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Become An Imaginator
Something special about our sanstha’s festivals is that they often include shows and exhibits just for kids. During PSM100 in Ahmedabad, there were talent stages and shows like Suvarna. The Shatabdi celebration in London featured The Island of Heroes’ stories of Shravan, Shantilal, and Bhagwan Ram’s squirrel friends. And the opening of North America’s Akshardham had the Ghanshyam Activity Center and bal-balika yagnas.
If you were to design your own children’s festival, which shows, games, or attractions would you include? |
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I would make a show for Mahant Swami Maharaj’s 100th birthday. I would like to make one about Ghanshyam Maharaj, as he inspires us all on how to live a spiritual life. I want to play the role of Ghanshyam in the show. This presentation will inspire other children and people around the world to walk in Ghanshyam Maharaj’s footsteps of seva, devotion and kindness. My dream is for everyone who watches the show to learn his values and be a better human being.
Shaurya Patel (8)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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If I were to design my own children's festival, I would include lots of things. Like most kids, I would include rides, shows, big roller coasters, ice cream, candy, etc.
But there is also something bigger I want to add. That is a show about Satsang Diksha shloks. A lot of people try to make their children’s festivals fun, but I want people to learn about satsang and spiritual knowledge from my children's festival, and also want them to have fun.
For example, I can show someone teaching Satsang Diksha Shloks and a kid who is not taking it seriously and starts doing mischief. (The mischievous part is what would make the audience interested.) Then, the teacher says the shlok’s meaning, and the kid realizes his mistake and gets the audience to repeat the shlok after him. This would teach the audience the shloks. Kids will also learn lots from this, and it will help them with their spiritual knowledge. Jay Swaminaryan
Sakhi Patel (11)
North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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I would have a drama showing the stories of Nachiketa and Sudama. I would also have an amusement park for my children's festival. The festival would be named MSM100.
Moksh Parthkumar Patel (9)
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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I would include food, games, instruments, and a nice place to relax!
Aditi (9)
West Chicago, Illinois, United States
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My festival would not be a festival exactly. It would be an entire event. I would choose some bal-balikas to skip a whole week of school and make mandir our school instead. We would do all types of learning, school and satsang. We would play games like telephone and have shows like the ones at shibir.
Devi (11)
Milpitas, CA, United States
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I loved the show ‘Suvarna’ because it felt like being underwater, and because it taught us what Pramukh Swami Maharaj used to say: hard work + prayer = success!
Gaatha Patel (10)
Edison, NJ, United States
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I would organize games and shows that teach us all about Mahant Swami Maharaj.
Khushaan Andani (10)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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My festival would be held around the time of Guru Purnima. We would make crafts, cards, paintings, and much more to thank our gurus! There would be a lesson on what Guru Purnima is. There would be moon bounces and even games. That would be the holiday I’d make to thank my guru!
Gauri (10)
Northern Virginia, United States
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I would include two-player games, as tic-tac-toe or snakes & ladders because everyone loves those games. I would have small kid games, as well, so that every kid gets the chance to play at least one game.
Jenika Ghadiya (9)
London, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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I’d have team-building games, posters that have facts about our gurus, a spinning wheel, and a maze game that teaches us about satsang and kusang (‘jevo sang evo rang’).
Varni Akash Patel (9)
Missouri City, Texas, United States
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