People all over the world will know the importance of going to Hajj (Pilgrimage). Muslims all around the world are longing to perform Hajj atleast once in their lifetime. And Kids need to be taught the importance of our religion from an young age. Just like any other theories explained practically or through role play …
My daughter is so fond of water play and I love to look at the smile in the face actually. She loves to squirt the water from her water spray bottle she has and the activity letter squirting is always fun for her. She is 3 years old now and she is trying to memorize …
If you’re looking for toddler activities to do at home then you’ve found the right spot! We have so many activities for toddlers that you’re 1, 2 or 3 year old will be entertained for at least a year! To be specific on the stuffs we have planned a Series on Indoor fun with Prompts. …
Most of the people wanted to know what we usually stock at home to do an activity. I tell you I am not an early education educator but with the stuffs I see online felt these are the stuffs needed at home and made a list for me as well as my audience. I recommend …
A few months ago I grabbed an opportunity to participate in a course which was conducted by a mommy blogger +Speech Therapist. This course is called Raising Talkers. This was conducted by Multicultural Motherhood Ronnie @ Weronika.So now I am going to share with you guys what I enjoyed in this course and what I …
Alhamdulilah couldn’t believe my eyes we have completed One week in this month of Ramadan. Many of you would have known that Ramadan is a holy month for us Muslims. The ones who don’t know what Ramadan is! Let me give you guys in a brief about Ramadan. Ramadan is the 9th month of the …
When Umm Afraz told us about the book she is about to launch I was excited and said I would like to get a copy of the book to give a review on the book “ Here with You” So before we go to the review here’s a short summary of what’s the book is …
I love to follow success stories as that gives me a boost to work more and be active as much as I can. I also study their course plan and analyze what made them to stay separate in the crowd. Hence I started this Success stories series and I am really enjoying it. If you …
Looking at the moon and learning about the moon is a lovable task. I am a person who loves stuffs where the fine motor skills and gross motor skills play a role. Kids at this age must give some pressure on the fingers so their fingers gain strength and some energy. I wanted something to …
Both babyA and I love to watch the moon and its something special to everyone in this age-group. And you guys would have known Muslims follow the moon calendar. As Ramadan is around the corner I wanted the kids to know about the phases of the moon. I wanted the kids to have some fun …
Last year during the Laylatul Qadr we did a small activity of mini moon. Alhamdulilah we enjoyed doing this. Looking at my instafeed my instafamily wanted a tutorial so I thought to let our readers know our version of the minimoon which is a little modified from the A crafty arab version. We did this …
I love to follow success stories as that gives me a boost to work more and be active as much as I can. I also study their course plan and analyze what made them to stay separate in the crowd. Hence I started this Success stories series and I am really enjoying it. If you …
Paradise Is Oh So Nice is a wonderful and colorfully illustrated new book where the young children are being introduced to the beauty of paradise/Jannah/Heaven. The nice thing is it is available in an Islamic and non-Islamic version. I really liked it as its one of the ways to spread the awareness of Islam. The …
I love to follow success stories as that gives me a boost to work more and be active as much as I can. I also study their course plan and analyze what made them to stay separate in the crowd. Hence I started this Success stories series and I am really enjoying it. If you …
Raising children is a delicate thing at all generations! It’s not so easy. It involves long days, sleepless nights, thankless tasks and the constant, unanswerable question of “am I being a good parent?” The already difficult task of child-rearing becomes even more complicated when your cultural or religious practices or ideologies differ from those around …
Maa shaa allah books are the best companion for everyone. When it’s a companion for a toddler then that’s the best thing to happen in toddler’s life! We are gifted in that way alhamdulilah 💕 we read a lot of books since her birth. But it’s on and off! Buying books was a tough task …
Maa shaa allah had a great month with ups and downs for sure. As per plan even if I am late I thought I should catch up with my plan. I am grateful enough to continue this gratitude series. SubhanALLAH it happens so often with us that we start a series (which I did and …
Women’s history month has been celebrated in the month of March since 1987 annually and serves to pay tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have proved invaluable to society. It’s really important for children to learn about the great hurdles women have and continue to overcome. I thought …
When I posted the pictures of this toast in the instagram I got requests for recipe on my post. This is actually a self made recipe. I can apply for patenting too :p lol. Obviously motherhood makes you do everything that you never imagined, one such thing for me was trying out dishes differently. This …
Language and culture are deeply rooted to each other and they are like the kids of a family. It’s a tool to convey our cultural heritage and culture in general. Languages should be learnt with love.
