Fun-filled holiday programme for kids

MILK, Colombo’s specialised kids bookshop and educational toy store down Barnes’ Place is introducing a fun-filled holiday programme for kids aged 4 – 12. Designed as daily two- hour workshops, the programme will be run under the guidance of well experienced teachers in a relaxed environment.

The next series of workshops will run for two weeks from August 13 – 25.

The first week will consist of MILK’s regular art & craft team Fazna Farook & Najla Yehiya teaching kids painting on canvas and jute, conducting a ‘recycle your materials’ workshop and a group collage and painting day where the kids will create their own underwater sea creature.

The second week will feature: a dramatized narration of one of Sybil Wettasinghe’s stories by puppeteer Sulochana Dissanayake; A Make-a-Monster workshop, run by illustrator Isuri Dayaratne where kids will get to build their own make believe monsters out of cardboard; Fun with Beads – making a beaded photo frame run by Emerge, a charity organization; Foam Fun – making fun items with foam sheets and stickers by Foam Crafts and cookery workshops. For more info, please contact MILK on Facebook: MILK@12 Barnes Place, email: milkactivities@gmail.

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MeeyoNathuwa Be, a hilarious play directed by Keerthi K. Rathnayaka will be staged on Saturday August 18 at 3.30 p.m and 6.45 p.m. at the Namel Malani Punchi theatre in Borella.

The cast is made up of Ravindra Yasas, Madini Malwatte, Sudharshana Bandara, Wasantha Wittachchi, Keerthi K. Rathnayake, Mahesh Umagiliya, Ishara Wickramasinghe, Sumith Warnakula, Chamari Nisansala, Nayana Malithi, Ruvini Dilanthi, Devran Livera, Aruna Sri Kasun and Chanidu Theniya Rathnayake. The music will be by Pradeep Muthukudaarachchi and stage settings will be handled by Roshan Warnakulasooriya.

Meeyo Nathuwa Be is presented and organized by Jude Srimal.

Tickets are priced at Rs. 1000, 600, 400 (balcony) and are available at Namel Malani Punchi Theatre.