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The one for me – Abhigya fanfic Part 11
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Even though Siddharth was physically present at his office, he was mentally absent, what Tanu said yesterday had really affected him negatively, was that what she thought of him? Did she see him as a bad brother? Did she mean every word she said or was it the alcohol speaking? He tried blaming it all on the alcohol, but he knew better, what she said was what she felt, she was just not bold enough to say it when she was sober, the alcohol just helped her pour out all her feelings, what is it that I haven't done for her? What exactly haven't I done right? he thought, he was told that he cared more for Pragya than he did her, but what Tanu didn't understand was that, both she and Pragya were polar opposites, Pragya was very reserved and she was very shy, she never loved to socialize with people,
while Tanu was an outgoing person, someone who always loved to be in the spotlight, it was always difficult for Pragya to fit in when they attended any social events, including weddings we're it was only close family and friends, she always kept to herself, and being smarter than the people present there did not help, because no one wanted to be stuck with some smarty pants, Tanu on the other hand could easily fit in, all she had to do was to flash a fake smile at people and before you know it they will be flocking towards her, while Pragya would silently stand in a dark corner all alone looking and feeling out of place.
Back home Tanu knew that she had messed up real bad, her father stopped caring about what she did, it was clear when he said, 'it's your life, do what you want to do with it, I don't care, but when you find yourself in trouble, don't come crying to me. ' She didn't care if he stopped caring, to her he stopped caring since the doctor told them that her mother was Pregnant, to her he stopped caring when Pragya was born, so she could careless what he thought, but she needed Sid, he was her only brother and she did care about him and what he felt, she needed him to side with her, Pragya could get all their father's love and care, but not Siddharth, Siddharth was her brother and it will always be like that.
Even though he didn't want to show it, Raj was worried for his oldest daughter, this jealousy and envy towards her sister was slowly turning into something more lethal and he feared what will happen because of this, he prayed that Tanu could see that she was loved by everyone and he hoped that this jealousy and envy which was slowly growing into something more deadly, wouldn't lead Tanu to do something which might destroy the whole family and most important ruin her.
Abhi finally found Sid's office, he didn't know what to expect, this family was full of surprises, they sure did things differently, taking in deep breaths, Abhi knocked on Sid's door, it was strange to him that Sid didnt have a secretary or a personal assistant, didn't he need any help? Or maybe he loved working alone. Abhi knocked on the door for a second time, this time louder than the first, hearing a faint come in, Abhi took in another deep breath and slowly opened the door.
"Good Morning. " Abhi said to a disturbed looking Sid.
"Morning, who are you? And what can I do for you? " Sid asked Abhi, he was in no mood to see anyone to today.
"You hired me yesterday. " Abhi replied trying so hard not to sound sarcastic.
"Oh, sorry, it's you, kelvin right? "
"No, it's Karan. Karan Sinha. "
"Oh, yeah, how did I even hire you? "
Confirmed, this family consists of crazed people, Abhi thought, keeping his thoughts to himself, he replied to Sid's question saying, "you asked me some weird questions and said I could start working today. "
"Oh, okay, but what are you doing here, you work for my dad, not me. "
"He asked me to come to you saying you tell me what I am to do. "
"Oh, do you have a college degree or something? " Sid awked suddenly.
"Why are you asking for that now? " Abhi asked, yes he was shocked, why he was shocked, he didn't know, after all that's the right thing to do Siddharth had to hire someone who was qualified for the position, not just someone who is not made out of plastic and can lift weight.
"Are you going to answer my question or not? "
"Um no, I only have a high school diploma. "
"Oh, looks like I thought wrong, looking at you I wouldn't think that you don't carry a degree with you, you sure do look intelligent, anyway I think I can work with a high school diploma. Can I have a look at it? "
"You don't want to see it. "
"Of course I do, I wouldn't ask if I didn't want to have a look at it. " Abhi didn't mean to say that out loud, but looks like Sid hard a sharp hearing sense.
"Okay, here goes. "
"Why are you so embarrassed, I am sure your results can't be that bad. " Sid said, it was as if he was trying to make him feel better.
"If only you knew. " Abhi mumbled.
Once Sid opened Abhi's file, he was beyond shocked, now he understood why he was so embarrassed, he looked up at Abhi and only saw that he had his face in his palms, causing Sid to burst in laughter.
"Now what, please tell me you didn't take a picture? " Abhi said remembering what happened in Raj's office.
"Why would I take a picture? " Sid said wiping a few tears which came out of his eyes due to his non stop laughing. "But to be honest, I have never met someone as dumb as you, dude you are so stupid, I mean no offence, but that's the truth. " he said still laughing.
"Well thank you. " Abhi said, he was a graduate from Havard university, he managed his father's company and here he is being laughed at and being called stupid, all thanks to Rachna.
"But man, I know people who fail an exam, but you dude this is worse than failing, why did I even hire you? " Sid asked this question a second time.
"You could asked yourself that. " Abhi countered annoyed.
"Oh Gosh. " Sid said catching some air. "You know what, forget about it, when you got here, did you bring the old man his coffee? "
"And he didn't create any scene? " Sid ask Abhi who said a simple no. "You are a keeper, even with these pathetic results, you still keep the job. "
"Well thank you? " It was more of a question than a statement.
"And I like you, so lunch is on me, we could be very good friends, I see a bright future for us, now come with me, I will show you your little office. " Abhi followed Sid behind where he showed him his office, which was not so far from Raj's, he told him all what he was supposed to do and reminded him of there lunch before he headed back to his own office.
Abhi couldn't believe what just happened, who hires someone like that, it was like Sid didn't fear of things going wrong in his company, if it was his he wouldn't hire Karan, not even as a cleaner, sighing Abhi begun to clean his office making it look suitable for his work.
The day had passed fast for Abhi, his first day at work wasn't so bad, yes he knew that he worked for a crazy father and son, but they were genuinely good, his lunch date with Sid was not that bad except for the fact that Sid didn't miss an opportunity to insult him, well he was insulting Karan, but Sid saw him as Karan so yes, he was humiliated because of his results which were not even real, thank God for Rachna. He did what he was supposed to do said bye to both Raj and Sid as he found them together and yes they didn't miss this chance as they laughed at him again, this time by showing him the picture that Raj took of him, ignoring them he said a quick good bye and left annoyed which only made them laugh more.
