CREATIVE ACTIVITIES TO DO ON KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI

13 CREATIVE ACTIVITIES TO DO ON KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI

Here are some ways to help you celebrate this Krishna Janmashtami at home, in your society

1. Dress up like Radha or Krishna on Krishna Janmashtami

To celebrate, Kids are usually dressed to resemble little Krishna & little Radhas. I asked our readers to send in the pics of their kids. Here are a few,



2. Make a Krishna Janmashtami Peacock Crown

While the Lord wears many ornaments, his constant accessory is a peacock feather in his hair. Have you ever wondered why Lord Krishna wears a peacock feather?

Story goes that Krishna played his flute and the peacocks were so mesmerized that with large tears of ecstasy, the king of peacocks dropped many divine feathers at Krishna’s feet. Krishna lovingly accepted the offering of the peacocks and picked up the feathers and to everybody’s joy, placed a few of them on his turban. Thus he came to wear the peacock feathers.

3. Decorate a Dahi handi ( Curd Pot)

Lord Krishna, in his infant form loved eating butter and would gather his friends to steal the butter from the handi. They would make small pyramids to reach the dahi handi hung at greater heights and then enjoy eating the tasty butter made by their mother. This is the real story behind celebrating Dahi Handi, which depicts the mischievous acts of Lord Krishna.



4. Welcome Krishna with a Footstep Rangoli

Draw a Rangoli & make tiny Krishna footsteps leading to your house .

Typically we use rice flour & water mixture for this.. not too runny, not too thick. make the toe prints using finger tips.
Its considered auspicious to have krishna’s footsteps leading to your house and is said to bring lots of happiness.

5. Create a Krishna village scene


The word ‘jhanki’ means to look into the past. Hence, Janmashtami jhankis are arranged on the different themes relating to the past life of the Lord Krishna, his childhood, boyhood, his raas leela and other incidents of his life.

The most important arrangement for Janmashtami celebration is that of baby Krishna. Hence, special stress is given on jhankis showing scenes from Lord Krishna’s childhood. Besides, devotees also make beautiful ‘jhulans’ or cradles for the baby Bal Gopal. Have kids setup their jhaankis (scenes from Krishna’s birth time) – Use Clay, Colored Sand, Clay dolls, animals etc to make your own unique scenes. Here are a few more ideas.

6. Host a Dahi Handi Indoors 

During childhood, Lord Krishna would often steal butter that ‘Gopies’ would prepare. After this incident, Krishna was given the name – Makhan Chor. Tie a small earthen pot with buttermilk in the middle of the room. Get the kids blindfolded and have them break this miniature Dahi Handi. For minimum mess, you could also fill it up with sweets instead of buttermilk.

7. Decorate a bansuri / Flute

No Krishna costume is complete without a flute or bansuri. You can buy a decorated flute as part of the costume or get a plain one and decorate it using silver/ golden ribbons, Shiny Washi tape or gota and embellishments.
8. Create Peacock Feather Party favors
These feather pens favors can be created in your choice of colors to compliment your beautiful Krishashtami celebrations. Wrap a Satin Ribbon around a pen and stick a peacock .

9. Make a Beautiful Kolam Card

10. Create a Krishna Jhula

A statue of baby Krishna is placed in a swing decorated with flowers and soft pillows with richly decorated cushions and women folk sing to him, offer him sweets and pray to him on this day.

11. Visit your local ISKCON Temple

12. Aarti ki Thali Decoration for Janmashtami

13 Make Sweets & Savories with your kids