9 Ways to Entertain Your Toddler Without Using a Smartphone

You’re in a public place — say a restaurant or a doctor’s waiting room — and it’s taking longer to get your food or have your name called than you expected. Your toddler is starting to get restless. And cranky. Real cranky. She’s whining and teetering on the edge of a crying fit, and the other folks around you are glancing over with irritated, disapproving looks.
You don’t have any toys or books on you, making it extremely tempting to just shove your smartphone into your tyke’s pudgy little hands to instantly shut off the waterworks.
But, the idea that you should turn to your phone whenever you feel unhappy or bored is not exactly the kind of lesson you want to teach her; you want her to grow up to be able to entertain herself, absent a technological device. So you think about busting out some pen and paper games like hangman or tic-tac-toe, but she’s preliterate and only understands strategy in terms of figuring out how to poop so no one sees her.
What to do?
Well, with a few completely accoutrement-free games in your metaphorical back pocket, you can easily improvise some games that’ll keep your little one happy and engaged before her chicken nuggets finally arrive. Here are 9 fun, brain-boosting ideas to keep on deck; some work better depending on age and ability, many can be modified to meet your toddler’s level of cognition (which is right around that of a golden retriever), and some will be equally enjoyed by the preschooler set on up. Experiment and see what captures your kiddos’ attention.

1. Name That Tune

Hum a familiar song (“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” “Old McDonald,” etc.), and see if your child can identity and name it.

2. What’s Missing?

This is a great one to do at the table at a restaurant. Take a few objects — a fork, spoon, and sugar packet, for example — and tell your kid to take a careful look at the collection. Then cover the items with a napkin, and remove one of the items without them being able to see which one (lift the end of the napkin nearest you for cover as you withdraw the item). Now remove the napkin altogether, and ask your child to name which item is missing.

3. Who Am I?

Pick an animal, and then let your kid ask questions to try to get at your identity. E.g., “Do you roar?” “Do you live somewhere cold or hot?” “Are you furry?”

4. Touch Something That Is….

Ask your child if she can touch something that is X color. “Can you touch something that is red?” “Can you touch something blue?” She can touch anything within her reach — the table, her clothes, your clothes, etc. If it’s someplace where she can walk around without bothering other people, you can make the game mobile.

5. Shape Hunt

Ask your children if they can see anything in their environment with a certain shape. “What do you see that’s a circle?” “What do you see that’s a triangle?”

6. I Spy

Classic entertainment that’s good for the slightly older kid who’s able to process the idea behind this guessing game. Pick an object both you and your kid can see, and then say, “I spy something, and it’s ____.” If your child has a basic understanding of the alphabet and a modest vocabulary, fill in the blank with a letter. “I spy something, and it begins with the letter C.” It can help to sound it out: “Ca-Ca-Ca.” For the preliterate set who knows only their colors or shapes, substitute those categories instead. You can also describe the objects’ properties: “I spy something, and it’s rough and scaly/smooth and shiny.”

7. What Is Different?

You do need a pencil and paper for this, but that shouldn’t be a problem since like all great men in history, you’ve adopted the habit of carrying a pocket notebook with you. Divide a piece of paper into a quadrant. In three squares, draw the same shapes/pictures/pattern. In the fourth square, draw something different. So for example, you could draw dogs in three of the squares and a cat in the fourth, or a triangle in three of the squares, and a square in another. Have your kid point to the panel that differs from the rest. The more advanced your child, the harder you can make it; try doing 5 circles in three of the squares, and 6 in the fourth, or different patterns like XXOOXX in three squares, and XXOXX in the fourth.

8. Simple Riddles

Come up with easy riddles for your child to solve. For example: “I have four legs and am covered in fluffy white wool. What I am?” or “I’m shaped like a circle, I have two hands, and numbers all around me. What am I?”

9. Hidden in the Hand

Let your kid see your open, empty hands. Then put an object like a coin in one of your hands and close both of them. Put you hands behind your back and switch the object back and forth between them. Bring your closed hands back in front of you, and ask your child to guess in which one the object is.

10 Sites to Send Large Files for Free Over the Internet

Generally you have 2 options to send large files with someone over the internet. One is sending the file with in an email message or put that file one a hosting service and send them to the recipient.


Web services like Gmail or Outlook only allowed to send file with the maximum file size 25 MB in size. Even Facebook is allowed a maximum 25 MB file in size.


You can’t opt Gmail or Outlook or Facebook to send larger files. You should opt a hosting service. For that who need to transfer large files, here we are listing top 10 sites  to send large files for free over the internet.


1. WeTransfer – Send up to 2 GB. you dont need to create an account to send files on WeTransfer.


2. OneDrive – Microsoft’s cloud solution. You can send 2 GB file per transaction.


3. JustBeamit – No more limits. Drag and drop a file on to the JustBeamIt website, it will create a shareable link  instantly. You just need to share the link to someone. They can download it to their computer directly.


4. Dropsend – Send up to 2 GB. Free to get started.


5. pCloud Transfer – You can send files up to 5 GB for free.


