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

Tortoise


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

Click on image to view enlarged.


This is a fun project to do with "The Talkative Tortoise" or "The Tortoise and the Hare."

Materials
Green poster board
Paper salad bowl
Crayons or markers
2 Wiggly eyes
Double sided tape or glue
Gemstones (optional)


Print the template below. Click on image for full view.



Directions

1. Cut the template out and trace onto green poster board.
2. Cut the body out of the poster board.
3. Color and decorate the paper bowl.
4. Glue the bottom rim of the bowl and place onto the green poster board. (If there is limited time to do the project, then double sided tape is perfect for adhering the bowl to the turtle's body. Simply apply 4 or 5 strips of tape (equally spaced) onto the rim. Peel off the paper and press the bowl onto the poster board.
5. Place the wiggly eyes on and complete the face with a nice smile.
Posted by CMTC Sevika at 4:55 PM
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