Make! Diwali Diva Decoration

Celebrate the Festival of Lights by making a wonderful Diwali decoration.
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Make! Diwali Diva Decoration
Celebrate the Festival of Lights by making a wonderful paper decoration in our Mke! tutorial.
a paper plate with a lit candle in it
Step 8.
Choose a special place to display your decoration. Happy Diwali everyone!
the supplies needed to make this craft include scissors, glue, and other items such as paper plates
You will need:
• Cereal box card or a paper plate • A plate to draw around (or a large circle shape) • Junk mail, packaging card and or scraps of tissue paper • Tissue paper • Kitchen foil or shiny paper scraps • Scissors • Pencil • Pritt stick glue
a white plate sitting on top of a table next to a pencil
Step 1.
Draw around the plate onto the cereal box card.
a pair of scissors sitting on top of a piece of paper next to a circle
Step 2.
Cut out the cardboard circle. You can use a paper plate if you don’t have cardboard.
a blue paper bag sitting on top of a wooden table next to scissors and glue
Step 3.
Glue the large piece of tissue paper onto the cardboard circle and trim around the edge. You can paint or colour the circle shape if you don’t have tissue paper.
a pair of scissors sitting on top of a blue piece of paper that is cut in half
Step 4.
Fold the circle in half and draw a semi-circle shape in the middle of the fold.
scissors, tape, and construction paper sitting on a wooden table next to cut out shapes
Step 5.
Cut out the semi-circle.
the tools are sitting on the table ready to be made into something that looks like a bird
Step 6.
Cut a long rectangle from the packaging card. This will be the candle. Cut a flame shape from yellow, orange or red scrap card.
a blue paper boat with a lit candle in it and some confetti on the floor
Step 7.
Glue the bottom of the candle to the inside of the card circle and stick shiny shapes on the sides to decorate. Cut some fringes from tissue paper, and glue them around the edge of the semi-circular hole.