Guest Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 my husabnd the paedriatiracitan ( wrong spelling) says that cocout is not the same as other nuts as it is not a nut in the truest sense of the word. so acc to hom the allergies are .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Coconut allergies are very rare. There is also a difference between tree nuts and peanuts. It is best to check with the parents as to what is and isn't safe to give their child though and err on the side of caution. Is the child allergic to coconut in soaps as well or just food (always assuming they don't try to eat the soap )? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 As far as I know, it's just in food. Although he's got a real dose of warts at the moment..... Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Thanks everyone for all the inspiration for Divali - lots of ideas to use after the half term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I'm confused! I always thought that the Divali celebrations we covered were for the Hindu festival. Sikhs also celebrate Divali (this year on October 25). Is there a difference? In trying to research this, I found a school website which showed the activities they did (most of which have been mentioned here) but it was for the Sikh festival. I apologise for my ignorance on this. Does anyone know the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Our Asthma nurse came to talk to our staff, she told us it is noe thought that allergies we on the increase due to the ammount of nut oil products in baby foods and lotions. We were told all children under 7 should avoid nuts of any kind, even sunflower oil and coconut oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Wow i bet most people use sunflower oil!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Hi Libby They are different as they are different religions. The Sikh festival is still a festival of lights but celebrates the release of Guru Hargobind from prison in 1619. The Golden Temple was lit with thousands of lights to welcome him home. An explanation of the Hindu festival can be found here. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Thanks Linda! So ........ the activities we all do (diva lamps, rangoli, etc.) are for the Hindu festival. Is that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 That's right Libby. I'm not too familiar with the Sikh festival I must be honest so don't really know what takes place other than the lights and the giving of sweets. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 The hindu festival is celebrated differently around the different parts of india. Its essentially a autumn festival and the last big one before the new year. In the north its celebrated as the return of king rama and his wife to their kingdom after a 14 year exile. So lights are lit and fire works are let off in clebrations. Now- fireworks is supposed to be the old fashioned way fo fumigation. Else where the day celebrates the coming of goddess lakshmi- of wealth into houses. So houses are cleaned and lamps lit around the house and the front door to enable laksmi to enter the house- but the backdoor and any other exits out of the house remain unlit so that having entered the godess stays has no way out and stays with you for the entire year! Just some traditonal stories. I the south of India, diwali is clebrated as the day that a demon (can't remember his name) was killed. So the lighting of the lamps signifies the ending of the dark times. But essentially the lamp lights and fireworks are common for all hindus. We buy new clothes for the day and visit our relatives. We usually touch the feet of elders within the family (traditonal way of paying respects) and are given presents of money. Sweets and dry fruits are also given as presents. There is no pressure to buy, buy buy or give give give as is the case for Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Thanks Linda and Leo. That's what I thought! I think I was just confusing myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 here's a simple and yummy recipe we use for divali sweets LARGE bar of milk chocolate mini marshmallows dried apricots or other such fruit glacier cherries (optional) Melt the chocolate and mix in all the indgredients. Put in little cake cases and allow to set in fridge. The sky's the limit when adding different things to the chocolate but we found that the mini mallows were especially popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 We call this Chocolate refrigerator cake we also add raisins, broken digestive buiscuits, honeycomb/ broken crunchie or maltezers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 wow - these reciepes are sounding yummier and yummier. What happened to the promotion of healthy eating in pre-schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Evidently Mousebat according to the smile for life campaign its fine as long as they take them home and not eat them on the premises....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 ummm......that's very interesting, if a little odd, don't you think? I think I would call the campaign Confused for Life. Thank you so much for your answer hali - it was very kind of you to respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 That seems to be the NIMBY way of life- you can eat 'BAD' food in your own house. Surely it should be more about moderation rather than branding certain types of foods and thereby making it more attractive. You know about the 'bad' boys your mother always warned you about!!! or was that just my mum- I digress We should be teaching chidlren to make sensbible choices not branding anything one thing as bad or good. Its how often you eat it that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Thanks Leo you've given me an idea....... the Smile for Moderation campaign... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hali Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 :wacko: :rolleyes: :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Sorry to spoil the fun - But isn't it sad that (several posts ago, Leo, refers) Christmas is all about Buy, Buy, Buy!!! It isn't in my house, but we're PRACTISING Christians (There is a difference!) Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Well what lovely ideas. I'm a hindu but never celebrated diwali in my nursery or reception in case the parents took it as an attempt to convert But since I've decided to leave, I'll 'do' diwali this year. Our school is all white except for lone me and no attempt is made to celebrate or acknowldge other religions. I have been invited by other local schools to talk about the religion and customs. So anybody out there in NYorks who wants me i can come and 'do' diwali in your nursery and bring my bag of tricks. ( in the afternoons) oh wow, Im hoping your still on here! iM IN nORTH yORKS AND REAALY STRUGGLING FOR IDEA'S FOR MY PLANNING PLEASE GIVE ME A MESSAGE BACK IF YOU ARE STILL A MEMBER aND IM VERY NEW TO THIS WEB SITE - CAN YOU TELL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Welcome to the Forum, samlawry! I just looked at leo's profile and it seems s/he was last on the Forum in July. Perhaps the best thing is to send a message direct - click on leo's name in the post and it will give you the option to send a message. Hope that makes sense! Maz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Welcome to the Forum, samlawry! I just looked at leo's profile and it seems s/he was last on the Forum in July. Perhaps the best thing is to send a message direct - click on leo's name in the post and it will give you the option to send a message. Hope that makes sense! Maz Hi maz Thanks for that, being so new to this, does any one know any activities which could be done for hannuka, im forward planning.... sorry if this is in the wrong section - struggling some what where to put things !! samx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Hanukkah is the first week of December this year. http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Hi as we seem to be struggling somewhat on this topic, as to which is which is there anyway of listing them on the forum to include dates for the year, country of origin, festivals, ideas for all to share, i'm sure you fantastic people out there have got lots of other wonderful suggestions. Or is there one already? Not sure this is possible or even desirable, if so would it beable to fit into the topic section at alL. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I'm not sure quite what you want but if you look this post is in the Celebrations forum area. If you click on Celebrations there is a pinned link to the wonderful Woodlands school website which has all the celebrations and dates on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Thanks Jacquie i don't really need it personally just thought it maybe useful for your other lovely readers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 International Faith Calendar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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