We are exploring different pastimes of Lord Jagganath to coincide with rath yatra in Puri. This week we made little model carts for the Lord. These carts are quite simple to make for my preschoolers. The craft can easily be adapted to be made more complex for older kids.
Materials needed:
- Milk carton
- Jagganath Baladev Subhadra deity pictures
- Craft paper of different colours
- Scissors
- Glue
- Coloured pens/pencils/crayons for decorating
Cut the milk carton horizontally in half. You can then wrap it up and decorate with coloured paper or decorate with coloured pens. My preschoolers really enjoyed drawing different designs on the cart.
We then cut out large wheels and a flag from the coloured paper and stuck it on the carton as shown in the picture.
Finally we stuck the picture of the deities in the front.
For further enhancement you can stick some ribbon ropes to the front as well. You can also make more artistic wheels with spokes etc. At Kanhas, I encourage the kids to do most of the craft themselves. So cutting out simple circles was the best we could manage independently!
We really enjoyed making these carts and the kids were engaged for a long time. First they made the carts then they played with the carts – good meditation on the Supreme Lord!
Source:http://kanhasgarden.com.au/building-carts-for-lord-jagganath/
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