Hello,

On this rakshabandhan, we made very simple rakhis.

I am sure you can try these yourself too. Here, are the steps.

Simple Rakhi

Quite similar actually to our toddler activity.

1) We bought a packet of paper flowers.

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2) We added a satin ribbon to it.

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3) We made some paper mounts for the rakhis.

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4) We made out packets for Aruja’s brothers and sent across the packets along with a paper photo frame.

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I named each of her brothers and she chose which Rakhi she wanted to pack for him. So each rakhi was special.

 

Some more older posts on Rakhis.

Last year, we had made many rakhis. In different materials and designs and had thoroughly enjoyed them.

If you want to try them, here is the post: DIY Rakhis.

If you want a ready kit to buy these rakhis, you can click on the following links:

Paper Rakhi kit by Creative Bits at www.Amazon.in

Foam Rakhi kit by Creative Bits at www.Amazon.in

 

Below are some nice web links if you want to know more about Rakshabandhan.

(Click on the below links.)

Information in general: Wikipedia link

Legends and stories behind Rakshabandhan

Rakshabandhan songs. My favorite is “Phoolon Ka taaron ka”.

A quick cartoon for the kids.

 

Have a super weekend and hope you are able to enjoy with your brothers and sisters.

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Love,

Poornima