RangoliCrescent and star rangoli
A white crescent moon and a golden star on a deep teal circle, with a ring of dots like lamps. A calm, simple design to welcome guests on Eid.
- Level
- Easy
- Size
- About 30 to 45 cm across (1 to 1.5 feet)
- Time
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Steps
- 5
- Good for
- Eid, beginners
Colours you need
TealWhiteYellow
Tap Outline to see the design as lines, then print it to practise on paper or to colour in.
How to draw it, step by step
Sweep the floor and wipe it with a damp cloth so the powder grips. Mark the centre with chalk. Then follow the pictures. Each one adds one part.
Make a ring of teal around what you have so far, keeping the same width all the way round.
Draw a crescent moon in white, slightly left of the centre, with its open side facing right.
Add a small five-point star in yellow inside the open side of the moon.
Place sixteen yellow dots in a ring. Drop a pinch of powder and press lightly for each dot.
Draw a thin white circle around the design. A string held at the centre, with chalk at the other end, keeps it round.
Tip: Draw the crescent as two circles: a large one, then a slightly smaller one shifted to one side. The part of the large circle left outside the small one is your moon.
Make it your own
- Change the colours to what you have at home. Any two strong colours and white are enough.
- Make it smaller for a puja thali or a table, or repeat it three times in a row along a wall.
- Print the outline and let children colour it first. It is good practice before the powder comes out.
New to rangoli? Read how to make rangoli and colours and materials first.