Art & Craft For Kids

Indian Rangoli – Rangoli, also known as Kolam or Muggu, is a folk art from India in which patterns are created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals. It is usually made during Diwali (Deepawali), Onam, Pongal and other Indian festivals. They are meant to be …

Christmas Coloring Pages: It’s Christmas! Time for you to have fun, sing, dance and paint the the town red. Well, why don’t you first do it here. See all the images in the Christmas Coloring Pages collection. Download free coloring sheets, print and color. This coloring page is a part of a large collection of free printable coloring book pages …

Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. These are terrestrial large mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct. Only two genera, Loxodonta (African elephants) and Elephas (Asiatic elephants), are living. The family was first described by John Edward Gray …

How To Draw Elephant: Drawing for Students and Children: Step – by – step procedure to draw Elephant. Click on the image you like – and start doing it as shown in the image. World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. Conceived in 2011 by Canadian …

How To Draw Bird: Drawing Lessons for Students and Children – Step – by – step procedure to draw a bird. Click on the image you like – and start doing it as shown in the image. To increase the size of the image you select – save the image to desktop, paste in a document and stretch to increase the …

How To Draw: Drawing is a skill, just like reading or cooking or playing soccer. Sure, some people seem to be born being able to do these things, but the rest of us have to learn. You can learn how to draw just like you can learn to play soccer or drive a car. We’ll break it down for you …

Chikan or Chikankari Embroidery: The present form of chikan (meaning elegant patterns on fabric) work is associated with the city of Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh. Chikan embroidery on silk is Lucknow’s own innovation. The other chikan styles are that of Calcutta and Dacca. However, characteristic forms of stitch were developed in Lucknow: phanda and murri. Chikan embroidery is believed to …

Banni or Heer Bharat (Gujarat) Embroidery: The Banni or Heer Bharat embroidery originates in Gujarat, and is practiced mainly by the Lohana community. It is done with silk floss (Heer means “silk floss”) and it is famous for its vibrancy and richness in color pallets & design patterns, which include shisha (mirror) work. Bagh and phulkari embroidery of the Punjab …

Banjara Embroidery: Practiced by the Lambada gypsy tribes of Andhra Pradesh, Banjara embroidery is a mix of applique with mirrors and bead-work. Bright red, yellow, black and white colored cloth is laid in bands and joined with a white criss-cross stitch. The Banjaras of Madhya Pradesh who are found in the districts of Malwa and Nimar have their own style …

Aari Embroidery: Aari work involves a hook, plied from the top but fed by silk thread from below with the material spread out on a frame. This movement creates loops, and repeats of these lead to a line of chain stitches. The fabric is stretched on a frame and stitching is done with a long needle ending with a hook …