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!

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Swami Chinmayananda Coloring Page (15)

Suggestion: If this image is printed onto card stock, you can carefully cut along the outline of Pujya Gurudev and use your artwork in a pop-up card. Have fun! :-)

Directions for pop-up cards
A short YouTube Tutorial for Pop-Up Cardmaking


Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Swami Chinmayananda Coloring Page (14)

Balakrishna Menon – Swami Chinmayananada as a youth.

Suggestion: If this image is printed onto card stock, you can carefully cut along the outline of Pujya Gurudev and use your artwork in a pop-up card. Have fun! :-)

Directions for pop-up cards
A short YouTube Tutorial for Pop-Up Cardmaking


Monday, September 28, 2015