ENCYLOPEDIA FOR KIDS!!!!

EXPLORE THE SPACE

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INTRODUCTION :

What is a Solar System ?

Solar system is a place full of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, minor planets, and many other exciting objects. We will study each objects one by one.

Our Solar Systems consists of nine planets, they are :

1) Mercury
2) Venus
3) Earth
4) Mars
5) Jupiter
6) Saturn
7) Uranus
8) Neptune
9) Pluto

In our solar system, nine planets circle around our Sun. The Sun sits in the middle while the planets travel in circular paths (called orbits) around it. These nine planets travel in the same direction (counter- clockwise looking down from the Sun's north pole). The picture on the left shows the different positions of each planet.

Mercury is closest planet to the sun and Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

The solar system is made up of two parts:

1)The inner solar system contains Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. These four planets are closest to the Sun.

2)The outer solar system contains Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

WHAT IS A MOON ?

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System.

WHAT ARE ASTEROIDS ?

Asteroids are rocky and metallic objects that orbit the Sun but are too small to be considered planets. They are known as minor planets. Asteroids range in size from Ceres, which has a diameter of about 1000 km, down to the size of pebbles. Sixteen asteroids have a diameter of 240 km or greater. They have been found inside Earth's orbit to beyond Saturn's orbit. Most, however, are contained within a main belt that exists between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Some have orbits that cross Earth's path and some have even hit the Earth in times past.

WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES ?

The Scientist have given black holes their name because light inside the event horizon can never be seen by mankind, or any outside observer. We believe that black holes in space are created by the collapse of a red super giant star. As these stars reach the end of their lives, an imbalance of inward and outward pressure forces the star to collapse.

Information on black holes is limited, though numerous schools of theory exist. We know black holes exist not because we can see them, but because of the impact they have on the space around them.
Refer the Video below to know about Black Holes.

THE ECLIPSE :

1) SOLAR ECLIPSE:

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is fully or partially covered. This can only happen during a new moon, when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction as seen from the Earth. At least two and up to five solar eclipses can occur each year on Earth.

There are four types of solar eclipses:

A total eclipse occurs when the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon. The intensely bright disk of the Sun is replaced by the dark silhouette of the Moon, and the much fainter corona is visible. During any one eclipse, totality is visible only from at most a narrow track on the surface of the Earth.

An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun. Hence the Sun appears as a very bright ring, or annulus, surrounding the outline of the Moon.

A hybrid eclipse (also called annular/total eclipse) transitions between a total and annular eclipse. At some points on the surface of the Earth it is visible as a total eclipse, whereas at others it is annular. Hybrid eclipses are comparatively rare.

A partial eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are not exactly in line and the Moon only partially obscures the Sun. This phenomenon can usually be seen from a large part of the Earth outside of the track of an annular or total eclipse. However, some eclipses can only be seen as a partial eclipse, because the umbra never intersects the Earth's surface, passing above or below the Earth's polar regions.

2) LUNAR ECLIPSE :

A lunar eclipse is an eclipse which occurs whenever the moon passes behind the earth such that the earth blocks the sun’s rays from striking the moon. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, there is always a full moon the night of a lunar eclipse.

There are 3 types of Lunar Eclipse:

1) Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

The Moon passes through Earth's penumbral shadow.

2) Partial Lunar Eclipse

A portion of the Moon passes through Earth's umbral shadow.

3. Total Lunar Eclipse
The entire Moon passes through Earth's umbral shadow.

FACE PAINTINGS FOR KIDS

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A Birthday Party with face painting for kids is bound to be a success. Kids mostly love face painting . It is normally not advisable to face paint kids under about 3 years of age. They tend to cry and get board having to sit still for a long time. Again some young kids just love it and will sit still for ages just to get their face painted.

If you are face painting childrens, make sure u take permission from childs parents, as the child coul have allergic reactions to chemicals or if child has any open wounds,cuts or rashes on the face.

