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15 Most Thrilling Adventure Stories for Kids
Accentuating your child’s creativity and memory is important for their overall growth and development. Reading is an activity that can achieve both without disinteresting your little one. The range of books that your little one’s mind can devour is plenty. From family-oriented stories to fantasy fiction, picture tales to graphic novels, these well-authored books have a strong impact on your child
While some books are cultural touchstones that keep children hooked on for a long time, others help open your child’s mind to cultures beyond their own. Let’s not forget some of the timeless classics that have been passed down from sibling to sibling or even in the classroom from one friend to another. The genre of ‘action and adventure’ is an all-time favourite amongst most children.
Here’s a list of the 15 best children's adventure stories that you can buy from a store or borrow from the nearest library for your little one.
Best Adventure Stories for Children to Read
1. The Harry Potter Series – J. K. Rowling
An entire fan-following-turned-cult movement began with the Harry Potter series, authored by J. K. Rowling. Introduced in 1997, this boy has become more than just a household name. The 7-book series is about a young boy (the book’s namesake), who finds out he is a wizard and battles adventures with his two best friends (Ron and Hermione). Each book takes your child through a certain relatable phase of Harry’s life, while he grows up to be an amazing wizard. With magic wands and catchy incantations, mysterious places and familiar comfort zones, flying broomsticks and half-blood villains, the entire series is about how Harry, Ron and Hermione stand up to these obstacles and rescue the rest of the wizarding community. The book series is well written connecting the story through each of the 7 books, turning your little one into a ‘Potterhead’ within minutes.
Recommended age group
11 – 15 years
2. Peter Pan – J. M. Barrie
A lovable addition to your budding bookworm’s library, Peter Pan is a story about a young boy who does not want to grow up, He doesn’t age and has a rather impressive skill: he can fly! His home is in Neverland, a place where angry pirates and fairies populate the landscape. Peter visits Wendy, John, and Michael, three siblings, when the story begins. Tinkerbell is his loyal fairy companion. This book is all about the children’s journey to the magical island of Neverland, their adventure fighting Captain Hook, and their fun-filled shenanigans with the lost boys.
Recommended age group
8 years and up
3. The Hidden Oracle – Rick Riordan
There are numerous books about people attaining superpowers and in turn becoming immortal. The Trials of Apollo – The Hidden Oracle is all about an immortal being turned into a human as part of his punishment. This book is the first of the 2-part series and deals with the life of Apollo, the sun god. Called the son of Zeus, this story of Apollo is a similar spin-off to the Olympians series and it begins where the previous story ends. His father turns Apollo into a mortal and he ends up in New York City. The story tells you about how this regular teenage boy now has to find his way to become the once powerful god he used to be.
Recommended age group
10-13 years
4. Percy Jackson (Series) – Rick Riordan
A set of 5 books authored by Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson & the Olympians is based on Greek mythology. The series is about heroes fighting demons and other bad guys to save humankind. Percy Jackson is the protagonist, traveling across the United States to assist the Olympians in order to avoid warring against the gods.
Recommended age group
10-14 years
5. Where The Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak
Considered to be Maurice Sendak’s best work yet, Where The Wild Things Are is a lovely story about Max. This little boy is reprimanded by his mother for causing havoc because he dressed in a wolf’s costume. He is grounded and spends his time alone in his room. During this phase, Max makes use of his creative imagination and turns his room into a location for ‘wild things’. While the writing is simple and straightforward, the book is appealing for children.
Recommended age group
8-14 years
6. Magnus Chase & The Gods of Asgard - Rick Riordan
Yet another amazing adventure-packed series by Riordan, this book is the first of two. Your child is introduced to the Magnus Chase world, where he finds out that his father is a Norse God. Magnus talks about his worldly travels in pursuit of that one weapon, which can destroy the super-villain. If your child loves to read adventure fiction, this book is the ideal pick. It not only creates a sense of interest in your child, but also encourages them to read more.
