whirls and twirls around the world

There's a lot of Bollywood dance parties in our house, pretty much every night.  The Whirl Girl has loved Bollywood songs ever since sh...

Time for some animal crafts!  We're venturing into the Indian jungle to make an elephant, a tiger and a peacock puppet out of paper pla...

Deepavali - or Diwali - is just around the corner.  Your kids may be learning about it in school, or at least know that it's a public ...

Every Monday, Whirls and Twirls features one of our favorite resources in global education, travel and/or creativity. This week, we highl...

Rangoli is a colorful design, often geometric.  It is usually done on the floor or courtyard of a home, using rice, grain or flour, or...

This was a field trip that didn't involve leaving home, but rather bringing people to us!   Navratra is a Hindu festival in honor of ...

Before picking our Indian words, we had to first pick our Indian language.  India has 18 official languages, many of which are totally diss...