Make a Paper Toran: Navratri Craft Template
Children follow step-by-step instructions to colour, cut, fold and glue a festival decoration, building scissor skills and fine motor control.
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Navratri Fun Time Little Stars Activity Pack: Counting, Colours, Garba Games & Crafts for Ages 4-6
This is page 18 of the pack. Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Curriculum
- Art & Craft > Arts & Crafts
- Fine Motor > Scissor Skills & Cutting
How to use this worksheet
Colour the leaves green and the flowers orange or yellow. Cut out each shape along its outline with a grown-up's help. Fold each tab back along the dotted line, put the string inside the folds and glue the tabs down. Hang it: leaf, flower, leaf, flower.
Materials needed
- Crayons or colour pencils
- Safety scissors
- Glue stick
- String, about 1 metre
Extension activities
- 1Hang the toran on a door or window for Navratri.
- 2Add your own drawn mango leaves or bells.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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