{"id":36683,"date":"2024-02-20T03:29:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T03:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/?p=36683"},"modified":"2024-02-22T00:43:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T00:43:56","slug":"harmony-week-lotus-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/cospedia\/harmony-week-lotus-flower","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Harmony Week with Lotus Flower Craft Activity for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Harmony Week is a time to celebrate diversity, inclusivity, and cultural richness in schools by fostering positive relationships between students.<\/p>

For teachers, one wonderful way to engage students in this celebration through craft activities that not only promote creativity but also serve as a means to convey a powerful message of unity and harmony.<\/p>

One fantastic way to captivate young minds on this significant topic is through printable templates, providing an opportunity for their creativity to run wild.<\/p>

We’ve put together a fun and educational ‘Lotus Flower Craft Worksheet’ for kids – an enjoyable and educational project that encourages artistic expression and prompts reflection on the importance of harmony and unity.<\/p>

The worksheet features step-by-step instructions to empower students to craft their lotus flowers using readily available materials such as crayons, markers, glue, and scissors.<\/p>

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Materials Needed:<\/strong><\/h1>
  1. Lotus Flower Craft Template (Attached Worksheet)<\/li>
  2. Scissors<\/a><\/li>
  3. Colouring supplies (crayons<\/a>, markers<\/a>, or coloured pencils<\/a>)<\/li>
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    Crafting Process:<\/h1>\n
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      Download worksheet:<\/strong> To begin this activity, start by downloading the free lotus Harmony Week flower worksheets below.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Colouring and Personalisation: <\/b>After downloading, encourage students to use vibrant colours of their choice, whether they are crayons, pencil colours, or markers, to fill in the petals and lotus pad.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Writing Process: <\/span>Prompt students <\/span>to express their thoughts about Harmony Day by writing a single word or phrase on the lotus petals.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Cutting Out the Lotus:<\/strong> Once colouring is complete, guide students to carefully cut out the lotus petals and pad along the marked edges.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Creating a Display:<\/strong> When the lotus petals and pad are neatly cut out, students can arrange and stick them together using a glue stick or PVA glue, creating the shape of a lotus flower as displayed in the first worksheet.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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      Harmony Week is a celebration of Australia’s cultural diversity, fostering inclusivity, respect, and a sense of belonging for all communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":36758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2121],"tags":[56,696,2788,2324,998,3171,3172,3170,1840,3168,1601,2789],"class_list":["post-36683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cospedia","category-education","tag-arts-and-crafts","tag-classroom-craft","tag-classroom-worksheet","tag-craft-activities","tag-craft-worksheets","tag-harmony","tag-harmony-day","tag-harmony-week-2024","tag-in-classroom-learning","tag-lotus-flower","tag-worksheet","tag-worksheet-for-kids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36683"}],"version-history":[{"count":126,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38106,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36683\/revisions\/38106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}