Two day Art Workshop for Kids ( 8 yrs-14 yrs)

“You see things as they are and ask why?
I dream of things as they never were and ask why not?” 

-- George Bernard Shaw

 Art workshop for children (8 yrs and above)

  

Experience Art!

‘Experience Art’ takes the children through a mix of visual art, music, reading and writing through this innovatively designed module. Each module will be offered in the form of an interactive workshop built around a process, yielding a product.

Module 01: Explore line, form and colour

No of sessions: 2

Dates: Friday, 5th February (4.00 pm to 6.30 pm)

           Sunday, 7^th February, (2.00 pm to 4.30 pm)

Facilitator: Renu S

LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 28^TH January, 2010

The workshop will give participants an opportunity to explore their innate creativity through simple line compositions and colour. The participants will be taken through a step-by-step process involving basic drill exercises, linear compositions and finally composition and colour.

• Exercise 01: Participants will be taken through a half hour drawing drill exercise. Each participant will be given quarter imperial size chart papers. A warm-up exercise which will loosen their hands to draw.
• Exercise 02: Participants will be taken through a slide show presentation of modern art and tribal paintings (eg. Paul Klee, Mondrian, aboriginal and tribal painting) followed by an interactive session explaining the concepts of line and form.
• Exercise 03: Create a design using a combination of horizontal, vertical, diagonal, scalloped, curly, wavy and zig-zag lines. Compose an image using a combination of a variety of lines to form shapes (human faces, curved lines, semi-circles) Paint the composition using poster colours, oil-pastels and black conte chalk. Followed by a slide show of artworks (paintings) highlighting geometric forms and shapes. Participants will observe the image and interpret any one image using lines and geometric shapes.
• Exercise 04: Participants will be asked to bring a real flower to make a few sketches. Design composition using one selected sketch of the flower from the previous exercise, exploring basic design principles such as repetition and rhythm. Participants will paint the design using opaque poster colours.

Please do email gulmohardays@gmail.com for further enquiries on this workshop.

Pongal-o-pongal!

The smell of incense and flowers greeted everyone who visited the Library on the 13th of January 2010 as all of us got together to celebrate the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu: Pongal. A big thank you to all the mothers who attended the function and took so much trouble to dress their kids in elegant ethnic wear. The kids eagerly waited for the pot to boil over and equally relished the sweet pongal and snacks that we served. In the short art session that followed, several kids captured the essence of the celebration as they drew the sun, sugarcane and lamps to capture the significance of the festival that gives thanks to the Sun. Enjoy the pictures!

Pongal Celebrations at the Library!

Dear Friends,

The 14th of January every year is celebrated as Pongal all over Tamil Nadu. Its a festival that gives thanks for a bountiful harvest and is celebrated with great colour and pomp.

At Gulmohar Days we do not miss any celebration! So lets give the kids a taste of tradition. Lets get together on Wednesday, the 13th of January, at 3.45 pm, to understand the significance of Pongal, decorate the Library with kolam or rangoli, give thanks to the Sun for blessing us with life and watch the pot boil over as we shout Pongal-o-pongal! And of course, feast on some sweet pongal as well!

Please note the event details:

Event: Pongal celebrations
Date: Wednesday, 13th of January 2010
Time: 3.45 pm to 4.45 pm
Dress code: Traditional

Entry: Free entry for Library members
          Non-members: Rs. 150 per child

PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR PARTICIPATION AT THE EARLIEST.

Look forward to seeing you all and have a great week ahead!

Day Care for kids at Gulmohar Days

We are happy to announce the start of our DAY CARE PROGRAMME FOR KIDS.

Day care facilities for children ages 4 yrs upwards.

TIMINGS: Option A: 12.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Option B: 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm

FOOD: Parents need to provide the lunch. The lunch boxes may be dropped off at the centre any time after 10.00 am or may be sent along with the child. Milk and biscuits will be provided by us in the evenings.

DAILY PROGRAMME: Gulmohar Days already has a full fledged children's library, games room, art and craft corner and language room. In our endeavour to create a day care experience that is different from any that you will find elsewhere, we are happy to say that all our day care kids will have full access to our library and associated facilities. Our teachers will ensure that the hours your child spends with us will be spent reading, listening to stories and music, doing simple craft, exercises etc.

FACULTY: Our day care module has been designed and will be executed by teachers who have immense experience in education, child care, child psychology and art and dance therapy.

ACTIVITY CLUBS: Our activity clubs meet throughout the week. Our day-care children are most welcome to separately enroll in an activity of their choice. Some of the activity clubs in operation are Art and drawing, Scrabble Club, Book Club, Story Club, Craft Club, and GK/Quiz club

Please email for further information on this programme.

