They say Rome wasn’t built in a day, but what if you could design your own city with skyscrapers, or a park in just an hour? This weekend will offer children a chance to step into the role of architects and create their own masterpieces at Dr Bhau Daji Lad City Museum, in collaboration with Troy Blocks. Using unit wooden blocks, children will design and build structures while engaging in sensory play. Troy Blocks was founded in 2019 by Farah Ahmad, inspired by the need to encourage children to step away from screens, and engage in creative, hands-on play. “I wanted to create gender-neutral, Indian-made toys that genuinely contribute to a child’s mental growth,” the Bengaluru-based serial entrepreneur explained, highlighting the gap in the market for toys focused on mental development.

A child with her creation