You might have heard about Holi, the famous festival of colors from India. You might have seen stunning images of people covered in color from head to toe, celebrating with joyous abandonment!
But is there more to Holi than colors? And if so, how do you explore them with your kids in a fun & engaging way? In our latest book, we provide you easy ways for you to do just this!
Other than the usual RECIPES, GAMES, PUZZLES ETC. Let’s explore these 6 sub-concepts of Holi!
1. Bravery
The story of Holi is steeped in bravery. Imagine a little boy who defies an evil king and actually perseveres?
This little boy’s name was Prahlad and Holi is celebrated to honor his bravery. You can find the entire story in our Maya/Neel story book.
So Holi is a perfect time to talk about bravery and what it really means to be brave – no matter the age. Activities are great conversation starters and our new activity book provides you just that including a very cool Prahlad Bonfire Lamp!
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2. Friendship
It is no hidden secret that every society has some way of classifying and separating people. And Holi acts as one of the best equalizers in Indian society!
The day of Holi is meant for people to put aside their differences and celebrate together. The easiest concept of such an equalizing factor for kids is to look at it from the lens of friendship.
So have a conversation with your kids about what makes someone a good friend and how to show appreciation for their friends. Aiding you in the process can be some very fun activities including helping Chintu, the pet squirrel and the most popular character from Maya/Neel books, climb up the friendship ladder!
3. Dances
No Indian celebration is complete without the beautiful songs and dances! Bollywood has made its own mark on Holi by coming up with upbeat songs with infectious beats that still capture the essence of Indian folk music!
Our book provides you with SEVEN different dance & movement experiences that you can learn and enjoy and are completely kid-friendly.
4. Flowers
Flowers have always been a favorite topic in Indian art. Whether its ancient literature, paintings or music, flowers have been fervently explored as being equallly associated with the divine to the mortals.
Holi is a spring festival and the book gave me the perfect opportunity to talk about flowers of India and introduce some fun facts about them.
Did you know that long time ago, Palash flower, also called flame-of-the-forest, was used to make Holi colors?
5. Moon
Moon is similarly popular topic in India. It is associated with romance, kinship, and so much more. Did you know, moon is referred as Mama or the maternal uncle?
Like most other Indian festivals, Holi is followed according to the lunar calendar. And every year, Holi is always celebrated on the full moon day.
There is no shortage of fun activities to explore moon and we offer you a few in the book as well including your very own Moon countdown tracker to Holi.
6. Colors
And of course, the most important one – Colors!
Colors are the essence of this festival and the joy of being covered in and splashing them on your friends is indescribable!
So explore colors while talking about Holi but also look for other ways to connect them to India e.g. the Hindi words of common colors. We offer many such ways of exploring colors in the activity book.
