Republic Day : More than a holiday

Every year 26th January is celebrated as Republic day of India. It is one of the very important of the country after Independence Day(15th August). On this day the constitution of India was written and thus came into force. Though the main event/celebration takes place at Rajpath in New Delhi where the current prime minister of India delivers speech to the public. Along with this artists from various states of the country represent their culture through ‘Jhaakiyaan’. Also the defense forces like navy, police, army, air force and other troops show the bravery acts. This day is also important because bravery awards are distributed among the children who have saved the life of the others on keeping their life on stake. They come, riding on a beautifully decorated elephants and wave their hands towards the audience and the Prime Minister. Bravery is an instinct to act spontaneously at a moment. Flag hosting is again one of the important and patriotic moment during the course of an event. Children make their own flags to show their love towards the nation.

Many television channels gives live telecast from Rajpath, New Delhi. It is good to see children dancing and singing in a very synchronized and aligned manner. 26th January is a National holiday. This time it is on Saturday followed by Sunday. So, It’s double fun. Enjoy this Republic Day by making your own National flag and host it proudly to show your creativity and love for your country.

Photo frames: Capturing moments in style

Photo frames plays an integral role in everyone’s life . Lets make photoframes of our choice to capture those special moments and display them in style. Here are some simple steps to make photo frames at home.

Material Required:

• Ice-cream sticks
• Cardboard
• Glue
• Water colors and paint brush
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Photo
• String or thread
• Things to decorate your photo frame with: buttons, sequins, felt, craft foam, etc.

Steps:

• The basic craft stick photo frame would need a minimum of 4 ice-cream sticks, one stick for each side of the frame.
  
• Decide the shape of the frame. Color the sticks and paste them together as seen in the picture.
• Cut the cardboard slightly than the size of the frame.
• Paste it at the back leaving one side.
• Color the background and ice cream sticks with the color of your choice.
•  Paste the decorative material like buttons, sequins or ribbon on it.
• Put the photo inside from the side which was left nonstick.
• Fold a small piece of cardboard and stick it at the back of it for the support or make a loop with the help of a string or thread to hang it on the wall.

Glass Painting: An awesome learning

Kids are at its best to enjoy winter vacations. What if they learn some art and activities while having a pleasant time during their break? In India Glass Painting is thrilling and exciting art practiced in many parts of the country. Now a days painting has become a popular feature and catching up as a hobby due to its awesome results and easy availability of the material required. BAGS offer you a fulfilled experience to learn Glass painting. Glass painting has a stunning clarity and rich colors. The overall appeal of glass and semi-transparent paints together provide a beautiful look.

Learn Glass Painting in simple steps at Books, Activities and Games stores.

Material required:

• Rectangular or Square shape glass
• Chart paper
• Piece of cloth
• Semi transparent glass colors
• Water colors

How to make:

• Select a design of your choice and draw in on a paper or chart.
• Cut the paper sheet according to the size and shape of glass.
• Clean the glass with the piece of cloth
• Place the glass on the paper.
• Make the outline of the design on the glass with black color tube to avoid splitting of colors and leave it to dry.
• Fill the design with your choice of favorite water colors and Leave the painting to dry for 24 hours.
• See it through the source of light, this will tell you the portions where the paint is less or thin. If required, do another coating of paint on it.

Try out more design in similar way. Painting on glass can be a very fulfilling experience for all.

Christmas Finger Puppets!

After your kids make these holiday-inspired finger puppets, it may be hard to part with them!

What you’ll need: Assorted colors of felt (red, black, white, brown, and beige), scissors, dime-size coin wrappers, quick-setting gel glue , 1¼” round natural wooden beads, fine-tipped marker; additional embellishments such as pipe cleaners, small buttons, and mini pom-poms

Make it: Cut a rectangle of felt large enough to cover the rounded coin wrapper; glue in place. Glue the wooden bead on top of the felt-covered coin wrapper; let dry completely before handling. Draw eyes using a fine-tipped marker.

For Santa, cut a shorter rectangle of red felt and wrap around the cylinder, gluing only the top edge of the felt down to resemble a jacket. Glue a small black button at the top and a strip of black felt underneath. Cut a half circle out of red felt and form into a cone-shaped hat; glue at the seam.

Add a mini pom-pom to the top. Glue a thin strip of white felt to the bottom, and then glue the hat on top of wooden bead. Make a mustache and beard out of white felt and glue in place.

For Elf, make jacket according to directions above and finish by rounding the edges. Create a hat, belt, and collar from matching felt and secure to puppet with glue.

