Participants are required to bring a plastic bag, book to swap and old newspaper. Four- to seven-year-olds are also required to bring along an old white scarf or handkerchief, while those aged eight and above need to get an old T-shirt as well. "Plastic bags can be re-purposed as friendship bands, while old T-shirts can turn into cool tote bags. We will be using newspapers as canvases," informs Purohit. Children can also take part in best-out-of-waste games, and kitchen waste gardening workshops.

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One of the highlights of the festival is a junk musical circle, where music will be created from PVC pipes. A specially devised puppet play called The Twisted Tale of Trash will also be staged. "Several countries the world over are now focusing on reusing plastic to build roads and even buy waste from other countries to convert it into electric energy," she elaborates. "The play takes off from these developments to portray the story of how a coral world is saved by puppets."

ON: December 23, 10 am to 1.30 pm
AT: Sunken Garden and Experimental Theatre Garden, NCPA, Nariman Point.
CALL: 9819554496
ENTRY: Rs 800 per child; Rs 200 per parent/adult

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