Recommended age group
10-13 years
7. Island of the Blue Dolphins – Scott O’Dell
Karana is a young girl who is fighting for her survival in the forest. The setting for the story is on a magnificent Pacific island that is surrounded by the wonderful sea creatures such as otters, dolphins and other animals. Indians also lived there once but they pack things up to go east, leaving Karana behind to look after herself. The little girl waits for many years to spot a passing ship to go home. Meanwhile, she learns to find food by hunting, makes weapons ,and sets up a life for her.
Recommended age group
7-10 years
8. Tarzan of the Apes – Edgar Burroughs
The author has based this story series on the popular character of Tarzan, who is John Clayton. He used to be a little boy who got lost in the jungle and was raised by apes. It is an extremely thrilling story that your child will be hooked on to. The story is set in early 19th century with a few stereotypical things from that time. The book talks about what is right and has a romantic twist between Jane and Tarzan.
Recommended age group
11 years and up
9. Pippi Longstocking – Astrid Lindgren
Quite an interesting read for all little children, Pippi Longstocking is a character anybody can fall in love with. The story written by Lindgren is about this little girl, who has long red pigtails and stockings, which don’t ever match. An unconventional, free and assertive soul, Pippi listens to no one and has a horse on her porch. But that’s not all - Pippi also has superpowers.
Recommended age group
8-12 years
10. The Phantom Tollbooth – Norton Juster
Considered to be an all-time favourite and a classic, this book is hilarious and a captivating read that boasts of adventure. Milo is the central point of this story written by Norton Juster. This little boy finds everything ordinary and boring. However, one day he finds quite a mysterious object in his room – a tollbooth. The little boy then starts to go on different adventures each night through this tollbooth, meanwhile meeting interesting characters along the way. With every new adventure, Milo realizes that even the most mundane thing is quite interesting now.
Recommended age group
8-12 years
11. The Wild Robot – Peter Brown
Although technology and wilderness are nowhere near, when combined they give rise to the Wild Robot. Brown has written this book about Roz, a robot who finds herself alone in a forest soon as she opens her eyes for the very first time. Your little one can go on this robot’s adventures, reading about her survival through bad weather, animal attacks and other obstacles. The story talks about how this robot gets accustomed to the wild lifestyle by befriending animals. She starts to observe them and imitates their survival tactics. This story takes an interesting turn when Roz’s past returns to destroy her comfortable, happy wild life.
Recommended age group
8-11 years
12. The Green Ember – S. D. Smith
While talking rabbits are usually adorable, the ones in this book by Smith aren’t. This fantasy world has more to do with heroic rabbits that embark on adventures and reclaim the land that was once there. Picket and Heather are the two main rabbits who live a simple life, until a series of catastrophic events changes their lives. While they bravely face challenges, they come across loyal knights who will fight with them in their battles.
Recommended age group
10-14 years
13. The Wishing Spell – Chris Colfer
The story revolves around a pair of twins, a sister and a brother. Both are transported to a magical land. The story is written by Colfer and has fairy tale characters such as Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks and Cinderella. These characters try and help the kids get home. It is a beautiful story that is comforting and warm. Although the story has a few violent scenes, it is all to do with the triumph of good over evil.
Recommended age group
8-12 years
14. The Snail and the Whale – Julia Donaldson
A lovely tale an unusual friendship, the Snail and the Whale are two animals that became friends by chance. The story is written by Donaldson and talks about a fulfilling adventure of the two animals who travel the globe together. They meet dolphins, penguins, and sharks on the way, while sighting icebergs and volcanoes as well. This story is a sweet tale of how the snail is trying to save its whale friend.
Recommended age group
3-7 years
15. The Magic Tree House – Mary Osborne
The author has written over 50 adventure stories of which the Magic Tree House series is a must-read. In this story, Osborne has beautifully blended education and entertainment in her books, featuring Annie and Jack, the two protagonists. These kids stumble upon a magical tree house close to their home, which sends them back in time to various historical events that happen during different time periods. While on these journeys, the children end up on a quest to retrieve a historical artefact.
