5 Best Craft Ideas to Make Your Ganesha Idol

Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the mainstream festivals of western India. The celebrations are spectacular throughout the country with creative idols of Lord Ganesha. While the celebrations are grand every year, you also have to set aside a little time for some fun festive activities.

In this article, you will learn to make the best Ganesha idol with us. Go through these 5 best craft ideas to make your Ganesha and enjoy the process with your kids. Doing such activities allows us to connect with children, instil a love of creativity, and help us to talk about festivals and create beautiful handmade items

Also Read: Ganesh Chaturthi: The Day When Wisdom was Born

5 Ganesh Chaturthi Crafts Ideas

1. Umbrella for Ganesha

Allow the kids to contribute with a small umbrella if you're making your own Ganesha idol or purchasing one from a store. A quick Google search will provide you with the steps to make an umbrella. Feel free to decorate it however the kids want!

2. Lentil Ganesha Craft

Print out the Ganesha image from the website and then decorate with lentils to create your own collage. Follow the instructions below to create the perfect craft:

• Take a printout of Lord Ganesha.

• Draw the borders and outlines however you wish to decorate.

• Spread lentils within the sections. 

• Your craft is ready.
  
  

3. Ganesha using Coloured Paper

Make your Ganesh Chaturthi as colourful as you want with coloured paper elephants. Sheet one should be divided into four equal rectangles for the legs. Cut the trunk and tail from a different sheet. Use the remaining pieces to create the body and head. Cut two large circles for ears out of another sheet.
 

Now, roll four pieces of paper for the legs and staple them together. Glue paper to the legs and wrap it around to form the elephant's body. Make a smaller loop for the head and glue it on the trunk and eyes. Then glue the ears and tail. Your coloured paper Ganesh Craft is ready!

4. Make Ganesha’s with Food 

Food for Ganesh Chaturthi does not have to be limited to modaks; you can also try making crafts out of various items such as vegetables. They come in a variety of shapes, colours, and sizes. This allows for more creativity when creating an eco-friendly Ganesh idol. Bottle gourds, bitter gourds, raw bananas, sweet potatoes, zucchini, and other vegetables can be tied together with strings to form an idol of Lord Ganesh that can later be used or given to the less fortunate without harming the environment.

5. Make Ganesha Using Clay

Making your own Ganesha with clay is a fantastic, friendly alternative to buying Ganesha murtis made of materials that may pollute the water during Visarjan. Don't be concerned about how to complete this task, we have given steps to get started here!

• Divide the Clay: You have to begin by dividing the clay into different parts of the body.

• Prepare the Stomach and the Base: With the divided parts, start making the stomach and base for the idol to sit. 

• Legs and Hands: For the legs, roll two pieces of clay. Press lightly at the bottom of the legs to form the shape of feet. Using toothpicks, connect the legs to the stomach and the base. Once you're satisfied with how these parts are safely attached together, roll out the arm shapes from the clay you've set aside. Make the shape of the arm and connect them as well using toothpicks.

• Head: For the head, roll the clay into a round shape. Place the head on top of the body. 

• Ears and Trunk: To make the ears, shape two pieces from the clay. Similarly, shape the clay into a trunk.

• Decorating the Idol: To begin making the crown, roll out the clay into a semicircle. When you're finished rolling it out, make patterns on the crown with tools like a pen cap or a toothpick. Allow time for this to dry. Put some wet clay on the Ganesh idol. Place the idol aside to dry.
  

Craft with Clay for Ganesh Chaturthi

It is very easy to prepare Ganesha Idol using clay. Just follow the steps carefully, and you’ll get a beautiful craft.

Conclusion

Making crafts and involving in fun activities is one of the best ways to keep kids connected to their traditions, and festivals provide lots of opportunities. So, this Ganesh Chaturthi, choose one of these 5 Ganesh Chaturthi craft activities to enjoy with the kids!