Everything Diwali !

We are just 5 days away from Diwali. This is a very busy week for many of us who are celebrating the biggest Hindu festival. This year will be different due to Covid-19 but we can still make it a memorable one.

With little effort, you can prep your house with some DIY crafts ( read my detailed post on some easy DIY Diwali crafts).

If you need help with vegetarian meal planning, do check out my e-cookbook ‘Vegetarian Surprises – Homestyle recipes from my kitchen’. You will get lots of ideas to prepare delicious meals under 30 minutes. All the recipes come with short video too.

Need some dessert ideas for Diwali ? Check out this short ebook exclusively on easy Diwali desserts.

There is still time to plan for Diwali. Here are some tips to plan for a stress free Diwali.

• Involve your family in decorating the house.

• Kids love to do the crafts, so assign them all the craft work – they can’t go wrong with DIY crafts I mentioned above. If they are too little, then give them all the glue work for crafts.

• Have a Diwali cooking night/day with family – make all the desserts and snacks together as a family.

• Have your outfits ready a day before Diwali.

• Have all your Diwali pooja items ready a day before. This helps to avoid unnecessary stress on the day of Diwali.

• Plan your meals for not just Diwali day but also for the day before when you will be finishing up all the important tasks related to Diwali.

• Take 10 deep breaths when you feel stressed out. It always help me, so I know it works !

These tips will help you relax and enjoy the festival with family. This year I believe we should go an extra mile to celebrate our festivals. So go ahead and decorate your house and make all the yummy treats just like you do every year. This will bring some sense of normalcy in this otherwise unique year.

Stay calm and carry on!