Keep in mind that little girls would love to have face paint designs that are based on fantasy such as flower princesses and fairies, cute insects such as butterflies and ladybugs, friendly animals such as bunny rabbits and cats, and naughty female characters such as witches.

In face painting little boys, the most popular selection would include superheroes such as Batman, Superman, and Spiderman and scary characters such as monster, skull, pirate as well animals like lion, tiger and dogs. When face painting boys, for them, the scarier they look like, the better because they will scare people, especially little girls. They also prefer dark colors and accents such as fake blood or gel skins to make the face paint scarier.

Here are some face-painting Designs :

BIRTHDAY DECORATION AND RETURN GIFT IDEAS "

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No birthday party can be complete without birthday decorations. After all these birthday decorations make a party livelier and help in giving a good look to the party. The birthday decorations may vary for the birthday parties of different age groups.

When planning balloon decorations, I find it's easier to come up with the theme and colors first, decide on how the cake will be decorated - if a cake is involved - and then choose balloon colors based on the theme and the cake.

How to Make Cute Balloon Flower Decorations :

In the video above, there's not a lot of verbal instruction, but the demonstration is so easy to follow and the result is stunning. Once you have the hang of it, you can make these flowers in just a few minutes. Because of their size, you'd need only a few to make a great backdrop balloon decorations for a little girl's birthday party.

How to make a balloon cloud :

Groupings of Balloon Clouds (Three to Five) look fantastic above a table top, over a stage area or buffet table. Cloud displays can be made in 3, 4 or 5 clusters of balloon clouds, in an extensive range of balloon colors. Add table decor bows, ribbon or tulle swags and tiny hanging balloon bunches in matching colors.

Low Cost Birthday Decoration Tips :

The truth of the matter is that anyone can come up with a great idea for a birthday party and pull it off on a reasonable budget. With so many types, kinds and styles of birthday decorations to choose from, the budget conscious shopper is sure to find fitting decorations at prices that fit into his/her budget. Just remember that it does not have to cost a lot for it to look good, and with the right combination of colors and creativity a birthday party decorated on a budget can be equally impressive.

The first thing you should think of is what theme you’re going for, and theme does not mean trying to make Disney World in your back yard. A birthday party theme can be as simple as ‘Under the sea’ or ‘In the woods’, but the importance of having a theme for budget conscious shoppers is that your theme will tell you exactly what you need, how much of it you will need and what colors, style and types of decorations to go for.

So for instance, if you decide to go with a theme like ‘Under the sea’, you can look for decorations that are blue or blue-green. Different sizes of balloons in these colors will not only make excellent archways but can also give the effect of bubbles. Another inexpensive but incredibly useful decoration for birthday parties are streamers, and since many of them are made out of crepe paper, you can get streamers in any color or combination of colors. Various types of candy can be used as sea treasures as well as shells and iridescent aquarium stones can make beautiful table ornaments.

And to top off a wonderful time under the sea, you can bid your guests good-bye and well wishes with party bags, using the sea animal,shells, stones and especially candy as party parting favors.

For cheap Birthday supplies, refer the following links :

Here are some images for Baloon_birthday-decoration ideas :

RETURN GIFT IDEAS :

Children love birthday parties. They love to play games, watch entertainment shows, and eat cake and chocolates. Make the children remember your kid’s big day by giving away wonderful return gifts. Here are some ideas for return gifts. Choose the gifts depending on the age of the invited kids. Based on the budget a single gift or a combination of these gifts can be given.

BIRTHDAY PARTY MAGIC:
You can even invite the Famous cartoon characters or Clowns to the Party. Kids love to touch them and take a snaps with them.
Below is the link where cartoon and clowns are available.

http://rockinroxanne.com/clowns1entertainers1magicians1etc/

Gifts for children aged 0-4 yrs

Bath toys:

1) Make the bath time enjoyable by gifting bath toys. They are durable and babies & toddlers love them. Bath toys include floating ducks, bath alphabets, bath books, bath machines, bubble makers etc.

2) Soft toys

Gifts for children above 3

1) Story books: Books can be stored forever. Children love listening and reading stories.

