Utsav - Festival Themed Quiet Book

 

Utsav- A festival themed quiet book

Utsav brings to you a glimpse of some wonderful celebrations in India. Without touching the religious aspects, Utsav only focuses on the joyous celebration of the festivals where we let loose, have fun, bond and get together.

Introduce to the child - Holi, Sankranthi/Pongal/Lohri, Eid, Diwali, Rakhi and Christmas.

Holi, the festival of colors makes for a gorgeous cover page. The long piston , popularly called as pichkari, squirting colors is designed for a fun color matching game that the child can sort, match, identify, name and play with.

Kite festival , as part of Sankranthi is designed as a lace activity focusing on fine motor skills. Adding to this are activities to practice zipping and button-unbuttoning. A small Pongal Pot, the Sun and green fields welcome the harvest season while Eid ka Chaand on the adjacent page brings in Eid.

Eid Mubarak! Snap Button the star , spin it for some fun, velcro and unvelcro the moon.
The colorful windows on the mosque makes for a fun counting and pairing game.

A wardrobe with traditional festive outfits fills the next page. Play pretend and dress the little boy and girl up!
Celebrating the bond between siblings, a Rakhi Button- Buttonhole activity is on the following page. Hone your fine motor skills while you learn the concept of Big, Medium, Small.

Diwali, the Festival of Lights follows next. Light lamps and lanterns and work through the rangoli maze to sort colors.

Christmas - 'Tis the season to be jolly!
Build and decorate the Christmas tree. Learn, identify, match and name shapes.