Simple Diwali Paper Craft Ideas

Diwali is only a week away. Have you already started your preparation? You have to clean your house, bring out last year’s decorating materials, invite friends and relatives, plan what to cook, buy presents for everyone, and there are plenty of other things to do as well.

Do you want to do something different this year? How about trying your hand at craft decorations? With the arts and crafts tool, you can create beautiful Diwali decorative items for your home or use these items as gifts for your loved ones.

Your kids will also learn great paper crafts with these ideas. With colored papers, you can create different objects and give your home a totally exclusive Diwali look. Start now, so you can organize everything for the occasion and don’t have to rush anything.

Usually, for paper crafts, you will need different types of papers, colors, pens, colored pencils, beads and rhinestones, tea lights, etc. You can even add other things to the list.

So how do you make simple paper crafts for Diwali? Here are some good ideas. Follow them and give your home a festive look of lights, hope and happiness.

1. Diwali Cards: Why not make beautiful diwali cards with art paper and designs that will impress everyone? You can try to create very beautiful handmade Diwali cards to wish your loved ones.

2. Floating Diwali Diyas: You are going to need colored foam paper and tea lights. Attach a tea light to the foam paper with glue and make a circle around it. Cut it and design it with kundans. Making floating diyas really is that easy.

3. Diwali Paper Diyas: If you have a little idea of ​​origami, you can also make beautiful flower shapes. Make them and attach tea lights in the middle. Children should do this under the guidance of elders and be careful when using scissors and blades.

4. Diwali Door Hanging: Kids will love doing this. You just need to download free templates and have multiple prints of them. Decorate it with beads, sequins and other decorative items and hang it on the door. It will make your home welcoming. You can also use it as torans at the entrance to your puja room.

5. Diwali Footprints: In many homes, Goddess Lakshmi is worshiped on Diwali. Make Diwali handprints of Goddess Lakshmi and fix them around your house.

6. Sparkling Centerpiece: Diwali means crackers and sprinkles. How about making these sparkly pieces out of paper? You need cardboard rolls for this. Cut long rolls in half and paint them with the designs you see when the crackers burst. Use glitter to add glamour. Now make strips of foil rolls, foil wrappers, etc., and glue them inside the cardboard rolls. This sparkling centerpiece is sure to light up your home.

Article first published: Monday, October 24, 2016, 5:30 p.m. [IST]