At the cafe everything was moving smoothly, nothing eventful had happened yet.
The only thing that seemed to disturb Pragya from doing her work properly was Sid, she was still worried about him, he was upset in them morning, but when she called him during lunch, he sounded jovial, but that didn't stop her from worrying, she would only stop once she sees him.
Hearing jingling sounds at the door she knew that there was another customer to attend to, but Roshni had that covered has she walked towards the customer. Now why would Roshni walk towards a customer like that.
"Pragya, look who is here. " Roshni said with a smile. Pragya looked up to see who Roshni was talking about and she was shocked to see Karan(Abhi), who was looking at Roshni with the same shocked expression. "Karan is here, okay I will leave you two. "
"What happened to her? " Abhi asked pointing at Roshni.
"I have no idea. " Pragya replied shaking her head from side to side.
"Whatever. Um… Pragya, I just wanted to apologize for what happened this morning. "
"It's okay, I already forgot about it. "
"Okay, I brought you some chocolates. " He said giving her a box of chocolates.
"CHOCOLATE!!! Roshni screamed as she came rushing towards the box of chocolates.
"Hey, those are mine. " Pragya said as Roshni grabbed the box from Abhi's hands.
"Karan can always get you another box. " Roshni said as she stuffed her mouth with chocolate, Pragya just smiled at her best friend's childish behavior.
"Um… Pragya. " Abhi called her name nervously. "I… Was uh, you know wondering if, you could. " he cleared his throat and continued. "If you.. You know I am new here and you are the only one I know. " Roshni found this so funny as she was trying to bite back her laugh.
"Pragya, give him your number. " Roshni said smirking at Abhi.
"What? Why? " Pragya asked her friend. "If he wants my number he would ask for it. "
"Karan, wants your number, poor boy is just feeling so shy to ask you, look at him blushing. " Yes indeed he was blushing, it's rare to see a grown man blush and that's exactly what Abhi was doing.
"Do you want my number Karan? " Pragya asked him softly.
"You are the only person I know here. " Abhi tried to explain, he didn't want to be to direct and scare her.
"Do you want her number, yes or no. " From happy to see me, to you annoy me so much, yes Roshni's mood suddenly changed, it was clear in her question.
"Um yes, I would like to have your number. " Pragya simply smiled at him and got a pen and paper and wrote her number there giving it to Abhi, the atmosphere suddenly changed to awkward, they both were unable to look at each other as Roshni looked at both of them still devouring Pragya's chocolates.
"Talk already. " Roshni said, they were beginning to annoy her.
"Roshni don't you have to check on the apple pie? " Pragya asked her, indirectly telling her to leave.
"Fine. " Roshni said with her mouth full of chocolate and left.
"I don't think you will find any of those chocolates. " Abhi said breaking the awkward silence.
"I guess so. So how was your first day at work? Do you like the place? " Pragya asked curious to know what he thinks of her fathers company.
"Well, the place is neat, the people there are nice, kind people, but the Mr Khurana and his son – they scare me. "
"Why? What did they do? " Pragya asked a little curious, she knew her father was strict when it came to work, but Sid was fun, nothing scary about him.
"To be honest Pragya that family is full crazed people, I don't know about the mother, I have only met her once, but if she is married to that man and raised such a son, I assume she also has a loose screw. " Abhi kept talking without even noticing the change in Pragya's expression, while Roshni stood quietly laughing behind Pragya. "Those people are crazy, I wonder how they managed to build such a successful company, I really don't know how they did it, because to be honest, they are not normal. " Abhi said.
It was like this day was just not his as Sid stepped into the cafe. "Hey baby girl. " Abhi looked at Sid with wide eyes.
Noticing his shock Sid cleared the misunderstanding. "Oh Karan, meet my baby sister Pragya, Pragya he is dad's new assistant. " Sid did the introductions.
"I know, he said a lot about you. " Pragya said bitterly, it was clear she was angry.
"Ok, are you done? We need to go home, and smiley, can I have some of your delicious cinnamon rolls. " Roshni disappeared into the kitchen smiling like a goof, while Pragya angrily glared at Abhi. Sid didn't seem to notice as he was busy looking towards the Kitchen, once Roshni come with his cinnamon rolls, Pragya took her bag, said bye to Roshni and left the cafe.
"Hahahaha.. You fool, you just ruined your chance with the girl. " Roshni said laughing at Abhi.
"I swear I didn't know anything. "
"Well, sort this out, you can bring her more chocolates. "
"So that you can eat them. "
"Sorry, I was only trying to help, now please leave, I am about to close. "
Abhi left the cafe thinking about what just happened, he had ruined his chances, why did he have to be so stupid, getting into a cub, giving the driver directions to his house he couldn't stop thinking of how he was going to talk to Pragya the next day, not thinking of anything better to do, he gave Rachna a call.
Rachna : Did you get the girls number.
That was the first thing she asked him when she picked up the phone, she never even bothered to greet him.
Abhi : Well hello to you too, I am doing fine thank you for asking. *he replied sarcastically*
Rachna : Did you get her number or not? If not hung up before I start insulting you in every language on this planet.
Abhi : Yes I did, but there is a problem.
Rachna : What problem?
Abhi : I insulted her family.
Rachna : How did you manage to do that? Abhi, how could you?
Abhi explained to her what happened, and instead of helping, she just laughed at him, why was everyone laughing at him today.
Rachna : Dude you are on your own, don't involve me in this.
Abhi : Rachna please.
Rachna : no, my only advice is that you do something creative, different to earn her forgiveness, good luck and bye.
Just like that she hung up on him. Sighing Abhi paid the driver his money got out of this taxi and begun to walk to his small house feeling like a sore loser. How was he going to face Pragya the next day.
The end.
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Checking in on Kat Myrman's Twittering Tales, and I see that the photo prompt is horribly topical. Here's the story, in 135 characters.
Photo "Police" from Pixabay.com
Just don't look round, old man and you'll never know what hit you. Or that the bomber had an accomplice and he never left the building.


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Update: Staggering 99 percent of part-worn dealers sell illegal tyres
Update December 2018: As many as 99 percent of part-worn tyres found to be illegal
TyreSafe has conducted further investigations during October, tyre safety month. The shocking reveal is that 99 percent of part-worn tyre sellers were trying to sell illegal and dangerous rubber.
