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Crafts & Activities
Enjoy the worksheets for this month! There is a special craft to dive into and a new sport to discover as well.
Indian culture is full of many lovely designs and patterns in clothing, architecture, and designing other objects. Watch the video to the right for inspiration, grab your pencils, and see if you can draw some designs like these:
Although the most popular sport in India is cricket., we would like to highlight another fun and popular sport known as kabbadi. First played as a village game, it is now a competitive sport! Can you figure out how to play with your siblings and friends?
Recipes
Click the images for a video version of these recipes. For a printable PDF recipe, click the text buttons below.
This month we are including a chicken recipe similar to one in the book, Very Young Catholics in India, as well as a few more classic Indian dishes. Indian cuisine is very delicious and often uses many different spices such as cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander and turmeric. In India, food not only tastes good, it also looks beautiful! For a beautiful touch, nuts, spices, and even flower petals are often used for garnishes!
Animals in India
It is common to see cows in India. Since cows are considered sacred to Hindus, there are many laws in India protecting cows and you can often see them roaming the streets. The National Animal of India is the Bengal Tiger. Check out tiger facts below!
Tigers are such beautiful creatures! They are even cuter when they are cubs:
And also cute when they are learning how to swim:
The flying foxes in Fiji can be found in Australia as well. Here is a closeup of a rescued bat.
The flying foxes in Fiji can be found in Australia as well. Here is a closeup of a rescued bat.
Fun Facts
"Oceania" is a continent of the world. Some people call it Australia, others say Oceania.
"Oceania" is a continent of the world. Some people call it Australia, others say Oceania.
One of the oldest “living” (still spoken in culture) languages in the world is Tamil. Tamil is not an alphabetic language, but a syllabic language, meaning the script for the language is broken down into syllables, not individual letters. This is what a hymn to Our Lady sounds like in Tamil:
Library
Here are books for further reading about Saints who have impacted Catholic Indian history, as well as a few sweet stories of India.
by Albert J. Nevins
After his war torn boyhood in Navarre, Francis Xavier went to the University of Paris, determined to have a good time. He was interested in sports and became the broad jumping champion of his college. At first he scoffed at this fellow student, Ignatius Loyola. But Ignatius showed him that true champions are a far more heroic breed: those who risk their all to win the world for God. 130 pages. Ages 9-15. Francis became a missionary to India and is buried in the Basilica of Bom Jesus, in Goa, India.
by Charlotte Grossetete
Mother Teresa was not born in India, but she lived most of her life there after devoting her service to the poorest of the poor. The great saints devoted their lives to the love of God and of others. Their fascinating life stories will help children discover the great adventure of holiness. This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of such a great saint who lived in our times. 36 pages. Ages 5-10.
by Sangeetha Narayan
A charming story about Meera and how her grandfather teaches her some problem-solving skills while they bake aloo paratha together. 33 pages. Ages 5-9
by Kabir Sehgal
Mother Goose takes a trip to India in this unique collection of nursery rhymes with a distinctly Indian flair. Rhymes and characters that are familiar to young readers bring to life the beauty, wonder, and diversity of a vast and vibrant country in a way that is accessible and fun. 32 pages. Ages 0-8.
Extras
Meet Fr. Finn, a missionary to Fiji
Helping You Bring the Joy of the Faith to Your Family
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