“There is
no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without
creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the
same pattern”
It’s almost 4 months doing CAS and now it’s December. December means Christmas!
I was just hoping for some fun activity as it was Christmas time. Christmas
means fun, celebration and what not. All these four months doing CAS activities
was really fun and now that’s its Christmas time, I am expecting a joyful activity
and hoping that I’ll enjoy.
So today we had our meeting with our
CAS coordinator Vijayalaxmi Ma’am. We had no idea what ma’am was going tell.
Ma’am gave an idea of making cards. Seasonal greetings! And since its Christmas
we should raise funds. Though this is a 21st century and now we have
e-mail, e-cards etc. But every festival has its own tradition and we follow the
tradition and celebrate it. So why not Christmas? Ma’am instructed and
explained that we have to make 10 cards each, so in total we will have 100
cards and we can make more money than last time. Ma’am said we can make more
than 10 but first we should complete 10 and then go ahead. Ma’am gave us deadline
of 18th December. We almost had 2 weeks to make these 10 cards.
I have made cards before, it is not
a new task for me. I make them for my friends on their birthdays. I prefer
making cards on my own than buying one. That is because it’ll always be
remembered with respect and love for it. I was all set for this task and was
hoping I would learn a lot from this.
Day 1 of candle making – 5th
December
We had to wait for the materials to
arrive at school, so I decided that I would make one card today at home. I had
the materials at home, so I dint worry much about the materials. As soon as I
reached home, I finished with my ablution and took out the materials I needed
likely 3D outliner, papers, stickers, glue, coloured stripes etc. As I am ready
with the material, I did some research on cards, so that I can get ideas. Once
done with all the research, I first make a blueprint in my mind of the card and
then start working on it. Making a blueprint gives an idea how will the card
look. It was time consuming but the fun part is you get to discover your
creative side and so am I. I completed my card and was very happy and excited.
Excited because if I am having fun by making one card now, then what about the
9 cards left. Just waiting for the time to make cards in school with my
classmates.
Day 2 – 9th December
Today in school our activity
supervisor Mrs. Deepshri told us that the materials have arrived and we should
start as soon as possible. I did show my first card, which I made at home. She
liked it and appreciated my work. We had many papers and few readymade cut outs
too. So to start, ma’am told us to cut the sheets into small card size shaped.
All of us dived the work, so it wouldn't consume much time. We worked together
and collaboratively as one team. Everything is an art. So cutting too is an
art. It was fun and I did enjoy it, as I did learn to cut properly and many
other cutting skills. Once done with the cutting, we made few cut outs of
Christmas trees, gifts, Santa etc. Now that we have made the cut outs, we could
start decorating our cards. I decided to keep my cards beautiful and simple.
Not too much glittery or fancy. We came to know that along with Deepshri ma’am,
the IGCSE students are also contributing in this activity. We all were very
happy hearing this, as we would have more cards and more money for the fund. As
we did not get time in school for making cards, ma’am suggested that we should
make cards at home. We could take the material home, make the card and bring it
to school and give it to ma’am. Since we have a big target, it was bit
difficult for me, making so many cards at a time. But then I HAD TO AND SO I
did. Staying determined in the task would help me a lot. So I set a target of
how many cards to make at home and work on it. Till next time then!
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