For Rudolph, cut an oval from beige felt and glue to front of cylinder. Cut a small oval, glue to the face, and add a mini pom-pom for a nose. Cut out two ear shapes from beige felt and glue in place on bead. Bend a brown chenille stem into antlers and glue between ears.

For Snowman twig arms: For the snowman arms, wrap a chenille stem around the back of the snowman and glue it to the body for extra support. To make top hat, cut a felt circle that’s appropriate for the size of the puppet’s head. Cut a narrow strip from felt and form into a circle; glue the overlapping ends together. Apply a little glue  to the bottom of the circle of felt and glue it onto the larger circle. Cut a small circle of felt and glue on the top of the hat. Apply glue to the middle of the felt brim and adhere it to the top of the snowman’s head.

Get your kids’ creative juices going and chase away the holiday blues with a our art and craft session at Books, Activities and Books Store, Jaipur.

B.A.G.S specializes in  children’s entertainment, art and party venue, catering for kids aged 2 to 12 years. Catch your breath and catch up with friends while your children spend time playing, creating and exploring in a secure space.

Books, Activities and Games Store (BAGS)

Hawa Sadak- Baesment Jajoo Towers, A-7/9, Hawa sadak Jaipur.

Raja Park- 402, Gali No. 3 Raja Park, Jaipur.

Call- +91-0141-2219096, 2620611.

Paper Flowers

This Diwali,  decorate your home with something new and creative crafted by you or your kids!

Adorn your drawing-room or living room with these gorgeous handmade flowers which are colorful and very easy to make.

Material:

1. Tissue Papers (Red, Pink, Purple, Green, White)
2. Stem Wire
3. Floral Tape (Purple, Red, Pink, Green)
4. Thread
5. Scissors
6. Pencil
7. Gum

Method:

1. First of all, cut the Pink tissue papers in the shape of petals.
2. Make 25 petals for flower.
3. Now cut the green tissue paper in the shape of leaves.
4. Now take some stamens and wrap it on the wire stem with floral tape.
5. Now attach the leaves to the flower stem with thread and wrap the stem with a green color floral tape with the help of gum.
6. A flower stem is ready and same is directed for rest of the flowers.
7. You can also place them in a vase.

Enjoy this fun-filled activity at home or visit B.A.G.S where you will find all the required material for this while you can have an amazing day doing a lot more creative and exciting activities.  The lively aura of our store would add unique spark to your creativity.

Visit our stores at:

Basement, Jajoo Towers, A-7/9, Hawa Sarak, Jaipur and

402, Gali No. 3, Banipark, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Make Your Own Sparkling Candles!

B.A.G.S encourage education and values through innovative and creative toys. All our toys are carefully chosen and keeping in mind the needs of children of different age groups.

As the festive season is just round the corner, let’s make sparkling candles with the help of this kit.

The kit enables a budding hobbyist to make as many as 6 mind blowing candles in the shape of miniature flowerpots.

Just follow these simple steps-

1. Paint the pots using the bright fluorescent colours in diverse themes of your own and unearth a hidden artistic potential within you.
2. With coloured sand, glitter and adhesive you can even make a potpourri mix
3. Melt the candle wax flakes and fill into the pots along with the wicks.
4. Showcase your sparkling candle potpourri and light them up for this Diwali and proudly display this unique art work!

Give a pleasant surprise to your relatives & friends by gifting them these handmade candles during any festive occasion.

So, just hurry up and visit us at :

Basement, Jajoo Towers, A-7/9, Hawa Sarak, Jaipur and

402, Gali No. 3, Banipark, Jaipur, Rajasthan

 

10-minute craft idea

We love to read books but due to tight schedules, we leave them mid-way. And when we open the book again, that tough time remembering the point you left at. Sure, bookmarks are a solution. So how about making one on your own? This quick and easy weekend project is perfect for on-the-go crafty peoples.

Supplies:

A leaf

Card stock (in shape and size you prefer for your book mark)

Laminations film

Paper- punching machine

Ribbon

Instructions:

The best thing about this craft idea is there are absolutely no glitches. J

Collect a leaf from your garden and stick it to the piece of card stock, sized for your bookmark. Cover up with the lamination film, so that the leaf does not get spoiled. Punch a hole on the top with a paper-punching machine and finish off with a ribbon at the top.

Find more such ideas and craft supplies at Books, Activities and Games Library and Store (BAGS):
Hawa Sadak- Basement, Jajoo Towers, A-7/9, Hawa Sadak, Jaipur.
Raja Park- 402, Gali No. 3, Raja Park, Jaipur.
Call- +91-0141-2219096, 2620611.