Recommended age group
7-10 years
While a dog is considered a man’s best friend, you will find that a good book is your child’s best buddy. A tantalizing read cannot just help your children improve their memory power but all their imaginative skills. It helps with nurturing and feeding their creativity, while aiding other cognitive processes. Buy any of the above-mentioned books for your little ones and watch them fall in love with these adventures. Buying adventure-based books will inculcate a reading habit within them, improve their language and their knowledge base as well.
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Buying room fresheners might be very tempting, but the list of chemicals that you invite into your home in the name of fragrances is not healthy. If you’re looking for fragrances or air fresheners to lighten the mood or for a more therapeutic cause, there’s no way better than a natural air freshener. This article will discuss various types of air fresheners and how to make them at home- even those that can be used as a DIY bathroom freshener or DIY closet air freshener.
How to Make Air Freshener at Home?
Making air fresheners at home is very easy once you gather major ingredients and pick the kind of air freshener you would like to make. You can also try making air freshener with perfume or making homemade air freshener spray without essential oils.
1. Gather Ingredients and Tools
Most of the following recipes will require the same blend of distilled water, rubbing alcohol or vodka for disinfectant properties. Get yourself a 250-300 ml spray bottle for the best usage. Also, picking a funnel is advised so that the process is neat and not clumsy.
2. Pick the Scent of Your Choice
Some scents are stronger than the others, so if you find anything in any recipe too strong, there are always alternatives you can try. Pick essential oils that instantly spread a calming vibe with their aroma.
3. Stick to the Recipe, and Voila!
Your bottle, funnel and essential oils in place, all you have to do is mix all the ingredients in the base and shake well.
Incredible Room Freshener Blend Recipes
Here’s how to make home freshener at home with some wonderful recipes:
1. Eucalyptus Blends
The minty smell from eucalyptus makes it a great pick for deodorising as well as adding a new aroma. Use 3/4th cup of water and 2 tablespoons of vodka/ real vanilla extract as the base and add the following oils -
Ingredients:
Tea tree oil: 4 drops
Lemon essential oil:7-8 drops
Eucalyptus essential oil: 5-6 drops
2. Citrus Blends
Citrus goes best with treating odours in kitchens and bathrooms, and the best way to make any citrus blend is to make a mixture in a spray bottle. Use the same base as above and add the following oils -
Ingredients:
Wild orange essential oil: 4-5 drops
Lemon essential oil: 4-5 drops
Lime essential oil: 4-5 drops
Grapefruit essential oil: 4-5 drops
3. Floral Blends
Flowery scents are refreshing and help in uplifting moods. There’s definitely a certain aura you give a space when you change the way it smells, and mild floral scents are one of the best ways to add that definition. Use the same base as above and add the following oils -
Ingredients:
Lavender essential oil: 7-8 drops
Geranium essential oil: 4-5 drops
Grapefruit essential oil: 3-4 drops
4. Aromatherapy
No struggle, no need for too many ingredients and still 100% natural. Aromatherapy is one amazing way to light up the mood with some amazing fragrances. You will need to put a few drops of oil into some hot water on the top holder of your diffuser, and let the candle underneath heat the mixture long enough to infuse it in the air.
Ingredients:
A diffuser
Aroma oils of your choice
5. Wood Blends
There’s no scent more refreshing than scents with a woody undertone. With most commercial air fresheners using floral and citrus scents, the scent of wood in an air freshener is definitely new and exciting. Use the same base as above and add the following oils -
Ingredients:
White fir essential oil
Cedar wood essential oil
Frankincense essential oil
6. Potpourri
For those who make these from scratch from their own garden, it is an art of its own. You can add some scent to the potpourri and also some embellishments, set it in a bowl in the middle of a room, and tada! You will have an amazing air freshener right there at all times!
Ingredients:
Potpourri without added scents from the market
Add 5-6 drops of your favourite essential oils to the potpourri to make it more fragrant, like lavender, rose, citrus, etc.
7. Coffee
Amazing for closets and closed spaces with little ventilation, coffee can be used for powder rooms, closets or storage spaces. Leave fresh roasted or baked coffee beans on a large plate and it will act as a succulent, removing bad odours from the room. You can use coffee powder too, but it's less effective.
