ELEZE

> 108 pieces. 90-100 minutes. Late evening. Zeel solves the  Peppa pig Jigsaw puzzle gifted by her dearest Satish Mama and Kavya Mami! On her own !! At every milestone, she would turn her head towards me and remark with joy "Mumma dekho Daddy pig ban gaya,Mumma dekho Peppa pig ban gaya!..........".   I flipped my eyes to see her achievement and matched her joy every time. It's IPL season now. My eyes lay on the IPL match while her's were on the puzzle.  Time flew and I got out first :) Tired, I moved on to get ready to sleep. She sat, not blinking an eye.  The clock was also waving past 10 in the night. Soon, Zeel came running and poured out all her excitement with "Mera ho gaya Mumma. Puzzle ban gayee!" I asked in disbelief - "Ban gayee puzzle?". She said YES.  I couldn't control confirming once again " Papa se help lee?". She firmly said NO. Off I went with her, saw, in front of my wide open eyes, and screamed -  "Yeiiiiiiii...

 Once, the pursuit of Hindi story books landed me to the Storyweaver.org.in website. Rummaging through it, I chanced upon a story "Gulli ka gazab pitara". At that instant, I knew this had to be a part of my elezes(activities based on educative learning with zeal) with my daughter Zeel. And I am glad that this Role play activity is first of its kind  to engage in, as Zeel moves onto 2nd grade. Not to forget that it encompasses family and fun. Pratham books is a storehouse of books. When you read "There's more to Storyweaver than just reading" you truly believe it. How otherwise, would I have discovered this Hindi book? Loads of English books have been translated to many regional languages. Now, since the book is in digital form, I have taken the liberty to print it for my daughter, to get a touch, flip and read feel. I have always preferred physical books than the e-versions. There are no changes made. The print copy is-as version of the PDF and has the attributi...