A total of 18 investigations were conducted, spanning 68 traders across the United Kingdom. Just one carried stock that could be considered usable legally and safely.
During tyre safety month a variety of regulatory bodies and authorities took part in investigating 29 businesses in the North East. None were compliant in their offerings.
"How can it be acceptable that three-quarters of the part worn tyres offered for sale were unsafe," said Stuart Jackson, Chairman of TyreSafe.
"Tyres are the only part of car in contact with the road and essential to road safety – selling dangerous examples to unsuspecting motorists is putting lives at risk."
We don't want to put people off the idea of buying second-hand, though. Like anything pre-owned, you have to know what you're looking for. Here are some top tips for buying second-hand tyres.
Tread depth of tyres
This is the most obvious one. You've got to make sure there's actually enough meat on them. You wouldn't buy tomahawk steak without any meat on it. You can do the 20p test to make sure there is a minimum of 3mm.
Do it across the tyre, too. Uneven wear is neither uncommon or desirable, whether it's happening on your car, or it's happened on a tyre you're buying.
We wouldn't buy anything with less than 4mm tread all round – it's barely worth the cost of mounting them.
Age and health of tyres
Tread isn't the only indicator of a tyre's health. Look closely at the sidewalls for cracking, tears or frayed rubber.
These could be signs the tyre has undergone a bit more stress than you'd like, is getting on age wise or has sustained sun damage.
Over time the sun can dry tyres out, compromising the compound. Browning or yellowing of rubber can also indicate this.
A matching set of tyres
Whether you're buying a full set or just replacing one of your own, it's good to have matching rubber. Being non-matching should be considered an immediate strike against a set of four for sale second-hand.
August 2018
A survey by TyreSafe and Trading Standards discovered more than 90 percent of vendors selling part-worns to be breaking the law.
A total of 139 out of the 152 businesses visited offered dangerous and illegal rubber for sale. Issues ranged from insufficient tread-depth to uneven wear, flat spots and sidewall perishing.
During 'mystery shop' test purchases, some vendors fitted rubber with water inside, while others provided the wrong size altogether. Supply of tyres with irreparable damage, including still-embedded nails, was rife.
A recent case in Hemel Hempstead resulted in £7,000 worth of fines for the vendor and a prosecution by Hertfordshire Trading Standards, with a custodial sentence considered.
"An atrocious track record"
"While the shocking findings of joint investigations may reveal some part worn dealers are compliant, even if it is fewer than one-in-10, motorists have a 90 per cent chance of visiting an outlet selling illegal tyres," said Stuart Jackson, Chairman of TyreSafe.
"As far as TyreSafe is aware, there is no other retail sector with such an atrocious track record."
"TyreSafe applauds the magistrates' comments and penalties in this latest conviction but it must be acknowledged that the retail of dangerous and defective tyres by part worn dealers is unacceptably commonplace nationwide."
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Hi thought I'd share some pics of a necron project from a little while back. I was pleased with the way these turned out, although all that edge highlighting got the better of me!
A fun footnote, I always try to detail a couple of bases with broken/defeated miniatures from the project before it!
Regards, Dauntlesschin


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Safes for rifle gun safes – this is one of the types of metal protective safes, designed to store weapons and ammunition for these weapons. The legislation of the country stipulates the need to designate such kind of safes in a separate category. According to the rules, if you have a certificate for the purchase of rifle gun safes and own several of its units, you must have an armory safe. Depending on the storage object, there are two types of safes: guns and pistols. Weapon safes are designed to store long-barreled weapons: rifles, carbines, tactical weapons, and more compact pistol safes – for short-barreled: guns and traumatic pistols.
Elongated Shape
The safes for storing weapons do not differ from their counterparts in terms of burglaries and fire resistance, but they have the necessary dimensions and internal layout for convenient placement of firearms: the safe has an elongated shape, it has separate compartments for storing rifles with rifles, place for storage of cartridges and the area intended for pistols. Each of the rifles or cannons inside such a safe has the guiding system that allows it to be held strictly vertically and rigidly secured to protect against accidental starting and shooting in the event of mechanical action on the safe. And are rigidly fixed to protect against accidental starting and shooting in the event of the mechanical impact on the safe. and rigidly fixed to protect against accidental starting and shooting in the event of a mechanical impact on the safe.
Before buying a safe for weapons, in most cases
It is necessary to accurately determine the classification of your firearms, its type, and length since for more powerful models you need safes with greater protection against penetration, as well as the kind of blockage. Locks come in several types: key, code locks, and biometric locks. Code locks can be mechanical and electronic. Today, biometric locks are known that identify the owner not by the key, but by the code combination, and by the fingerprint.
The advantage of biometric locks in efficiency and speed of access
The recognition of papillary patterns occurs almost instantly: I press my finger on the sensor and I get access to the weapons already received. A standard feature of weapons safes is a design that provides blocking of the concrete floors of the shell with anchor bolts, which helps to protect the safe from potential burglars, who can try to completely pull it out with the contents. Depending on the cost and class of the safe, it is provided from one to several fasteners of this type.
The main criterion for choosing a safe weapon is its ability and preferences in appearance
A common characteristic of the interior of weapons safes, besides ammunition, as mentioned earlier, are traps – devices for attaching weapons. Lying in the weapons safes has several types – the simplest of wood or plastic, the clamp (most often steel) and the roller, which provides easy installation of the barrel and the best lateral fixation in the safe. Roller cradles most often have a steel base structure and plastic rubberized rollers, which facilitate the fixation of the trunk. Typically, the bottom of the gun is safely equipped with a bed of felt, wood or plastic, with unique grooves for the attachments, which provide additional fixation of the barrel in the safe.
The inside of the rifle pistols is very diverse: removable loggias, vertical partitions and shelves with adjustable installation height – all this allows you to design an internal device according to your individual needs.
The correct arrangement of fixing screws will allow you to position the weapon and effectively save space
Designers strive to make maximum use of the internal space of the safe – as far as possible. So that the inside of the door, on which hooks and pockets are often placed to store tools and equipment for the care of weapons, is not without attention. The price of a safe weapon will depend on both the type of firearms acquired and your aesthetic desires and needs.
It is reasonable to buy a safe with more significant capabilities than then to buy them as a hunt or a defensive arsenal because large models of safes have a larger weight and wall thickness, which also makes it difficult for the intruders to access your firearms. Quality safes for long-barreled weapons can protect against hacking and reliably protect the content from unauthorized access. Thus, putting the gun in a safe store, you can be completely sure of its safety.
