Let’s take our kids back to our roots with these tips for a traditional Sankranti Celebration, including various festive rituals and customs! “The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.” Have you ever experienced sunshine on a cold winter’s day? Isn’t that simply a magical feeling?…Read More
Dates Sesame Seeds Ladoo Recipe
Our Dates Sesame Seeds Ladoo recipe for today features delicious and healthy energy balls, popular in Indian households everywhere. Both dates and sesame seeds provide necessary warmth to our body during winters apart from their long health benefits. Sesame seeds sweets are typically made during Makar Sankranti in India using sugar or jaggery. Here dates…Read More
12 Kite Theme Recipes for Sankranti
Sankranti isn’t complete without kites, and we have a bunch of fun kite theme recipes that are perfect for this festival! Choose from cookies, sandwiches, fruit plates and more! As soon as the New Year celebrations die down, Indians start preparing for the next one – Makar Sankranti! This is a festival based on the…Read More
10 Easy Kite Crafts for Kids
We’re having a rather cold spell of winter these days, and blankets and hot beverages are the norm! However, the days are all set to start getting warmer, and one indication of this is the festival of Makar Sankranti! This festival marks the movement of the sun into Capricorn or Makara, and signals the arrival…Read More
15 Homemade Sweets Recipes for Kids
There are many components of the celebration of an Indian festival, and one of the most important ones is that of sweets! For festivals, sweets aren’t just to be had as dessert after a meal; we also serve it to our guests, and many even start the day on a sweet note! It’s also an…Read More
10 Delightful Sankranti Recipes for Kids
In India, January begins not just the New Year, but a new set of festivals too! This winter month is when Makar Sankranti is celebrated, also known as Pongal or Lohri in parts of India. But like William Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”! The name of the festival may be…Read More