Why there is a huge craze for Playdough? Isn’t it a simple messy play? Or do we have any good with it? I agree we all have had experiences with playdough either in our own childhood or with our own children but what’s the benefit of the Playdough? Whether you believe it or not playdough …
This week was very dull to be honest. The change in climate took place so it was raining cats and dogs the whole week and we were stuck at home the whole week. So it was either an activity inside home or screen time. We played with playdough and made a pizza with the play …
I know I was away from my track for some reason. But hopefully will be in track for the rest of the weeks in shaa allah. Our Week 6 was one of the good weeks I can say. Though the climate was little upset we tried to enjoy outdoors too. Mostly our fun was indoors. …
We did this craft during last Ramadan as Ramadan is approaching shortly thought to rewrite an article which might help my followers who have small bundle of love at their home! Babies/Toddlers/ preschoolers or anyone of that matter love moon to the core! We speak a lot about the moon since their day1! It’s natural …
Last January started my gratitude series but i stopped in the middle for some reason but my friend, the face behind the muslim mummy gave in a fire to start back the Series. So In shaa allah keeping my fingers crossed and my intentions to stay positive in completing this year gratitude journal! We had a short …
I was proud to say there is No screentime at my home till babyA was 1year 8 months old. Later as our friend circle increased she wanted to spend time on screen. As I had a guilt trip that she speaks less just because I haven’t introduced screen yet had to start the screen time …
Week 2 started off well with my walk! I wanted to start the 10k steps challenge and Al hamdulilah I was able to work on it! Successfully done with the 10K steps this week and I don’t have regrets on it. I am planning to increase the step count so I can challenge me to …
Al hamdulilah we are back from our vacation and had a good time with family and relatives! Currently we as a family are in the missings of India phase! In shaa allah will be back to form soon! This week babyA has become 30 months! Maa shaa allah time flies so fast! In this vacation …
Hey Guys! New Year and into a new project! Project 365 – A photo everyday for a year. Isn’t it cool? Don’t know how far will I go in this journey but wanted to try. So let’s get started. As we came back from vacation we had a lot of stuffs happening within us and …
When we have toddlers at home we will have Markers for sure. They love to be with Markers. They can spend hours with the Markers. I usually try to avoid giving Markers to her during winter season due to the mess involved. I hate giving her baths for multiple times in a day. But whom …
As I got a good response for the Tamil Rhymes which I posted few days back and people kept on asking for rejuvenating their good memories back in their school days I am adding few more stuffs to the list! Do check and share if you like them. If your kids enjoy these rhymes …
BabyA has the liking for Tamil language as her parents Al hamdulilah! Who will say no to such a wonderful language which is connected to the soul of our lives? When she was in my womb I read lot of Tamil articles maybe she got the interest from them! But now we sing a lot …
When babyA was a baby people near me were like your daughter is a rockstar she will speak soon! Few said she needs help as you guys are in nuclear setup. They confused me a lot being a First time mom! I was confident that my daughter will speak in a regular phase but when …
So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, And whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it. Qur’an 99:7-8 “There is no right or wrong in Parenting”.This is a famous saying. But I do always want to be treated good as a human being. Won’t my daughter or Son expect the …
Al hamdulilah for the fact I was and I am still in baby wearing world. When people see me wearing my 2 year old they mock at me and think I am insane to carry my 2 year old. No one thinks it’s easy to get connected with the child. It has done its part …
Since you have reached this page obviously either you or your family member would have become pregnant! Congratulations mommy! You are going to hold your child in a few months! Such a cute wait to bring the kid into the world! The phase is such a lovable and cute phase but a fragile one too. …
The holiday season is arriving where few families might plan for travel! This travel might be a cakewalk for some whereas it might be a trip filled with experiences such as meltdown, headaches etc., When we went for short flight trips BabyA was happy and I was able to manage her schedule based on the …
Old wives tales are usually the ones which will make us laugh! Few such tales will make us believe that we are harming our babies!! I am sure the old wives tales would have started in one good form but stories kept on adding and it landed in some state just like the secret star …
Nursery rhymes are here since long. These are rhythms and through the rhymes the toddlers are introduced to new words and syllables. It is a tool to make the kids speak the words they hear more often! It builds the social and communication skills in a toddler. People have often asked me which are the …
