Over the past few years, it has become a tradition to make colorful Rangoli in our house during Diwali. It’s easy to get colored rice powder to make Rangoli back home, but here we have improvised by using salt. Just add a few drops of food coloring to a bowl of salt, and mix well (using a gloved hand works the best). Microwave for 30-40 seconds to let the color seep in. Put a glass of water while the salt ‘cooks’ in the microwave to avoid any damage to the microwave.
Ish looks forward to making Rangoli as soon as Diwali preparations start. This year he chose the design himself using a Google Image search, and we made the Rangoli a day before Diwali. I drew the Rangoli motif on a clean floor which we both filled out with color. Emm ‘helped’ a bit, and then was off to play.
We made a much simpler Rangoli last year. The good thing about that was that both the brothers could help without getting overwhelmed about making mistakes.
This is the Rangoli we made outside the door for Diwali 2007:
You can find some interesting Rangoli information and activities by clicking this link.
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