Though Mehta has conducted similar Lego workshops near festivals, it is the first edition for Dussehra. The two batches of eight builders will have students create Lord Ram, his bow and arrow, the Lanka bridge and other key elements of the story using Lego bricks. “While I will guide the children on how to create the structures, they will be given enough space to build on their own. There is no rigid structure that they have to build in a certain way. The idea is to provide a space to the kids where they can express their creativity independently,” she shares. 

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Towards the end of the workshop, after the children have created the entire Lego structures, they will be encouraged to explain what they have built and weave a story around the character or the element of the festival. Mehta adds that creating Lego structures is a great way to teach children pre-math skills, symmetry, encourage critical thinking, application of logic; and it can become an opportunity to show creativity, and inculcate confidence that they can create something.

Another advantage, she points out, is that it calms the young minds. “The post-pandemic time has seen a lot of children struggling with anxieties, especially the younger lot; and I have observed that Lego-building has helped them calm down. It’s an exercise that requires the child to focus completely, inadvertently, soothing their nerves,” she signs off.    

On: October 22; 10 am 
At: The Kids Company, Creative Lego & Board Game Classes, second floor, CP Goenka International School, plot no 44, 1, Gulmohar Cross Road Number 6, Juhu, Vile Parle West.
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Cost: Rs 1,500 onwards

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