Looking for an exciting way to spark your child’s creativity and love for reading? Welcome to Creative Saturdays, a vibrant, fun-filled programme at your favourite library, designed especially for children aged 5 to 12 years. Saturdays will be a wonderland of imagination, learning, and laughter!
Starting from 24 May, it promises to be exciting and adventurous.
Programmes in Kolkata
| DATE | EVENT DESCRIPTION | TIME & AGE GROUP | REGISTRATION LINK |
| 24 May 2025 | Baloo - Let's explore the world of Baloo through music stories and other creative activities. |
10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. 5 to 6 years |
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| 24 May 2025 | Storytelling and creating character bookmarks - indulge in some exciting storytelling and then create character bookmarks to use in your own books. |
10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. 7 to 8 years |
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| 24 May 2025 | Poetry slam - Slam poetry, being not just recitation or memorization, affords children the opportunity to express their own personal cultural experiences and values. |
3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. 9 to 12 years |
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| 31 May 2025 | Getting Crafty - Keep your little fingers busy by using the creativity and imagination in you and making interesting craftwork. In the process, you learn to concentrate, cooperate, and communicate. |
10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. 5 to 6 years |
Non-members register at INR 600.
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| 31 May 2025 | News and views - Having children become more familiar with a newspaper through fun activities is a great way to introduce them to using a newspaper in their everyday life and gives them another way of forming opinions by exposing them to different opinions . |
10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. 7 to 8 years |
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| 31 May 2025 | Beat the Heat! Tickle your brains! Just have Fun! - A set of Team games which will help improve thinking skills, memory and problem solving. Word games, crossword puzzles, simple math puzzles and tricks. |
3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. 9 to 12 years |
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| 7 June 2025 | Crafted stories - Storytelling and craft with Shaun the Sheep. |
10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. 5 to 6 years |
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| 7 June 2025 | Step into the World of Narnia -Let us explore the World of Narnia and create our own fantasy land through creative and fun filled activities. It will not only give a stir to the imagination of the students but will also enhance their language, comprehension and narrative skills. |
10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. 7 to 9 years |
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| 7 June 2025 | What's the good word - Ever been stuck for a word? Or an idea? Then it’s time to improve your vocabulary and imagination. Children can expect puzzles, Imagineering, word games, Pictionary, dumb charades, and similar activities. |
3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. 9 to 12 years |
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Programmes in Chennai
| DATE | EVENT DESCRIPTION | TIME & AGE GROUP | REGISTRATION LINK |
| 31 May 2025 | Crafted stories - Storytelling and craft with Shaun the Sheep. |
11.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. 5 - 6 years |
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| 31 May 2025 | News and views - Having children become more familiar with a newspaper through fun activities is a great way to introduce them to using a newspaper in their everyday life and gives them another way of forming opinions by exposing them to different opinions. | ||
| 31 May 2025 | What's the good word - Ever been stuck for a word? Or an idea? Then it’s time to improve your vocabulary and imagination. Children can expect puzzles, Imagineering, word games, Pictionary, dumb charades, and similar activities. |
All the activities mentioned above are face-to-face. You can register for one or all of the activities. For more details please write to Evana.Mukherjee@britishcouncil.org for Kolkata queries and Valavan.S@in.britishcouncil.org for Chennai related queries.
** All the registrations will be towards bronze membership for kids which will enable participation in the event.