They came. They baked. They tasted.
It’s a damp Thursday evening. On the scrubbed tables are bowls, whisks, a weighing scale, cup measures and an assortment of ingredients. The oven stands in place ready for when the time and temperature are just right. By 5:15, we have a set of kids who are ready to whip things up. There’s a happy […]
And We Read Comics
It’s Read-a-Comic Day at the library. Om, the first participant walks in with an air of anticipation. Its his first visit to the library, so he looks around curiously as he is ushered to the comic section. “Who’s your favourite comic character?” and the the prompt response is “Spiderman!” His eyes widened in excitement as […]
Tails and Tales
(posted by Shruti Murali) We thanked the heavens as we stepped from the scorching heat into the draft of the air conditioner at the Central State Library. The number of kids at the children’s section seemed more than usual at the first glance and I grinned internally. The Reading Adventure had been tweaked now, and […]
A last session of stirring it up… (Day 6)
Its the last day of the stir it up week…..and what a last day it was! The kids were excited as usual, the people at Bookworm, not so so excited. But just for one reason…..there’s no lights in the area today! …and both things we’re doing today are baking oriented! *trying hard not to panic* […]
Stir It Up….and make some noise too! (Day 3)
Day 3….and there’s lots of excitement! Word in the library is that big bars of chocolate are set on the work spaces to be used today! They’re wondering……hoping…..little fingers crossed! And so ofcourse, that was the first question they asked us. We figured, why take away the suspense so soon?! “Maybe…” we tell them. They’re […]
Stir it up (Day 2)
Day 2….we’re all set to go! The kids are waiting to step into the cars. We’re off to the market! “What are we going to do at the market?!” With shopping lists in hand, and 2 groups made; the veggies group and the fruit group; we set off to come back with the items on […]
Stirrrrrrr it up (Day 1)
Summer….fun….food….mangoes too?! 🙂 Excited kids for sure! And thus was day 1 of Stir It Up (cooking workshop) happening in the library this week. 13 excited kids all coming with their own vocabulary and observed and perhaps inherited cooking styles at the same table. The workshop started off with the kids giving us words from their […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 6
Our writing together has come to an end or has just begun. It depends on which way one looks at it. I have been doing workshops with children for years. I supported the development of a Creative Writing course at a primary school called Shiksha Niketan for nearly 11 years, working with one grade at […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 5
We have been at our Thought to Print workshop for 5 sessions now. We wrote quite extensively today, shaping our thoughts to ensure that our young writers connect with their inner voices. But we also had loads of imaginative fun. I hold the theory that all forms of language support each other very powerfully and […]
Creative Writing Workshop 2013 – Day 4
Our writers are coming along. They really are. I was delighted to come into the Activity room and read the worm stories that our able and gifted interns nurtured to birth on Wednesday. All our interns are deeply reflective and have connected with the children so powerfully that it shows in the relationship of work. […]