The patterns and designs that come from India are eye catching. Here’s a fun way to teach your child about art and India. Create your own stamp!
Looking at a few Indian patterns and designs through items from India in our house we started to discover some reoccurring patterns. I had my daughter collect those items and start to make sketches on the designs.
We also explored websites that featured Indian items to make it easier to create.
Exploring Designs from India with Kids
In making her drawings we noticed a few reoccurring patterns. Have you ever noticed them?
Here’s a simple way to create DIY stamps from India for your child.
- Reused cardboard box
- Hot glue gun and glue
- Marker
- Paper
- India clip art.
Have your child create a design on the cardboard surface inspired by the Indian designs they’ve observed. For younger children have them show you the design they like and draw it for them on the cardboard.
Then the adults will trace the design with hot glue gun and allow to cool. Once cool cut out stamps to use for projects.
The India Design Stamps can be used for
- stamping with ink
- crayon rubbings
- playing with playground or air clay
See here how we used our stamps to create a Diya for Diwali!
Here’s on idea for how to make your own diya for Diwali with air clay and beads and our stamps.
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These are beautiful. Going to try these tonight without the kids.
We've had a lot of fun finding the repetitive patterns in Indian items around our house. If you look up Henna designs that would be a great place to start for inspiration too.
Kim, these are absolutely stunning. I look forward to trying to make some and using them with my kids.