Food for thought!

Mantra of peace!

OM!
Asato ma sadgamaya!
Tamso ma jyotirgamaya!
Mrtyorma amrtam gamaya!
Om shanti, shanti, shanti!

OM
Lead me from unreal to the real.
Lead me from darkness to the light.
Lead me from death to immortality.
Let there be peace, peace and peace!

:) findyourhappiness at www.artofliving.org

Aap saab ko Diwali ki bahut bahut shubh kamnaye!

May this Diwali fills your life with loads of happiness, light and love:)
Sharing a note by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar explaining the meaning of Diwali
Have a colorful n joyful day!!

Dream catcher - Colorful world of stories!

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Being a mother of two lovely daughters is one of the best things ever happened to me in my life. Their colorful and joyful stories, silly grins and giggles, fill my days with so much love and happiness.

I see them cracking silly jokes and laughing till their tummies hurt and wonder why and when in life we grow up and stop living like a child? We get stuck on things and cannot let go, we forget to forgive and start worrying too much. Why does growing up really needs leaving our innocent, beautiful heart and world behind. Even the jokes should make perfect sense:((

Dream Catcher is a joyful artwork from my daughter’s colorful world of stories! I feel blessed that I get to experience through my daughters what I left far behind in the life and even forgot how it felt.... to be a child!

To create your own masterpiece, take mundane materials from your life, run them through your imagination and let your personality shine through your work following these simple steps.

• Choose a design

• Draw pattern with pencil

• Outline with markers

• Fill in with crayons

Revisit your lives through your art work... it's so much fun:)) Thanks for stopping by and have a colorful day!!

Duck on a bike - A book with prespective that teaches to have fun in what you do and don't worry about what others think! The last page is a favorite in my home:)

Starfish - A thoughtful art project!

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I am surrounded with friends and family who do not share the same passion of green and organic living as me. I tell you, it can be very difficult to be able to live your way as others are either trying to question your thinking or justifying their actions.


Often the question get raised, what can a single person do? Or what difference it will make?

It’s not an easy conversation especially when people have preconceived minds.

I feel so blessed that I am raising the kids who share my passion towards the happier and healthier world. Few days back my daughter got a lovely gift for me and she told me” mommy thanks for making us the throwers of starfish”. I wondered what it meant.

When I opened the gift, it was a beautiful story titled ‘Starfish’.

I got so touched with the story. It’s a beautiful read so I thought of sharing with you all.

A man saw a boy throwing starfish into the ocean, he asked the boy why he was doing this and the boy said, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.”

The man looked at the miles and miles of beach and saw starfish everywhere. “You just saved one starfish. You can never save them all. What difference will it make?”

The boy picked up another starfish and threw it in. He smiled and said, “It made a difference to that one.”

As we become throwers of starfish, we too have the power to change the world!

This month’s art project is also inspired by this story.

For this project what you will need

• Cardstock
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Glue
• Paints or markers
• Paintbrush

Draw starfish on cardstock. Cut using scissors. Dip paintbrush in paints and dab it gently on the paper for polka dot impressions. Write the story or print for the base. When dry, stick starfishes using glue to the base.

Be colorful, joyful and the change you wish to see in the world!

You are what you think!

Pic from- The Resonance Project

If you think you are free...
you are free!
If you think you are bound...
you are bound!!

Your happiness is not lying somewhere outside, Its all in your mind and how you think.
Give yourself the freedom to live, love n laugh!
Change your thoughts and you change your world!

Thanks giving art and craft idea for large group of kids - Each child decorates their own feather!

Q-tip Skeleton - Happy Halloween!

Fall Fun - Fishes using dried leaves!

Proud Mommy! Colormehappy:))

Published and won 2012 award

Published and won 2013 award

Published and won 2014 award

Super cool and fun monster treat bags!

What you will need

• Brown paper bags
• Construction paper
• Pipe cleaners
• Markers
• Scissors
• Pencil n eraser
• Wiggly eyes(optional)
• Glue

Measure the side of bag
Cut colorful construction paper to cover one side of the bag. Glue n stick. Draw, cut eyes n teeth from leftover scraps of construction paper. Monsters are fun and  have no set expressions and number of eyes. Let your creativity soar!

I did a project like this for Halloween treat bags with kindergartners last year. They had loads of fun! If you are doing this project with a big group of small children, its HIGHLY recommended that you cut scraps for the facial expressions before hand and let kids choose. They can decorate using crayons, markers, wiggly eyes and other crafting supplies available. They loved it!

This project is done by book fair volunteers:) Thank You!

Pom Pom Monsters - A simple and creative eco-friendly alternative for balloons!

For tissue paper pom-poms monsters what you will need

• Colorful tissue paper
• Scissors
• String/pipe cleaner/florist wire
• Construction paper
• Pencil n eraser
• Scissors
• Glue
• Your creativity:)

Layer 6-10 sheets of tissue paper on a flat surface.
Fold widthwise in an accordion-fold pattern.
Fold in half and cut ends using scissors.
Tie a string in the center and fluff the tissue by gently pulling apart the layers of tissue for floral effect.
Draw monster faces on construction paper, cut n glue!

Please reuse or recycle them! We did at our book fair:)) They will be reused for the next event:)

This project is done by book fair volunteers:) Thank you!

Thanks for visiting and have a colorful day!

 

No plastic please! - DIY cotton tote bags using fabric markers.

What you will need

Cotton Tote bag

Pencil n eraser

Cardboard (you can also use a big book)

Fabric markers

Rhinestones, sequins, glitter, puff paint (optional)

1.Insert cardboard in the bag to help prevent leaking color through to the other side.

2. Smoothen the top by stretching and folding the sides of bag under the cardboard. 

3. You can also use tape to keep it intact for the younger kids. 

4. Draw the design using pencil.

5. Outline and fill in using fabric markers.

Thanks for visiting and have a colorful day:)

Fingerprint Flag!!

A recipe for a very dear mother!

Thank you so much girls!! 

.

Thank you for your helping hands - Such a thoughtful idea!

Received this thankful note today...
Love what you do and do what you love.
I am blessed I have both:)
What more can I say...Color me happy:)
Thank you!!

Autobiography of a yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

The most profound, inspiring, and beautiful spiritual classic!!
Loved it....I will have to read it a few times to keep revealing the deeper n subtler meaning to life.
An absolute gem!

Wanna read it NOW..

www.ananda.org  has a free ebook available:)

Thanks for visiting and have a joyful day! 

Now or Never - A thoughtful art project for new year with endless possiblities!!

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Have you ever noticed that thinking of past no matter pleasant or unpleasant only brings regret and misery? The beautiful moments we lived in the past fill us with misery for not having them now and the thoughts of what we could have and should have done fills us with regret.

Similarly, thinking of future leaves us with anxiety of what is going to happen and how we will deal with it while we can do nothing about it.

Life is what is happening to us right now and we can only be happy living in the present moment.

This New Year take resolve to be happy and spread happiness by living in the moment…NOW!

It’s beautifully said that if you feel free you are free. If you feel bound you are bound.

This month’s art project is a scrabble art.

What you will need is

• Letters for message from scrabble
• Glue
• handmade paper

Using glue, stick the letters onto the handmade paper. It’s a simple and creative art project with endless possibilities. You can use it for wall art, greetings and picture frames.

Wish you all a very colorful and joyful new year ahead!

Well Said!