All-time favorite Romantic reads

Weekend might still be away but you can enjoy that mushy, laid back feeling. Sit back and enjoy these all-time favorite romantic reads:

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine’s father.

The action of the story is chaotic and unremittingly violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the evocative descriptions of the lonely moorland setting and the poetic grandeur of vision combine to make this unique novel a masterpiece of English literature.

Love Story by Eric Segal: Opposites in nearly every way, Oliver and Jenny are kindred spirits from vastly different worlds. Falling deeply and powerfully, their attraction to one another defies everything they have ever believed–as they share a passion far greater than anything they dreamed possible . . . and explore the wonder of a love that must end too soon.

One of the most adored novels of our time, this is the book that defined a generation–a story of uncompromising devotion, of life as it really is . . . and love that changes everything.

P. S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern: Holly couldn’t live without her husband Gerry, until the day she had to. They were the kind of young couple who could finish each other’s sentences. When Gerry succumbs to a terminal illness and dies, 30-year-old Holly is set adrift, unable to pick up the pieces. But with the help of a series of letters her husband left her before he died and a little nudging from an eccentric assortment of family and friends, she learns to laugh, overcome her fears, and discover a world she never knew existed.

The kind of enchanting novel with cross-generational appeal that comes along once in a great while, PS, I Love You is a captivating love letter to the world!

Enjoy these engulfing romantic reads at Books, Activities and Games Library and Store (BAGS):
Hawa Sadak- Basement, Jajoo Towers, A-7/9, Hawa Sadak, Jaipur.
Raja Park- 402, Gali No. 3, Raja Park, Jaipur.
Call- +91-0141-2219096, 2620611.

Dog flowers from paper craft

The art of Paper folding and cutting is certainly not new. But the creativity it offers is limitless for sure. Books, Activities and Games Library and Store (BAGS) show you how easy it is to create beautiful dogwood blossoms out of something so simple: paper.

Supplies:

• White card stock
• Paper cutter
• Scissors
• Hole punch (standard)
• Distress Inks (Ivy and Sepia tones)
• Rubber stamp

Instructions:

Fold your squares into quarters to get nice and crisp folds.

Open the square back up, and fold corner to corner, just using your hand to crease, this gives a softer look to the petals.

Fold the paper back into a square. Hold the square on the diagonal and cut the “corners” off, creating a teardrop shape.

Open your paper to reveal your almost dogwood!

 

When you’ve finally cut out as many as you want, it’s time to make it look real! Using a rubber stamp with distress ink (Ivy), stamp on the center of your dog flower cut-outs.

Then using a standard office hole punch, clip all four petals and then ink it using sepia ink. And your dog flowers are ready!

If you need more inspiration, study the actual flower.

 

Find all the supplies and more craft ideas at

Books, Activities and Games Library and Store (BAGS):
Hawa Sadak- Basement, Jajoo Towers, A-7/9, Hawa Sadak, Jaipur.
Raja Park- 402, Gali No. 3, Raja Park, Jaipur.
Call- +91-0141-2219096, 2620611.

Books by Rhonda Byrne

Rhonda Byrne (born 12 March 1951) is an Australian television writer and producer, best known for her book series “The Secret”. She was listed in Time Magazine’s list of 100 people who shaped the world. The trilogy of her books is a must-read for a better, happier future.

THE SECRET: Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of “The Secret” come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it.  “The Secret “contains wisdom from modern-day teachers — men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. By applying the knowledge of “The Secret”, they bring to light compelling stories of eradicating disease, acquiring massive wealth, overcoming obstacles, and achieving what many would regard as impossible.

The Secret

THE POWER: In this book you will come to understand that all it takes is just one thing to change your relationships, money, health, happiness, career, and your entire life. Every discovery, invention, and human creation comes from The Power. Perfect health, incredible relationships, a career you love, a life filled with happiness, and the money you need to be, do, and have everything you want, all come from The Power. The life of your dreams has always been closer to you than you realized, because The Power – to have everything good in your life – is inside you. To create anything, to change anything, all it takes is just one thing… THE POWER!

The Power

THE MAGIC: For more than twenty centuries, words within a sacred text have mystified, confused, and been misunderstood by almost all who read them. Only a very few people through history have realized that the words are a riddle, and that once you solve the riddle—once you uncover the mystery—a new world will appear before your eyes.

Find these life-altering reads and much more at Books, Activities and Games Library and Store (BAGS):
Hawa Sadak- Basement, Jajoo Towers, A-7/9, Hawa Sadak, Jaipur.
Raja Park- 402, Gali No. 3, Raja Park, Jaipur.
Call- +91-0141-2219096, 2620611.