Diva Lamps for Diwali!

The children in the EYFS enjoyed making their own Diva Lamps as part of our Diwali focus. We learnt about the significance of the Diva lamps and how they are used to celebrate Diwali, the festival of light as part of our Understanding the World topic. The children worked their fine motor skills to shape the clay around a tea light, they learnt that if they use the warmth from their hands to warm up the dough, it would become more malleable. Then we got creative with the metallic paints! To further develop their Creative Art & Design skills, the children were given the choice of different metallic colours and used brushes to paint them in many different, beautiful designs.