Woven Basket Craft – Baisakhi
Art & Craft

Woven Basket Craft – Baisakhi

Let's create a symbolic, woven decorative basket design (like a traditional winnosia or winnowing fan) perfect for celebrating Poila Baishakh! This project uses paper weaving techniques and bright colours to craft unique cultural decorations.

Paper Crafting Celebration 30 to 60 mins 9 to 12 years Art & Craft Class 5

Materials Needed

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Prepare Weaving Strips

Take yellow A4 size craft paper. Use a pencil and ruler to draw equidistant lines across the sheet.

Cut the stripes

Then, take your crafty scissors and cut the sheet into uniform strips following these lines.

Weave the Basket Base

Arrange your yellow strips and weave them tightly in a checkerboard pattern (horizontal and vertical) to create a square woven base.

Create the Basket Shape and Support

On the woven base, use a pencil to draw the traditional shape of the winnowing basket. Take a white sheet and cut it into the same shape.

Prepare the support

This white piece will give the woven piece solid support.

Assemble the Base

Cut the basket shape out from the yellow woven sheet. Stick the white paper on the back of the woven cutout using Fevicol MR. Now, cut a thin yellow strip to cover the edges.

Draw the Symbol

Stick the thin yellow strip on the border with Fevicol MR. Draw a festive symbol (like a swastika or a traditional motif) in the center of the woven area.

Paint the Symbol

Use Rangeela Tempera Pastel Colours to paint the symbol/motif you drew. Let the paint dry completely.

Final Touch

Your handmade woven Baishakhi decoration is complete!

Steps to Create this Activity

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Prepare Weaving Strips

Take yellow A4 size craft paper. Use a pencil and ruler to draw equidistant lines across the sheet.

Cut the stripes

Then, take your crafty scissors and cut the sheet into uniform strips following these lines.

Weave the Basket Base

Arrange your yellow strips and weave them tightly in a checkerboard pattern (horizontal and vertical) to create a square woven base.

Create the Basket Shape and Support

On the woven base, use a pencil to draw the traditional shape of the winnowing basket. Take a white sheet and cut it into the same shape.

Prepare the support

This white piece will give the woven piece solid support.

Assemble the Base

Cut the basket shape out from the yellow woven sheet. Stick the white paper on the back of the woven cutout using Fevicol MR. Now, cut a thin yellow strip to cover the edges.

Draw the Symbol

Stick the thin yellow strip on the border with Fevicol MR. Draw a festive symbol (like a swastika or a traditional motif) in the center of the woven area.

Paint the Symbol

Use Rangeela Tempera Pastel Colours to paint the symbol/motif you drew. Let the paint dry completely.

Final Touch

Your handmade woven Baishakhi decoration is complete!