2) Coloring books: A coloring book along with crayons makes a great return gift.

3) Other books: Books for nursery rhymes, teaching manners, about festivals, activity books and many more.

4) Jigsaw puzzles

5) Set of small animal toys

6) Clay items( like play dove)

7) Posters of cartoon characters

8) Tiffin box: This is essential for all school going kids. So, this makes a gift which will definitely be put to use.

9) Water bottle

10) Pencil box

11) A pouch consisting of items like pencil, eraser, scale etc.,

12) Coloring items like sketch pens, color pencils.

13) Bubble makers

14) Masks

15) Caps/hats

16) Tops with ropes

17) Tattoos

18) Stickers/ labels

Drawing and Fun Activities for kids

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Hand-Shadows for kids :

These handshadows pictures are from the book "Hand Shadows To Be Thrown Upon The Wall" .

Click on the image to enlarge it.

Drawing tips for kids :

Follow the steps given in the picture :

APPLE DRAWING :

STRAW-BERRY DRAWING :

BANANA DRAWING :

GRAPES DRAWING :

MELON- DRAWING :

CHERRY-DRAWING :

Listen to the National anthem of different countries :

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America	Australia	Africa(South)	Afghanistan	Argentina

Brazil	Britain (U.K)	Belgium	Burma	Bhutan

China	Canada	Combodia	Colombia	Czechoslovakia

Denmark	Egypt	France	Finland>	Germany

Georgia	Holland	India	Indonesia	Iran

Iraq	Italy	Japan	Kenya	Kuwait

Mexico	Nepal	Netherland	New-Zealand	pakistan

READY FOR PRESCHOOL CONTENTS

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1) POTTY TRAINING :

Potty training is a really a tricky process at the age of 18 months to 3 yrs . Some kids learn it too early, and others take a long time to get trained.Always keep in a mind that Some kids just are not ready to use the potty at a young age. It's your job to to make them ready for it. you need them to be able to say, "I have to go," and you need them to be able to recognize that feeling... Remember, that kids won't decide to use the potty on their own. You need to encourage them. Keep in mind that this is a big change for them and it make take some time to get used to. To help them get excited about it, buy them their own potty and show tell them it's just for them. Give them a preasent and tell them like it's the best thing you have ever given them. Buy them "big boy" or "big girl" underwear with their favorite cartoon character on them. The more intrest you show, the happier your child will be with the process. And do not yell on them if they go wrong, and remember u are a cheerleader now, and plays an important role in winning a game.

ALPHABET SONG FOR PRESCHOOLERS :

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THE ALPHABET CHART (Click on the Chart to enlarge & print)

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SMALL LETTERS CHART (Click on the chart to enlarge & print)
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PRACTICE ALPHABETS SHEET: (Click on the sheet to enlarge & print) ____________________________________________________________________

PRACTICE NUMBERS SHEET : (Click on the sheet to enlarge and print)

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VIDEOS CLIPS BY ADITI :

PRAYER IN MARATHI :

NatIONAL ANTHEM OF INDIA :

SANSKRIT SHLOKA :

Hey!!!! kids read these stories. They are short and easy to understand.

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MR. Bear Will help You :

Once upon a time there was a little boy named Danny. One day danny's mother has a birthday. So danny said to himself "What shall i give my mother on her birthday" ?. So danny walked along and he met a Hen. "Good morning, Mrs Hen", said danny. "Can you give me something for my mothers birthday?". "Cluck,Cluck", said the Hen. "I can give you a nive fresh egg for your mothers birthday". "Thank you said danny", my mom already has an egg". Lets see what we can find then said the hen.

