Dear Parents of kindergartners and Primary age groups esp:=
In the coming seven days to go before the schools re-open =
Kindly create time and space for your divine children to learn and re-create the magic of Arts & Crafts at home :- with simple activities which can reset the flow of your creative juices with Joy & delight with your children at home ...!!!
1. ORIGAMI = use colourful pages of newspapers and glossy magazines at home =
fold them and cut square pieces and hey lo = fold into beautiful shapes such as :-- a Lotus flower ; a Fish or a whale ; a Bird or a Swan ; A boat ; a House ;and some butterflies ...=for this you can easily follow instructions from your Youtube videos download from The Internet Broadband connection...!
2. Papier Mache' crafts =
For this activity = buy some plaster of paris powder and some glue or fevicol and then take some newspaper pieces = tear them with hands into medium size pieces and then soak these into some water in a Tub = then you can follow some Instructions given in the Youtube videos = How to make a Flower Pot out of a Balloon papier mache' and How to make a Pencils /pen holder -papier mache' crafts ...etc ..
3. Clay Modelling with Potters'clay = Kumhaar ki mitti = buy some from the local market in your neighbourhood slums maybe ?
Knead the soft yet firm dough =clay atta and hey presto = start making magic shapes & forms like = a thali//plate // a bowl-katori //spoons -chammach // glass // cup / teddy bear // rabbit //monkeys // elephants // peacock etc ...!!!
4. Hand prints and Block prints =
For this activity = all you require is some wooden blocks crafted with carved designs on one side and then at home buy //take some few ladyfingers -bhindi // and some pyaaz -onions // and aalu -potatoes = cut the potatoes with a knife -carve some design and then use poster colours for dipping these ''blocks 'into the colors and take a white thick cartridge sheet and get set go = start printing a gift wrapper or a greetings cards for birthdays ...Voila ;-)
There are some Eco-friendly ideas most often used by the teachers in the primary schools = by using the Tooth brush sprays over white sheets ; and by using thick threads dipped into poster paints and creating greeting cards again ...and by using cotton dabs dipped into your favorite colours and creating blobs of clouds & trees & flowers over hand -made paper sheets esp ...Voila ..do try this ..!!!
Hope You will be able to 'connect into the right videos over Internet Youtube chanels for better information ideas to follow up with your child's Arts & Crafts teacher =when the schools re-open ???
Meanwhile = for better example of planting flowers saplings in this Monsoon season = use some small size earthen clay glazed pots and put these into your balcony shades during noons ..!!!
So Here's to happy creativity sessions with your divine children who are always bursting with joyful enthusiasm =to try / to make // to create //to experiment // to explore ....
all the best wishes ...
PS :- for buying crafts materials = make sure that the local shops also use eco-friendly materials = which can be recycled back to Nature ???
