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

Ganesha Bookmark

© 2008 This project is dedicated to Gurudev.
For use in Balavihar classrooms (or personal use) only.
Click on image to view enlarged.


Materials
Modeling clay*
Piece of lace or ribbon
Sequins for decorating
Bead and tassel
Toothpick
Elmer's glue

* Crayola Modeling Magic works best. It dries lightweight, and doesn't crumble.


Directions
Take a small piece of modeling clay and make the side view of an elephant head. (Be sure to remember a crown.)

Click here for instructions on making Ganesha's head out of clay. (See photos B and C.)

With a toothpick, poke a hole in the trunk. (Make sure that the hole is not too big, but big enough for the lace to fit through.) Loop the lace through the trunk and glue the end to the body of the ribbon. Once the clay is dry, glue on sequins and decorate with paint. A bead and tassel makes a nice finishing touch.
Posted by CMTC Sevika at 6:16 PM
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