Lohri Bonfire Craft: Color and Blow!

How to use this worksheet

Have your child color the bonfire picture first using crayons or colored pencils. Next, help them add small amounts of yellow and orange paint near the top of the fire shape. Give your child a straw and show them how to gently blow the wet paint outward to create flame-like streaks, supervising closely during this step. Let the painted flames dry before admiring the finished bonfire scene together.

Materials needed

• Crayons or colored pencils
• Yellow and orange paint
• Straw

Extension activities

• •Discuss the Lohri festival and its traditions, including why families gather around a bonfire.
• •Create a bonfire scene using other materials, like construction paper flames and cotton for smoke.
• •Practice blowing through a straw onto plain paint to create abstract art before trying the flame effect.
• •Sing or listen to a traditional Lohri song together.
• •Talk about fire safety and why real bonfires need adult supervision.

Tips for parents and teachers

Encourage children to be creative with their coloring and blowing techniques, since the paint-blowing effect will look different every time. Help them understand the concept of making fire safely, distinguishing this craft activity from real flames. Supervise the blowing step closely, both to avoid inhaling paint and to help direct the straw for the best flame effect.