Kids decorate school premises, gift classmates handmade goodies

  • | Monday | 5th November, 2018

The primary school kids also painted diyas and decorated them. THANE: From crafting greeting cards to decorating diyas, lanterns and decorating the school premises and classrooms, students left no stone unturned to give a feel of the festivities to their house of knowledge. Many also gifted their classmates various handmade items to make them feel special.The corridors were lit up with colour lights and flowers. Right from cutting out the card to decorating it with beads and different colours, the kids did everything by themselves. As schools shut for the Diwali break from Monday, students were seen decorating the place on Friday and Saturday.

THANE: From crafting greeting cards to decorating diyas, lanterns and decorating the school premises and classrooms, students left no stone unturned to give a feel of the festivities to their house of knowledge. As schools shut for the Diwali break from Monday, students were seen decorating the place on Friday and Saturday. Many also gifted their classmates various handmade items to make them feel special.The corridors were lit up with colour lights and flowers. Many kids also built forts, which is a tradition during the festival of lights. The forts were built using mud, clay and hay, which is considered symbolic.Shilpa Jejurkar, principal of Arunodaya Public School, said, “The pre-primary students of our school made greeting cards for their friends and relatives. Right from cutting out the card to decorating it with beads and different colours, the kids did everything by themselves. The primary school kids also painted diyas and decorated them. Some students from higher classes made rangoli as well. The boys also helped in decorating the classrooms and made lanterns.”Some schools arranged for a plethora of activities and stressed on the ‘green Diwali’ theme.“We wanted to spread the message of eco-friendly Diwali. So, we organized a light of goodness project. Under this, we held many activities. We reached out to the under-privileged women who made diyas and bought the items from them. We then sold these diyas and the money was given to a charity. We also used social media platforms to encourage people to celebrate Diwali without bursting crackers. A rangoli competition was also held,” said Kalyani Chaudhari, principal of Billabong High International School.Teachers conducted a special session on drama, narrative stories revolving around Diwali for the kids.Sania Sharma (12), a resident of Ghodbundar Road, said, “Since Diwali is celebrated to show that good is triumphed over evil, our school had arranged a special session. There were skits and stories telling about the origin of the festival.”We wanted to spread the message of eco-friendly Diwali. So, we organized a light of goodness project. Under this, we held many activities. We bought diyas made by under-privileged women and sold them ot our friends and relatives. The money was given to a charity. We also used social media platforms to encourage people to celebrate Diwali without bursting crackers. A rangoli competition was also held

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