‘Time is a game played beautifully by children.’
Classes: III-V
Activity: Introduction
The students of Classes III-V were introduced to the forgotten world of yesteryear games through introductory videos and documentaries. They were informed about the many simple yet fun-filled games which were played by their parents and grandparents in their gadget-free days. The students were unable to perceive their parents running around playing pithu(seven stones), hide-n-seek, gilli danda(tip cat), kanche (marbles) etc. This awareness added to their curiosity and they enquired about the same at home. The activity proved to be a long-sought bridge back to the deep emotional bond between the busy parents and the non-interactive child. The project with all its exuberance and delighted togetherness, eased the stress of parenting as it transported the parents into a long forgotten era of traditional games that had never been introduced to the little ones. Parents got an opportunity to enter their child's world, on the child's terms, and thus managed to foster closeness, confidence and connection. The aim of the activity was to take them on a journey to the forgotten world of yesteryear games that are rich repositories of historical, environmental, social, scientific, mathematical, kinaesthetic, visual and musical knowledge. Rather than resigning ourselves to the widening gap between traditional and modern knowledge, this purposeful exchange between the two lead to a mutual gain.