Kids Essays
View(s):Advantages of Science
Science has made our lives very comfortable. The modern age is the Age of Science and new inventions are always being made to make our lives better, happier and more comfortable. Appliances are used more or less by man, right from the moment we rise from our bed in the morning, till we go to bed at night.
Science has given us computers, televisions, mobile phones, satellites and many others. Our life expectancy has increased because many diseases such as smallpox, malaria and tuberculosis, which were incurable earlier, are now treatable because of the progress in medical science. We can talk to a person in any corner of the world with the help of telephones and mobile phones.
However science has also given us destructive power. It has given man hydrogen bombs, nuclear and atomic bombs too.
Science is a great friend of mankind and should be used for establishing peace in the world!
Rinaz Raiz (14 years)
Zahira College, Colombo
Myself
My name is Salma. I like to play with dolls. I like to sing. I am six years old. I like to eat rice.
I love my mother and father.
Salma Khalid (Grade 1)
Ladies’ College
A day with my grandparents
It was a holiday and my parents dropped me with my grandparents. Because I couldn’t play any video games I thought I would just have to stay. But my grandpapa came and took me upstairs and we sat in the dining area. My grandpapa told me there was a fun game, ‘Read and Win’. In the beginning I thought it would be boring but then we started the game and it was great. It was the first time I ever played that game and after an hour it finished and grandpapa won the game.
He made lunch and my grandmamma made me a pudding which I loved so much. After lunch I went upstairs and went to bed and my grandmamma came and told me a story. I fell asleep and got up by 5.30 p.m. Then grandpapa told me to get ready and we went for an evening walk and grandpapa bought me candyfloss and we came home.
I watched television for about 30 minutes and grandmamma made dinner. At 9 p.m., I helped to clean up before I went to sleep.
At 11 p.m., my parents came to take me and I told grandpapa and grandmamma I will see them again soon.
Umudit Makalanda
(12 years)
St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10
T-Rex
T-Rex lived millions of years ago.
The T-Rex liked to hunt other dinosaurs. It had three sharp nails in its leg. It had very sharp teeth. It was a big dinosaur.
It had a long tail. It was a terrible dinosaur. It was a powerful dinosaur.
Prenesh Visahan (7 years)
St. Nicholas Int. College, Pelawatte
My rabbit
My rabbit’s name is Pikachu. It is cute and furry. It has a bushy tail. It is ash, black, brown and white in colour.
My friend said my rabbit is sweet. It loves to play with me. It eats every kind of food except meat and fish. Its favourite food is carrots and mash.
My father brought it for my sister and me. It makes many burrows. Sometimes it scratches and bites me. One day my dog was playing with it and mistakenly he bit it. I love my rabbit and it loves me more that my sister.
Shalomi Nithiyaraj
(10 years)
Najaa Int. School
Mother
There is only one person who shows her love and who will live or die for you. She will specially sacrifice lots of things for you to be happy and have a bright future. Even though we are her children, we must make her our best friend and share our secrets with her. Then she can give answers to our problems. We have to respect her. As our kind-hearted mother, she makes nutritious and delicious food for us to be healthy and strong. When we are sick she is the one who takes care of us no matter what time whether it is night or day. She is the only one who will never leave you. She will never make you sad.
Sometimes you will be displeased with her but she is the only one who teaches you what is right and wrong. We must always treat her with kindness, no matter how old she is. Ignore the difficulties and love and care for your mother as much as you can. There are no words to say how much she loves us. No one can love you like your mother does. So we must love our mother and thank her for all the sacrifices she made for us.
Sarah Julianna
(15 years)
Holy Family Convent, Colombo 4
Social Media
In my opinion, social media is both good and bad, as it has many advantages as well as disadvantages.
If we learn how to use Social Media in a correct way, then social media is a good thing. We can share many things with people like advice, morals and warnings and even make new friends. But still there are some people who take social media as something bad. Abusing is one major negative factor people do through social media. Many people fall into great trouble due to things like this.
Some even get killed or commit suicide. If there are no people who use social media as a bad thing, then social media can also be a way to stop all bad things happening in this world. So, what is better, stop abuse or spread abuse? In the next generation, social media may even become something necessary. I hope that in the future, social media will be used for only good purposes.
Lihini Wijesekara (Grade 
Lyceum Int. School, Wattala
My friend
My friend is Sudiksha. She lives in Weligalla. She likes to draw. I play with her.
I love her.
She also loves me.
Dulnitha Navarathne (5 years)
Excel Montessori, Mulgampola
My sister
My sister’s name is Chanuli. My sister is beautiful. My sister is in Grade One.
I love my sister.
Nishan Jayarathna (Grade 4)
Mahasen J. S., Kalundewa
My besties
Venoshi, Ama, Kawya, Anumi, Thanya, Irushi, Sithmi, Nethmi are my besties. We are in Grade 9. We are in Southlands College. We are studying Eastern Music very well. We can play violin and some of us can sing.
I think I have valuable friends because of that they also help me in my work. So my dear friends, a strong friendship doesn’t need daily conversation or being together. As long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends never part.
Janudi De Silva (Grade 9)
Southlands College, Galle
Kandy
Kandy is a large and major city in
Sri Lanka, located in the Central Province. It was the last royal capital of Sri Lanka.
Kandy is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Dalada Maligawa). It is one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world.
Esala Perahera in Kandy is one of the most colourful events in Sri Lanka. There is a museum near the Dalada Maligawa. There is a famous botanical garden in Kandy. The Kandy Lake is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy. It was built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe.
Kandy was nominated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Kandy city is a most historical and beautiful city in Sri Lanka. We must protect the ancient city of Kandy for our future generations.
Yuvin Ranasinghe (Grade 3)
Sussex College, Negombo
My class teacher
My class teacher is Mrs. Jayasinghe. She is about thirty-five years old. She is slim and fair. She wears her hair in a plait. Our class teacher is a teacher of English. She teaches us English language very attractively. She is very efficient in teaching. She makes us very happy throughout her lessons. It is very easy for us to understand and remember what she teaches us because she comes well prepared for the lesson.
She knows how to attract students to her lessons. She entrusts every student with activities very cleverly. She comes to the class very early in the morning and directs us to clean the classroom. She always tries to inculcate good habits and human qualities in our mind.
I wish her a long life.
Dinitha Anuththara (Grade 7)
Padmawathi C. C., Kapugoda
I am a tree
I am a tree. I am very useful to human beings. Birds make nests on me. I bear fruits. I live in a home garden. The owner of the home garden planted me. Bees and butterflies come and suck nectar from my flowers. I give food, gum, wood and many other things to people. The fruits I bear are very tasty. Human beings and birds eat the fruits I have. I like to go around the world but I can’t go because I am a tree.
I think you know the parts of a tree. I also have the same parts. They are fruits, flowers, leaves, branches, stem and other parts. Birds are my friends because I help them. Other trees are my friends. In the daytime I release oxygen and take in carbon dioxide. At last I am going to give you an advice. It is, please don’t cut trees. That is a bad habit.
Shinelly Suganya (Grade 5)
Royal Int. School, Kegalle