Swangvale : Costumes out of waste
Dhanendra Kawade, the founder of Swangvale, a theatre troupe will be teaching children how to make some fascinating magical costumes out of waste items like plastic bags and bottles. Swangvale, has put together a stunning theatre performance called Rang Rangila Gittu Girgit – wherein the costumes of the performers and the sets are all made of waste. You can see their work here
Age Group: 10 to 15 yrs
Date: 16th Dec morning 11 – 1 pm
Fee: Free for TFI
Venue: Seasons Mall, Magarpatta
Date: 16th Dec evening 4 – 7 pm
Fee: Rs 500
Venue: ICS Colony, Ganeshkhind Road
To register call Katya, 7249511353
Well Paper : Baskets and Bowls out of newspaper
Wellpaper in Auroville, Pondicherry has been training women in the tsunami hit villages around them to make a range of products out of waste newspaper to help them earn a living. Danny will be coming to Pune along with four village women to offer workshops in this technique .
You can read more about Wellpaper here…
Age Group: 10 to 15 yrs
Date: 17th Dec morning 11 – 1 pm
Fee: Free for TFI
Venue: Seasons Mall, Magarpatta
See photos of the childrens workshops held by WellPaper here…
Date: 17th Dec evening 4 – 7 pm
Fee: Rs 500
Venue: ICS Colony, Ganeshkhind Road
To register call Katya, 7249511353
Arvind Gupta: Toys from Trash
Our very own Arvind Gupta ji who has been teaching children science through the making of simple toys out of waste is going to offer a workshop where kids will learn to make fun toys from trash such as waste straws CDs etc. Each of his products teach the children something about the principles of science.
You can read more about his impressive work here…
Age Group: 8 to 15 yrs
Fee: Rs 500
Date: 19 Dec, Saturday
Venue: Lane no 3, Prabhat Road
To register call Katya, 7249511353
To see maps to the locations for the workshops click here…
