Christmas 2023: Your kids can attend this workshop to learn how to take part in festivities

Christmas is a few weeks away As children around the world wait dotingly for Santa Claus to bring them gifts his red underpants go missing What will Santa do now ldquoThis story always cracks kids uprdquo says Kripa Kotak founder of Hullabaloo Childrenrsquos Studio The new space in Juhu which Kotak likes to call a playground for childrenrsquos brains is all set to host a foursession workshop for kids to get their tiny little hands all geared up well in time for Xmas starting todayA child makes DIY ornamentsldquoChristmas is a festival of giving Our workshop aims at showing kids how to make the most of the festival by giving gifts to their loved onesrdquo Kotak remarks Taking us through the workshop she tells us that on the first two days the kids will learn to make Christmas lanterns snowmen and DIY Santa ornaments to decorate their personal trees Day three will feature a storytelling session that will shed light on the importance of the celebration as a festival of giving and find a solution to the missing underpants that left the main character of the festivity in a quandary ldquoOn that note the kids will move on to making a gift for their mother a DIY photo frame carrying a picture of the child and the mom and a reindeer gift bagrdquo she says adding that the fourth day will be a Christmas partyA Christmas tree decoration sessionldquoAt the party kids will get their own miniChristmas trees with string lights and ornaments to decorate it They will also be given surprise gifts hidden under the tree followed by DIY cookie boxes for them to decorate the cookies with icing and sprinklesrdquo she informs During the twohour weekly sessions the kids will also enter A Christmas Carol world of their own ldquoEach of these sessions will be followed by a singing lesson by Miss Anna from the studiorsquos Acoustic Classroom where they will learn classic Christmas songs like Santa Claus is coming to town and Rudolph the red nosed reindeer among others and perform it at the Christmas partyrdquo Kotak addsKids at a music class from a previous editionKotak will host two batches over four sessions The first batch starts today and the other one will begin on Friday While these will take place once a week she also has provisions for kids who might not be able to make it during the week ldquoWe have planned oneoff workshops on Saturdays starting this week that will follow a similar routine and even have an adult and kid session where they will craft Christmas essentials togetherrdquo she signs off on a cheery note On November 29 to December 20 430 pm onwards Wednesday batch December 1 to December 20 Friday batch 415 pm onwards December 2 11 am onwards oneoff Saturday workshopAt Hullabaloo Childrenrsquos Studio off AB Nair Road JuhuLog on to hullabalookidsCall 9653410559Cost Rs 8000 weekly batches Rs 1800 oneoff Saturday workshopAlso Check outPic CourtesyPrerna Hariagtgt All for oneLearn to paint your own Christmasthemed ornaments and candles alongside a variety of techniques to create a stocking for yourself Design carve and create your own festive greetings letters and wrapping paper with art educator Prerna HariaAge group 4 years and aboveOn December 2 onwardsAt Prerna Unlimited Namdev Prasad building Sion East Manisha Annexe Building Tata Colony Mulund EastCall 8169565045 to registerCost Rs 200 per sessiongtgt Frosty beatsDance away the month of Christmas to themed songsAge group 3 to 7 yearsOn December 7 onwardsAt Little Butterflies Montessori School St John the Baptist Road Bandra WestCall 7506391768Cost Rs 3000 for one month Rs 800 for a single sessiongtgt Best out of the wasteCreate unique seasonrsquos decorations for your home using disposables as well as creating your own wrapping paperAge group 5 years and aboveOn December 23 1030 am to 12 noon At Bhau Daji Lad Museum Byculla Eastgtgt Camp like a champThis fiveday camp has themebased activities on each dayOn December 18 to 22 930 am to 12 noonAt Craft Bugs Atelierrsquos Christmas Camp Linking Road Khar WestCall 9702098390Cost Rs 5500