Dedicated to our Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda

Dedicated to our Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda

Hari OM!

This blog is designed to serve as a library of art and craft ideas for our balavihar children. We hope that you will find this site useful. Please feel free to use any (or all) of the projects you see posted here. We ask, however, that you refrain from publishing (in any form) these templates, instructions, and photographs, unless you receive written permission. These projects are being provided for your own personal use or use in the Balavihar classroom.


All art projects are categorized by 1) material, 2) use, and 3) type. For example a Diya greeting card would be under the labels "Paper" and "Cards," while a Lord Hanumaan puppet would be found under "Paper," "Toys and Puppets" and "Gods and Goddesses." Most materials for these projects can easily be purchased from any local craft store — and some projects involve materials you already have laying around the house.


We would love to hear your suggestions and ideas about any of the information you find on this site. And, if you have any projects that you would like to share with other seviks/sevikas, please send a picture of the finished piece, as well as instructions on how to make the project – so we can post it.


Happy Creating!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Blue Jackal Puppet


© 2008 This project is dedicated to Gurudev.
For use in Balavihar classrooms (or personal use) only.

Click on image to view enlarged.


This was created to go with the Panchatantra, "The Blue Jackal."

Materials
Blue paper bag
Blue construction paper
Black construction paper
Light colored construction paper (pink or beige)
2 googly eyes
Black marker
Glue stick
Scissors
Scotch tape

Directions
Cut out pieces from diagram. Use these for templates. Trace the templates onto appropriate colored paper. Cut out.

1. Fold the rectagular shape on the paper bag (see diagram A below). Tape (or glue) the corners down.
2. Glue the light colored ears onto the blue ears. Fold where indicated.
3. Glue bottom fold of the ears to the back of the head.
4. Glue the light colored eyes onto the head. Place the googly eyes.
5. Glue the black nose onto the blue nose. Draw spots with black marker. Glue onto the head.
6. Glue the tail on the back of the puppet.

Click on diagram for full-page image. Print



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