Hindu Elephant God Craft
Ganesg Chaturthi the Hindu festival is celebrated on September 9th. This fun Lentil Gensha craft made with glue and lentils is an easy project for the whole family to enjoy.
Supplies
Lentils in various colors
School Glue
Black Paint or food color
Paintbrush
Mat Board or Heavy Cardboard
Newspaper
Chopsticks
Instructions
You can draw your own outline or click on Printables and print out the pattern provided.
Spread newspaper on your work surface.
Mix a little black food coloring or paint in the glue and mix with chopsticks. Trace around the pattern with glue and let dry.
Spread white glue in one section at a time and use your lentils like mosaic pieces to fill the area. If you want a greater variety of colors you can color the light lentils with food color. Let dry overnight.
You can go over the outline one more time with the black glue if you would like to give it more emphasis.
Let your masterpiece dry and have fun celebrating or learning new things about the world around us.
Patterns, Templates and Printables
Click on a pattern to open it in a new window
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Roopa Shri Mother of a loving little preschool girl, Putti who is the inspiration and very reason to start her blog - Putti Prapancha. It is the place where she share all her fun activities and creative play.