DakshinaChitra was really cool!! (DAKSHINACHITRA- In case you want to check it out…) The theme there is the culture of South India- the people’s homes, handicrafts & lifestyles. The thing the kids really enjoyed was actually making the handicrafts. They made a shaker and a puppet out of palm leaves, ground rice the old fashioned way, made a pot on a pottery wheel & Edie got Mehndi on her hand. We also watched a glass blower (he made a necklace for Isaac) played on a rope bridge & got a cool bow & arrow made out of sticks. Definitely a fun AND educational day!
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- The rope bridge was a challenge
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- More rope bridge fun
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- They could’ve stayed here all day
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- Cool tree house
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- Always with the bunny ears!
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- Making the palm leaf shaker
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- Cool weaving
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- The finished product
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- Bow & arrow practice
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- Tapestry
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- Cool Mehndi
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- Happy customer
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- Here’s the results
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- Wall hanging
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- Wood carving
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- Ridiculous armour
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- Statues
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- Pretty cool yard art!
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- Pottery wheel fun
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- She could only use one hand
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- Puppet room
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- Silk loom
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- India’s Cinderella chariot?
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- He has been a glass blower for 25 years
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- The “bubble within a bubble”
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- Grinding rice
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- She was so sweet with the kids
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- Making puppets
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- Amazing what you can do with a palm leaf!
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- Very cool to watch