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Texting is Good for Deviants
I have to admit I'm not the best with technology, most of the time I find it to be confusing and never even work half the time. In this particular case it actually worked flawlessly to my dismay. I do like texting because it keeps everything short and to the point. I'm not really a person that enjoys all the pleasantries that lead into a conversation, like how's the kids or random talk about the weather. If it's one thing I fear is asking someone how they are doing then find myself listening to a 45 minute dissertation on everything wrong in their life. If I'm being honest, I just don't care about people's families or the weather to which I have no control over. I have enough problems of my own, I sure as hell don't want to listen someone else's.
So, I do tend to text a lot. Let me preface this post with most of my acquaintances are used to the things I say so it's usually not a big deal. They know how I talk and are pretty used to my vulgar way of speaking. Occasionally, I may text someone that I don't have my "out of the box" conversations with. I also don't always pay to attention to what the auto-texting sends out as I for some reason just never cared that much. I'm usually multi-tasking and distracted by whatever else is going on in that moment so I'm not paying as much attention as I should be.
The Deviant Tale
Here is my story and it's actually true. A friend of mine who is a real estate agent was down one day because I'm guessing she wasn't selling or showing homes or something. With some people I might only be 40% paying attention; I usually lose interest after about 5 minutes if someone isn't saying something I'm actually interested in or it's a conversation that I actually want to talk about. Ill admit that I do lack empathy so the conversation with this person I just dismissed as whining. Anyway, I wanted to be somewhat supportive as is someone I refer to as a friend, maybe she caught me in a moment of weakness or I was hoping she would shut up if I said something positive. What I thought I typed was "you can go show a thousand places that's how awesome you are". Again I didn't actually read what was sent as I admitted earlier I wasn't really paying attention; I just wanted to send something that resembled a sense of being supportive.
After a while I didn't receive a text back, not that I need instant acceptance of message received, but we were in the middle of a conversation so I decided to see if the text actually sent. Sometimes depending on where I am in my building reception might not be available. So, I went into my texts to see what happened and immediately I realized what I had done. I actually sent the following sexting text "you can go blow a thousand penises that's what a whore you are".
Most people might be mortified by that, but if you are a Deviant little prick like me you would probably react the same way I did. I actually started laughing because I thought it was really funny considering what I actually wanted to say. I even took the time to write it down because you can't possibly make this up. Then I did stop laughing because I realized that in this particular person's time of need instead of offering words of encouragement I instead called her a dirty whore through sexting. If she were an amateur porn star trying out for the big leagues it would have been appropriate but this was not the case here. I was secretly wishing she was an amateur porn star, because that would have been really awesome words of encouragement to the right person. How often could you say something like that and have it taken in a positive way?
I must admit that it really didn't bother me as I was laughing and showing all the people I know how funny it was. To smooth things over I just sent a text to explain that wasn't intended for her and it was the stupid auto- sexting that did it and I wasn't paying attention. The sad part is, the reason it didn't bother me is it gave me a really funny story to write about and I'll take my creativity where I can get it.
The Deviant View – Deviants Sexting Accidentally
I don't really have much to say here as this story is a cautionary tale. If anyone is like me and enjoys good, honest and open conversation with those who are familiar with you, be careful of sending texts (or accident sexting) to those who may not be as familiar with how you prefer to converse.
Secondly, beware of the auto- sexting because it may just come up with words that you certainly don't want sent to a person in polite conversation or maybe in a bit of a funk and needs some words of encouragement not called a dirty whore.
For those of you that might be wondering why in the world those words would come up automatically give how the auto text chooses words based on what you type most frequently. Well, I am King Deviant and I always try to say the craziest, most bizarre things to anyone that will listen or engage me in my reindeer games.
Most of the conversations I have with close acquaintances if heard by the average sheeple would probably frighten them. I typically say what's on my mind without any regard to a filter and the person's I engage in those conversations with are usually more than willing to play along and honestly it's a lot of fun and very refreshing. There is nothing better than having the ability to say what you are thinking and have someone is doesn't get offended but actually joins in.
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There have been quite a few spectacular Role Playing Games (RPGs) released in the latest console generation, and (almost) all of them are available to play on the Xbox One. There's a ton of variation in these games, between Action RPGs, Turn-Based Combat, and First-Person Shooters. Games where choices matter, and games where the story is set from the start. Chances are, even if you only like a certain type of RPG, there's a game on this list that you're going to have an absolute blast with. Here is, in this humble writer's opinion, the top ten RPGs available to play on the Xbox One:
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I mean, you knew I was going to include this, didn't you? We're going to get the Bethesda ones out of the way right off the bat because it's a given that they were going to be included. Skyrim is one of the most engrossing and humongous RPGs ever released. It has a ton of replay value, it has a ridiculous amount of decisions you get to make, there is so much depth when it comes to building your character, and the world is full of characters who are (generally) interesting and fun to hang out with. There's a reason people talk about this game in hushed and reverent tones, and if you haven't played it yet, there's no better time than now.
While I don't quite have the love for this game that I do for Skyrim (no hate, this is still a fantastic game), Fallout 4 is still a brilliant example of an RPG with hundreds of hours of content and a ludicrous amount of replay value. If you prefer a first-person shooter to sword and sorcery, then this is probably more your cup of tea than Skyrim. There's quite a lot of different weapons available, all of which are customization and upgradeable. While there aren't quite the same number of role-playing options here as compared to Skyrim, if you don't mind that, then you'll have a great time with this game.
Considered by many to be the greatest game ever released, The Witcher 3 is probably the biggest and most meticulously hand-crafted game that I've ever played. There's an almost overwhelming amount of content in this game, and somehow, just about all of it is interesting and adds to the world. This is especially true of the Witcher contracts scattered about the game, most of which have a surprising amount of characters and story involved. The main quests are no slouch, either, with a wide variety of locations, enemies, and decisions to make therein. All in all, if this game isn't the greatest of all time, it's certainly a contender.
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Both Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition and Divinity: Original Sin II are fantastic examples of turn-based combat in an open-world done beautifully. Each and every location in these games are super-dense in terms of content, and by the time you leave each area, you'll likely be able to draw a map of them from memory. There are a ton of characters you'll be able to play around with, allowing you to play with your party composition in order to figure out the combination that works best for you. Both of these games have a huge wealth of content, and if the gameplay is your thing, you'll be spending dozens of hours with them each.
