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Why is a circus trip such a circus??

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Shruti Acharya | January 27, 2010 | 19 Comments

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The word circus brought back lovely memories of our childhood.. Both me n PC remembering the fun times we had with parents watching lions roar, motors race, acrobats swing. sighh..
When we heard that Gemini circus was in town we had to take Lil P there! How times have changed!! Now Gemini circus has its own website.. and there is an online booking too.

So off we went. The front row [ A- F] costs 200 rs each. We only got the E row. Now taking a 3 year old anywhere requires a lot of planning. We told her what a circus was.. Read her a book from “trip to the zoo” (!! didn’t have anything more suitable) .. Told her there would be animals, jokers, and acrobats who did a lot of circus like Lil p.. n that got her excited and thankfully she was well behaved till we reached palace grounds at 3.30 PM. Unfortunately.. The parking is rt next to funworld and provides a clear view of the giant wheel.. Lil p thought THAT was the circus. We had to literally drag a screaming kid towards the tent. She sobered up when she saw the horses (and the chips packet) .. The acrobats start coming & so do the in-your-face, pesky characters that sell refreshments. Where people would get all excited abt the next acrobat to come up on stage, lil p would get more excited at the next refreshment that came.. n they never stopped!!! First came the chips, then the cold drinks, then the chocolates, then the popcorn, then the sugar candy and then the icecream.. .. Initially PC tried to get her attention to what was happening on stage, but I guess lil p found the crowd more amusing.. cos she refused to look at the stage. When people started clapping.. madam thought it was for something that she had done and would enthusiastically wave back.. I think she’s a Miss India in the making!!

The only time she actually looked at the stage n laughed was when the poor elephant stood on the stool n pooped all over the floor!!

When everyone watched the acrobats swing high up we were busy watching our lil monkey swinging on the support ropes.. When the dogs came, she asked for the kangaroos n when the clowns came, she asked for mickey mouse! When the show finally came to an end, the lil imp even gave a bow – a-la princess style! What a circus!

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Lil P and Me, My family

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About Shruti Acharya

Shruti is a writer, photographer, DIY lover, passionate homemaker, and the chief dreamer at ArtsyCraftsyMom.com . Shruti lives in Bangalore, India with her husband and daughter. She loves showcasing fun art activities, crafts for kids, celebrations, childrens books & all the craziness that is India.

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  1. Avatar of SwaramSwaram says

    January 27, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    LOL … I cn see it all Shru .. LilP is a darling … 24*7 free entertainment for u na 😛

    It must hv been so cute when she waved bk to the crowd 😛 😛

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  2. Avatar of JDJD says

    January 27, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    i love watching my children watch the circus.. Kids are the ones who thoroughly enjoy the show. Didn’t we as kids get totally engrossed in it as well..

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  3. Avatar of RutaRuta says

    January 27, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    I am pleasantly surprised that circuses still exist. I thought that tv and other media make up for children’s entertainment nowadays. I really have fond memories of going to a circus and am glad you are making some with your little one now 🙂

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  4. Avatar of starry eyedstarry eyed says

    January 27, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    LOL at the waving at clappers!! You bet, taking a lil’ kid is a real circus, not just at the Big Top!!!

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  5. Avatar of Patricia TorresPatricia Torres says

    January 27, 2010 at 4:13 pm

    Ha ha ha… this ia an amazing post!! You are very brave!

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  6. Avatar of Average JaneAverage Jane says

    January 27, 2010 at 7:30 pm

    I think she did great for a 3 year old! 🙂 And the elephant pooped.. part of the show?!

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  7. Avatar of The Print LoverThe Print Lover says

    January 27, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    LOL, that one is an entertainer!

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  8. Avatar of MohanMohan says

    January 28, 2010 at 8:45 am

    Awesome! glad she found her own way to get entertained all the time 🙂

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  9. Avatar of SwatiSwati says

    January 28, 2010 at 4:49 am

    I understand how tough it gets to keep them attentive to one place. I am anxcious about taking aryan to circus for the same reason, will he ACTUALLY enjoy it at this age or do we want to take him just to refresh our own memories 😀

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  10. Avatar of AryanAryan says

    January 28, 2010 at 5:12 am

    wowo..i wanted to see her bow…she is one little princess..What did u say when she asked for mickey…

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  11. Avatar of MindfulMeandererMindfulMeanderer says

    January 28, 2010 at 5:18 am

    @starry: i think 5 is a better age for the next circus..
    @patricia: Brave?? I thot we were raelly foolish to think this would work out! :p
    @swaram: 24*7 entertainment for others.. for parents its torture :p
    @JD: As kids, we lovedddd the circus.. can’t say the same abt kids of today. maybe next year will be better.
    @AJ: I think the elephant was scared shit (pun intended!!)
    @Ruta: The old charm is gone ruta.. these days animals are banned so circus is not a place where kids this young will enjoy. There were other 5 – 12 year olds who really looked happy! n welcome here 🙂
    @TPL: wait till u have ur own!
    @Swati: I’m sure aryan will also be distracted. 2 hours is a long time to hold a 3 year old’s attention. The circus is on till 31st jan only.

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  12. Avatar of MindfulMeandererMindfulMeanderer says

    January 28, 2010 at 5:19 am

    @Aryan’s mom: I told her.. “eat ur popcorn!!” LOL.

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  13. Avatar of TrishTrish says

    January 28, 2010 at 6:50 am

    tagged you!

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  14. Avatar of lostworldlostworld says

    January 28, 2010 at 12:37 pm

    I always wanted to have a circus troupe of my own..seriously! So all I have to do is wait patiently and have kids..and viola! my very own gemini circus;-D

    Fun post Shruti. I laughed hard & I think I’m gonna laugh all evening. Say hi to Miss India. I hope she’ll pose for a photograph with me(I will bring chips)!

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  15. Avatar of Mama - MiaMama - Mia says

    January 28, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    hahaha! sounds like Cub! but he did enjoy it in parts!! and we absolutely LOVED it.

    as long as he let us watch peacefully it was okie! hehe!

    he LOVED the elephant doc act. and some of the trapeze bit. and horses.

    cheers!

    abha

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  16. Avatar of MindfulMeandererMindfulMeanderer says

    January 29, 2010 at 10:09 am

    @lostworld : LOL. For chips, she’ll do a big catwalk!
    @Abha: Wow! U sure had better luck than us. 🙂

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  17. Avatar of R's MomR's Mom says

    January 30, 2010 at 11:29 am

    hahaahah! She is such a sweetie..wish I was there to see it 🙂

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  18. Avatar of UmaSUmaS says

    July 1, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    So sweet !!! How old is she ???

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  19. Avatar of MindfulMeandererMindfulMeanderer says

    July 1, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    @R’s mom: shes a imp but a polite kind 😉
    @UmaS: she’ll b 4 this sept 🙂

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