Blending fun and creativity together
ANUJ KUMAR
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Here is a summer camp with a difference.
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PHOTO: SELVAKUMAR
Clay time: Clay modelling and creativity
The summer holidays are here and with them come the summer camps. Says Meenakshi Dalmia, who runs Rolling with Fun, in Friends Colony East in New Delhi, “We are running a five-week camp. Two weeks are still to go. Ours is the only camp where kids can get to learn different activities under one roof. Generally parents have to take kids to different places if the kids want to learn, say, skating, and the parents also want them to improve their vocabulary during the bre
ak.”
Farm and factory
Meenakshi is offering a multitude of activities from karate to painting to theatre to clay modelling. “In the last week, each day we will take them to an interesting place in Delhi. We will take them to a horse farm where they will learn how to feed horses, how to wash them and of course ride them. Similarly, we will take them to bread and chocolate factories where they will learn how to make what they like to eat. Also, we will take them to an automobile factory where they will see how cars are assembled and will try to assemble a miniature car. On the last day we will take them to a water park.” Here Meenakshi, who has experience of running one such camp in the U.S., says the difference between a school and camp is that unlike school, in a camp nothing is structured. “Kids also realise in a couple of days that they are not being forced to do anything.”
On the impact of such camps on family bonds, Meeankshi feels it depends on the particular family. “If both the parents are working, it is much better to send the kid to a camp rather than leaving him to watch television with a maid.”
The timing of the camp is 9 to 5 but Meenakshi also offers half-day options. The rates are also flexible. She can be contacted at monadalmia@yahoo.com.
If you missed getting into the ongoing camps, there is still a chance to join five days of fun in the mountains. Alka Tyagi, who runs Shivansh Yoga, is organising a yoga retreat for kids aged 12 to 16. The group will go to Jeolicote in Nainital. Departure is from Delhi by the Ranikhet Express on the night of June 26. After reaching Kathgodam, they will travel by bus to Jeolicote by bus. They will stay at The Cottage, Jeolicote.
This yoga camp is for those who want to live close to nature, quietly and serenely. If you like to be peaceful, or if you want to learn how to be so, this camp is for you. Activities include yoga asanas, breathing and meditation, besides vocabulary games, creative writing and others.
The tariff, which includes journey fares, lodging and boarding, is Rs.8100. For details, email Alka Tyagi at tyagi.alka@gmail.com or call 9212428155.
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