Now that the Dark Souls 1 Remaster has been released, every single Dark Souls game is available to play on the Xbox One. That means there are dozens upon dozens of bosses to struggle with, hundreds of bonfires to light in ecstasy, and at least two controller replacements to buy. Seriously, this series has not only made a huge impact in the games industry, but these games have also had a huge impact on the lives of those who have played them. If you've never dipped into a Souls game and you enjoy a merciless experience that forces you to improve yourself, then these are made for you.
The latest game in the Dragon Age series, Dragon Age: Inquisition was the first I'd ever played. And I'll be honest, I wasn't crazy about it at first. But once I got past the tutorial and the game really started, I had a hard time putting it down to do the little things, like eat and sleep. This game truly shines in the interactions between characters, and I don't think I've ever played a game where I cared about how others perceived my actions as I do in Dragon Age: Inquisition. There's so much depth to the decision-making in this game; everything you do is going to have a cost along with the benefit. Like a real leader, you need to weigh your options wisely or risk losing your influence entirely.
At first glance, Kingdom Come might look a little bit... strange. In fact, I wouldn't argue if that was your conclusion after playing the game, but once you really get into it, learn the mechanics and how the world works, it's a game that is truly unlike any other I've ever seen. This game does everything it can to stay as real as possible from the combat to the incredibly dark nights and the characters. This game is definitely not going to be everybody's preference, but those who are willing to dive in and take some bumps along the way are going to find a lot to enjoy.
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Like Dragon Age, this is the first game of the Deus Ex series that I'd ever played. And, like Dragon Age, I bounced off pretty hard on my first experience with the game. But once the story really gets going and you get some more options in terms of building the combat style you prefer, this game is awesome. The world-building this game accomplishes is something to behold, and if you like the cyberpunk aesthetic, you're going to love the look and feel of this game. There are a ton of decisions to make in the story and a huge variety of ways you can get through every level, ensuring you get to play the game your way.
The latest of the Assassin's Creed series, these two games make much more effort than their predecessors at being a full-fledged Action-RPG, and they pull it off pretty well. You get to build your character into the Assassin that you want as you progress along, as well as continually upgrade and improve the gear that you use. There are quite a few dialogue options and decisions to make in Odyssey especially, and they both have humongous and beautiful world's to explore.
This was many people's first entry into the Monster Hunter world (see what I did there?), as was the developer's intention. This game is friendly enough to newcomers to allow them to ease into the game, while still having plenty of depth so that those fluent in the game's mechanics can jump right in and get to work. There are a ton of enemies to fight, a slew of combat options, and quite a few locations to explore, ensuring you'll stay busy with this game for quite a long time.


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Thursday, April 13, 2006
All done...
All done and have it up on the website if anyone is interested :) Working on a grapes and crystal painting. Hopefully I will be doing a step by step of it also.
Just click here to visit the website
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- AnonymousJune 10, 2006 8:29 AM
It looks like you know a lot about watercolor and design and technique but the salt hinders your presentation, too much texture where it causes a distraction. Wonderful washes like Jim Kosnabec has on page 137 is much better. great web page ,love the grapes and crystalReplyDelete
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Thank you for the compliment of even being in the same paragraph as Jim Kosnabec! I agree that the background fights with subject, but it was an experiment in texture techniques, so I left it as is.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 25, 2006 8:01 PM
thanks for sharing your art. I especially like your style and want to say thanks for inspiring me...ReplyDelete
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This simple physical principle, which we can experience with our own bodies on a daily basis, specially applies to sports cars. By ruthlessly exploiting this principle, thus reducing weight and air resistance, we succeeded in cutting the Loremo's fuel consumption to just 2.0l/100km.
The result of this entirely new production concept is a vehicle with a driving experience that will change your attitude towards mobility – a mobility pioneer, sustainable and sensationally priced – and that's just the inner values!
The Loremo is accessed over the side sills – uncommon but convenient.
The innovative linear cell structure is the basis of Loremo's safety. Instead of two doors on the side there is a "gate". A wing door that swings upward and to the front. The gate also reveals a baggage compartment where you can find additional room. And in case you need to transport something larger, the huge rear trunk offers lots of space. You can also quickly make room for two children by folding back the two rear seats.
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We are at our second home again, sleeping high on the hillside in the little wooden hut surrounded by giant creaking bamboo, banana and papaya plants, and the lychee grove. Last night it rained: the clouds split open overhead and sky screamed and wailed and cracked and wept and the bamboo thrashed at the air and the ground. Today the earth bleeds sticky red clay, treacherous and slick underfoot, and the sun is pale and weak in the distance, not welcome in this restless atmosphere.
What news of Thaton?
Let us start with the boys from youngest to oldest.
Ume is gone, vanished for good they think, and likely to be dead by now. Snatched up by someone or something, and dumped in the darkness. The drug trade, the sex trade, the begging trade: who knows what becomes of lost little boys here? It is no surprise, but a disappointment nonetheless.
Shu is back, permanently I hope, and is still the reliable and gentle one. He has now seen the benefits of working here at the Sanctuary, rather than working for a pittance herding cows up in the mountains somewhere. Unlike practically all the other kids around here, he still does not drink, or smoke, or take drugs, or have any tattoos. He merely spends far too much time talking on the phone to various girls.
Shu-Ai is still here and as subversive as every, but he has a nice smile when he deigns to employ it.
On comes and goes, comes and goes. When he comes he needs money, and when he goes he uses it to binge on opium or alcohol or both. Another bitter disappointment, worse than knowing that Ume is gone forever because On was smart once.
Now for the village boys we have only known in passing... and too many have passed on.
Jet, whom we met last time when Susan cut his hair, and who was lovely and popular and generous, was caught by the 'special police' a few months ago mid drug-deal with four other boys. He and one other were filled with bullets from behind when they tried to run. Another was shot in the shoulder but survived. Miraculously the other two managed to get away and slunk over the border into Burma, too terrified to come home for a month. Yuki had to go and pick up the two bodies from the hospital and tried to return them to their families in the hills. It was too expensive for anyone else to collect them apparently - 5000THB (about $170) which is masses of money in this poor area, unless you're heavily involved in the drug trade. It was the wet season and the road was too bad for the car, so they cut bamboo and tied it into a raft of sorts and dragged the bodies to the village that way. the village fell into a grieving heap. One of the boys, although only young, had a wife, a small child in school already, and a newborn.
