30 handmade rakhi ideas

30 idées de rakhi faites à la main - rakhi bricolage facile pour les enfants

Easy DIY rakhi for kids to make school rakhi making competitions

Handmade rakhi designs for Rakshabandhan

DIY rakhi ideas

The festival of Rakshabandahan or Rakhi as it is commonly called is just a couple of weeks away. This Indian festival is a day for brothers and sisters and is celebrated with greater joy across India. This festival celebrates and strengthens the bond between brothers and sisters. On this day, sisters tie rakhi or an embellished thread on their brother’s wrist and pray for their well-being. Brothers also promise to take care of their sisters and spoil them with gifts.

There are many legends and mythological story where someone like Draupadi, Yamuna or Rani Karnavati tied rakhi and asked Krishna, Yam and Emperor Humayun for help and they left everything to help and save their sisters. The bond of rakhi is considered stronger than blood relations.

Being the only sister to my two brothers, this was and still is a very important and joyful day for me. Though all of us stay far apart now, the approach of this festival always fills me with anticipation and excitement. My daughter too loves sending rakhi to her cousin brother who stays in another city.

This time we thought that we should make rakhi for our brothers and not just buy them from market. Yes, the shops are already brimming with colourful rakhis all around. I shortlisted some lovely rakhi making ideas from internet and here I am sharing the same with you all to help you in your rakhi making endeavours. These are simple ideas which you can easily do with your young children.

DIY Sticker Rakhi

These rakhis are the easiest to make specially if you have young children who you are making these with. These are also very versatile, as you can choose any kind of stickers that you children like. Young children love cartoon characters and you can choose anything that they like.

Common ideas for creating sticker rakhi are:

Cartoon character rakhi

Animal rakhi

Vehicle rakhi

Smiley rakhi

Butterfly rakhi

Bird rakhi etc.