I have been in Zambia, Africa this summer and have some lovely new resources and activities to share: textiles, masks, stories, words, dances and music. I learnt some great textile printing techniques that would be fantastic gooey fun for kids.  A great theme for world storytelling.   

        This is the first year of delivering this workshop.  We have had a whole heap of fun: making, dancing, learning about symbolism, speaking Hindi and dissolving our Ganesh idol in water. Elephants are instantly engaging, Ganesh is the god of new beginnings, the god of wisdom all make this an theme for children starting a… Read More

A festival celebrating Lord Ganesh.Ganesh is the God of new beginnings and wisdom.In India, Ganesh idols are built of all shapes and sizes some as large as houses. He is placed in a temporary temple and then, after an auspicious time, submerged in water to return the components back to the ‘earth’. This year the festival falls… Read More