KARACHI: The Children`s Market, organised by TDF MagnifiScience Centre on Saturday, offered many fun activities and entertainment, not to mention some really nice bargains, at stalls run by talented young entrepreneurs.

There were stalls of imitation jewellery, food, games, art and handicraft and so much more.

Soon after entering one ran into Naveera Sadaf, Urwa Asif and Arbish Asif selling bracelets and homemade biscuits. The girls, two of whom were sisters, had their mothers to thank for introducing them and hence joined forces in setting up a stall at theChildren`s Market.

In fact, it seemed that behind every successful stall there stood an encouraging mother, as they remained at hand in case their children needed any help.

Selling food items with herlittle boy Dawood Nabeel at a stall called `Burr Eato`, Sarah Gul was buying pizza slices and brownies from other stalls. Asked why she was buying from others when she herself had plenty of food to offer, Gul replied that she wanted to support the other entrepreneurs also. Meanwhile, young Azlan was walking around selling pizza slices for Rs300 each as was another kid selling brownies from stall to stall.

Under the supervision of another mother, Samra, Fatima and Soofia were also selling bracelets and bangles along with resin art items at the `Aesthetic Creatures` stall.

At `Eshaal`s Craft`, little Eshaal Daniyal was selling decorated bird houses and pots to hang on trees along with her mother. At `Laugh Lines`, you could buy tote bags and pouches from Shafia Noor and her mother.

At the `Guppa Dhamaka`, which, as thename suggested, was selling golgappay and paani puri, Ayesha Awais had both her mother andfatherbyher side.

Of course, many children were at their stations and doing good business themselves like Syed Ali Aun, who was selling coaster sets and crochet items, including pretty purses made by his grandmother, at `Mr Auntastic`.

Two brothers, Almir and Ajmer Khan, were selling plants in tiny pots.

At `Chroma Citrus`, brothers Ayan Ahmed Wajid and Ali Ahmed Wajid with older friend Anaya Ghaznavi were selling strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, mango and peach lemonade for Rs400 a glass.

And they had competition: donning a crisp white chef`s hat with a lime-coloured dress, Sania Binte Waqar was also selling lemonade but at Rs150 a glass.

On the other hand, there was smart young Maryam Hasan at the `Bliss Bracelets` stall offering customised bracelets. She had packets of beads and strings for those who would like to make their own bracelets. At a stallnamed `Let`s Play`, you could play many little games such as `Throw the Ball`, `Lucky Pencil` and `Electric L oop` for Rs150 each and win prizes.

A mother minding the stall sheepishly announced that the kids running that stall had run off somewhere. Later, one of them, Syed Mustafa, came back to ease her burden.

At another games stall of a brother and sister, Moazzam Ali and Sumaiya Sahar, you could play `Pin the Tail` on a donkey, while wearing a blindfold,of course.

You could also check your aiming skills by aiming darts at balloons tied to a board at another stall.

At the `Play and Treat` stall, Zayd A. Wahidi and Mohammad Huzaifa had plenty of more games to offer.

At a funny stall set up by a tissue paper company, there was a bathroom hygiene classroom with water closets, wash basins and big-size germs dancing about. It was turning out to be quite a popular place among the visitors. It was also probably the only bathroom around with flushing competition and photo shoots with germs.