6. Infinit – You need to download Infinit desktop application. Its free for Mac and Windows. Transfers happen between your computer and the recipient’s computer directly.


7. PlusTransfer – Unlimited file. No log in required.


8. GigaTransfer – You can send up to 2 GB file per transaction.


9. FileLing – FileLing gives you a a huge 53 GB of maximum file size per transaction.


10. 99Upload – Maximum file size per upload 20 GB and gives 500 TB upload space per account in some terms and conditions. Upload the file queue and generate link. Share that link to your friends for download the file.

APJ Kalam - Respect!

His poem on Creativity-Knowledge!

Learning provides creativity,

Creativity leads to thinking,

Thinking provides knowledge,

Knowledge makes you great.

6 traits a leader must have :

Vision

Ability to travel in an unexplored path

Must know how to manage success and failure.(own the team's failure-but give the success to the team)

Must have courage to take decision

Nobility in management

Action of leader should be transparent (work and succeed with integrity)

Poem on Vision:

I climbed and climbed,

where is the peak my lord

I ploughed and ploughed

where is the knowledge treasure my lored

I sailed and sailed

where is the island of peace my lord

Almighty bless my nation with vision, and sweat resulting into happiness.

My Streetplay Act : AAINA group

A whole new world

INVICTUS

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstances

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeoning of chance

My head is at stake, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It really not matters how strait is the gate,

How charged up with punishments is the scroll,  

I am the master of my fate;

She says, I am the captain of my soul.

From the words of William Ernst Henley, this looks like I'm a part of story which has love, hope and a determination which vows to overcome even destiny. This is how it should conclude too. Wait..

Sorry to all of you for making you wait so long for a post. Rather i would say even i dint get how pacy and eventful my past 10 months passed ! Faced almost all Shakespeare's tragedies, Sidney Sheldon's melodrama, traumatic accidental phases in the mentioned period. It took some good amount of protein mixed with guts to stand up again and meet you all with black and white texts.

#HeartbeatsResurrection 

As the Days keep Turning Into Nights

Many a roads you know,  i've been working on
Ouoohh .... love my days.
And i've been trying to find,
Expanding in my mind...
as the days keep turning into the nights.



I have been quietly, standing in the shade,
Ouoohh .... love my days.
Watch the skies breaking on.. promise that we made
Ouoohh .... love this prank..
And I have been trying to find,
Expanding in my mind ...
as the days keep turning into the night.



Many a times i find myself, with no friends standing near,
Ouoohh ....  love my gangs.
And they.... coming into strides,
as the days keep turning into....
Ouoohh ....Ouoohh .... Ouoohh ....
as the day keeps turning into the nights.

even the breathing feels so wrong.

even the breathing feels so wrong.

even the breathing feels soooo wrong.

                                                                                         -----  Manish Mayank (Sob #hearbeats)

Convocation(2011-12) – 31st October,2013

 

Alarm Rings, “ It’s time to wake up.The time is 5.00a.m.!” I wished a very happy morning to myself and thanked the sun god in the dark for bringing up that morning. Filled in with joy for many reasons, i catch up a bus from the highway @6 o’clock. Hundreds of thoughts and plans pour into my mind for the day. Yes, Indeed it was a much awaited day for me as was for my seniors as they were officially graduated today, getting degrees and medallions in-token of their perseverance and hard work throughout their graduation. It was a Convocation day, most proud feeling for an alumni for their Alma-mater.

While i was planning on bus, all those memories were being recollected and forming chains together. The memories of an alien like me being cared so well that i spent most of the time with my seniors, who are actually the best set of friends. Be it Laughing, playing, Studying, Teasing, Flirting, Partying, Gossiping… call any –ing of the dictionary my seniors..uh-oh my friends were Supreme and unmatchable. This spirit provoked me to get inclined to them and i was more than welcomed. As thought process made frames from past, suddenly i found that we have reached our college, place were the Holy celebration was going to be held.

Call them Respected, Coveted, Buddies, Mentors, Seniors… all Adjectives will stand small in front of their Modest Gratefulness. They were the centre of attraction today and had started entering the premises. Yes, I came today for a purpose. Those proud faces, their reception, our reunion and making them feel like the kings and queens of the fort was my purpose. And exactly it happened too.

Stage set for crowning. Priests Chanting prayers, Victory Tune Buzzing. Complete aroma was mesmerizing. Immense Proud emotions were cocooning. Dressed in gowns, neck-ties and grad-caps all the seniors personified Fort Rulers. And one by one each one of the graduates were awarded with degrees and crowned with medallions in presence of some esteemed dignitaries. Yes, it felt awesome to me when  you all were feeling like Achievers. Guys u Deserved it, and indeed u deserve a lot more.

The reunion with you guys after such a long time was so much happening, full of masti and emotions . Wish you all Great Life Ahead !!!

Happy and Prosperous Diwali to each one of you out there.

TRIBUTE TO THE THALAIVAS

--- Manish Mayank