December 2nd is the National Day of United Arab Emirates.
UAE is a diverse country. It is the central hub for people to meet, work together and develop relationships. This country offers a sense of freedom, security and respect for all beliefs and cultures.
Expats as well as the locals live in perfect harmony here, hence the expats are equally excited and participate in the celebrations, with little children dressed in flag colors and balloons and stickers, badges and sweets being distributed.
From record gathering of flags to breathtaking phenomenal fireworks to fancy luxury cars embossed in national flag colors and bling .. we will be seeing it all !!
While the country is all set for the National day celebration with full pomp and show, I decided to teach my students how to decorate with regular household items to make lovely celebratory decoration and accessories.
We used regular plastic bottles and cut out the base in the shape of a flower. We later applied acrylic paints in the colors of red, green, black and white. These were then tied up and hung as decoration.
Younger students made these simple trees with various shapes. The theme centered around the colors used.
We also rolled up newspaper and made these large flowers to stick on the walls.
Work still in progress.
we made the flag out of paper chains.
We bought ribbons of the flag color and cut out “bangles” out of plastic bottle and wrapped it all around the plastic bottle – making a bangle with the flag colors.
We also used nail polish to color “washers” and tied it to these thin ribbons. The kids love accessorizing themselves with these.
These displayed handicrafts are a part of the UAE culture. In the olden days, people relied on the resilient Palm tree to provide everything from shade to food to shelter material. The branches of the palm tree were used to make these baskets, hand fans, bread serving dishes, food mats etc.
The red siting area is just recreated here to show how, in the olden days, they would preferably sit on these hard cushions which can still be found in most homes. Actually they are quite comfortable.
We wanted to make several more items for the National Day, but felt, slightly limited since all our projects had to have recycled material usage as well as be decorative in nature.
How do you decorate your home, office or school for your National day ? Do you get your kids involved in the decoration ?
Please drop in a line to tell me if and how, you liked these easy and fun creations.
Recycled objects :-
Empty plastic bottles
Newspaper
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So many amazing things. I love those weaved baskets, they are so unique with their colorful patterns,
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What great crafts for the kids! And it’s so fantastic that you involve them in such a special celebration. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you Amy. So glad you liked these creations.
Thank you Amy.
So many amazing things. I love those weaved baskets, they are so unique with their colorful patterns,
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I love this celebration for crafting with kids! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!