On children’s day, Friends Playschool & Kindergarten conducted a carnival for kids (aged 3 to 7) and their parents. When the skies opened up early on the morning of 13, it seemed like the Children’s day carnival planned for Nov 14 was going to be washed out, but the school staff decided that even if it did rain, they were going to turn it into a rain dance party. In the end they worried for nothing- the sun shone, the children came not knowing what to expect…and were kicked by the carnival atmosphere of the morning.

They honored Nehru in so many small ways- the rose, his favorite flower was a motif that popped up in the coloring contest, the pinning the rose contest, and the badges. the magic show featured a birthday cake and a the memory quiz was based on the storytelling session that focused on anecdotes about Nehru. For the older kids there was a ‘sensational’ stall for them to guess objects in a box by just feeling…some were super quick. The parents were not left bored sitting on the sidelines- they were made to sit up and take notice – the school staff presented a challenge to them- watch a demo of how to make a Nehru cap and produce the same in a size to fit their child’s head. Surprisingly, (or not so surprisingly) only 3 managed to complete the task. Just goes to show you that parents too need to train their listening muscle. The do up your own cup cake and the zenzerro cookie, donut and chocolate stand was a super hit as was the tattoo bar and body shop. The kids had a blast and the school staff did too when they saw their delight.

We need more such activity workshops and events for kids in Trivandrum. Kudos to Friends team for organizing such a fun day for children on their special day 🙂