Happy New Year!

Here's wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year!

May the year 2010 shower your family with good health, luck and contentment. Thank you for being a part of all our events and milestones at Gulmohar Days. 2009 has been a special year indeed and we are truly grateful that you were part of it.

We hope to see you in the new year as well. Children - with their inherent joy and spark continue to remind us of the sprightly Gulmohar flowers that dazzle us with their bold and bright beauty. Join us as we celebrate the the simple joys of childhood, that special time we refer to as the gulmohar days of life!

Wishing you love, luck and happiness from the entire team at Gulmohar Days!

The First Step: a short film by Neel Shah and Arjun Nair

This film was made by Arjun and Neel as a Children's day project. An excellent effort for 10 year olds and it was much appreciated! Well done boys!

Christmas Cheer at Gulmohar Days!

Cakes and candy, the nativity and carols: it was simple and sweet afternoon that we all will treasure at Gulmohar Days. The youth wing of the PFCC enacted the nativity scene and sang carols as the kids joyously joined in. Kudos to those kids who entertained us by playing carols on the piano! Well done! Enjoy the pictures!

No! No! Christmas is not Santa's Birthday!

"So who was born on Christmas Day? " I cheerily asked a bunch of kids as we settled down to a cosy chat a few evenings ago.

"It's Santa's birthday!" came the chorus. I was at first amused and laughed and got down to the real story but soon realised the kids were mighty disappointed that Santa was not born on Christmas Day.

Can't blame them, can we? Because that's all most of us do on Christmas. Ask the kids to behave well so that Santa would bring them their gift, put out the Tree, keep gifts under it and sing Jingle Bells with all our hearts with the cheery vision of a portly old man dressed in red sliding down a chimney!

Gulmohar Days is pleased to invite you to "The Real Christmas": an afternoon of Christmas fun and cheer on The 19th of December 2009. Of course we have the Christmas tree and the lights and holly and singing, but this time we are giving Santa a miss!

Instead, we proudly present an enactment of the "Nativity" by the youth wing of the PFCC, a truly vibrant group of youngsters who readily agreed to play out the birth of Jesus Christ for the benefit of our kids. So join us for some fun games, some good old carol singing, watch the play and feast on some goodies as we celebrate the true meaning of Christmas!

Date: Saturday, 19th December, 2009
Time: 3.15 pm to 4.45 pm
Venue: Gulmohar Days Library
Entry:Library Members: Free
Non-Members: Rs. 70 per child
Dress Code: Red or Green

A small request to parents: If your child would like to be part of the celebrations please register his/her name with us as soon as possible and latest by the 16th of December. This applies to The Library members as well. Thanking you all for your continued support and encouragement!

Special Holiday Workshops at Gulmohar Days

AGES 3 – 6 YEARS

Tell Me Why?? A 5 day workshop that attempts to make the child think, ask questions and find answers to the simplest facts in our daily life; Is the sun a star? Where does the food we eat go? How do plants grow? Are we born from seeds and eggs? What is earth? And a million other simple queries. DATES: 21st -26th December, 2009, TIME: 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm

Art Camp: A four-day Christmas theme art workshop.DATE: 21st - 24th Dec, 2009 TIME: 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm

Phonics refresher: A brief introduction to phonic sounds of the English alphabet. Fun games that focus on alphabet sound recognition and learning to associate/make words combining sounds. DATE: 4th January – 9th Jan 2010 TIME: 10.30 am to 11.30 am

AGES 7 YEARS ABOVE

Yoga: A 15 day workshop that will focus on breathing, concentration, posture, overall health and immunity. Dates: 21st December’ 09 to 9th Jan 2010, 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Glass Painting: A 6 day session. Dates: 21st to 28th Dec 2009, Time: 5.30 to 6.30 pm

Quizathon: A five day Gk & quiz workshop.Dates: 21st - 26th Dec 2009, Time: 11.45 am - 12.45 pm

Art Camp: A four-day Christmas theme art workshop.DATE: 21st- 24th December 2009, TIME: 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm

Tile Painting: A 6 day workshop that teaches kids various techniques in tile painting. Dates: 4th to 9th Jan 2010, Time: 5.30 to 6.30 pm

The Children’s Library: The Gulmohar Days Library (for ages 6 months to 15 yrs) will remain open from 10.00 am to 1.30 pm and 3.30 pm to 7.00 pm (Monday to Saturday) right through the vacations. We do hope you and your child will make the most of this facility and have a wonderful time reading together. Remember, you can now borrow books from the library. And yes, our young readers are offered a 5% discount on all workshops held during the vacations.

For more details pls email gulmohardays@gmail.com