It was a very interesting birthday party! The birthday was of my eight years grand daughter, Arya. Though her date of birth is 8th June, it was celebrated today, 12th, since friends and families could be available only on a holiday.Today being Sunday, it was selected.
The party was arranged at Claytopia, a small restaurant in the Bangalore city. The invitees were mainly Arya’s class mates, children of family friends and some children from the nearby flats. It was a children’s party. The children presented Arya with beautiful presents.After the invitees have arrived, the children were given fruit juice. Next, they were all given pots, animals, flowers etc. made from clay to paint with different colours. The paints, brushes, water etc. were provided. The hosts, mainly girls from North East States helped and guided the young children to paint. It was just like some painting competition with about twenty children painting with oncentration. When they finished the painting, it was collected by the hosts with the respective names written on the clay models. It will be given back about one week after glazing them.
Next was a training in making clay pots. A young man was at the potter’s wheel. He helped each child in making the pots from the clay by rotating the wheel and moulding the clay in to various shapes of pots. Those pots were handed over to the children eventhough not dried.
Third proramme was tattooing. A woman tattoed flowers, micky mouse, animals etc. in the arms of the children in various colours.
The beautiful birthday cake was cut after that with all the children singing the “Happy Birthday…”. First the cake and then al the food items prepared for the party. After all the games, the little children enjoyed the food also.
It was almost two hours by now. All the children were taken to their homes with some small gifts which they cherished.
There were few old people like me, but it was a children’s party and they enjoined it. Of Course our family also enjoyed it along with others.