The Father of innovation

Cherith had a long weekend with leaves from friday to sunday. We get updates about everything taught in class and homework given. Luckily for cherry, there wasn't any this week as I dint get any update on homework. So he enjoyed a good time out.

Last night as we were retiring for the day, I told hubby "Strangely this week, there wasn't any homework despite the 3 day off" 

I turned to cherry "We could have atleast revised orals na" "Shall we do it now?" asked cherry.

I was super exhausted but I was happy he was taking initiative. I opened his book and randomly took a look at the activity section. There, he was asked to do 6 sheets of activity as homework.

This bomb fell on us at 11.30 pm and I just couldn't sleep leaving it like that. All three of us got to work. I went through the activities while cherry and hubby collected material. 

Paste pieces of orange crepe paper on the letter Q. Colour pink on the pictures that start with R. Sprinkle sand on letter S. Paste picture of three objects that start with letter T. Dab a balloon dipped in brown colour on letter U. Draw and colour an object starting with W.

Watermelon was done quickly. I drew it, Cherry coloured while hubby sat with a stack of newspapers lookin for pictures with T. In another 5 minutes that was done too. 

For Q, I had crepe papers but there wasn't any orange. "I'll do something" said hubby. We neither had pink and brown water colours nor a balloon and sand. I hated to send Cherith with undone homework.

Hubby pulled out white crepe paper and started colouring it orange. And I got my hands on a box that had white, red, blue, green, black, yellow water colours.

I googled to see what colours were to be mixed to make pink and brown. 

Red + White = Pink. Quickly mixed, result achieved and R done. Now for brown, equal amounts of red+ blue and little white if dark brown needed. I started mixing the pink (red +white) with blue but got lavender. 

It was 12 and cherry was looking at both of us busy at our jugaads. After another 10 minutes I was able to mix up and make something close to brown but still, noo balloon! 

Hubby dug into the bunch of crepe papers and found a balloon and cherry rejoiced "Mumma, balloon mila" U got through somehow. Now for Q we used the white crepe paper, coloured orange on one side. 

Hubby carefully cut it into pieces and I and cherry started pasting, Q done. Sand kaha se laaye?? I asked "Subah dekhenge"hubby said and we wound up everything and went to bed. 

Cherith was restless, "mumma, lets do it now only please" I turned to hubby who went out to find sand. After 5 minutes he came back with some sand on a piece of paper. Finally S done!! And cherry slept happily.

Sometimes, with just the application of common sense and team work diffcult tasks turn out to become interestingly easy.

Necessity is the mother of invention. Lack of time and resources is for sure the Father of Innovation!! Keep renovating!


CHEERS!!
GOD BLESS!!


CHS