For the people who are close to me actually know the love I have for the language Tamil! It’s always close to my heart. Being in a foreign country it’s difficult to get tamil books to read it to my daughter. So from now I am starting a new project where We will be reading …
Congratulations mommies for welcoming a new member in your family. Glad you hit this space to know about the Babywearing world!! This world has too many options to decide from. I am just warning you guys if you get the hang of babywearing you would love to own all the carriers in the world!! Our …
Being a first time mom is exciting as well as exhausting. The ride is a rollercoaster for sure. As it’s first time parenting we get too much of confusions. We might even feel low at times. But planning helps us to survive this stage of life. My 2 year old babyA loves to stay active …
Block unit-plays play a vital role in a child’s life. It is not only fun to play but also develops language skill, cognitive skills, intellectual skills,physical skills, Cooperation skills. Etc. Though it doesn’t have the fancy thing in it building blocks are great for developing intellectual, cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills. Many scholars and …
It took a long time to meet you guys!! I took a break for eid-ul- fitr and that break took all my time off. It’s been 2 months I have been busy and wasn’t able to blog. So thought to continue with the jazak allah khair series now in shaa allah Spending time with my …
Being in a western world I always have fear will our kids go in the different path? But I know everything is almighty’s planning! He knows the best. But taking some baby steps is also necessary to live in this competitive world al hamdulilah!! When babyA was 9 months old We got an opportunity to …
Al hamdulilah we have successfully completed two phases of Ramadhan and we have entered the third phase i.e. the last 10 days of Ramadan. Days are moving very fast. After a break of 2 years from fasting this year I didn’t feel much discomfort though the fasting period is long compared to India. Al hamdulilah …
World Environmental day is celebrated on June 5 every year since inception. This is similar to World Earth day established to raise environmental awareness. World Environmental Day is an opportunity to know about our earth and how to lead a greener life in a better way! Everyone needs to work together for a cleaner world, …
It’s Spring now and most of you would have planned for beach vacations in the near future. We just came from the beach vacation and had a tough time to recreate the home comfort during the trip. We had a fun beach trip but I had bags and bags of stuffs with me for the …
We are in the month of Ramadan right now and this month is truly special for each and everyone around Al hamdulilah!! Kids love this month especially because they get time to spend more with the family and relatives. If you are living away from the family like us we get to meet people in …
Al hamdulilah we have reached the second 10 days of Ramadan and looking at our condition at home masjid I would want to remind each and everyone including me one thing that almighty has asked us to do through our prophet Muhammad s.a.w. [peace be upon him] i.e. to follow Gentle Parenting!! Due to the …
Ramadhan is on the way! When I think about this special holy month even in this age I get all excited. Being an expat, I really want to include my daughter who is a toddler to feel why this month is special? Why is the environment different at home right now? Why are the Schedules …
As a mama of a toddler I wanted to do something fun to make my daughter attract towards moon sighting in the month of Ramadan. Both babyA and I love to stay outdoors than indoors. Being Summer felt this would be great to make this fun craft. Playing outside and getting some fresh air is …
Al hamdulilah we had a wonderful journey of 650 days of Breastfeeding!! It’s a beautiful connection we had between us as a mother and daughter. I still can’t believe I was able to succeed the journey! I thought it’s a natural process and each and everyone is gifted with this process. I was living in …
The month of April was too thrilling for us as a Family. The month started great with me turning 30 Al hamdulilah and then we ended up going in an emergency surgery and I ended up learning things from my daughter. She being 21 months old taught me how to adjust and she weaned off …
Dear Baby A!! I didn’t expect our Journey of nursing – A phase of weaning will complete this early!! Al hamdulilah mumma was able to nurse you for 650 days!! I am happy for that. Like a dream, A sudden pain came in for mumma and the day next to it mumma was hospitalized. That …
I wanted to spend time with my daughter on my birthday and my hubby had his work so couldn’t disturb him. Georgia aquarium was in my thoughts but thinking about the spring breaks didn’t want to risk. So we ended up visiting Totspot @Atlantic station. When we were new to Georgia I hanged out few …
Is someone in your family getting married? With marriage season round the corner I have 2 members in my family getting married. With the regular gifts I wanted to gift them something different. Marriage in our culture is marrying the whole family. Have to get adjusted with the mother-in law, co-sister,brother in law, sister in …
After my birthday, the first weekend of April was tough for our family. I got my gifts and wishes from my family and my daughter wished me through nursing. Al hamdulilah we were happy the whole week. Adding to my happiness my sister and BabyZ travelled to US from India to her husband after her …