Ingredients:
Platter
Roasted or baked cup of coffee beans
Alternatively, blended coffee powder
8. Quick-fix Air Freshener
If you don’t have any specific scent you want but need a quick fix to make bacteria in the air go away, then this one is for you. First, put the essential oils in your bottle and then fill the bottle up with distilled water. This can be simply shaken and reused as many times as needed.
Ingredients:
Any cheap vodka
Lavender essential oil or lemongrass essential oil: 40-50 drops
Distilled water
9. Simmering Bowls
When there are large open spaces that you want to treat or just want to spread some aroma for setting a mood or tone to the event, simmering bowls are the best way to make the entire space smell fresh.
Ingredients:
A bowl to simmer
Heater/stove
Orange peels
Essential oils of your liking- lavender, lemongrass, sweet orange, etc.
10. Pomander Balls
Fresh with antibiotic properties, pomander balls are quick fixes for any closet odour or closed spaces. You just need to push the cloves into dried and cured oranges and use them in whichever space you wish for it to suck all the odour in the air while fighting bacteria as well.
Ingredients:
Cured and dried oranges
Cloves
Tips to Follow While Preparing and Using DIY Room Freshener
Keep these tips in mind as you prepare room fresheners at home.
Pick good quality essential oils for a strong fragrance.
Since essential oils are expensive, if you want to experiment with fragrances, make a small batch first.
Make sure your air fresheners are stored in glass containers instead of plastic. Not only is cleaning and reusing a plastic bottle complicated after using these mixtures in them, they might also degrade and become toxic.
Spray these, test them a few times to see how members in your family like them. Do not use them in large amounts if any of them are allergic to strong fragrances of mint, citrus, etc.
For the best results, always shake well before spraying. The oils and water separate if kept unshaken for too long.
For pomander bowls, coffee beans and potpourri, it is very essential to keep changing them every 2-3 months for the best effect. Never let them gather dust.
Distilled water is not a necessity, you can use tap water if you don’t have distilled water.
When the right procedure is followed, making your own room freshener is simple and takes no time. You can know enjoy a fresh burst of fragrance without all the chemicals in the commercial ones.
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I am a first-time mother, and I opted for a planned C section delivery instead of Natural Vaginal birth. My baby was born at 36 weeks and 4 days, his birth weight was 2.64 kg. After 2 hours of the surgery, I was sent to my room with my baby. I met several people; doctors, paediatricians, lactation experts, dieticians; all of them congratulated me and asked me to start breastfeeding my baby. The lactation expert checked my breast for milk and confirmed that I am lactating positively. She tried teaching me the technique of holding my baby in the lying position to feed him. Initially, my baby was unable to latch onto my breast. She asked me to keep trying to feed him every 2 hours.
Firstly, I was going through a lot of pain and I was nervous after my surgery. Secondly, I was afraid to hold my baby in the lying position, I kept thinking that I might hurt the baby by mistake. This made it next to impossible for me to feed the baby. Hence, the hospital started giving supplementary formula milk to my baby. I failed multiple times. The paediatricians were concerned and asked me to keep trying to feed my boy every 2 hours. On the day of my discharge from the hospital (early hours of Day 4), I realised that I have failed to give my baby the basic aspect of a mother's love, her breast milk, and nothing could stop me from crying. By this day, my baby was comfortable in drinking formula milk and stopped trying to feed on me.
On Day 4, I was home and kept trying to feed him. I was on Galact and Perinorm for a week which was supposed to help me lactate. The point was I had enough milk for my baby but he couldn't figure out how to get it from me. The struggle went on for days and finally, on Day 8 my baby started feeding of me. After this experience, I want to help new mothers understand certain things about breastfeeding that I wish I knew before:
Breastfeeding is a slow process. You cannot fast forward it. Give your baby time to latch onto you. Do not give up if the baby is crying. Pacify the baby and keep trying to feed the baby.
Check for noise and lights. Too bright and too dim lights impact breastfeeding initially when both your baby and you are learning. Ensure you have a peaceful environment when you are trying to breastfeed your baby.
