Art & CreativityEasy Rangoli for Kids: 8 Chalk Dot Designs, Step by Step
Draw a chalk dot rangoli in three steps: dots first, then join them, then colour. Eight easy designs for kids, wiped away with a damp cloth.
- Craft
- Ages 3-8 · Preschool–Grade 2Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Year 3Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Class 2Ages 3-8
- 4 things to gather
- 5 steps
What Your Child Will Learn
- Pencil control from joining dots with steady lines, loops and curves
- Arm and wrist strength from drawing big on the floor
- Shapes, counting dots and noticing symmetry
- Pre-writing strokes such as spirals and smooth curves
How to draw a chalk dot rangoli
5 stepsBefore you start
Every design uses the same three steps: put down a few dots, join them up, then fill in the colour. The dots show where every line goes, so children get a neat rangoli without drawing freehand.
Pick one of the eight designs listed under the ideas below. When you are done, wipe it away with a damp cloth and try a new one tomorrow.
Step 1: Pick a design and clear a space: Choose one of the eight designs below. Sweep or wipe the spot first so the chalk shows up brightly.
Step 2: Put the dots down: Press firmly to make each dot, following the pattern for your design. Count them out loud as you go. The dots are the map for every line.
Step 3: Join the dots: Draw lines, loops or curves from dot to dot in white chalk. Go slowly; if a line wobbles, just rub it out with the damp cloth and try again.
Step 4: Colour it in: Fill each shape with a different chalk colour. Keeping the white lines showing between the colours makes the design pop.
Step 5: Admire it, then wipe it away: Take a photo if you like. When you are ready, wipe it with a damp cloth and the floor is clear for a new design.
More ideas to extend
- Idea 1
Flower: put 6 dots in a ring round a centre dot. Loop a petal round each outer dot, then colour the petals and the middle.
- Idea 2
Sunshine: a centre dot and 8 dots in a big ring. Draw a circle in the middle, join it to each outer dot with a pointy ray, then colour.
- Idea 3
Star: a centre dot, 4 dots in a square and 4 in a diamond. Join the square, then the diamond on top, and you have made a star.
- Idea 4
Butterfly: dots for the body, the wing tips and the feelers. Draw a body down the middle and two wings on each side, then add spots.
- Idea 5
Heart: dots round a heart shape, with a dip at the top and a point at the bottom. Join them, add a small heart inside, then colour.
- Idea 6
Fish: dots for the nose, back, belly, fin and tail. Draw an oval body, a triangle tail and a fin, then add an eye.
- Idea 7
Diya: two dots for the rim, one for the bottom and two for the flame. Draw a bowl with a drop-shaped flame on top, then colour.
- Idea 8
Snail: a dot for the middle of the shell, plus dots for the body and feelers. Draw a circle with a spiral inside, then the body and feelers.
- Idea 9
Little ones: you put the dots down, they join them and do the colouring. The diya and the fish have the fewest dots.
- Idea 10
Older kids: add a border of small dots and loops round the whole design, or invent a new one.
More pictures
Sunshine
Put the dots down
Join the dots
Colour it in
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