Hari Om Parents,
We had a fun filled and informative 2nd Bala-Vihar session with the kids. Session proceeded in the below order.
1)We started with opening prayers-Om Sahana Vavatu prayer.
2) Started with the first chapter of the book Krishna, Krishna. The first chapter is about the advent of Kaliyuga and it's evils. The four yugas were introduced to the kids. Story about king Parikshiit was narrated and there were several interesting questions asked by them.
3)The narration was followed by an activity named "Stopping the Kali" who is the evil character from which Kaliyuga began. The way Kali can be stopped is to do good deeds, build character, be respectful and so on. Each kid was asked to say some good and humble things to stop Kali!! Also the kids were asked to observe and make a note on how many times over the week they were able to stop the kali.
4) We practiced the first two verses of Govinda Damodara Stotram and learnt the 3rd verse was recited by each kid and the meaning of that verse was explained to the kids.
5) We learnt the Bhagavad Gita slokas from the link attached below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d4EIe2V-Vc&list=PLwv-WSJSokEORu2iEsVanXQhQHOoiiQIy&index=2
After practicing all the kids got a chance to recite them as well.
6) We concluded with Aarti and Chinmaya's pledge.
Thanks
Roopa Byrichetty