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Here’s a list of art workshops and summer camps in Pune for your kids
Summer time calls for learning, exploring, experimenting and taking up fun activities for children
With summer vacations on, parents are on a constant lookout for ways to keep their little ones occupied. From treks, camps to workshops and art shows, here’s everything you can explore in the city this summer season
1) ART
A) Art summer camp
What: Spend you summer vacations exploring your creative side. Children are taught to use their imagination and develop their artistic skills. Activities such as mobile cover painting, greeting cards, paper flower, paper face mask, funny goggles, origami objects will be covered at the camp.
Where: Veda Extension Centre Sr No 13 Shan Hira, 4th floor, opposite Central Bank, Mahatma Gandhi road
When: April 23- May 9
Time: 10 am to 5 pm
Age group: 6+
Contact: 020 4861 0899
B) Blow straw painting
What: Learn the technique behind blow painting from artist Shobha Kalantri. Make your own blow painting with the help of straws. In this workshop, you will be shown how to use straws in place of brushes and how to make gorgeous drips and swirling designs with straws.
Where: Ramneelay apartment, Tilak road
When: May 11
Time: 11am
Age group: 6+
Contact: 7709162887
2) CAMPS
A) Camping outdoors
What: An adventure summer camp, where children will be taught the importance of ecology, understanding nature and the importance of conserving it and most importantly, cultivate memories of a great outdoors experience.
Where: Mulshi dam
When: April 27, 6am to April 28, 8pm
Age group: 10+
Contact: +91 7350064961
B) Robotics summer camp
What: Children will be taught various science concepts and how to make robots. The camp focuses on activity and project-based learning for children. For example, they’ll learn about energy conversion, magnetism and hydraulics while creating projects like windmill, solar home, hydraulic barrier, motor boat, magnetic levitation and magical magnetic car.
Where: Rakshaknagar, Kharadi
When: April 22
Time: 11 am
Contact: 9 3258 6 3258
Age group: 4+
C) Science workshop
What: Attend a science learning workshop. Being Jigyaasu will be conducting this learning workshop for kids above 8 years.
Where: Aditya Garden City, Warje
When: April 21
Time: 10.30 am
Age group: 8+
Contact: 9011007954
D) Understanding astronomy
What: A summer camp where kids between the age of 7-15 will be taught about aeronautics, space, planets and space exploration.
Where: HEM-Gurukool school, Vimannagar
When: On till April 26
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm
Age group: 7-15
Contact: 81490 11976
E) Creative camping
What: Be a part of a seven week-long camp and participate in creative-based learning activities, from travelling the world with children’s characters, or exploring the culinary world of chocolate with Charlie from The Chocolate Factory.
Where: Pimple Saudagar
When: Ongoing till May 31
Time: 10 am-6 pm
F) The value of money
What: Attend ‘Money is Child’s Play with Subbu’. Under two modules you will learn why nothing is free, disadvantages of the barter system, why money was invented, rolling money and the importance of saving. The behavioural aspects towards money such as impulsive buying, peer pressure, difference in needs and wants, idea of budgeting will also be covered. The second module handles advanced concepts of insurance, investment, loans, power of compounding, cryptocurrency and the role of money as capital in business enterprises. All the modules are interactive and will be taught using stories of Subbu (a cartoon character), activities and videos.
When: Module 1: May 25-26,10.30am to 1.30pm; Module 2: June 1-2, 10.30am to 1.30pm
Where: Horus Financial Consultants Pvt Ltd, above More supermarket, Deep Bungalow chowk, Model colony, Shivajinagar.
For details: call 80074 80300 or email horusfinancials@gmail.com
3) Food
A) Baking workshop
Children are encouraged and taught to bake healthy snacks using wholewheat, such as eggless cupcakes with icing and cookies.
Where: Paramhansnagar, Kothrud
When: April 22
Time: 10 am to 1 pm
Age group: 7+
Contact: 7406690197
B) Picking up hobbies
What: Enjoy sessions such as fireless cooking, wool knitting, photography and treks.
Where: Swanand day care, Sinhagad road, near Santosh hall
When: On till May 7
Time: 11am
Age group: 8+
Contact: 099214 50694
4) Entertainment
A) Kids Film Festival - Pune
What: Sunset Cinema club in collaboration with Smile foundation to support the ‘She Can Fly’ initiative has organised a Kids Film Festival at SCC Republic. Films such as Jungle Book, Dunston Checks In, Up and others that appeal to the young audience will be screened.
Where: SCC Republic, Koregaon Park
When: April 21
Time: 7 pm
Age group: 8+
Contact: 072768 90033
5) Street Fest
A) What: Enjoy a street fest and participate in art zones, drumming, yoga, cycling, skateboarding, flashmobs, music, dance, and culinary delights.
Where: NIBM road, Kondhwa
When: April 28
Time: 7 am
Age: All age groups
6) Creative Writing
What: Initiate literary creativity in your child, at a creative writing workshop where mentor Chetaan Joshii will teach them tips for creative writing at a four-day workshop.
Where: Living Bridge, Aundh
When: April 30-May 3
Time: 10 am
Age group: 8+
Contact: +919890000587
7) Summer school
What: British Council library has organised summer school workshops that will help boost your child’s critical thinking, problem-solving skills, while improving their English reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary and pronunciation skills.
Where: British Council library, Shivajinagar
When: April 26-30
Age: All age groups
Contact:020 4100 5316