Recently there was some sort of fight over something and another boy vanished, only to bob up in the middle of the lake a week later. Now, no one will fish in the lake because they think the fish would have been eating the body, and the people have stopped using the little white paddle boats to cruise about in there; such a lot of drama for such a little village.
We are immune to all this in middle-class Australia. I look at my child and I know that almost certainly she'll never be mixed up in anything like this. I will never have to worry that she'll deal drugs, or be murdered or accidentally killed, or die from tuberculosis or malaria. When we come here and hear about all these things I feel almost blase about the deaths and the drugs; everyone is so matter-of-fact about them. Dylan feels it harder than I do. Perhaps I have a thicker skin.
The monkeys now number 24. A few we knew have gone, and there are a couple of others we are yet to know. This environment is brutal, taking the people and animals to grisly ends on a regular basis. The only animals that are increasing without losing any along the way are the cats, who now number seven. The latest is Gin - short for Ginger - whom Yuki rescued from the side of the road, half dead, and who then staged a fabulous recovery. Gin is sleek and skinny, the end of his tail is bent into a complete spiral. He is a bit skittish. but we have made friends now and he likes to come and sit on the desk between my hands as I type.
Yuki is as laid back as ever, and Susan bubbles over with that effervescent and manic energy now so familiar and dear to us. Probably all those Vitamin B12 shots...
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Samsung's New 'See-Through' Safety Trucks Are What We Always Needed (Video)
Trying to pass a giant 18-wheeler can be a bit unnerving.
Not being able to see what's in front of the truck you are trying to pass doesn't make matters any easier.
As such, it shouldn't come as a surprise overtaking trucks on one-lane roads can often cause serious car accidents.
Recently, Samsung Argentina set out to solve this problem by creating a fleet of innovative trucks that essentially let you see right through them.
Each Safety Truck has a wireless camera mounted on the front of the vehicle and streams live video of the road ahead onto a giant screen located on the back of the truck.
Therefore, drivers will be able to see what's in front of the trucks and know whether or not they can safely pass the rigs.
With this new video technology, Samsung hopes its see-through Safety Trucks will make the roads a safer place and reduce the number of accidents.
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PNG connections continue to grow in Cairns
Thursday, September 18 2014 @ 02:25 pm ACST
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Elliott Takolu (left) had held a dream for a very long time. Having fallen in love with the game of Australian Rules football back in his home city of Lae in Papua New Guinea, Elliott always wanted to get to Australia and try his luck.
After many failed attempts to get to Australia, usually through visa issues, Elliott finally made it this year. Even though he arrived well into the new season, he joined AFL Cairns club, the South Cairns Cutters. Living with a host family, Lance and Sue Dixon, Elliott finally played out his dream.
Cutters' president Steven Begg was high in praise for Elliott's commitment to the game and the club, as well acknowledging him as a fine young man. Steven was impressed in equal parts by Elliott's attitude and application to his footy as well as his work off the field helping club and family in any way he could. It is this combination of ground-breaker and role model which Elliott will take back to Lae and use to inspire others to make the jump.
Two years ago when I interviewed Elliott he said "I came to learn about footy when I was in school through the PE programs. I play footy because it can change things in life physically and mentally and my aim in life is to make it to the highest level in AFL and i will sure make it one day."
So Elliott has taken that first step and reached the playing fields in Cairns. With Willie Aisi, fellow Papua New Guinea player and member of the PNG team which just won the International Cup in Melbourne, currently playing in Cairns for the North Cairns Tigers, as well as others in recent times scattered across the nation, the trickle of PNG talent is starting to grow.
A pipeline of talent from Papua New Guinea and other Oceania nations has been quietly discussed and worked on in the halls of AFL Cairns for some time, not to mention the discussions at AFLQ in Brisbane or the hallowed halls in Melbourne. It certainly makes sense. Cairns' profile has been raised in recent years as an AFL destination through the playing of matches featuring the Gold Coast Suns, Richmond Tigers and the Western Bulldogs. Cazalys Stadium has been extensively developed to be a hub for football in Cairns, and the AFL Cairns competition is well placed to accommodate any influx of talent from nearby nations. As a product, Cairns would hold appeal and its location places it closer to most Oceania centres, but just a hop, skip and jump from Port Moresby and Lae.
Local clubs in Cairns are already openly discussing their options for a player market into the future. Established clubs are always on the lookout for talent to be infused into their lists, and access to top quality players from PNG would achieve that goal. Newer clubs on the block can see the value also. Pyramid Power, currently without a senior men's team, would be a a great position to attract talent. The new Cape York Eagles team, whilst only a junior club at the moment, is keen to be seen as more than an indigenous team and move towards a wider multicultural representation according to their Program manager Rick Hanlon. Younger players in the 14-16 age groups might find opportunities through the Eagles en route to bigger things.
Another terrific part of Elliott's time in Cairns was the donation of a set of jumpers by South Cairns Cutters for the players at Port Powers in Lae. Last year we reported the donation of a set of jumpers to this club by the Baulkham Hills Hawks, assisted by the strength of Pyramid Power's Brother Clubs Project. Now the South Cairns Cutters, through the generosity of Lance Dixon and support of their president Steven Begg have added further to the trend of lending assistance to clubs in need across the world. The gesture also lends itself to the ongoing symbolic union between Cairns based clubs and clubs in Papua New Guinea.
(Left: Port Powers players from Lae wearing their Cutters' jumpers and celebrating their premiership win).
Last year the Lae based club went into their finals wearing the Hawthorn colours of Baulkham Hills. This year they won the premiership in South Cairns colours. Currently they use both sets of colours within their club. A year ago the club had no jumpers at all in any age group. The generosity of South Cairns and Baulkham Hills has forever changed the visual landscape of the game in that part of Papua New Guinea, as well as attracting more players to the game as a more "professional" look is cultivated locally.
Elliott is not the first Papua New Guinea player to come to Australia to fulfil a dream. Nor will he be the last. But just now he stands as an example of players willing to pursue whatever avenues they can to expand their potential pathways to Australian Rules football success. He is currently walking along that pipeline, leading the way as others begin to follow.
