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Kids’ day out

Get together Kids and parents had fun for the kids fest

Even before one steps into the Rajagiri School campus in Kalamaserry, one can sense the air of excitement. Little people (kids) walking about with an air of importance, after all it is “our day”, according to a tiny student of the school.

Tiny kids in their best being herded from venue to venue, kids in costumes for dance all added up to the bustle. The only unaffected presence was that of a young jumbo all decked up for the fest.

‘Our day’, is the Rajagiri Kids Fest, an inter-kindergarten cultural fest for kindergarten students. Kids Fest is generally held on the second Saturday of November every year so that parents too can be part of the fun and frolic.

This year is unique because the Kids Fest coincided with Children’s Day. “We were not expecting it to happen like this, but of course we are happy that Kids Fest falls on the same day, ” says Shini Cyriac, headmistress, Rajagiri Kindergarten.

The fest was inaugurated by lyricist Anil Panachooran, who spoke about the wonders of childhood. Into its fifteenth year, Kids Fest is a fest of fun and frolic.

A number of competitions such as (for L.K.G. students) colouring with crayons, story telling (Malayalam), action song in English and Malayalam and for students of UKG, there were drawing and colouring, memory test, origami, singing, storytelling etc.

There were some competitions for which LKG and UKG got together to put up a show. Although there were competitions galore, there were no losers, every participants was given a goody bag which had all kinds of goodies such as chocolates, toys to name a few of the twenty items. The parents were as enthusiastic as the kids to visit the stalls and do a bit of shopping.

‘Fun time’ saw parents and kids having fun. With the games that were planned for them, treasure hunt being one of them. There were a lot of games where kids could display their skill.

A number of stalls too were put up for those visiting the fete. There were eats, toys and even plants for those keen on some shopping.

The dancing man, a huge doll made of cloth into which strong gusts of air being pumped in was one of the highlights of the fest, with kids trying to get a piece, literally, of the doll.

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