2/3s Learn about Diwali

Decorating the lamp with beads

A very precise design

Painting with acrylic paint

Adding sand to a Rangoli design

Painting tiny details

A Finished Lamp

Beginning Mehndi hand design

Working on the palm

Checking out some traditional finger designs

Half the class with their lamps

Seven finished lamps

Six more students with their lamps

The 2/3 class will further the connection they made this fall with Shanti Bhavan in southern India. Parker 2/3s are learning about the Indian holiday, Diwali, or festival of lights. They are making small decorated clay avali lamps, Rangoli designs with colored sand, and Mehndi or henna hand designs, all connected to Diwali. We'll then share what we've learned with the second grade students at Shanti Bhavan.