So danny and the Hen skipped along until they met a Goose. "Good morning, Mrs Goose", said danny. "Can you give me something for my mothers birthday?". "Honk, honk," said the Goose. "I can give some nice feather to make a fine pillow for your mother's Birthday". "Thank you said danny", my mom already has an pillow". Lets see what we can find then said the Goose. So danny ,Hen and the Goose all hopped until they met a Goat. "Good morning, Mrs Goat", said danny. "Can you give me something for my mothers birthday?". "Maa, Maa" said the Goat. "I can give you milk for making cheese"."Thank you said danny", my mom already has some cheese". Lets see what we can find then said the Goat. So danny ,Hen,Goose and the goat all hopped until they met a Cow. "Good morning, Mrs Cow", said danny. "Can you give me something for my mothers birthday?". "Moo,moo", said the cow. "I can give you some milk and Cream. " "."Thank you said danny", my mom already has some milk and Cream". Lets see what we can find then said the Cow. Ok, then ask Mr. Bear, he wil help you to find something for your mothers birthday. "All right", said the danny. Lets go and ask Mr. Bear. "No", said the Hen. "No", said the Goose. "No", said the Goat. "No--no" said the Cow. So... danny went alone to find Mr. Bear. He walked and walked until he reached the wood forest, there he met Mr. Bear. "Good Morning , Mr Bear", said danny. "Can you give me something for my mothers birthday?" "Hum, Hum," said the Bear. I have nothing to give your mothers birthday, but haa i can tel you something you can give her. So Mr. Bear whispered something secret in dannys ear. "Thank You", said Danny. He ran and ran until he reached his house. "Guess what i have for your birthday" danny said to his mother. Mother tried to guess...... but she couldn't guess. "DANNY GAVE HIS MOTHER A BIG BIRTHDAY BEAR HUG"

THE END

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SUNSHINE AND MOON-SHINE :

Sun shines on the mountains, Sun shines on the Sea.

Sun shines on my Pillow, and says wake up to me.

Sun shines on the Sea.

Sun shines on the Sea-shells.

Sun shines on the Rock. Sun shines as it sinks into the Ocean like a whale.

Moon shines as it rises.

Moon shines as i Yawn.

Moon shines as i try to catch the fire flies on the yawn.

Moon shines on the houses, moon shines on the car.

Moon shines like a night-light up among the stars.

Moon shines on the mountains. Moon shines on the sea.

Moon shines on my pillow, and says good night to me.

THE END

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THE GOLDEN GOOSE :

Once upon a time there was a man, who has 3 sons. One named Sonu, second named Gonu and third named Monu.The third son Monu was very weak, and he was not treated well by the family members. One day father told Sonu to go to the Forest and get some wood, then mother packed some tasty Pancake for him, so that he might not suffer from hunger. When he reached the forest, he met a old man, who said ________ "Can u share Your Pancake with me", then sonu replied, if i shared my pancake with u, what shall i eat then, and he walked away. The old man said.......as u are not good hearted, i wil grant you a Bad-Luck. As Sonu was cutting the tree, his axe slipped down cutting his arms, and therefore he has to go home without any wood.

Then Gonu happened to come to the forest to cut some wood, his mother gave some Pumpkin Pie for him, so that he might not suffer from hunger. When he reached the forest, he met a old man, who said ________ "Can u share Your Pumpkin pie with me", then Gonu replied, if i shared my pumpkin pie with u, what shall i eat then, and he walked away.The old man said.......as u are not good hearted, i wil grant you a Bad-Luck. As Gonu was cutting the tree, he cut down his leg so badly that he has to go home without any wood.

Then the 3rd son Monu begged his Father, Can i go to the forest and get some Wood. Then father replied, u are not strong enough to cut down the tree, have u not seen your brothers getting harmed. But after begging long father agreed to send him to the forest. So mother packed some cake, but that was not fluffy.When he reached the forest, he met a old man, who said ________ "Can u share Your cake with me", then Monu replied, My cake is not soft baked, its hard to bite, if this cake can satisfy your hunger, then Sure.... i wil share my cake with you. So they ate the cake together. The old man said.......as u are good hearted, i wil grant you a Good-Luck. The old man said, walk for 1 mile and there u wil find a tree, just chop it and u wil find something....... there, and he left away. As Monu chopped the tree and he found a goose, which had a pure Gold feather.

