Making Diwali lamps - Winter Festivals

Year One have been studying Diwali as part of their Celebrations topic. They have learnt the story of the Ramayana, a Hindu epic about Prince Rama, his wife Sita and an evil ten-headed demon called Ravana. Hindus celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, by lighting small lamps known as Divas.

Children in Pine Class today had the chance to make their own Diwali lamps out of clay. The children are used to making models from play dough, but clay is a very different material and a lot of them were surprised by how much harder it was to shape. It definitely worked the muscles in their hands! 

They deorated their lamps with colourful beads and sequins. The end results were very impressive, and everyone is looking forward to the clay fully drying so they can take their creations home.