Nicco Parks and Resorts Limited organised a fun Sit N Draw with Sheroo competition for children on December 9 and 10 Nicco Park’s Waterside Halls I and II
All photographs by Arnab DuttaThe event ‘Sit N Draw with Sheroo’ was held in two groups. Day one was for children aged between 5 and 10 years while day two was allocated to 11-15 years
Around 972 budding artists turned up in total on both days from across the city
On day one, the children were further divided into two groups — Group A (5+ to 7 years) and Group B (7+ to 10 years). On day two, they were divided into Group C (10+ to 12) and Group D (12+ to 15)
Three winners were announced from each group who won exciting prizes by Classmate and B Natural with a certificate. In pictures, (Right) Aranya Jana, Class II, Howrah Vivekananda Institution (Primary) and (Left) Tohshini Banerjee, student of Class I, Vivekananda Mission School. Tohshini came all the way from Joka to Nicco Park and grabbed the first position in the Group A. Speaking to My Kolkata she said, “I am very happy to win. I like to draw. I want to be a painter when I grow up”
The judges for the event were artists Bimal Kundu, Tapan Kumar Mitra and Sujit Kumar Ghosh. Managing director and CEO of Nicco Parks and Resorts, Rajesh Raisinghani and executive president Rahul Mitra were also present
The children were provided with an art kit each comprising drawing sheets, colour pencils, an eraser and a sharpener
They were given no themes and had the freedom to unleash their creativity on paper
The little Picassos drew their favourite cartoon characters, heroes, festivals, scenery and more
The participants were also given complimentary entry to Nicco Park with 13 specified attractions and a 50 per cent discount on park packages for themselves and two accompanying guardians