Mar 7 - Khoj Habba

Had a great time at the Khoj Habba today.

we enjoyed all the khojhabba of  this year and todays creative  habba was fabulous and we saw  lot s of colours every where from fun with clay in clay dot com by sensitive Anoushka and friendly meena and thoughtful Amsa Aunty to colourful bhelgadi outside.Saw people making their own ornaments and one of my khojies presented one bracelet to me,the game stall by our spiky pranav and his papa was exciting and he gave me three chance to play the game with lots of constraints,our creative Tripti Auntys andHELPING mERA Auntys  Tshirt painting was excellent ,stiching fun with patterny Anjali Aunty and caring Asawri was superb,entertaining with colours by AnGAS MOTHER AND SIDDARTHS mother on the terrace was enjoyable and our yummy tasty food stall by Arnas mothers bhel bhel and colourful sandwich by pranavs mother was tooooo tasy not to forget our juicy stall by smiling radhika,s Ilike to thank all of us for making this miela a sucess-counting Aruna and calculating Joice,responsible Grija Adunty melodious shivani  Aunty,not to forget our inspring Ratneshuncle busy with camera and  understandingAditi Aunty by providing tasti rotis and the tasy side dish{sorry i dont remember the name}special thanks to girijas Husband -thoughtful Mr Girija for  making such a tasy food for us.Hats of to all the friendly meenakshy,didi, following jaya didi and caring vara didi and creative lakshmy Aunty for helping us by working hard and ready to do any time mentality.

Thanks once again and HIP HIP HORRAY TO KHOJIES

from

musical padma

Yet another Mela it was, Khoj Habba is what it was called.
The morning began with some pleasant music, some hustle bustle to begin with. All Aunty's setting up their stalls, it was all to begin soon in those halls. Positions were taken, the decor was simple, it was all to do with whatever you wanted to do.
As you entered you encountered Aruna Aunty, with a smile that  she always wears, she greets one and all, accompanied by Joyous Joyce, together they teamed up to settle scores. They helped all those who entered by giving them few coins, so that they could make and take, at the stalls, for all the services- they charged a nominal fee.
As one proceeded upwards, through the stairs of Geniekids, the first stop was at  'Clay.com'  Thoughtful Meenakshi, had surprises for all. Parents and children enjoyed modeling clay into various artifacts and giving them a colorful identity. Once you had you clay full, one could go upwards and proceed to three stalls on the first floor.
On the right was the star attraction for all, the beads stall. Enthusiastic team of Sparkling Saritha and Cheerful Anitha provided an opportunity to the customers to create their own jewellery, people flocked in till everything was sold out !!
All you had to do was turn around and enter the Tee-shirt stall. One could find  little footprints across Trupti Aunty's shirt. Creative Trupti Aunty provided an opportunity to paint white shirts with your hands and create something interesting out of the hand prints, like a peacock, flowers etc. Their was an air of excitement in this stall, where parents were as/even more eager to try out their hands at creating a colorful Tee-shirt.
On your way out of the Tee-shirt stall, one could see a Relaxed Anjali Aunty with her companion Adorable Asawari, holding a huge group of people between them. This was a unique stall, cards were being made by sewing colorful threads into cloth that was cut into different shapes, like flowers, fish etc. One could easily say that the world inside was so involved, they had no idea of what was happening outside.
Alright, after a creative time, if one wanted to have some fun, all you had to do was climb a few stairs and turn to your left. Plenty of sunshine and fresh air would greet you, along with Spiky Pranav and Mighty Dida. A bowling game was fun for all, especially through a cardboard window made by Meera Aunty. Children wanted to play again and again.
If you explored further, at sunshine room there was some painting fun. Enthusiastic Priya had some ulta pulta fun to offer at her painting stall. While Smiling Neeta, offered a glittery musical painting stall.
Meanwhile, one could hear a humdrum of bullock cart ride announcements being made for all to join in. All children came joyfully and enjoyed a merry ride on the cart. Experienced Girija Aunty took charge at the entrance and helped everyone to get a ride.
Mouth watering bhel puri and besan laddoos tasted yummy, thanks to Caring Archita and Chhavi. A choice of colorful jams and chutneys were spread out, you could make the choicest sandwiches and savor the yummy combinations. Thanks to Successful Santrupta and her husband.
Behind every scene was a silent capturer, saving pictures for all, to savor the sweet memories of Khoj Habba.  Committed Ratnesh Uncle, thanks for the slide show with so many lovely pictures in it.

Great Creative mela
Another great Mela at Geniekids after last Saturday's SS mela -  we are getting expert in mela management:). Once again the PERFECT me could not ask for anything more - it was peacefully maintained, arranged and implemented. Great Preparation - the best part was that the team enjoyed the mela completely.

It was great to come to Mela as a mother and go around with Dhrupad and do activities.
Truly appreciate the co-ordination done by Khoj team to train parents in creativity.
Also the support of ALL genie spouse was amazing.