Our health and well being is often the price we pay for our urban fast-paced lifestyle. While it affects all of us, it is worrisome to see the effects on children and the quality of their life after school hours. Within the confines of our nuclear households, more and more children are getting drawn into the fantastically attractive but extremely unhealthy world of screens. There is a high environmental, economic and cultural cost of the easily acquired and quickly discarded plastic toys that are made in China. There is a lack of children-friendly public places. Children’s outings are limited largely to places that trap our kids in a cycle of instant gratification and consumption from a young age.
Our mission is to create joyful experiences for children by nurturing their imagination and encouraging them to be creators rather than consumers.
Our aim is to reconnect children with our roots through a combination of interesting and environmentally conscious activities for kids. These include storytelling, puppet shows, fun science experiments, arts and crafts, painting, handicrafts, clay modelling, recycling, gardening, reading, rhythm, movement, song and self-directed play. Together we explore the wonders of nature and science around us.
Work in support of the child’s natural faith in the world to be an interesting and beautiful place to be in.
Instill in children a sense of reverence and protection towards the earth and nature through active recycling and the use of materials that are natural or reusable.
Encourage children to create rather than to consume. Nurture children’s senses through connecting them in interesting ways with the arts and with nature. Involve children in Indian handicrafts and promote our own traditions rather than the rampant consumption of plastic Chinese toys.
To trigger and enable the free flow of imagination with thoughtfully curated activities and materials.
Offer parents the opportunity to emotionally connect with their children in a beautiful imaginative environment.
Freedom to come in and leave anytime during working hours. Respect for the child as an independent being. Help the unfolding of the child’s inborn powers rather than overwhelming them with adult information or excessive instruction. Acceptance of all that the child creates, including their mistakes, with the understanding that a child is an artist by birth.
To trigger and enable the free flow of imagination with thoughtfully curated activities and materials.
Offer parents the opportunity to emotionally connect with their children in a beautiful imaginative environment.
Freedom to come in and leave anytime during working hours. Respect for the child as an independent being. Help the unfolding of the child’s inborn powers rather than overwhelming them with adult information or excessive instruction. Acceptance of all that the child creates, including their mistakes, with the understanding that a child is an artist by birth.
The lack of options by way of children-friendly public spaces to take our children to
Limited creative energy and bandwidth: The stresses of our urban lifestyles leave us with limited creative bandwidth to engage our children
Addiction to screens in order to fill the void due to lack of the right kind of engagement
Gradual disconnection from many parts of life, including a decline in their ability to relate with people
Growing sense of entitlement and a decline in respect for objects like toys as they are easily acquired and quickly discarded
Diminishing natural creativity
Re-introduce the fading traditions of storytelling and Indian handicraft
Create sensitivity, appreciation, and involvement amongst children towards handicraft
Wean children away from plastic toys and create reverence for the earth through recycling and creating using natural materials
Nurture their imagination and natural creativity
Develop their will to work, create and concentrate
Nurture and protect their senses
Develop their aesthetic sense
Reinforce their identification with nature
Help them to look with love at each other, nature and things
Enable their self expression
Develop their confidence, independence, persistence