Last year, Inwoods Small School gifted us a box of Kapla sticks. They are small and flat blocks of wood around 4″ x 1″ x .25.” wide. The blocks are so basic they can be morphed into just about anythin
June24, 2017
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Chittara Workshop
The Paaruls and Palash were introduced to the Chittara art form through a two day workshop at Shibumi. Chittara is a folk art form practised by the women of Deewaru community living close to Jog
October1, 2016
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Shibori at Shibumi
We had a one day intense workshop with Nikita Jain and Priyanka Patel , where they shared with us the magic of Shibori. We had done tie-dye earlier, and were fascinated by the simple technique of knot
October1, 2016
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Belated Onam celebrations at Shibumi
The kitchen is the heart of Shibumi and everyday the mothers create the most colourful, nutritious and delicious food. Some days they take the challenge further and cook, share stories, connect cultur
September17, 2016
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A Day out: Malleshwaram Railway Station
All of us :)The Ketaki’s (Age 6 to 10) spent a day at the Malleshwaram Railway Station as part of their exploration of trains.We started our morning with the most delicious idlis and vadas from a &nbs
Seeing connections between ‘sharing’ and the ‘Cauvery Issue’
When the children were on the bus to Shibumi after the day off declared due the bandh in the city, there was much talk amongst the children about the bandh. There were conclusions being shared that ma
