Learn These Pollution-Free Paper Crafts for Diwali

Diwali, the Festival of Lights, signifies the victory of good over evil. It marks Lord Rama's triumphant return to his kingdom with his beloved Sita and loyal brother Lakshman, after defeating the demon king Ravana. Their homecoming filled the hearts of their subjects with joy and became the essence of Diwali. It's a time to celebrate the triumph of good and relish moments with our dear ones.

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This year, let's make a commitment to celebrate an eco-friendly Diwali by embracing paper crafts for decoration. These craft ideas are easy to create at home and can be shared as thoughtful gifts. Here's a list of DIY Diwali art and craft projects you can enjoy making.

1. Lantern with a Twist: This crafting idea is a breeze! Gather some ice cream sticks, colorful paper, and sketch pens. The lantern's size is entirely up to you - go big or go small. Your main goal is to create square paper frames, with ice cream sticks as the frame edges. Get creative and draw rangoli designs on four of these squares.

Now, the fun part: assemble these squares to make a cool lantern box. You'll need six square sides for this. Don't forget to make a hole at the top, and string a line of LED lights through it. Hang these lanterns along your walls or balconies and let the light shine!

2. Foldable Paper Diya Delight: Grab a sheet of colored paper and get your folding skills ready. Start folding the paper into an accordion shape, just like a harmonica! Fold it in the middle and connect one end to create a cool semicircle. Now, let's add some bling – attach some beads to the straight side.

Next, channel your inner artist to craft a fiery flame with yellow and orange paper. You can stick an LED light to the paper flame and then onto the diya. Create more of these and attach them along the LED light line. When you switch on the lights, it'll be like little diyas hanging gracefully from the walls or balconies. Plus, it's a breeze to make and helps keep the air pollution-free during Diwali. 

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3. Radiant Rangoli from Paper Plates: This delightful Diwali craft for kids is as easy as pie! All you need are paper plates, colorful bindis, cotton balls, and glue. You can let your creativity run wild, shaping intricate rangolis using these everyday items. Once done, display your paper plate rangolis on the outer walls of your main gate.

But wait, there's more! Here's a bright idea: transform your paper plate rangolis into radiant diyas. Add some little lights to make them shine like real lamps. You can even place the accordion diya you learned to make right in the center of these glowing creations. It's a fantastic way to light up your festive spirit! 

4. Leafy Fun Paper Garland: Crafting garlands couldn't be simpler! Get your colored paper, scissors, glue, vibrant threads, and sketch pens ready. Sketch out leaf designs on the colored paper and cut them with your trusty scissors. To make it even easier, you can sketch a leaf on just one side of the paper and then fold it to cut out multiple leaves at once. Create small holes at the top of these leaves for threading through the colorful strings.

This paper leaf garland is the easiest Diwali decoration idea. Whip up several leafy garlands and hang them above your doors or inside your home's worship room. You can even add a twist by weaving some twinkling lights through these paper-made garlands. It's a bright way to jazz up your Diwali decor! 

5. Lively Cardboard Lanterns: This Diwali craft idea might sound like a challenge, but it's definitely achievable with some cardboard magic. Start by cutting rectangular strips of cardboard, then fold them into circular shapes. Surround these with colorful paper petals to create a charming floral design. To complete the look, add a circular cardboard piece to the center and give it a pop of color.

Now, here's where the fun begins: poke a hole in the top piece of cardboard and slide in a rice light. Your radiant cardboard lantern is ready to shine! You can hang these floral cardboard lights anywhere you like. Don't worry, there's no origami wizardry involved. Just snip the floral petals in your preferred shapes and stick them onto the cardboard to craft your very own paper flowers. Voila! 

6. Sparkling Paper Fireworks: Doesn't it sound intriguing? And the best part is, there are no real firecrackers involved! Cut colorful paper into various shapes and craft your very own firecrackers on a card. Add some glittering papers to give them that dazzling touch and create virtual fireworks with golden ribbons. This is the ultimate paper Diwali craft card to share with your friends and family. All you need are glue, blank paper cards, colored paper, glitter stickers, golden ribbon, sketch pens, and scissors. It's a blast to create and share!