A Recycled Playmate - Slithering Mitten :)

kutti "r"s new born mittens and socks are a sweet reminder...But how many of them do I save?
So I found a new playmate for him...

This is an easy to do craft.
Take an old sock or a mitten.
Stick a pair of googly eyes (It its a monster - go crazy with the eyes :)
Cut a small hole at the closed end of the sock.
Insert the pipe cleaner to resemble the tongue. Roll it...Bend it...Twist it...
Now play push and pull :)

You have a cute little playmate ready in a jiffy!

Artsy Craftsy Mom- One more please....

Googly eyes - Easy to make bookmarks

I simply love making bookmarks and I find every chance to do some.
Here are a few samples that are kid friendly!

 The deer bookmark is also a playmate for kutti "r" and me. We do a little memory game, a guessing game and a hide and seek game...kutti "r" calls them 'maan' and 'pulli maan' (Tamizh for deer and spotted deer)

These colourful monsters can get dressed up in different colours and can take up different moods...Just dont throw your ice-cream sticks away!

Artsy Craftsy Mom - We have got a whole load of googly eyes craft and we got it coming your way :)

The Birthday Post - just for Artsy Craftsy April 2012

It's almost 6 months since kutti "r"s 1st birthday and I still haven't found the time to document it completely.
With the AC Challenge for this month being "googly eyes", I couldn't help but quickly add all that I did for the birthday theme.
kutti "r"s fascination for aliens can be seen here and here and here and here and HERE!

Artsy Craftsy April - Here I come! A lilttle late but hope it entertains your right brain :)

Origami @ the pot - yes the pot's still cooking

I have a few posts due but I think this holds priority.
I better be early to enter the Artsy Craftsy for this month at Mindful Meanderings :)

Our tot club -the pot has weekend craft activities for the little kids within our apartment. We do it under the shade of our water tank in the terrace once every fortnight...Depending on the age group of kids, I have different levels of craft activities structured for the busy bodies...
We made a couple of things this week
1. An old sock was upcycled into a wristband
2. Origami wristband
3. Origami ornaments - I planned on making a wristlet...but the kids had other plans going within their creative mind...So we did a bracelet, a crown, a necklace and a wasitband..:)

The link to do the origami wristbands can be picked from here - The one for older kids and The one for younger kids

Artsy Craftsy - We hope we are on time :)

A Valentine fun - an edible game of X's & O's

It was 2007, 3 days after Valentine's day - hold on...I am going to save this story for an upcoming post, so let's jump to the Valentine fun I made for V and me this evening :)
Thanks to the choco-nut cookies and Milky choco-choo that came to my rescue this evening to make a quick and edible game of LOVE!
Milky choco-choo is my new found medium to make amazing edible shapes :)

The variations are endless. You can skip the cookie and stick to using only choco choos. You can choose between the strawberry/chocolate/regular to make colorful coins for your edible game of x's and o's.

As always, I'll let the pictures talk.
What's a February 14th without X's and O's :)

and of course, we devoured a couple of them after playing with them!
I am one of those who simply loves the spirit of the day and I am sleeping tonight with a bigger smile on my face :)

A slow weekend!

A slow weekend...
Dad & Mom at Thirupathi, V at work, Paati, me & kutti "r" left for ourselves...
Sunday morning - a trip to the HAL museum to see the "plane" and "helicoptee" and "wow" at everything big :)
("" as kutti "r" says it)
Sunday evening - We are off to a birthday party and we just made a tag for the present we bought with the remains from Phineas and Ferb hair and face :)
All you would need is some magazine sheet, glue, pen, tape and cut the figures as you desire. Decided to make the character talk and hence the talking cloud shape...

Introducing our tot club - "the pot"

I'm overwhelmed by the fact that I actually took the courage to talk to the moms in our little apartment to get the kids together to do some fun activity...
I'm enthused by the fact that it did happen and the kids want it again...
We went with the Phineas and Ferb character - who doesn't love those little inventors and their geometric faces that made it easier for us to remember and reproduce :)
I'll let the pictures do the talking...

Cut the trash and make things last!

Cut, glue, stick

Make a tag trick

Elmo, Oscar, Grover

Not to miss out our Cookie Monster

Cut the trash

And make things last

Else...we'll help Earth meet its end fast :(

A quick craft for a holiday afternoon

Yes! When the parents are away, the husband's out to catch up with a friend, a granny who loves to keep herself busy sewing and a 15 month old who decided to nap early, there's always time for a nice craft...I can always think reuse, recycle and use!
A cluttered kitchen and a simple image did the trick for me. The inspiration was from Ella's kitchen company.
I will let the pictures do the talking. kutti "r" might wake up any time and I dont want to postpone posting yet another entry on my blog which is edging to reach 50 :)

Here's my little kitchen caddy man which is liquid proof - yes, it doesnt matter if the oil/sauce spills and if water runs to kiss my little caddy man :)