Rangoli Stained Glass Art

Give the traditional rangoli a creative twist take it off the floor and turn it into a beautiful stained-glass-inspired hanging!

Children will design their own rangoli patterns on transparent art sheets and explore the unique qualities of glass paints and thick markers. They will learn how transparency works and practice controlling pressure, strokes and the flow of color to create vibrant, translucent patterns.

Once their rangoli is complete, children will add yarn and tassels to transform their artwork into a decorative hanging ready to brighten up a corner of their home this Diwali.

Session Flow:

Explore Discover transparency and look at rangoli in a new format

Design Create an original rangoli pattern

Experiment Learn to work with glass paints and thick markers

Create Explore pressure, strokes and color flow

Finish Add yarn and tassels to turn the artwork into a hanging

What Children Create:

A transparent rangoli art hanging, decorated with yarn and tassels.

What Kids Learn:

1. How traditional rangoli can be reimagined through a different art medium

2. The concept of transparency

3. How to work with glass paints and thick markers

4.Control of pressure, strokes and color flow

5. How different materials behave on a transparent surface

6. How to turn a flat artwork into a decorative hanging