Have minimal clothing on the baby so they don't fall asleep during breastfeeding. Very warm body temperature would make your baby fall asleep. You can take the mittens and cap off while breastfeeding to prevent the baby from falling asleep. Try tickling ears and feet of the baby to keep him awake. Remember, falling asleep doesn't always mean that they are full.
Remember to stay calm, and patient with yourself and the baby. Stress impacts lactation. Hence, do not worry if your baby is taking time to learn. Talk to your paediatrician. Stay focused and stay happy, mommies!
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14 Valentine's Day Recipes To Make Your Day Extra Romantic
Valentine's Day is on it's way, and with it the brain racking struggle of what to gift your loved one on this special occasion! This year, why not give him delicious gifts you have created yourself?
A heart-shaped box of chocolates or heart-shaped, homemade muffins – which do you think hubby would love more? The latter of course as they've been made with patience, creativity and more! Don't do the same old thing you do every year and select some Valentine's Day candy gifts. There are many other ways to satisfy your hubby's sweet tooth!
Check out these amazing recipes that will give you many options for Valentine's day food gifts without having to resort to the candy aisle in your local supermarket!
Valentine Sweets Ideas You Must Try This Year
1. Mango Cheese Cake
If you prefer your Valentine's to be extra cheesy (pun intended) then the Mango Cheese Cake is the perfect item for your menu! Give it a try today and watch as hubby smacks his lips!
2. Double Chocolate Mini Heart Cakes
Give your hubby some edible Valentine's day gifts he simply can't resist! Tell him you love him with these Double Chocolate Mini Heart Cakes.
3. Chocolate Truffles
This dainty confection is one of the simplest to make; just mix cream, chocolate and give it a little time. You’ll have the blissful, decadent and sublime Chocolate Truffles.
4. Coffee Walnut Muffins
For the hubby who can't live without his morning cup of coffee, this dessert is the perfect fit! Whip up some Coffee Walnut Muffins and dig in without any guilt!
5. Nutella Swirl Muffins
Your hubby won't be able to resist these delicious Nutella Swirl Muffins! These muffins are gooey and delicious and need no icing courtesy the Nutella!
6. Chocolate Dates and Nuts Cake
Give your man the perfect date with this Chocolate Dates and Nuts Cake! This chocolate cake boasts of goodness from dates, raisins and cashew nuts.
7. Blueberry and Vanilla Cream Pancakes
Be a little adventurous and treat your man to a scrumptious breakfast in bed! Please a sweet tooth and pack in some healthy fruits with these Blueberry and Vanilla Cream Pancakes!
8. Blueberry Muffins
Who says desserts have to have chocolate! We bring to you the recipe of the luscious Blueberry Muffins, which will help you make and bake them to perfection in the first attempt itself!
9. Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Break out the cookie cutters, because we've got you the recipe for mouth-watering, gooey, positively heavenly Chocolate Chunk Cookies!
10. Chocolate, Fig and Banana Pancakes
No oven? No problem! You don't need to bake your edible Valentines day gifts when you have recipes that simply require a non-stick pan! Check out these Chocolate, Fig and Banana Pancakes!
11. Blue Lagoon Mocktail
Lush and decadent, this mocktail will kick up your Valentine's day celebrations a notch or two! The Blue Lagoon Mocktail is a simple, yet dreamy drink you can make and refrigerate a few hours before your dinner. You may choose to add a dash of vodka.
12. Coconut Ice Cream
Make a delicious Valentine's treat for your husband made with only three ingredients, that can all be found in your kitchen! Pair the Coconut Ice Cream with some fresh fruits for a refreshing treat!
13. Strawberry Ice Cream Smoothie
Here's to the gym-rat couple that's always found working out. This Strawberry Ice Cream Smoothie is the perfect fit!
14. Chocolate Martini Mocktail
Just the name is enough to make you go “Mmmmm”! Whether you make the Chocolate Martini Mocktail with or without alcohol, it is sure to make your Valentine's Day one that you will never forget!
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