Today, we are going to talk about the effect of Ramadan fasting on breastfeeding mothers. But before that, we should correct some misconceptions about diet and breastfeeding. Food and breast milk production One of the most popular question among breastfeeding moms is: Which type of food should I eat to increase my breast milk production …
Today I am turning 30 years old. It’s really hard to accept the truth but the fact is I have completed 1/3rd of my life. Kids calling me dhidhi to aunty made me realize I am growing old but still when I am hitting the 30’s it hurts; but I am grateful that almighty has …
This month is a special month for me as I am going to be 30 here. Like a small baby I used to expect for my birthdays!! Al hamdulilah This year we have planned for mommy and baby Date as my husband would be busy!! To Know How we have planned for this special …
Few days back the whole India was speaking about a model who posed for a cover in a local daily. She was shamed for posing for this project even being unmarried. Few asked which mom will nurse the baby like this! To be frank a mom nursing her baby in public with or without cover …
I feel happy that I could contribute something for the month of March! But I am in a fix if I can present in a right way as when I am emotional my content goes for a toss😉 I am here going to share about my role model my amma (mom’s mom). She struggled a lot …
I am just thinking where did my February month go? I feel the month of March came very soon and only then I realized I haven’t done much into blogging last month. To make the March a productive one In shaa allah I have brought in courage to post this one. To know about the …
Just Like all I am expecting Winter Olympics 2018. The Opening Ceremony is nearing and we as a family are excited to the core. To bring the spirits high we are hearing stories on Olympics from mama and papa. Just to make it more lively we did some crafts and activities. Olympic Torch As a …
At the end of 2017, I wanted to keep me accountable of stuffs and started writing monthly Goal posts here. So far I am able to plan and work which I can do. When I am unable to do them I make sure that I set realistic Goals. January was a good month overall and …
I always complain to almighty that I don’t get good things in life. But to be frank I have a wonderful mommy who helps me in each and every thing happening in my life. I am a gifted child for sure. Born with a silver spoon My dad is the best dad and my sisy is …
The whole world is excited about the Winter Olympics right now. We have our opening ceremony in less than a week. I am really excited. How about you guys? I am sure you all would be!! This year the host is South Korea and it’s the first winter games they are hosting. Pyeongchang will …
2018 Winter olympics officially known as XXIII olympic winter games is planned to take place between 9th and 25th February on South korea. Being an Indian, was curious to know the count of participants in the olympics. To be frank I wasn’t interested on sports before baby but now might be due to the hormonal …
Recently I came to know that one of my distant relative is expecting their baby in few months and they happen to stay in US and when I asked her if she is ready with her birth plan she was clueless what was it? I had to explain her why is it necessary and benefits …
Fun alphabet craft is what I love to involve my daughter with. She being 18 months I don’t concentrate on teaching anything specific. I always go with the flow. She loves to squeeze the glue bottle now. So thought to use this skill in a positive way. Following the bloggers I loved the activity called …
When I started solids with my baby I panicked a lot. Though I was well informed theoretically I was afraid of how would it go? So I pushed it to 7 months to say. I made up my mind to go with baby-led weaning so I knew the reaction that I will get from people …
Welcome to my FIRST post of 2018-Goal planning post for 2018! I am really excited that you have hopped in to read this special post of mine. Since December, I have made it mandatory to write my monthly Goals as it’s really difficult for me to work on daily basis without planning. So with the …
Al hamdulilah we have completed 18 months of breastfeeding successfully and in shaa Allah have plans to breastfeed as long as babyA wishes!! Being a first time mom we would obviously have few doubts if we can or not. But in my case al hamdulilah the moment babyA was in my womb with the help …
Its been around 6 months of active blogging and I had a wonderful journey in penning down my thoughts. This 2017 is a learning year for me. I have grown with my baby step by step and now we as a family are welcoming 2018. These 6 months with my blogging as a hobby I …
We are going to complete our 18 months in a day and l am getting to hear from people around, She is No more a baby! Stop nursing her! If not now then never will she forget. To all the people who say this I just smile back and walk off from the place as …
As winters are approaching I wanted to keep my baby warm but at the same time had to check if she is safe and comfortable with the jackets ON in the carseat. I had to check on this because whenever babyA is in carseat with her jackets ON she used to cry her lungs out …
If a person talks about poop often he probably would be a doctor or a mother. If you speak about the poop without any shy then you are a mother ofcourse. Discussion about poop may happen anywhere and infact everywhere. It might be on a dining table, date nights or even during hangouts. We mothers …
