its contents.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Soap is a surfactant, that disrupts the surface tension of milk and reacting with the fat molecules.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The colors help us visualize what actually happens. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This link has more of the science aspect <a href="http://www.dow.com/company/citizenship/stem/thirdfourth/Milk_Rainbow.pdf">www.dow.com-Milk-Rainbow</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For now I will just stick with the PRIMARY COLORS and the other colors that can be formed with them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So the final question to my daughter on what she understood for the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And she replied, matter-of-factly, <b><u>"the three primary colors make 615 more colors??!!!!"</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I do not know what is the significance of that number. ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was in primary school, some of my seniors in the higher grades went on an international study trip to Turkey. We had a small power-point exhibition on their experiences and their learning.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I vividly remember two things of this incident, an amazing postcard of the BLUE MOSQUE in Istanbul and the feel of a soft FEZ hat one of the students had picked up as a souvenir.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So when ever I think of middle east and oriental, these two symbols crop up in my mind first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Fez hat has a lot of history attached to it. It originated as a military reform in the Ottoman empire in the 1800's. The hat has been a political symbol in the following years in the regions of middle east, eastern Europe and northern Africa. Dr.WHO, a British television series of many years saw FEZ hats being popularized as costumes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway it was neither the history nor Dr. Who and his Tardis that prompted me to make this. A project has been sneaking into my head for a while now. And I am slowly getting to put the elements together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is what ensued!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">All You Need:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Red felt</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Braided nylon cord to make tassel</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Red thread and a Sewing machine</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hot glue Gun</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Stiff Interfacing / Cardboard</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Paper for creating a pattern</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Scissors</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Measuring tape</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Marker</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sewing pins</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have made this hat unlined. You can line the hat with felt or any other soft material. This hat can be used for making costumes, fancy dress competitions for kids, pretend play, Dr. WHO parties, or probably even to just teach children about a new country and its culture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I let my daughter make a mini version of the same for her tiny head, we used card board and glue instead of sewing. And then came her endless questions on what , from where, show me.. etc. A bit of lessons about Turkey and Morocco in an afternoon!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now she wants to visit there :/</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy crafting!</span><br />
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