Holi, also known as the festival of colors, is a vibrant festival, full of colors, great food, and music. It is the time when people come together to celebrate the spirit of spring with an exciting ritual of playing different water games and applying each other dry colors. Holi is the perfect opportunity for kids, adults, and elders to come together and have a great party time. Since it's also a festival that is full of so many colors, it gives kids the perfect opportunity to express their creative skills.
One of the best possible pre-Holi artistic activities can be to make some beautiful Holi greeting cards. These greeting cards can be used to send invitations to people that you may want to invite to your party. The kids can get involved in this process and learn how to make festival-specific greeting cards.
Here is the step-by-step process of how kids can make a Holi greeting card at home that signifies the spirit of the festival.
The first and most important step is to gather all the supplies before starting with the actual craft work. A child would typically need some colored papers for the greeting card, sketch pens, sparkles, some decorative items such as stones, and a plain envelope to keep the greeting card in. You may add or subtract supplies as per convenience and availability. Some other materials such as ribbons and buttons can also be used to enhance the exterior look of the greeting card.
The next step is to take a rectangular sheet of paper and fold it in half. Generally, an A4-sized sheet of paper is considered proper for making a greeting card. However, you may choose the size based on your preference. A regular-colored paper sheet with a smooth surface is considered the best since one can write and decorate it comfortably. However, one can find different types of people such as crepe paper, kraft paper, and mulberry paper to make a greeting card. Just remember that whatever people choose should have a smooth surface area so you may write comfortably.
Now comes the most important step which is decorating the greeting card. This is the step where one can get as creative as they want. One of the ideas is to use a sketch pen to make Water guns, different colors, plates, food items in the front and write Happy Holi in big alphabets. Another idea that a child can do is to make something with colorful paper such as a small ribbon and paste it on the front to give it a colorful appeal. Decorate it with small stones and stickers.
Once the front-page decoration is completed, the child may switch to writing the message inside the card. Inside the card, you may write about the invitation, the date, the venue, and the time of the festival. Also, if it's a simple card about wishing people a happy Holi, then you may write a small message, conveying your best wishes. Kids must try to write it in beautiful calligraphy with colorful sketch pens and use some sparkle or decorative stones.
Decorating the card internally is also important to give an overall good impression to the person receiving the card. In the internal part of the card, kids may add some specific elements such as drawing water balloons and simply kids playing Holi with each other. Parents may also help the child add some exciting elements like stones, ribbons, and buttons to make the external part of the card pop out even more.
To give a more put-together look to the card, parents may use thin paper cuts in the horizontal and vertical corners of the card. These paper cutouts have to be in a contrasting color with the color of the card. For example, if the card is pink in color, try to choose a different color, such as yellow or blue to paste on the border. Other paper cutouts in the shape of a heart or a balloon can also be pasted using double tape to give a 3-D effect to the pasted cutout.
A great way to make a card special is by adding a personal touch to it. This could be by adding some personal detail about the person that you're making the card for writing a special message. You may also add your signature at the end of the card to make the person remember you while reading the card. A personalized touch may also include decorating a card in a manner that you know the other person would like.
The final step is to put the greeting card in a proper envelope that secures the card and also adds a formal touch. This is necessary if you're planning on inviting people to your Holi party and want to send invitations to different places. This makes sure that the card reaches the concerned person in an optimal state.
Using artistic skills during festive time is a great way to kickstart the festive season and enhance creativity and imagination. It also makes the child culturally aware and lets them experiment with different themes to make beautiful greeting cards.