Monu carried the golded goose to his house, and from then he was treated well by his family members.

So, children be kind to every one, and have a sharing nature, you wil definately get the returns.

THE END.

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THREE LITTLE PIGS :

Once there was a mother pig who had three little pigs. She did not have enough food to keep them, so she sent them out to seek their fortunes.

So, first little pig built the house with the bundle of Straw. Just after the house was built, along came a wolf. He knocked at the door of the little pig's house and called, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"

But the little pig answered, "No, no! Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!".

Then the wolf said, "I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down".

So he huffed and he puffed until he blew the house in, and ate up that little pig

Second little pig built the house with the bundle of Sticks. Just after the house was built, along came a wolf. He knocked at the door of the little pig's house and called, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"

But the little pig answered, "No, no! Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!".

Then the wolf said, "I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down".

So he huffed and he puffed until he blew the house in, and ate up that little pig.

The third little pig built the house with some bricks. Just after the house was built, along came a wolf. He knocked at the door of the little pig's house and called, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"

But the little pig answered, "No, no! Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!".

Then the wolf said, "I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down".

So the wolf huffed and he puffed and he puffed and he huffed, and he huffed and he puffed, but he couldn't blow this third little pig's house down. Because the house was built with the strong Bricks.

Moral behind this story : " Little Efforts can save your life ".

THE END :

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GINGER BREAD MAN :

Once upon a time, an old woman and her husband lived alone in a little old house. The couple had no children, and being lonely, the woman decided to make a boy of gingerbread. She carefully mixed the batter, rolled out the dough, and cut out out a very nice gingerbread man. She added sugar icing for his hair, mouth, and clothes, and she used candy chips for buttons and eyes. What a fine looking gingerbread man he was! The old woman put him in the oven to bake. After he was fully done, she slowly opened the oven door. Up jumped the gingerbread man, and he ran out the door saying,

"Run, run, as fast as you can!

You can't catch me!
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

The old woman and the old man ran after him, but they could not catch him.

And so the Gingerbread Man ran and ran. While he running, he met a cow.

"Moo," said the cow. "You look very fine! Fine enough to eat!" And the cow started to chase to little man.

But the Gingerbread Man ran faster, saying,

"I ran away from an old woman, I ran away from an old man, And I can run away from you! I can!"

And he laughed,

"Run, run, as fast as you can!
You can't catch me!
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

The cow ran after the Gingerbread Man, but she could not catch him.

The Gingerbread Man ran and ran, laughing and singing. While he ran, he met a chicken.

"Cackle, cackle," said the chicken, "You look fine enough to peck for dinner. I'm going to eat you, Mr. Gingerbread Man."

But the Gingerbread Man just laughed.

"I ran away from an old woman,
I ran away from an old man,
I ran away from a cow,
I ran away from a horse,
And I can run away from you!
I can!"

And so he ran singing,

"Run, run, as fast as you can!
You can't catch me!
I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

The chicken ran after the Gingerbread Man, but she could not catch him.

The Gingerbread Man was proud that he could run so fast.

"Nobody can catch me," he thought. So he kept on running until he met a fox.

He just had to tell the fox how he ran faster than all the others.

"Mr. Fox," he said,
"As tasty as I appear to be,

I cannot let you catch and eat me.

I ran away from an old woman,
I ran away from an old man,
I ran away from a cow,
I ran away from a chicken,
And I can run away from you!
I can!"

But Mr. Fox did not seem to care.
"Why would I want to bother you?" asked Mr. Fox. "You don't even look that tasty. No, young man, I don't want to eat you at all."

The Gingerbread Man was so relieved.

"Well, indeed, Mr. Fox," said the Gingerbread Man. "If you don't mind, I think I'll take a little rest here." And the Gingerbread Man stopped running and stood still.

And right when he stood still. Snap! went Mr. Fox's jaws right into the Gingerbread Man until he was gone.

"He was very tasty after all," thought the fox.

THE END

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