Navaratri Preparations - Part 5 - Almost done!

My house is in a mess, stuff strewed all over, cardboard and paper turning up at the most unexpected places and the floor is sticky with the glue that has spilled! Doesn’t that sound like I am living in a pigsty? Well, it does feel like that, but I am still thrilled, for almost all the preparations for the golu are done! The toys have been unearthed from the attic, the slotted angles for the steps have been found, and ALL the houses are ready!! All I now have to do is clean up, set the steps and arrange everything! Of course, there are other things left, such as the rivers, roads, etc., but that’s part of the layout which can only be done when I have made the steps!


Without more ado, let me show you the result of our hard work of the last few days!

Thats the age-old trunk which keeps our toys safe,year after year.....

Those are the houses, cut out from paper,and stuck on cardboard, ready to be assembled. A tip for anyone wishing to try it out: DON'T  use cardboard! use Card or chart paper... its much much easier and the effect is better!

And finally, here are the houses, all ready!!

Come, take a closer look....

That's the railway station - front and back

This is supposed to be a bus stand, but we don't have buses, so we are going to use it as the village railway station!

And here are the different types of houses we made.....

And these are totally Samhith's work, the painting  work, I mean.....

Another house, with some of the shops....

And these are part of the farm buildings...

This is the barn and silo(where grain is stored)  ......