Kids got it all

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Gift them a book about animal love

Storyteller Usha Venkatraman has just released her first book for children titled Silapathar Sisters visit Juhu Beach. Published by Vakils, the plot revolves around Bullu, Bablu and Subha, who during a visit to the beach with their cousin Aadi from Delhi, spot two animals in need of love and care. The charming story teaches kids how to manage their emotions, when it comes to animal cruelty, and how through advocacy they can be part of the solution.
Price: Rs 350
To Buy: https://www.vakilspublications.com/

Comfort first

Scram Kidswear is all in favour of the ‘Vocal for Local' adage with their Made In India kids apparel. They provide comfortable yet trendy clothes for kids ranging from the age of three months to 12 years. Their product line includes dresses, rompers, jumpsuits, T shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and more. The brand also has #ScramFan - a close-knit community for parents who know what parenting looks like, and also for questions and doubts about the journey of parenting. On the occasion of Children's Day, they have a special offer of ‘Buy two get one free.'
Price: Rs 499 onwards
To Buy: scram.in

Cute and conscious

Founded by Shweta Dhariwal who has taught and worked with textile artisans and designers in India for over 15 years, Whitewater offers soft, GOTS-certified organic cotton clothing with non-toxic colours, suitable for ages 0-2, and follows ethical practices, working with sustainable and artisanal textile crafts. This children's day, dress your toddlers up in Whitewater's koi, kite and zoo-themed kimono tops or kurta pajama sets or gift them a hand-embroidered pillow or a wooden maracas set for play time.
Where: https://whitewaterkids.com/
Price: Rs 900 onwards

Donate and make a difference

Do you know 15 crore children in India are still out of schools? Vishalakshi Foundation has been able to lighten up the lives of 1,000 kids through their initiative Dream School across many Indian cities. This Children's Day, along with your child, you can donate a stationery kit for the kids of Dream School. This could be your pledge to make lives of underprivileged kids colourful by providing them this happiness kit that contains notebooks worth Rs 30, stationery worth Rs 30, a drawing book for Rs 20 and a colour set for Rs 20.
To Donate: 8588805577 (PayTM), vishalakshi@yesbank (UPI)
To Follow: @vishalakshi_foundation, Instagram

Lead them into a world of performance

The ThinkArts International Festival for Young Audiences was started in 2019 as a biennial event to introduce children to innovative plays and performance pieces from across the world, while also providing a platform to showcase some of the work from artistes in India. This year's online edition is a feast of different tales, styles and performances with four international and Indian stories on science and the environment and magical beings like dragons.
Where: www.thinkarts.co.in
When: November 14-24
Price: Pay as you wish

Let them pig out at a fancy brunch

Treat your kid to a delectable Children's Day buffet, Where they can enjoy some of their favourites like pizza margherita, berry cupcakes, chocolate mud pie, and strawberry milk shake. There will also be a separate noodle bar, meat grill station, and a range of burgers, hot dogs, and fries to choose from. If your kid loves chaat, they can dig into sev, dahi and pani puri, ragda pattice, and shakar kandi chaat. To make it fun, you can engage them in cupcake decoration and baking activities.
Where: Lotus Cafe, JW Marriott, Juhu
When: 12.30 PM-3.30 PM
Price: Rs 2,900 + taxes (non alcoholic)
Call: 022 66933344

Imbibe the habit of reading via audio books

This Childrens' day, Audible, an online audio book service, is offering a variety of audio books for children. Right from action and adventure to classics, they have lots to choose from! Few of the books include The Christmas Pig by JK Rowling, Rangeela Geedad by Gulzar, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Tak-tak by Soumitra Ranade, and many more. Some stories are also narrated by renowned people like Vidya Balan, Boman Irani and Gulzar; the title tracks of some are composed and sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
Price: Rs 75 onwards, Free for members
To Buy: audible.in