Ganesh Chaturthi drawing ideas for kids to try this festive season
Celebrating Lord Ganesh's birthday on August 26 will be a grand affair like the previous time. During celebrations, grownups remain busy in preparations, involving pandal decorations to display the idol of Ganpati Bappa, bringing Lord Ganesh home, making delicious dishes and organising various other cultural activities. While adults do their activities, let your kids get engaged in entertaining activities! Read more to know simple Ganesh drawing ideas for kids to try this festive season.
New Delhi: Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 is hardly a week away, and with its arrival, the festival brings lots of excitement to adults and children equally. Celebrating the elephant-headed deity’s birthday on August 26 will be a grand affair like the previous time. During celebrations, grownups remain busy in preparations, involving pandal decorations to display the idol of Ganpati Bappa, bringing Lord Ganesh to home or these pandals, making delicious dishes and organising various other cultural activities. While adults do their activities, let your kids get engaged in entertaining activities like drawing!
Drawing during Ganesh Chaturthi is a great way for kids to express their devotion, creativity, and bonding with Lord Ganesha. It is a fun and engaging activity, particularly for children, that allows them to take part in the festival in an artistic and personal way. It is also a way to celebrate the festival’s spirit of joy, positivity, and new beginnings.
Easy Ganesh Chaturthi drawing: Step-by-step guide
Here is a step-by-step guide to help children create easy Ganesh Chaturthi festival drawings. This guide can prepare them even for a contest. There are a few hacks to make easy drawings. Try using the English alphabet ‘U’ to make the face, and then add the trunk, hair and ears. Draw number 5 and connect it to make Ganesh’s face and trunk. On the side, add the ears, and the face is ready.
Step 1: Draw the body first by making the face, belly, trunk, ears, arms and legs one by one.
Step 2: Add details like eyes and nose, the trunk and ears. Add elements like jewellery and garlands.
Step 3: Add more elements, such as a plate of modaks on one side and the mice, his divine carrier, on the other.
Step 4: Draw a background like Ganesh surrounded by nature. Make simple sketches of diyas, bells and rangoli in the background.
Step 5: Using sketch pens or crayons, fill out all the elements with colour, including the background.
With these simple and easy Ganesh Chaturthi drawing ideas, your children will enjoy the festivity!