Happy New Year-2014

Happy New Year 2014

My card-front side

My card-back side

Children enjoyed craft with  Takako Sensei. She folded the cards into  bags put sweets in it.

Takako Sensei with cards

Candies for the bags

New Year bags from different groups

HAPPY NEW YEAR  2014

Paper Drama-Kamishibai

Kamishibai-paper drama is a  Japanese form of story telling. I did a little twist. Instead of  teachers  its the Nursery who  tell the story. Each child holds the  picture card  and one after another, they put in the so called "TV  box" and tell their part of the story. Children wait for their turn  and move ahead only  when they hear teacher beat the drum. This will be shown on the Annual Day. I chose  Nepalese version of the story...Frog's Lunch by Dee Lillegard. My daughter drew the pictures on A-4 size  papers,  colored and pasted on card boards. For contrast she colored the wide margin black.

A child saying his part

Tamu Lhosar-Year of the horse

Tamu is another name for Gurung community.  I belong to Gurung community. Today 15th of  Poush  i.e. 30th of  December  is celebrated as Tamu Lhosar and Lhosar means New Year.  I have this old post card of Gurung zodiac showing 12 animals representing a twelve year cycle. This year is year of the horse.

Happy Lhosar