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!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Vedic OM

This is a great tracing sheet for learning how to make a Vedic OM!
(courtesy of Roy Goodwin, "Return to the Center.")

Click on the image to print.
Make sure to adjust your printing size and brightness, if necessary.

Click on the animation to see the stroke sequence.

Posted by CMTC Sevika at 11:20 AM
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Rangoli/Mandala

Some of our kindergarten friends have been asking for more rangoli mandala patterns to practice their likhita japa with ... so here is another one. Have fun!!

Materials
Crayons/Markers (colors)
Print out (see below)

Click on image and print.
Make sure to adjust your printing size and brightness, if necessary




Posted by CMTC Sevika at 6:04 AM
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