Frequently Asked Questions - Khoj Funwork FAQ

You can definitely co-create. Just ensure that you do not end up doing what the child could be wanting to do or doing it your way rather than the way child could be wanting to do. However many a times - to get the initial enthu - its a great idea to co-create.
So we recommend - Start with co-creation - end with each making with own ideas and efforts.

If you enjoyed doing an activity or played a game or did anything together, you could share your ideas with us, we could probably include it with a relevant activity. We love ideas that come from parents and which worked for you - remember you both should have enjoyed the activity - that is the only criterion!

Every week has the option of 5 fun works (connected to 5 activities) to be done during the week. You could choose any funwork (one or more) from that. You could also include something that child did at home even if it is not related to the weeks activity. There are no fixed rules - the idea is to do lot of fun activities at home and make our time with children value added.

Fun work can be shared with friends and faculty every Monday. There is no submition or scrutinization of Funwork. We neither assess it, not give any comments it - we ACCEPT it the way it has been brought.

Rather than the work tiself, We talk about the experience the child had in doing it - that to us is more important.

Sometimes the faculty writes the responses of the children, any comments or appreciation given by other children on the Funwork. Sometimes we even record what the child told about the work. All of this is a mere record and should be seen or sought as feedback.
Please realise these comments are not of faculty's - we refrain from giving our own comments.

Give child options - if not this activity, some other funwork. Or you could get back to child whenever he/she id ready. Or - just leave it - funwork is supposed to be fun - not a "punishment", please wait for the child to be physically and mentally ready for it.

I think you do not need to guide her - she will realize/ learn/ discover on her. What you can do is stop and restart (another time) when she is ready.
Last year one child was NOT interested in coloring and he would just close the fun book. Without me doing any efforts for coloring, this year he is showing a lot of interest in coloring. Last year when he would close the fun book without colouring - the parent would not force him to learn coloring and would accept his closing of the book. Sometimes the paretn too will close the book, sometimes the paretn will just colour whatever she wants.

Realise this frustration is core process of child's learning - so lets let them learn on their own:)

Part of frustration arises due to children not having the requisite skill and hence not able to "match" up with your results. An interesting way to do work with children is to do at similar level of skills - i.e with some constraint.
For example you draw with your left hand or with your thumb and palm (no fingers). That way skills wise you are at par with the child.
In some ways, you learn too, this way - and its more 'fun'.

The Fun work lists out small activities which are connected to the daily activity. Theses are listed out for you to have fun together at home while extending the learning from the activities on a daily basis. The name of the activity is mentioned in the fun work for your reference.

Fun work is having fun together - so child does what he or she can do and you do what you want to or need to do! So no formula - only one objective - enjoy it together!

Funwork is having fun together - so child does what he or she can do and you do what you want to or need to do! So no formula, no teacheing, no explicit demonstration - a kind of this-is-how-you-do-it.
Only one objective - enjoy it together! So you do for your own nejoyment and child does - whatever - for his or her enjoyment - check out the name its FUNwork. 

Some of the Fun work activities may not require a book, like the one mentioned. In such cases you could simply write your experiences about the particular activity and how you enjoyed it together.