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This month’s craft budget is $30, and I’m trying to make it last with a 10-year-old instead of spending it on five little activities that are finished in one afternoon. Ideally the project could be split into roughly twenty short sessions and still feel like real making, not preschool busywork. The three options I’m looking at are building from cardboard and leftover paper, using secondhand craft materials, or putting most of the budget into one small miniature-style project that can be worked on gradually. The part I’m unsure about is how much adult help the last option usually needs, especially with cutting, glue, tiny pieces, or anything that needs careful alignment. I’m less interested in the cheapest upfront option than the one that gives the most actual making time. Parents who craft with kids around this age, what usually blows the budget first, materials, tools, or projects that turn out too frustrating to finish?

My company has been delaying my end of service payout for almost 3 months now every week HR gives me the same line about waiting for finance approval or cash flow issues, but I know they just paid out bonuses to management so it's total bs. And right now I am thinking of finally logging a complaint on the mohre app today, but you all know I'm super nervous about how toxic things will get.

For anyone who's actually filed against their employer, how fast did twa fouq / mohre call your boss after you submitted it? did the company immediately fold and pay up during the mediation call, or did they drag it out to labor court? just wanna know if employers usually freak out when they see an official mohre notification or if they try to play hardball.