Art & CreativityMirror Work Craft for Kids: A No-Sew Navratri Hanging
Make a shiny mirror-work wall hanging with kitchen foil, wool and bottle caps, no sewing needed. A festive Navratri craft for the door, about 45 minutes.
- Craft
- Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8
- 7 things to gather
- 6 steps
What Your Child Will Learn
- Scissor skills from cutting card circles
- Finger control and hand-eye coordination from pressing wool along a pencil line
- Early pattern work and counting from placing mirrors in each petal
- Patience and following instructions over several steps
How to make the mirror-work hanging
6 stepsBefore you start
Mirror work is the embroidery that makes chaniya cholis and torans sparkle during Navratri. This children's version uses foil-covered card circles for the mirrors and glued wool for the stitching, so there are no needles or glass.
The finished piece is a bright felt wall hanging with a flower in the middle and tassels along the bottom. You can stop after any step and finish another day.
Step 1: Make the mirrors: Draw round the lid on the card to make small circles, then cut them out. Wrap each circle in foil and smooth it flat with a finger so it shines.
Step 2: Draw the flower: In pencil on the felt, draw a circle, 8 petals round it, a stem and 2 leaves. Add a line all the way round the edge for the border.
Step 3: Glue on the wool: Run the glue stick along one pencil line at a time and press wool on top. This is your "stitching": do the petals, the stem, the leaves and the edge.
Step 4: Add the mirrors: Glue one mirror in the middle of the flower and one in each petal. Make a ring of mirrors round the edge, then glue a bottle cap in each corner.
Step 5: Add a border and make tassels: Glue one more wool border round the edge. For each tassel, wind wool round a piece of card, tie it at the top, slide it off and snip the loops at the bottom.
Step 6: Hang it up: Glue the tassels along the bottom edge, let everything dry, then hang it by the door for Navratri.
More ideas to extend
- Idea 1
Little ones: cut the card circles yourself and let them wrap the foil and glue.
- Idea 2
Little ones: use 4 or 5 petals instead of 8, and skip the ring of mirrors.
- Idea 3
Older kids: design their own motif first, such as a peacock, a diya or a mango leaf.
- Idea 4
Older kids: make a repeating pattern of mirror sizes, big, small, big, small.
- Idea 5
Make a set of small squares and join them into a toran.
More pictures
Make the mirrors
Glue on the wool
Add the mirrors
Add a border and make tassels
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