Handmade Rakhi For Raksha Bandhan

Raksha Bandhan, also abbreviated to Rakhi, is the Indian festival that celebrates the special relationship between a brother and sister. On this day, sisters tie a band on the wrist of their brothers as a mark of respect for the love and protection they give them while brothers give their sisters gifts as a mark of the love and affection they receive from them.

This festival is celebrated not just between siblings related by blood but also cousins and two unrelated persons that wish to treat each other as brothers - sisters. When the persons are together, they usually get-together in the morning when the sister physically ties the rakhi on the brother's wrist and applies vermilion on the brother's forehead. The brother gives his sister a present, and then both feed each other some yummy sweets. When they are remote, sisters send Rakhis and vermilion via mail while brothers buy their sisters a gift of their choice. It's a nice festival that re-inforces the bond between a brother and sister every year.

To celebrate Raksha Bandhan this year, we wanted to share some really clever and beautiful rakhi ideas by Malini who is an art teacher based out of San Francisco Bay Area. What's cool is that you make these rakhis with things you already have at home.

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Click on the rakhi names under the pictures to watch their tutorial on Malini's youtube channel.

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Father's Day Craft

Children have a special relationship with their father. While mothers are their emotional anchors, fathers are often their exploration anchors. Being around a father mostly means playtime or crazy fun activity time. All because fathers enjoy nothing else more than seeing a smile on their children's face.

So, this fathers day, we decided to craft one father-child activity special - the high toss. This is one of the most enduring moments for dads and tots. It was fun creating this craft and brought up happy memories for when our toddler was under 2 years and enjoyed soaring through the air only to land in the safe comfort of dad's arms.

So, what's your favorite dad-child activity?

Happy crafting!

RELATED: DINOSAUR HANDPRINT FATHERS DAY CARD

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Egg Carton Animals

Did you know you can make these cute animal crafts from an empty egg carton? As we are all home-bound and limited in our ability to visit craft stores, it is useful to re-use and re-cycle material from essential items such as egg cartons, pastas, and cardboard tubes.

In this recycled craft, we used egg cartons to make a funky monkey, a naughty panda, and a cutie tiger. With just a scissor and some colorful paint, your child can make adorable animal figurines that they can use during pretend play or as countertop decorations in their rooms.

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Free Printable Mother's Day Crown

Today, we have Delzin on the blog again sharing these lovely crowns for Mother's day with us. You can find lots of fun and free printable ideas for kids on her website at Crispy Doodles.

Over to Delzin!

Thanks for having me here Shikha! I'm so happy to share this awesomely cute set of crowns with you all. In theme with spring, I started off with making a sun crown for mom and flower crowns for the kids but then I decided to make the kids crown the sun cause I feel like our kids help us to grow more than we know.

Whether it's fast-paced and on my toes or slow and calm, without their bright presence I wouldn't be growing. So, here they are..

Ready to wear your crown? (Or ready to crown the best thing that happened to you and the kids)

This is an adorable set of crowns for mommy and kids. The file is ready to be colored in, cut and glued together.

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Paper Heart Flower Card

I'm thrilled to share that our lovely paper heart flower card for Mother's Day has been published in Champak, a popular children's magazine in India. I have fond memories of reading Champak during my childhood. You can find this craft in Champak, May 2020 issue.

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25 Mother's Day Crafts

Looking for easy mothers day crafts to make at home? Or lovely homemade mother's day gift to surprise moms?

We have curated 25 cutest mothers day ideas for preschoolers. You will find here lots of easy mother's day handprint crafts, flower crafts, paper plate crafts, mother's day cards, and some simple preschool mothers day gifts.

Follow our MOTHER'S DAY CRAFTS board on Pinterest for more cute ideas!!

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25 EASY MOTHER'S DAY CRAFTS FOR KIDS

Flowers are always a great gift for mothers, teachers and other loved ones. It gets even better when they are handmade flowers by kids. And, the awesomeness increases if the gift is a bunch of them :).

Here are some really simple and beautiful flower bouquet ideas that preschool kids can make.

1. PAPER HEART FLOWERS

Paper Heart Flowers | The Joy of Sharing

2. FLOWER BOUQUET

Flower Bouquet | I Heart Crafty Things

3. HANDPRNT FLOWER BOUQUET

Handprint Flower Bouquet | Non-Toy Gifts

4. FLOWER CARDS BOUQUET

Flower Cards Bouquet | Handmade Charlotte

5. HEART BOUQUET CARDS

Heart Bouquet Card | Red Ted Art

If you love using paper plates for crafts like me, then I'm sure you will love these adorable and simple paper plate craft ideas for mother's day.

