First, a small introduction about me as a preamble to the topic. I am widowed about two years ago when my wife died leaving behind me and our 8 months old daughter and 7 year old son. From then on I had to play a dual role at home (father and mother). As a conscious fat(mot)her I wanted to give the best to my children and to an large extent they should not miss anything b’cos of loss of their mother.
Now, let me come to my daughter who is 2.5 years now and for the last four-five months she is in a play school, spends about 3 hours everyday. Mostly only moms come in to the playschool, to drop the children, school function, trip, etc and I will be lone dad in those school events. How do I make my daughter feel she is special?
I have started making her lunch box slightly different every Friday, the same food (dosas, chappati, etc) is made in a different look and feel. I started designing dosas on the “tawa” and called it (at least me and my daughter), aeroplane dosa, girl dosa, star dosa, shapes, giraffe dosa, traffic light dosa, etc. This little thing has helped my daughter to eat at school (without getting fed by someone) and at the same time she felt very special. In fact the school teachers are now looking forward for Jasmitha’s (my daughter) “Friday Lunch Box”
Thanks for reading; I need to think of what snacks for next “Friday Lunch Box” in the new school year.
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I feel truly inspired n touched by Ur abundant love n dedication towards Ur loving kids.Thanks
Its amazing the effort you r taking to make ur kids feel special. keep it up, ur kids are very lucky.
Very impressive and touching. You are an ideal father. Hats off to you!
You are a great dad, an inspiration to all of us!! Hats off to you, I salute your attitude..
Great work !!! and I too going to follow
your idea… will share my child experience
How is your and your’s child expereince
Fantastic. Jasmitha’s is lucky to have Fat(mot)ther like you.
I add some riddles and puzzles. Not too simple. Just enough to strain the brain. I keep it in the pencil box.
Solution is in a post it note on a book I know my kid will use during the last or penultimate period.
This is a good idea Pritam
Hi Durai sir !
Sure both your kids must be doing quite well.
Please continue to post your thoughts and keep inspiring us .
Warm regards
Ramarao,K.V.
Thank you Sir, kids are doing well and grown up now
Thanku very much for excellent an idea
Thank you
Very innovative. I will try this idea. Thanks for sharing.
good, try this out, kids will find it different
Such a genius dad u r….god bless you and ur family
Hats off to you sir.. God Bless !!
So lovely to see your food creations..:-) Hats off to you, sir..! Good bless..
Very touching ..very creative thanx fr the beautiful input.
You are a gr8 dad. keep rocking
gr8 .my good wishes are with you and your kids.
Even my daughter is a fussy eater.I must try this out .thanks sir. God bless.
Very impressive and excellent fat(mot)her you are.
Your Children would be happy to have a proud fat(mot)her.
God bless
Amazing dad.I will surely try this Friday lunch box idea.
Beautiful thought…’ The Friday lunch box’….wow..
Thanks for such a lovely input, the name is excelent ” The friday Lunch Box” . I will try this and come back to you. This should work with my Son who is just six years old.
Really touching… So caring of u… I really like your thoughts… God bless u…
Similar type of dishes I made some time back, but without colors. Am going to try for my kids with colors. Thanks to Durai.
Great ideas and very creative! I lost my dad as a child but I still remember his creative way of packing our lunch boxes sometimes- creative shapes with bread/ butter/ jam, fruits, etc. Your kids will definitely carry it on….. and admire their great Dad!
Good and thought provoking.
Good inititaive .Definitely I will implement it for my kids.Your kids are very lucky.
My best wishes are there along with you and your family.
Regards,
Swara and Sai’s mom
Yep its a very good Idea
I like very much this idea,
Great work & idea too..;)
Thank u so much for an Excellent idea and am really wondering that how do u manage Home and Office!
Very interesting, Kudos to Jasmitha’s father.
Very touching. I used to do this some time back with chapattis and dosas. I used to make a big sugar paratha/poori and used new clay cutters to cut exotic shapes. Kids loved them.
With dosas, I used to make cindrella’s castle, tortoise etc.. I used podi/oil for the texturing. Ofcourse, it used to be unplanned. I would get the message of unsatiscfation aby regular dosas at 8.45am, make some design by 8.50 and my husband would drop by 9.00 am in school.
very touching. these innovative things will make our kids happy.
so caring of u..i do the same..but making triangles,square,rectangles,stars,alphabets and numbers..etc..and also use colors to make in more appealing in the form of beetroot for pink,carrot for orange,pudina or coriander,keerai or peas paste for green colour,tumeric for yellow,etc..my kid has the habit of picking out the vegetables from the dosas..i did it my mixing it along the batter..keep sharing more innovative idea.i wud b helpful..
really caring about children is a vara prasadham given to each mother when we get free time
Good one, need to try it!
Great…..I too tried on Fridays….it worked….now kids wait for fridays
It’s really an heart touching that doing a dual role in the family for the children’s . Inspite of this busy world, performing a single role itself makes us to feel very difficult. This blog creates an inspiration to every parent.My best wishes to ur kid and the entire family!!!
You are such a great person/fat(mot)her !!!!!!!!! Your kids are very lucky to have you as fat(mot)her. My heartfilled wishes to u and ur kids to shine in life.
Grt Work !
AMAZING. TRULY TOUCHING AN IDEA. MY 9 YEAR OLD (WHO STILL LOOKS LIKE A 6 YEAR OLD) LIKES FOOD PREPARED AT HOME BUT WANTS VARIETY AND IS PICKY ABOUT ITS APPEARANCE..
THANKS FOR GIVING SUCH AN INNOVATIVE MEANS TO MAKE HER TO EAT.
WILL SURELY TRY THIS.
Thanks, variety helps children. you can have a look at more collection at http://fridaylunchbox.blogspot.com
My daughter now want this anyone and she says she has grown up!
Sir,
Hats off to you & your management of life/time.
Strangely I am also sailing in the same boat as you.
Would like to speak to you personally. Is it fine ??
sure, we can speak. Kindly drop me a note on agdurai@hotmail.com and we can connect
Good inititaive & I like the same. But wondering how you did the same, as it looks lice on snap.
Really innovative idea. It’s really nice to hear that you wanted your daughter to feel special.. I don’t know why but my eyes are filled with tears
An excellent father , Your children will have bright future.God Bless this family.
Very impressive and a learning to all parents on how to do things differently.
Being mother of two it motivates me to create something new in lunch box.
This reminds me of my mother preparing A B C D and Tamil alphabet dosas to my brother’s son.
Learning as well as eating.
It is heart touching to note a Avvai shanmughi in Duraivel Gopal. Good to note such a caring parent make a loving meal in the days of ready to eats.
My kids are not all interested in home made food items.This is excallent input for us .
try this out and post your children experience
I would call u as “Thaiyumaanavan” (as mother) that’s all.
Regards,
Parthiban