Monday, November 09, 2009

What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong - Lyrics

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you.

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.

We pass this Life's journey once and leave behind our footprints... This song has been an inspiration especially as it brings in hope and joy to imagine and think of a beautiful world. A nice way of cheering self too....

- ilaxi patel
Editor, www.kidsfreesouls.com

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Sesame street celebrating 40 years-Chamki spreading literacy

Google Doodle is today celebrating 40th Anniversary with the Muppet character logo. Sesame Street, an American Children’s TV Series, was launched on November 10, 1969. It is the longest running children’s program on US television. Sesame Street broadcasts in over 120 countries and 8 million viewers on 350 stations throughout the world.

The show celebrates its 40th birthday on November 10, 2009, the exact day the series debuted on TV four decades ago. US first lady Michelle Obama will appear on the Children’s TV show “Sesame Street” on the November 10th episode, to ostensibly kick off its 40th anniversary season. A section on the show will be telecasted to encourage children to adopt healthy eating habits and even plant vegetables in the garden.

Original songs, story lines and animations such as “Murray Had a Little Lamb,” “Word on the Street” and “Elmo’s World” will continue to stimulate the preschool viewers’ awareness and excitement about the environment. Additionally, new words will be introduced at the beginning of each episode by Murray as he interacts with people on the street. In a series of 26 hilarious celebrity segments, words such as “habitat,” “metamorphosis,” “camouflage,” “hibernate” and “garden” are introduced to enhance vocabulary and further highlight the wonders of nature.

- Read more on Blog

- ilaxi patel
Editor, www.kidsfreesouls.com
Newspaper for Kids



Monday, November 02, 2009

Barbie - Toys R fun

Here's an Interesting site exclusively on Barbie for Parents and Teachers Only.(media center). Celebrating 50 years of Barbie - style icon. The making of the doll and how one woman bring an icon to life. Explore the 50 years of Barbie and you have everything from Retro to beach parties and all the years of Barbie with news, events and fun. You can even strike a pose with Barbie if you wish and check out Barbie in her first Music and Dance videos in my Fav You Tube List.

Here's Barbie website. Play Games, watch videos hang out or just about engage into activities you like.Click for Birthday Party Ideas Here's a record collection of Barbie Dolls by a Fan Bettina Dorfmann who has Guiness World Record.

Toys R fun and always keep kids on a run! I guess, as parents today wonder what can break boredom of kids, I can only think of one thing and that is 'Keeping glued to various activities' - reading is on backseat but prioritising activities can include all activities like reading, coloring, playing games, computers, engaging in hobbies and even going for rides.....Dancing, music and learning skills are always as per the choice.

Creativity and it comes - quite naturally! Find more sites in Resources pages on Kidsfreesouls.

- ilaxi patel
Editor, http://www.kidsfreesouls.com/
Newspaper for kids

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Happy Halloween, Dev Diwali

Happy Dev Diwali! From today, Gods will celebrate Diwali for five days. However, 31st October being Halloween Day, its haunting of ghosts and werewolves and vampires like kali chaudas.

Mystyfying myths remain mysterious even though ultimate truths could be discovered using the human mind alone. Science has yet to reveal what caused them. Satanism, Blackmagic, tell tale, mythology and all, lead to beliefs of evil omens to exist on earth as Ghosts or demons or witches. It takes a fraction of a second to hear the sound ‘AUM’ at such times of spirit scare and take a walk outside the mind, moving from head to heart. We are all hung up in the head. One solution is get down from the head to the heart. Mysteries remain but problems disappear and evaporate leaving the trails of mysteries behind.

Btw, heard the track of Steven Cravis - Happy Halloween Music? It's a part of the 75 Top Halloween Songs picked by Apple iTunes iMix and the individual song is available as a download there, under the special iMix tab called Complete Set. You can also find the track for download on Mac and PC here http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/happyhalloween/from/topcds or just log to http://www.happyhalloweenmusic.com/ or listen at AmazonMP3.com (France, Germany UK and USA only, I believe) - Enjoy!

- ilaxi patel
Editor, http://www.kidsfreesouls.com/
Newspaper for Kids

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Official Gujarat State Portal















As I content wrote the Gujarat Government State Portal for last many days, here's presenting the newly revamped Official Gujarat Portal. The thematic Portal provides glimpse into 5.5 Crore Gujaratis ‘Apnu Gujarat – Agavu Gujarat’ (Our Gujarat, Unique Gujarat) and act as catalyst to positively influence Gujarat and its rich Culture and traditions which has marked its footprints Internationally. The Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi lives on to the boom of a 21st century Gujarat with robust and mass movement of Development and Progress with a Proactive Government.
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Explore Gujaratindia.com
till I still Explore....

A result of Perfect Team Work! Watch this space as I blog more on this...

- ilaxi patel
Editor, www.kidsfreesouls.com
Newspaper for Kids
Web Content Analyst : www.gujaratindia.com
Author of Guardian of Angels

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Diwali and New Year Significance






May this festival of lights illuminate your life with good health, long life, peace, happiness and prosperity. Wishing all who pass this way, very Happy Diwali and may your dreams turn true...

Well, invoked Lakshmi? I just did! Only for a day, she descends on the Earth to give her blessings I hear. Read more on Diwali on Kids Diwali pages here.

- ilaxi


Saturday, October 10, 2009

Nobel Prize for Peace



Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833 who became a famous scientist, inventor, businessman and founder of the Nobel Prizes. Alfred died in San Remo, Italy on December 10, 1896. In his last will and testament, he wrote that much of his fortune was to be used to give prizes to those who have done their best for humanity in the field of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. It took four years for his executors to convince all parties to follow Alfred's wishes.

That's how Nobel Prizes came to exist since 1901 when first Nobel Prizes were given in Stockholm, Sweden.

However, it is interesting to note How the Peace Prize was included by Alfred Nobel in his will.

Alfred had no family of his own. Once, he announced in the newspapers for a secretary. An Austrian lady, Bertha Kinsky von Chinic und Tettau got the job. After working for a short time, she moved back to Austria to marry Count Arthur von Suttner.

Alfred and Bertha von Suttner remained friends and exchanged letters through the years. She later became very active in the peace movement. She wrote the famous book "Lay Down Your Arms." When Alfred Nobel later wrote his will to establish the Nobel Prizes, he included a prize for persons or organizations who promoted peace.

Here's Profiles in Kidsfreesouls Literature pages and News in Kids section of recent Nobel Prize Awards to Indian born scientist Dr. Venkatraman Ramkrishnan for Chemistry (Joint sharing) and President Barrack Obama for Peace.

As there is mix surprize and opinions, headlines keep changing on Google 'Call to Action', 'A prize that carries perils', 'wins mocks awards' - Cool reactions to Obama's Nobel Prize for Peace!

- ilaxi patel
Editor, www.kidsfreesouls.com
Newspaper for kids
Author of Guardian of Angels