As salamu alaikum wa rahmathulahi wa barakathahu papa!! You were the first one to hold me, You were the first to cuddle me, You loved and still love me, Every minute you care for me!! The first kiss, laugh, giggles and how can i forget the first selfies! Papa you are rolemodel for me In …
A hijab is something close to me. I started to wear my hijab when I was in my 8th Grade and then it was ON and off and my hijab collection grew with me. Mostly I would prefer the readymades which are stitched for some reason but later changed my collections to the wonderful piece …
I usually don’t follow the weather forecast but i had to follow when i got a notification stating it will snow in our area and we are facing a snow storm. The whole of Atlanta was excited as its a place where we don’t get snow and it was predicted that we would get approximately …
We have entered the toddler stage now and lately I can notice she becomes little aggressive and at times gets irritated when she is unable to reach a goal she has set. This happens in a child when they aren’t able to engage with the gross motor skill of theirs. When we reach this irritation …
We went to a mall nearby where they have a small playarea. They had a small slide over there and babyA being small i didn’t think she could climb the slide. When she did everyone gave me a strange look but i loved her spirit and started to film it and enjoyed the spirit in …
I really don’t like to be organised. In fact you can hear from my family that I am a lazy b(m)um! I don’t really plan things well but being a new mother I really can’t say I don’t plan ahead and work with the flow. Even when I was a lecturer I hated the lesson plan …
We are trying to include as many rich iron, vitamins into our diet and frying deep with too much of oil is not my thing. I prefer baked easy than the frying as babyA might at times cry when I fry stuffs. So today we are here to discuss about the Lemon baked Salmon pack. …
It’s the month of November and we are going to complete 17 months soon in shaa Allah! Earlier Shopping was a difficult task as we will have to go to a shop research about the product and then analyse if we need them and then buy it but now the scenario is completely different. Sitting …
When babyA was around 5 months she had an urge to pull the stuffs around her. That is the phase where I felt to collect the stuffs she will be interested in and put it in one place like basket or a tub or box so that she can explore and I can get some …
PEACE OF MIND FOR BOTH PARENTS AND KIDS When babyA was born I was sure that she should have NO SCREEN TIME and with almighty’s grace I was able to stick to that rule till she reached 15 months but she wasn’t able to be free from screen time as she started looking at kids …
Many ladies assume they do have a low supply and switch to formula or cow’s milk without having an actual proof. When asked they say we don’t know why there is a low supply! Many have a huge list why do they believe they have a low supply and now we are going to answer …
Anyone who knows me in person will know that I am an advocate of babywearing and cloth diapering. If you are babywearing we can do the household tasks and few tasks without worrying about it as your hands would be free. It’s also said by wearing your baby he/she is close to you so the …
When babyA was inside me getting nurtured, I did a complete plan of how I should work on, with the growth of babyA. I was mocked, teased a lot for being called an Internet mom but they all forget that this technique which I am practising was followed centuries back before the finding of the …
Suddenly a week back I had an insatiable craving for chocolate chip cookies and wanted to taste them all of a sudden. Tried reaching Faru so when he is back from work he can bring home some cookies. Couldn’t reach him as he was busy with his meetings and by the time he called back …
These are my views on the topic “20th Century Vs 21st Century Moms” and I am writing this as a part of the Blogging Marathon – http://supermommitali.com/category/bloggers-marathon A mom is a mom whether you are from the 20th Century or the 21st Century! As a mother we seem to be over responsible in raising a healthy, happy and …
Have you tried Fitted Diapers? If not then you need to right now. To try the fitted diapers baby A and I have teamed up with Totscart to bring you a giveaway. Scoot to my Instagram and Facebook page, look for the Totscart Handmade Fitteds Diapers Review posts to take part now. Love it? Share it!
June is a special month in everyone’s life. As a student we would like to welcome the month of June to show our new bags, to enter our new class, to meet new set of teachers and so on.. When we came to know about the environment we started to wait for the 5th …
As Baby A is reaching her One year mark shortly in this beautiful world I was able to come up with something in regards to the thankless tasks of parenting. The world of Internet today has thousands of resources like Gentle Parenting and thousands of groups around to help during the crisis which would be …
Every once in a while a truly multicultural Islamic children’s book pops up showing the true diversity of Islam. Eid Breakfast At Abuelas is the latest one. This is book of the Trilingual Sofia series written by Mariam Saad and illustrated by Chaymaa Sobhy. This book tells the story of Sofia whose father is …
