The Krafty Mommy

Another popular school holiday activity / hack is the sharpie shoes. So we thought we'd give it a go too.

Diwali or Deepavali (deep - earthen lamps and avali - row of) is the biggest and most popular festival of Hinduism. It symbolises the victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. It is celebrated on the new moon day of the Kartik month of the Hindu lunar calendar which usually falls between mid October and Mid November. Historically, there are many legends to the origins of Diwali. Some believe it is the celebration of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi’s birthday - the goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity. Diwali also commemorates the return of Lord Rama from his 14 year long exile back to his kingdom Ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman after vanquishing the demon-king Ravana. On their return, the kingdom of Ayodhya was illuminated with earthen lamps and festivities to welcome their lord. In the modern day, Diwali is celebrated with a lot of pomp and show. On the day, people clean and decorate their homes, dress up in their best outfi

I sometimes wonder, in today’s world of technological and information overload, what are the indispensable skills that we as parents should empower our kids with to be prepared for the world in 2040’s as they venture into their work life? Will it be beneficial in 2040 that my child can code in scratch/ Javascript/ C# ? Will it matter they can do long division of a 6 digit number ? Will it be helpful that they could solve fractions and quadratic equations in Grade 6 ? I found the answer for all these questions to be NO. It won’t be beneficial. It won’t matter. And it won’t help. In today’s day and age, our children have a tsunami of information. Not wealth, tsunami. There is no end to the data available to them if they have access to internet (and lets be real, who doesn’t?). And the concern is that it is un-censored, un-checked information. A multitude of opinions and accounts from every Tom, Dick and Harry about every subject you could imagine. Even as adults, we struggle to

So with all the big Victorian supermarkets banning single use plastic bags this month, environment and sustainability is a hot topic these days. Apart from the positive outcome there has been concerns from 'some' shoppers about having to carry their own bags when going shopping. Its hard changing habits, so it will take a little time to remember taking our bags. But its an exciting time for DIY hacks and creative possibilities are endless!😂 So here's a simple T-shirt bag hack we executed today in less than 5 minutes!!!!👍 Old T-shirt Cut sleeves and collar off Thread ribbon through the bottom of T-shirt and tie it off Invert the shirt inside out so the tie is inside...voila tote to go!