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This DIY kit brings together an ancient Indian game and traditional art form in a customisable format.
Put together your game board (in the form of a simple jigsaw), and decorate it in the Gond art style. The handout tells you the story of the artisan, the game and helps you paint & create your game board and pieces in the artform. The placement of snakes and ladders can be changed every time you play to create a new setup.
The artwork for this kit has been done in collaboration with traditional artisans who will receive a portion of the proceeds.
Also available in Gond art form.
DIY kit includes:
- MDF Gameboard (as a 9 piece jig-saw puzzle)
- Non-toxic paints and brushes
- Canvas snake template
- Modular Snakes & Ladders
- DIY wooden pawns & dice
- Non-toxic paints, brush, pen
- Information handout with step-by-step process instructions and game & artist story
- The Kit enhances skills such as creativity, Imagination and strategic thinking. In addition it enhances non-digital and tactile play.
This series of DIY game kits is a made in collaboration with Curiousfly. Curious Fly is a design studio that is inspired by the curious minds of children and creates innovative play and educational tools for young people. The common goal of reviving ancient Indian games and traditional Indian arts & crafts brought Kavade & Curious fly studio together.
Materials: Mdf, canvas, wood
Color: white
Size / Dimension: 5x8x2
Time of Delivery: 7 Business days
Kavade is a niche, Bengaluru-based toyhive promoting ancient and value-rich games from India & worldover. In a world dominated by mobile and digital media, we take pride in reviving games strongly entrenched in nature, culture & tradition. Our games & toys are handcrafted & ecoconscious, made from collaborations with artisans across the country. Our outdoor game installations have become culturally relevant & meaningful interventions in urban spaces. Through our interventions, we aspire to evoke the cumulative consciousness of the way games are meant to be played – face-to-face, with minimum infrastructure, for the joy of playing!