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Tarok Kolache, a small settlement in Afghanistan was completely erased from the map after an offensive by the U.S. Army in October 2010.
Taliban militants had allegedly taken control of the village and battered the coalition task force with homemade bombs and improvised explosive devices.
And after two attempts at clearing the village led to casualties on both sides, Lieutenant Colonel David Flynn, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force 1-320th gave the order to pulverise the village.
His men were 'terrified to go back into the pomegranate orchards to continue clearing [the area]; it seemed like certain death', writes West Point graduate Paula Broadwell on the Foreign Policy blog.
Flynn even commented later after the bombing.
"Did I want to destroy the entire Taliban sanctuary and leave no structures for the people to return to? No. The choice, based upon my previous experience, was to lose or maim more of my soldiers or raze the structures and rebuild later. I had the greater context of the population in mind and felt with the relationships we had already made in the past three months, already solidified by the previous unit, that we could successfully resettle the population to this area."
The Arghandab district village, which was so heavily mined by the Taliban that American forces resorted to aerial bombardment and leveled the whole village of 36 homes.
The commander approved a mine-clearing line charge, which hammered a route into the centre of Tarok Kolache using rocket-propelled explosives.
The guidelines reissued by the commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, General David H. Petraeus, permitted such a step, one NATO official said.
The neighboring village of Khosrow fared better. About 10 compounds and orchards were damaged, but after villagers saw the destruction of Taroko Kalacha, they hired a former mujahedeen fighter to defuse the Taliban mines and so saved their houses from destruction, said one of the village elders, Hajji Abdul Qayum.
There were accounts that the villagers reported that American troops had threatened their villages with destruction if they did not assist in clearing mines.
The risky first stage of mine clearing operations is a painstaking fingertip search of an entire village and all its complex terrain, including overgrown vegetation up to 6ft high.
The destruction was achieved with '49,200lbs of ordnance' dropped on the village via air strikes and ground-launched rockets, which saw it swiftly blown off the face of the earth.
However, it was been agreed that 'extreme' operations such as the destruction of an entire village are likely to have a negative impact on attempts to improve coalition-Afghan relations.
Reporters who weren't isolated reported deep resentment and anger that, nearly five months on, remaining villagers were still living in tents and unable to make money off their own land.
Erica Gaston, an Open Society Institute researcher based in Afghanistan, told Wired the erasure of Tarok Kolache was exactly the type of behavior that would deal a body blow to Afghan acceptance of the presence of the International Security Assistance Force.
According to Ms Broadwell's post on Foreign Policy, General Petraeus has approved $1million worth of reconstruction projects but also told his commanders in the south of Afghanistan to 'take a similar approach to what 1-320th was doing on a grander scale as it applies to the districts north of Arghandab'.
Broadwell also said there were zero civilian deaths because the Taliban had paid the village Malik around June-July 2010 to move out of the village. The Taliban objective was to establish their own strong point in that key terrain area. Petraeus allegedly knew the town had been deserted by the villagers and inhabited by the Taliban b/c he had established a relationship with the Malik who had taken the Taliban cash and moved to Jelawar (along with the rest of the villagers who had been displaced there and elsewhere.
The problem is that arise is why would the Taliban go to the expense and trouble of lining every vertical and horizontal surface with explosives in a town they had already spent a lot of money to occupy without violence?
Village elders and coalition forces held a ribbon cutting ceremony April 2011 for a mosque, the first completed structure in a massive joint reconstruction effort by Tarok Kolache landowners.
Many think this is like the mosques in the US.
Doesn't it look like the Blazings Saddle Town?


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In just 30 years, the number of overweight children has more than doubled for kids in the 2-5 age group. And it has tripled or more than tripled among youth ages 6-19. These are sobering statistics!
While there are several factors that contribute to childhood obesity, the 150 pounds of sugar that the average American consumes every year certainly doesn't help.
I know … you grew up eating cookies and ice cream and you turned out fine. I did too. (I guess. Except that I constantly struggled with weight until I cleaned up my diet.) But things are different these days.
How Are Thing Different?
Two hundred years ago, the average American ate only 2 pounds of sugar a year. Fifty years ago we ate more than 100 pounds of sugar a year. And now we're eating over 150 pounds of sugar (among other not-so-good-for-us foods) every year.
I Don't Put That Much Sugar on My Cereal!
You may not eat ice cream and candy all day or dump loads of sugar on your morning bowl, but sugar is hiding in nearly every processed food item on grocery store shelves – from bread to cereal to beverages – and even in places we least expect it like salad dressings, ketchup, yogurt, crackers, hamburgers, peanut butter, dried fruit, granola and granola bars, barbeque sauce, baked beans, and canned fruit and vegetables.
What's worse is that sugar comes under many different names so it may not always be recognized when reading food labels.
Childhood Obesity
All this added sugar increases a child's risk for obesity and other diseases, such as insulin resistance, diabetes, certain types of cancer, hyperactivity, asthma, high cholesterol, autoimmune disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, and more.
What Can You Do?
While it probably isn't necessary to eliminate all sugar from your child's diet, looking for ways to reduce sugar consumption is important. Here are some tips on how you can do that:
Replace sugary drinks with pure water.
Use a fruit sauce over pancakes and waffles instead of syrup.
Replace store-bought salad dressings with this amazing Low Fat Creamy Italian Salad Dressing.
Read labels. Buy canned vegetables and fruits with no added sugar.
When making homemade desserts, cut back on the amount of sugar if possible.
Limit consumption of sweet treats and processed food.
Make your own granola instead of buying it.
Switch to natural, no-sugar-added peanut butter.
Replace sugary cereals with whole-grain cereals that have little or no added sugar and then add your own sweeteners. That way you have control over how much sugar is in your bowl. Interestingly, most people end up using less sugar this way. Or top your morning cereal with the healthy, natural sweetness of dried fruit such as raisins or chopped dates or fresh fruit such as sliced bananas, strawberries, or blueberries.
And try this yummy strawberry milk recipe (over cereal or by itself) instead of store-bought varieties that are full of sugar and/or artificial colors and flavors. If your kids have never tried the commercial milk, then they'll love this. If your kids are already hooked on the store stuff, then you may want to add some sweetener to this recipe to closer mimic what they're used to. It'll still be way better for you and your kids than the store-bought strawberry milk.