6. MOTHER-CHILD LOVE

Mother Child Love Craft | The Joy of Sharing

7. KANGAROO MOTHER'S DAY CRAFT

Kangaroo Mother's Day Craft | The Joy of Sharing

8. PAPER PLATE HEART WHEEL

Kangaroo Mother's Day Craft | The Joy of Sharing

9. PAPER PLATE ROSETTES

Paper Plate Rosettes | Kids Craft Room

10. PAPER PLATE PEAR MOTHER'S DAY CRAFT

Mother's Day Paper Plate Pear Craft | Craft Create Cook

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Cute Bugs Mosaic Art For Kids

Have you tried mosaic art? It's so mesmerizing to see how small pieces of different materials are converted into mosaic masterpieces.

Here is an easy spring project to introduce kids to mosaic art. This simple paper mosaic art is a fun way for kids to practice fine motor skills.

Children will enjoy making these cute insects and playing with them. They can also display this lovely artwork in their room or gift it to friends and family.

We have used foam stickers for this mosaic art. If you don't have foam stickers, you can use colored pieces of paper or tissue paper for making this mosaic art.

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Cardboard Egg Easter Crafts

Have fun-at-home with these cute Easter crafts!

Do you know that these crafts are made of cardboard eggs? Aren’t cardboard eggs a great eco-friendly alternative to plastic eggs? I found these cardboard eggs at Oriental Trading.

They are very similar to plastic ones, you can open the eggs and fill them with goodies for kids. Best part is kids can color the eggs, decorate them and have fun finding them in Easter egg hunt for special surprises.

We created these crafts as a sponsored Instagram post for Oriental Trading Company. We hope you will enjoy making these crafts with kids.

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Best Activity Books for Kids

**Reposting our activity book list to help you keep kids busy at home. With these books, kids can engage themselves independently giving some much needed break and quiet time. Or get some quick errands or work completed.

These activity books will come in handy if you don't have a printer at home and can't use easy printable activities available on the Internet. All of these books are available on Amazon and you should be able to get them delivered pretty quickly. I got a few for my daughter recently.

We are well into the holiday season. And it won't be completely false to say that a lot of the parents (especially if they have two or more children) could already be at the end of their wits. As if the hush-hush of the festive preparations isn’t exhausting enough, there are kids to engage and entertain!

I am assuming most of us have decided not to allow too much telly to steal the fun from family time. So here comes to my mind an exciting idea that might just help you enjoy that cuppa every now and then – Activity books!

Well, not that exciting perhaps, but it might surprise you how long kids can engage themselves independently with simple activity books.

Here is my list of simple and diverse activity books for pre-schoolers that might be your saving grace this holiday season and beyond. Get some and let their imagination fly as you relax a bit on your sofa.

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BEST ACTIVITY BOOKS FOR KIDS AGE 3-8 YEARS

1. Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity Book!

My daughter is a big fan of Mo Willem's book and Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus is one her favorite. So when I found this activity book on Amazon, I knew my daughter is gonna love it. We got the book on this Sunday and she has been keeping herself busy with book.


2. Usborne Aliens Sticker Book

Let your child dive deep into the universe of galactic imagination gone wild. Meet aliens of all kinds – weird, wacky, slimy, robotic and what not! It is a creature fest spanning galaxies, planets and starry skies. Your child will have lots of fun sticking these odd aliens through 20+ colorful and vivid pages of this book.

Buy this book for hours of fun as your little one goes on a curious journey across the universe. My three and half year old spends his rare quiet time tuning his fine motor skills sticking and patting bright and fun stickers. After all, there are over 400 of them in this book. Grab it and you won't regret.

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25 Cute Easter Bunny Crafts for Kids

Easter is here and so are the cute bunny crafts that you can make with your preschool or kindergarten kids. With funny ears, teeth and eyes, bunnies are every kid's favorite animal. They make for a variety of teaching moments - such as chewing food properly or being happy no matter what.

Here are 24 easy and cute Easter bunny ideas you can make to celebrate Easter.  In fact, you can actually make a bunny or rabbit craft at any time of the year.

Happy crafting this Easter. Give your kids the gift of creativity.

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EASY EASTER BUNNY CRAFTS

Easter Bunny Card

Paper Plate Crafts are my favourite. Paper plates are such a versatile craft material and so easy to find at home. So, grab a paper plate and find a paper plate bunny craft inspiration below.

1. Paper Plate Bunny| Kids Craft Room

2. Paper Plate Bunny Eating Carrot | The Joy of Sharing

3. Paper Plate Bunny | Eighteen 25

4. Pop-up Paper Plate Bunny | Arty Crafty Kids

5. Paper Bunny | Easy Peasy and Fun

6. Bunny Holding Easter Egg | Hello Wonderful

7. Easter Bunny Wreath | I Heart Crafty Things

8. Paper Roll Bunny | One Little Project

9. Woven Bunny Basket Cards | Red Ted Art

10. Paper Bunny Hand Puppet | The Joy of Sharing

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