It’s the festival of lights – and sweets, and new clothes and of course, gifts!!! I can’t help it, I get as excited as my kids when it comes to Diwali gifts – and they know it too! Diwali gifts are different from birthday gifts. There’s something more festive about them, something that birthday gifts…Read More
15 Adorable Mother’s Day Crafts for Kids to Make
Most Moms love the extra attention on Mother’s Day, but I know many Moms who look at it rather cynically. Their biggest grouse is the celebration of a single day, when Moms are on duty 24 x 7, 365 days of the year! And they do have a point, but that doesn’t make Mother’s Day…Read More
10 Ganesh Chathurthi Crafts and Activities for Kids
Anyone who has participated or witnessed a procession during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in India will never forget the experience! I had the wonderful opportunity of watching such a procession in Pune, and the sheer enthusiasm of the crowd was infectious, to say the least! While Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with particular fanfare in western…Read More
Make Fevicol Galaxy Slime that’s Out of the World! #SlimeStar
“Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.” – Carl Jung Have you observed how therapeutic it feels to do something with your bare hands? Kneading atta, mixing up soap in liquid, playing in the sand or feeling something soft. It feels amazing, doesn’t it? That’s probably one…Read More
Oak Leaf Watercolor Painting
“Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower. – by Albert Camus’ Autumn /Fall season has begun. Mornings have started getting pleasant. How about taking out the box of colors and brushes & start painting something that will…Read More