Monday, 3 August 2015

Indian traditions: rangoli

The first of the Indian traditions we focused on during the Other People create-a-challenge badge was the art form of rangoli.

We began with a discussion using a photo-heavy Powerpoint presentation I had created. The Brownie Guides learnt what rangoli is, the variety of materials used and the various occasions for which rangoli designs are created.



This Youtube video gave a great demonstration on how a design can be created. The girl's were enthralled the whole time, so I recommend watching! We don't have internet at our Guide Hall, so I just downloaded the video from Youtube.

Video: Diwali special rangoli design - Multicoloured flower rangoli.




From here, it was time to create our own rangoli art. I purchased these kits from CleverPatch ages ago, so it was great to finally get to use them! Each girl created a beautiful unique design, despite the fact they were all using the same base pattern.


Source: CleverPatch

These photos were taken as the girl's were still working on their designs. I forgot to take photos of the final products.






We ran out of time to complete the final activity I had planned. Using the video below, I was going to have the Brownie Guides learn to create a rangoli design on grid paper. The video shows a seemingly difficult design which is actually quite simple!

Youtube video title: Rangoli Design with dots easy to draw and beutiful for beginners By Meartist.in



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