‘Kalakriti 2010’: Kids Paintings for ‘Pujari’ Saraswati Puja

Dear Pujari Patrons,

Hope you all are enjoying the holiday season. As you know Saraswati Puja is around the corner. Once again we invite our young members to come forward and be an extension of the decoration team.

The themes for Saraswati Puja 2010 will be:

1. Swans and/or
2. Flowers

Kids can choose one or both themes. We are inviting at least one otherwise two entries.

Age groups:

1. Under 6
2. 6 – 10 yrs
3. 10 – 14 yrs

Medium:

The kids are free to express any one of these themes thru:

• Sketches or
• Paintings or
• Collage/Mosaics craft works or
• Finger painting etc.

They can use any medium of paint or any form of craft supplies to give shape to this theme.

Paper options: Construction paper, Colored paper, Chart paper, plain paper etc.

Size: Not bigger that 1/4th of a chart paper (just like last time)

Rules:

* Kids need to write their Names behind their submissions and their age in front of the submissions.
* Parents may give ideas but are requested NOT to help them make it, as the entries may be judged for Prizes.

Submission:

Entries may be submitted to Mayuri or Indrani Kar at the rehearsals

Or

Directly mailed to Aradhana Bhattacharya at her home address (pls. let me know if you need my home address)

Due Date: Jan 9th or 10th, 2010

Please let me know if you have any questions. Hope the kids will be using their winter vacation to complete this fun project.

Happy Holidays to all and enjoy.

Thanks,

Aradhana Bhattacharya (aradhana.bhattacharya@gmail.com)

(On behalf of Pujari Decoration team)

Treasure hunt at Durga Puja 2009

Dear Friends,

As Durga Puja draws closer, we want to inform you about one of the planned kids’ events (back by popular demand!)- Treasure Hunt.

In this event kids (ages 7 and above) will be grouped into 3 (or 4 depending upon number of participants) groups and will be required to rack their brains to solve puzzles, mental challenges, demonstrate team spirit, ability to look for clues and follow directions. Not only will their efforts and creativity lead the winning team to the “Treasure Chest” but our game is structured such that we hope that the kids will become more knowledgeable about Indian culture and history, by way of this fun event.

We plan to start at 12.00 Noon, on 26th September, 2009 at Berkmar High School.

If you are interested for your kids to participate, please respond to Sonia Nandi with name and age of child by September 19th, 2009, and if you know of others who may not be in Pujari’s mailing list, please spread the word around.

Thanks,

Sonia Nandi
sonia@nandifamily.net
(On Behalf of Pujari.org)

Young Achievers – call for stories

All your kids are high achievers. Their success stories are unique. Some signify how to overcome great challenges and others are just stories of remarkable academic brilliance. When shared, these can touch and encourage other minds.

We want to open up Durga Puja 2009, Anjali magazine as a platform of sharing these stories among the Pujari communities and further. As a parent, if you have such a story to share, please send me a paragraph or two on these little achievers.

From the Pujari publication desk,

Soumya Bhattacharyya
soumya_bhatta@hotmail.com
Ph: 770 3967926 (H)

Fun Motifs for Durga Puja Decoration – from kids

Dear Friends,

Summer break is almost here and hope you have tons of fulfilled activities planned with your kids already. We have an interesting and colorful project in mind for our young Pujari patrons, that will keep them busy during their vacation. The decoration team will be looking for Colorful ‘Motif’ Paintings from the kids to decorate the side walls and partitions during Durga Puja. These motifs will be a part of our Durga Puja decoration.

We will be giving out simple yet bold patterns that will have to be drawn out on colored chart paper and painted using water color/acrylic paints. Parents are welcome to help their kids complete this project.

We want this to be a fun project for the youngsters, so that they are able to relate to Durga Puja in a bigger and better way.

Please let me know if your kid/s would be interested to participate by the end of this month; so that I may forward the design and dimensions to you by the first week of June, via email. I know some of you may have already left or will be leaving for India soon. Please feel free to let me know when you are back. Those of you who have already confirmed, you will hear from me soon.

Thanks for your support and hope to hear from you soon.

Warm Regards,

Aradhana Bhattacharya
(On behalf of ‘Pujari’decoration team)
Contact email: aradhana.bhattacharya@gmail.com

Essay and Art Competition (MABA)

Dear Friends,

Mid America Bengali Association (MABA) is organizing an essay and art competition for children in different age groups.

Art Competition: (Deadline is 31st May, 2009)
For children KG – Grade 5, Topic: “A Bengali Festival”

Essay Competition: (Deadline is 31st May, 2009)
Grade 6 – Grade 10 – Topic: “Vidyasagar: The Renaissance Man” (1500 word limit)
Grade 11 – College (Undergraduate) – Topic: “A Foreign Language is My Mother Tongue” (2500 word limit)

There will be at least 3 (or more depending on the number of submissions) attractive prizes in each category. The monetary value of the prize will vary from $15 to $75 (or more depending on sponsorship). All winners will get a printed certificate, recognition in MABA’s website and magazine (Matrika). All participants will get an electronic participation certificate.

Rules, Regulations and guidelines can be downloaded at: http://www.mabaonline.net/competition
MABA is requesting submissions from anyone and everyone. This is an open event and submissions from India will also be accepted.

Please contact Raktim Sen (Ph: 770 7892311 or raktimsen@yahoo.com) President, MABA () for any questions or concerns.

Thanks,

Nachiketa Nandy
President
http://www.Pujari.org