An added benefit of this milk is that it is dairy-free. Studies show that dairy products can contribute to many diseases, including obesity, among both adults and children.
Sugar-Free Fresh Strawberry Milk
This nutritious milk is loved by kids and can be used in place of dairy milk over cereal. Or freeze, thaw slightly, and blend again and you have a healthy milkshake.
- 1/3 cup blanched raw almonds or raw cashews
- 3/4 cup almond milk, soy milk, or coconut milk or a combination of any of these
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 9 to 10 medium fresh or frozen strawberries
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Place nuts, milk, and juice in blender and blend until very smooth. This may take several minutes if you don't have a very powerful blender.
- Add strawberries and vanilla and blend until very smooth.
- Chill. (If using frozen strawberries, chilling isn't necessary.) Shake or stir before serving.
1. Adjust consistency by using more or less milk.
2. See notes above (before recipe) about sweetness.


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DIY your own ball pit
Ball pits are so much for children of all ages. However, purchasing a good quality ball pit can be quite pricey. The alternative is to purchase a cheaper option. Although, the cheaper options are in my opinion very poor quality. That's why I took it upon myself to DIY a ball pit for my daughter. You should too!
Making your own ball pit is not only inexpensive, but it is also extremely simple. I'm talking about you can do it on 3 hours of sleep and only one cup of coffee simple. Which is basically what mom life is anyway, right? To make my own ball pit I ordered a small inflatable pool from Amazon. You can click here to view the exact pool we purchased. I love this pool because of the inflatable bottom. We've been using this pool for about 6 months now and it has held up extremely well. Then, I ordered around 200 ball pit balls to fill it up. Here are the balls we selected. All in all it cost less than $40 to make this for her.
There are plenty of alternative options if you don't want to purchase a baby pool. You could always use a large cardboard box instead. This is especially fun as they get older because they can color while they are in there too. If you had a large storage tote you could also pull that out and use it. I like this idea because you could put the lid on and store it in between play sessions. When a toy is not readily available, it makes it much more exciting to get to use. There are a ton of great inexpensive ways to DIY a ball pit. It just takes a bit of time and creativity.
Use them during bath time
Bath time can occasionally get a bad rep. However, it doesn't have to be a chore. In fact, it can actually be an activity that both parents and children look forward to. All it takes is a few supplies, a little bit of creativity, and a great attitude.
One way to make bath time a bit more exciting is by turning it into play time. I like to do this by bringing a few water appropriate toys into the bathtub. Are you wondering what my favorite toys are to use? It's ball pit balls of course! Not only are they fun, but you also don't have to spend any more money because you already own them. It's a win win. Your little one will love experimenting with these balls during their bath. Here are a few different ways I like to incorporate them into bath time.
- Push the ball under water and let it pop back up.
- Hand your child different balls while saying the colors.
- Show your baby how to clap two balls together.
- Hit the water with the balls to make a fun splash.
Your child will be so distracted playing with their ball pit balls that they won't even notice you cleaning them up. This means bath time doesn't have to be such a struggle anymore! If you are still struggling with getting your child to enjoy bath time, then you need to check out my recent post here. In this post I share all of my best kept secrets for getting your child to enjoy their bath.
Practice Sorting Them
Did you know that ball pit balls aren't only for fun? It's true! They can also be a great educational tool. Check out this next activity to see how. All you need are your ball pit balls in various colors and a few muffin tins. I love using these silicone muffin pans.
You may be wondering why I would recommend using muffin pans and ball pit balls for an activity. I'll admit, it does kind of sound like a weird combination. However, with a little bit of creativity it can actually become the perfect sorting activity. Sorting is an extremely important skill for young children to master. Those colorful ball pit balls you have are the perfect tool to help them do so.
Set out a few of the muffin pans on the floor next to the ball pit. For younger toddlers, simply have them practice moving the balls from the ball pit to the muffin pans. Their goal is to fill up each muffin pan with one ball per slot. This activity is quite the task for a young toddler. However, older toddlers need more of a challenge. Older children can practice sorting the balls by color. For example, only blue balls can go in the first pan and only yellow balls can go in the second. They can also practice making patterns. For example, the balls must be put in the pan in alternating colors (blue, yellow, blue, yellow). The possibilities for this activity are endless.
Have a Scavenger Hunt
Who says you have to wait until Easter to go searching for colorful objects around the house? If you have a pack of ball pit balls, then you can do this activity all year round. What I love most about this activity is that it can easily be done both inside and outside depending on the weather.
This activity is simple. Take a selection of ball pit balls and hide them throughout in your home. You'll want to make sure that your selection has a good variety of colors. Once all the balls have been hidden it's time to let your children start searching for them. I've created an easy version and a challenging version for this activity as well. For younger children, simply let them search for the balls freely. For older children, I recommend having them follow simple commands when searching for balls. Start by asking them to find you balls of certain colors. For example, you would ask them to find you a blue ball. Then, you could ask them to bring you balls based on their placement. For example, you would ask them to bring you a ball that is underneath an object. You could even use this activity to practice numbers. For example, you could ask them to bring you three balls.
Practice responsibility with them
Ball pit balls are a great tool to provide endless amounts of fun. However, they can also be quite messy. That's where this last activity comes in. This activity is less of a game and more of a way to help teach responsibility.
One of the biggest struggles I have with creating activities for my children is that I'm always left with a giant mess afterwards. Most of the time my daughter gets to have all of the fun and I get stuck doing all the work. Thankfully, this activity puts a stop to all of that. This activity provides children with an excellent opportunity to practice a bit of responsibility. In fact, it's oftentimes their very first chore. I like to call it cleaning up their own toys!
In all seriousness, getting children to pick up their own toys is a challenge. Of course we would love it if they automatically did it on their own, but it just doesn't work like that. It takes a bit of encouragement to get them to do it. That's why I like to introduce this concept to them using a fun object like their ball pit balls. If you can turn clean up into more of a game and less of a chore, then you are much more likely to be successful. Here are a couple of different things I do with my one year old to encourage her to clean up her ball pit balls.
- We practice throwing by tossing them into the ball pit.
- I start another scavenger hunt by asking her to pick up all the yellow balls, then blue, etc.
- She gets to ride around in her car as long as she picks up the balls we pass by.
- We have a race to see who can pick up the most balls the fastest.