How Toys Teach (What You Should Consider Before You Buy Toys!)

How Toys Teach (What You Should Consider Before You Buy Toys!)

It may be trite, but we cannot stress on it enough! Play is the work of children. As parents when we buy our children toys, we look at a few...
Toddler's first play date? Activities, tips, and tricks to prepare!

Toddler's first play date? Activities, tips, and tricks to prepare!

Thinking of an indoor, outdoor, or a mixed play date? We've got you covered!
September 29, 2022 — Soumya John
10 Tips on how toddlers and pre-schoolers learn to be social.

10 Tips on how toddlers and pre-schoolers learn to be social.

How do you teach a sullen toddler and brash preschooler how to interact with others politely without having to give them a forceful push?  Toddlers and preschoolers are just discovering the world, and they have their own fears and anxieties and priorities that get in the way.  The new person may be too enthusiastic and overly affectionate, and even relatives are strangers to young kids if they see them only once in a way. In the case of peers, the other child may grab a toy they are holding if they try and interact.
July 01, 2019 — Suchismita Pai
How to celebrate diwali with family and friends and make it shine brighter

How to celebrate diwali with family and friends and make it shine brighter

There are the eats, the diyas, and the sparkly new clothes, but what makes Diwali truly memorable is the sounds of laughter, the conversations, the nostalgia and the love that you feel from surrounding yourself with those you love and who love you. 

If you look back, you'll remember the oodles of love that oozed out of the laddoos your grandmother made. The ghee, the sugar and everything else may still be available in store-bought laddoos, but your childhood memories are a lot more delicious. Those gifts that you wrapped with and the diya painting contest of sorts you had with cousins makes the best part of diwali memories. 

These days we do not all live in the same cities as our extended families. In fact, we are scattered across the globe, but we do have our neighbors and our friends who become an instant family.

November 05, 2018 — Shumee Toys