"Origami Fun!"

Learn the Japanese art of Paper Folding with Anagha Narayanan as she teaches you how to make a purse , a tie , an envelope and a lot more stuff with just your hands ..no scissors , no glue !
This workshop is meant for 4-10 year olds .It's happening on 26/11/2011 from 4.30 P.M to 6 P.M at the library .

"Suno Kahani"

A storytelling event for 3-8 year olds - "Suno Kahani " is coming up on the 19'th of November . The theme is - Indian Stories for Indian kids .
The stories that will be told are :

• Gajapati Kulapati- a very hilarious story by Ashok Rajendran published by Tulika books. The story will be told along with a lot of role play by the children .

• Subbu the Signal - a charming story about a signal's wanderlust published by Pratham Books.The story will be told with stick puppets.

• The Prince and the Magician - A classic Andhra Folktale with drama , mystery and heroism .There will be a skit based on this story in which the children will participate.

Children's Creative theater workshop on 12/11/11

Books n More is hosting a Creative theater workshop for 5-11 year olds on 12/11/2011 between 3.30 and 5 P.M . Mime, role play and theater games will be the activities conducted in the workshop .

Ideas for Diwali

With the Diwali preparations on in most homes , here are a few fuss free activity options to keep your children entertained.

1. Make Diwali cards for friends and family .( Ages- 3 years upwards)
Supplies needed: Chart paper , Glitter pens, crayons /colour pencils, pencil , eraser and sketch pens
Let their creativity run free as they draw colourful pictures of diyas and fire crackers and write their own personal notes to friends and family members .

2.Paint Diyas( Ages - 7 years upwards) :

Supplies needed: Plain terracotta diyas , poster colours , paint brushes and glitter paint .
Spread some newspaper on the floor , and let the children enjoy themselves painting the diyas.

The diyas painted by your kids , can be used to light up your home or even gifted with chocolates inside them , to your neighbours and friends .They even make lovely table decor for your Diwali party .


3.Here are a few books for  children to read  :

• My Book of Indian Festivals by Jamila Varqawala
• Festivals of India and other lands by Komal Mehra
• Ramayana - Amar Chitra Katha
• Krishna and Narakasura- Amar Chitra Katha
• Chhota Bheem - Diwali Dhamaka - Vol 27 

 4. Diwali songs :

• Happy Diwali 
• Shubh Deepavali (Poojan Aarthi)
• Deepavali Deepavali- Tamil song

5.Here's a no Cook recipe for Diwali which you can make with your  children:
 Choco crumble:
  
Ingredients :

• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 cup maida
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven 
2. Make the young chefs mix everything up  in a mixing bowl. Spoon into a baking dish , level it up with a spatula
3.Bake at 180 degrees for 20 mins
4.Remove carefully from the baking dish and cut into pieces to serve( Adult supervision is needed for Step 3 and Step 4)

Activities for kids at Books n More , Library and Activity Centre for Diwali:

• 21/10/2011- 5 P.M to 6 P.M. -Show and tell - Diwali theme with card making activity for 3-7 year olds.
• 25/10/2011- Diwali Story telling session -for 3-8 year olds- 5 P.M to 6 P.M

Over 1000 new books added !

On completion of our first month , we treated ourselves  :) to over 1000 new books!  Revolution 20:20 by Chetan Bhagat , Secret of the Nagas, The Incredible Banker to name a few are our latest additions to Indian Fiction. We also have the complete set of Chhota Bheem Books for our young Chhota Bheem fans .

So now , we have touched 8000 books , with around 5000 books for children. We have also created an enhanced reading space , where children can read for as long as they want and a seperate activity room for our classes and workshops .

Diya making workshop for adults and children

This weekend (Friday 7/10 - Sunday 9/10 ) we're having a diya making workshop at Books n More . Pottery and Claymodelling will also be taught as a part of the workshop.The timings are from 10.30 to 12.30 P.M. Fees for the workshop is Rs 600/- per head for three days .

Show and tell for children

We started our Show and tell sessions yesterday for children in the age group of 3-8 years . This one was about animals- the children used finger and hand puppets to talk about their favourite animals . Some chose to sing animal songs- the cutest was by a 3 year old girl , who sang "Five little monkeys" with great aplomb .
Going forward, the sessions will be held every Friday between 5 P.M and 6 P.M  at Books n More . We would provide some props , but things created by children , that they would like to speak about ,would be wonderful additions to the show and tell sessions.