The Irula people are mainly Hindus. We learnt about Hinduism last half term and even went to the temple.

For your art lesson today,  I would like you to plan, draw and colour in a rangoli pattern on paper.

Remember to make your patterns the same all of the way around. Start by drawing your shape and then put it in to sections. Colour each section the same as the others. Just use 3 or 4 colours so it is not too tricky.

I would love to see some of your artwork. Email them to me and I will put them on the blog tomorrow 🙂

Can you remember why Hindus draw rangoli patterns on the pavements?

Here are some examples: