The Krafty Mommy

Or visited....I should be saying.. :) What I really mean of course is that I've finished the first book in the Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi - The Immortals of Meluha. Its a good book. I wont say one of the best ones I've read...because I am kinda more into lengthier books. But it is a great book nonetheless, because of the ideologies and philosophies put forth by Amish. He has very cleverly experimented with the tales of Indian Mythology and how they are relevant in today's modern world.  Amish has put it beautifully in his worlds. Its like he's mirrored my thoughts on the whole "God" theory. "God is one, though different religions approach Him differently. Call Him Shiva, Vishnu, Allah, Jesus or any other form of God that you believe in.  Our paths may be different. Our destination is the same." The one...the almighty...the energy that fuels the world! I already have started the next book...The Secret of the Nagas and it...

So Anya came from her play school last evening with a finishing string (we'll make more at home and then I'll share with all of you) and some extra string (simple thick wool). And she told me she wanted to paint with the string. She had no idea how though. the string was tied to a straw on one end and the other end was loose so she liked the idea of moving around the string by controlling the straw. But this reminded me of the thread/ string painting we used to do as kids....so I put hubby dear on the duty to take care of the lil monster and we gathered the supplies needed. Paints String (wool or any string should be fine) Paper a keen toddler !! :) Thats it ! And doing it is even simpler...just dip the various threads in different colors and put them on a sheet of paper (creased in half)...let the clean ends stay out of the sheet a bit. Then just fold the sheet(with the paint dipped threads inside the fold)..and press and squish and move the thread ...

Been a busy weekend for us...with lots of cooking and the company of good friends...and the usual grocery shopping! But this time, papa also got a wine bottle..so obviously we got a long brown paper bag...so what an amazing little thing for the kiddos to have endless fun... We made it into a snake ..n both the kiddos enjoyed playing with and taking turns with our paper bag puppet snake!....sssssssss..... Can't leave an opportunity to be kreative! Hope you all had a gr8 weekend too!

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After our handprint peacocks...Anya wanted to do more hands and even feet prints....so I searched around and found some great ideas...and we did a few of them... All you need for this fun activity ... Watercolors Paper Some brushes/ sponges Some markers And super-keen and krafty toddlers :p We made a crab by printing one foot as the crab's body..and then 2 handprints on top on each side to make the clasps. Then just used a brush to join the handprints to the footprint..and some legs at the side...and 2 tentacles at the top... Once it dried we added 2 googgly eyes...Done!  If you have not seen the peacocks we did the other day..the post can be found here ...didn't they look absolutely adorable!  We also made Footprint Butterflies for both kids...these r my absolute favorite...must make keepsake for those cute lil feet... And finally (for now) we made our Family of Jellyfish ! So we all pitched in to make th...

After our lil monster's arrival... I never could find the time and patience to read books again....after having read the Harry Potter series from J.K. Rowling and the Inheritance Cycl e  from Christopher Paolini...and halfway through   The Fellowship of the Ring  ( Lord of the Rings - part 1) by J.R.R. Tolkien ...and many many more singletons....I was looking for something exciting n gripping to get back into reading... Some months ago we got hooked to a TV series about Shiva..  Devon ke Dev - Mahadev ...a God who is more believable...a man with extreme power, skill, courage...someone who didn't just smile and do magical things...someone who could love...who also had extreme anger and showed his rage ...unlike the always smiling and gentle Brahma   and Vishnu.... I ain't a very religious person...that is I don't believe in idol worship on the face...I do believe there is a supreme power above us all...above any explanation.....but the charact...

My darling daughter loves painting with her hands and fingers....more often than not they turn out to b messy paintings...but sometimes you wanna keep the little hand-prints as keepsakes .... Today we turned her little hand-prints into pretty peacocks ...as a reminder for us ....what our beautiful little angel was upto at this age....a few years down the line I am sure she herself would b amazed at how little her creative hands were.... And a keepsake for us for a lifetime!