The multi-city festival, which will take place in Lower Parel and Kalina next, welcomes two-to-10-year-olds to enjoy the simple pleasures of life — whether it is making traditional food like sev puri, or trying their hand at ancient folk games, or learning age-old forms of art. The festival, now in its third edition, will introduce young minds to the folk culture of their region. “The festival’s itinerary is packed with lots of age-appropriate and region-appropriate folk-based cultural activities, ranging from folk music to folk dance like bhangra and kolattam, to folk story time and folk food,” Balan informs us.

In Mumbai, kids will get to hear folk tales including The Mouse’s Share, The Magic Ring and The Bearded Fool, and learn about art forms like Warli and Chitrakathi. Ludo and snakes-and-ladder will entice game-lovers, while sev puri, kokum sharbat and dry bhel are among the delicacies that the little foodies can indulge in. For the edition at Kalina and Lower Parel, the organisers have tied up with theatre person Savitri Medhatul and her team of lavani dancers who will introduce children to rural Maharashtra’s folk dance and music traditions, reveals Balan.

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“We have also tied up with the Kathalaya International Academy of Storytelling who will transport children into the world of folk stories. There is something for everyone. We want our children to experience it all as they join us for a day of fun and learning, where the beauty of folk culture and traditions come alive and where memories are made,” she signs off.

On: February 25; 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
At; KLAY Preschools and Daycare, first floor, Manek Plaza, CST Road, Kolivery Village, Kalina; One WorldCentre, 841, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel
Call: 7676708888 
Log on to: klayschools.com/little-folk-festival to register