tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734959754601059080.post1858816185688105289..comments2024-01-17T16:44:40.044+05:30Comments on The Junior Wanderer: Navaratri Preparations - Part 2 - The greeneryAnuradha Shankarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460310200883662583noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734959754601059080.post-29251158077502508172009-09-15T12:02:25.306+05:302009-09-15T12:02:25.306+05:30Yipeee! I was waiting for this post, I can myself ...Yipeee! I was waiting for this post, I can myself in Samhit many at times, like fighting for the space to make room for his park and trying to use all that he has " train and airport" sets in the park. Nostalgic now! :) I would send some pictures from the gigantic golu my friend's friend did in US, I got the pictures in picasa this morning and I cant wait to share it with you this eveningSrivatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05163300976131007175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734959754601059080.post-49767239677381602922009-09-15T12:11:16.306+05:302009-09-15T12:11:16.306+05:30You dont need to publish this comment :)This one i...You dont need to publish this comment :)<br><br>This one is for you<br><br>Yes plastic plants are good u can use them every year, and I am sure you have loads of work making the paper houses :) <br><br>But there are houses and trees available in the market,I dont know why you didnot get it in your place, there are actual miniature trees - plantain, banyan, coconut (they look amazing) which are easier to use and u can store them for next golu as well<br><br>For the mountain this is what you can do <br><br>Use a old wooden basket, the ones which are used to carry fruits etc<br>if you dont have that use some old plastic tub, put it upside down and paste a plastic sheet on it, use fevicol and salofon tape to secure it at the ends, now make paper balls smaller and bigger in size, use old newspapers or books paper and make the balls, paste them around the basket/tub using cello tape and/or fevicol, use enough of them to make it look like actual mountain, <br><br>Now use water plus fevicol mix, let it be thin, use tissue papers, and paste them on top of that, layer by layer, u can se mountain beiginning to take shape, once done let it dry in the sun for a day<br><br>Now use the plastic plants you have made and stick them around, u can use match boxes or block for steps in the mountain<br><br>Use fevicryl paint to paint the mountain, use dark brown and yellow mix for the bulgy paper ball sides and they would look like rocks :)<br><br>All the besT!Srivatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05163300976131007175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734959754601059080.post-6198992600737609572009-09-15T12:36:14.157+05:302009-09-15T12:36:14.157+05:30artificial trees sounds like a good idea..im think...artificial trees sounds like a good idea..im thinking of something on the same lines.. but not sure what do for a 'kolu padi'.. plus with toys on display my son is going to have a field day or should i say days pulling stuff off the padi's..<br>nice informative and simple post AnuA journey called Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09957576311383232506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734959754601059080.post-71307998088348279692009-09-15T14:48:48.183+05:302009-09-15T14:48:48.183+05:30Srivats: Looking forward to your pics!A Journey ca...Srivats: Looking forward to your pics!<br><br>A Journey called life : why not use tables and suitcases together to make the padi? thats what we used before getting the slotted angle stuff made.... and about chotu taking stuff off the padi... doesnt matter really,. samhith used to do that too... the best idea is to keep the idols and breakable stuff on the higher levels, and his toys on the lower ones, and tell him that its ok to take out his toys as long as he doesnt touch yours! it really works! did for me! go ahead and keep the golu.. would love to see it....Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460310200883662583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734959754601059080.post-52168278620600959382009-09-15T15:59:50.478+05:302009-09-15T15:59:50.478+05:30Samhith has a beautiful handwriting!Samhith has a beautiful handwriting!Mridulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899575209261241247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734959754601059080.post-79046555754130525492009-09-15T17:51:55.167+05:302009-09-15T17:51:55.167+05:30This is fascinating. More so, because even though ...This is fascinating. More so, because even though I have seen these creations at Navratri as a child, I never knew any technical terms for them. <br><br>We had a flat complex next to our house, and people there used to make huge mountain, with a temple for Mataji, and add all the animals and things. <br><br>What language word is "Kolu"? I have never heard that before either.<br><br>And I simply love Samhith's logic about taking the plane, and then the train to get to the jungle. Make him study transport logistics, and we will have an inventor on our hands in the future. It's so adorable.Dollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734959754601059080.post-11438531726042748182009-09-15T17:53:59.079+05:302009-09-15T17:53:59.079+05:30I love this post, especially because even though I...I love this post, especially because even though I have seen this kind of creations at Navratri as a child, I have never made them.<br><br>Never heard of "Kolu" either. What language word is that?<br><br>And I adore Samhith's logic about taking the plane and then the train to the jungle. That's so cute!Dollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734959754601059080.post-33033388342764735162009-09-15T22:10:00.623+05:302009-09-15T22:10:00.623+05:30Lost Wanderer: The term "kolu" is from T...Lost Wanderer: The term "kolu" is from Tamil..... we tamilians have this tradition of keeping dolls on steps during navaratri as i mentioned in the earlier post...<br><br>what you remember seeing is not the same... that is simply the decoration made when the devi is kept in the pandal for puja.... they have such decorations for durga puja too..... <br><br>the kolu is a strictly tamilian custom.....Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460310200883662583noreply@blogger.com