Diwali · ABOUT 15 MINUTES

Paper-plate diya decoration

A hands-on, screen-free craft for curious little makers. Have a grown-up help with preparation and any cutting.

Purple and pink decorated paper-plate diya with a yellow and orange paper flame
Here’s what you’re making. Digitally generated finished-craft preview. Your colors and decorations can be different.

✓ Finished-example picture✓ Supplies checklist✓ Easy numbered steps✓ Grown-up help where needed

Make it together

  1. Color the plate with warm colors and patterns.
  2. Fold the plate gently into a little bowl shape.
  3. Decorate it with a paper flame and place it on a shelf.

Try this next

For a simpler craft, decorate a flat plate. For more challenge, create a repeating rangoli border.

Safety note: Use a paper flame only. Never place a real candle in this paper craft.

Cover of Tabitha’s First Diwali
GROWN-UPS: KEEP THE ADVENTURE GOING

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See the matching Tabitha’s First Diwali picture book and watch the animated story together.

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