DIY Watch case for Father's day

Father's day is almost here. So are the summer holidays. What better way to make the best use of both than making a DIY gift for Dad! (Even if its not vacation time in your part of the world, which kid says No to craft?). Also, this craft requires little help from Moms, so its a great way to unwind from the routine and bond with your kid.

P/S:  If you think sewing it is intimidating, take it from me, its easy peasy :). You can also use a felt glue if you think sewing is too much work.

D day :) - IMC Treasure Box

Today is a special day for me! I have taken my first tiny step towards doing something I love to. IndianMomsConnect a website by Moms for Moms, has come up with a Subscription box, the IMC Treasure box! The box will contain a handpicked Indian children's book(which is hard to come by in the US, I tell you), a related craft kit, a kid-tested recipe and an App suggestion. 

And I will be custom designing the craft kit for the US :) It all started with me encountering IMC by chance and my heartfelt thanks to Preethi of IMC for giving me this opportunity! I hope its received well and I am working hard to make the craft kits simple and fun. You can avail a 10% discount on the first month using the code below.

More interesting stuff coming shortly :)

Silly animals - Horton hatches the Egg.

This is an activity to go with the book 'Horton hatches the Egg' by Dr.Seuss that I did for Indian Moms Connect.

Have you read this month's recommendation from IMC, Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr.Seuss? I loved it! The beauty of the book is that there are hidden treasures in the book that when unraveled will make it all the more fun for your kids. So here is an activity to go with the book. 

Since Easter is round the corner, I managed to grab few plastic eggs.And you need some cardstock and colors.

Print and color the animals and paste them on cardstock for easier use and cut them along the dotted lines. 

Mix them up and add one each of the three portions to each egg. 

Hide the eggs all over your home and let your kid go on an egg hunt. 

Let the kid arrange the pieces and check out what silly animal hatches from the egg. Have guaranteed giggles giving silly names to these silly animals.

For older children, you can add a chit containing adjectives describing Horton and Mayzie and discuss why the adjective fits them.

Have fun!