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15 Best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan

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Shruti Acharya | June 15, 2020 | 39 Comments

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Check out 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan – Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

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What is Raksha Bandhan, Why do We Celebrate Rakhi Festival‎?
When is Raksha Bandhan in 2021?
What material can be used for making Rakhi?
How can I make Rakhi at home?
15 Best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan
1. Make an Aeroplane or Car Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan
2. Make an Animal Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan
3. How do you make homemade Rakhi with wool?
4. Rakhi Making For Kids – Using Craft Foam
5. Make a Rakhi with Zari Motifs at home for Rakshabandhan
6. Make a Rakhi with Felt
7. Make a decorative Rakhi using sequins
8. Make a Photo Rakhi at home
9. Make Rakhi at home with paper
10. Make pinwheel Rakhi using felt
11. Make a gorgeous flower rakhi
12. Make a button rakhi
13. Make a silk thread Rakhi
14. Handmade beaded rakhis for Raksha Bandhan
15. Horizontal Foam Rakhi design

What is Raksha Bandhan, Why do We Celebrate Rakhi Festival‎?

Raksha Bandhan (रक्षा बन्धन) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters; [ Source] 

On this day, sisters of all ages tie a talisman, or amulet, called the rakhi, around the wrists of their brothers, symbolically protecting them, receiving a gift in return, and traditionally investing the brothers with a share of the responsibility of their potential care

When is Raksha Bandhan in 2021?

Raksha Bandhan in 2021 is on Sunday, 22 August

What material can be used for making Rakhi?

A Homemade Rakhi can be made with any supplies you have at home, but as a basic, you will need –

  • a thread of some kind to tie with – silk thread, wool, satin ribbon, etc. 
  • Decorative Craft Materials: foam, wool, sequins tassels, beads, etc.
  • Glue & Scissors

How can I make Rakhi at home?

For us too, it is a very special day at home. I love making rakhis for my brothers & now Miss P also makes them each year. It always adds that special touch to make one lovingly at home.  I’m sure you are also searching for cool ideas to make one at home or for a Rakhi-making competition. I searched the net for you and presenting.

15 Best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan

We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

1. Make an Aeroplane or Car Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan

Foam Car & Aeroplane rakhi - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

Children love rakhis with characters they can relate too. Miss P has cousins who are crazy about airplanes, and cars

To make the Aeroplane rakhi, you will need

  1. Foam sticker set – Aeroplane in yellow\
  2. Satin ribbon  in red, cut to size
  3. Felt circle sticker in red,  with adhesive backing
  4. Black marker, Red marker

To make –

  1. Outline the yellow airplane with a black marker.
  2. Add red dots for windows.
  3. Stick this on a Felt circle with adhesive backing
  4. Using glue, Stick the Satin ribbon below the circle.

You can similarly make A car rakhi or any other design.

 2. Make an Animal Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan

Cute Lion Sticker rakhi for kids to make . We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

To make the Lion rakhi, you will need
  1. Sticker set – Lion in yellow
  2. Satin ribbon  in red, cut to size
  3. Felt circle sticker in red  & orange   with adhesive backing

To make –

  1. Stick the Lion sticker on  a Felt red circle with adhesive backing
  2. Place a red satin in between the Red Felt circle & the orange Felt.
  3. Using fevicol, Stick the Satin ribbon between the two circles.

Make more designs – You can replace the Lion with Chota Bheem,  Spiderman, Pokemon sticker.

3. How do you make homemade Rakhi with wool?

how to make a wool rakhi at home. We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

I wrote this guest post for multiculturalkidblogs.com  where I shared this easy DIY rakhi idea and how we celebrate rakhi .

You will need Red & Yellow Wool, some beads & scissors. The steps are the same as you would use to make a pompom. Twist the Red wool around your fingers for 20 rounds. Slowly pull it out & securely tie it at the center. Using scissors, cut the ends of the bow & spread & press to form a flower pompom. Tie a wooden bead at the center & another strand behind to make the Rakhi.

4. Rakhi Making For Kids – Using Craft Foam

Craft Foam rakhi

These are perfect for kids as they tend to like funkier and ‘not so ornamental’ rakhi designs… Check out the full tutorial Art Platter 

5. Make a Rakhi with Zari Motifs at home for Rakshabandhan

Zari design Rakhi - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

Go to any tailoring supply shops in India and buy zari motifs – Flowers, Peacocks, Geometrical designs. These come with a fabric backing that’s easy to stick or stitch onto a lace or gold thread to make your very own Rakhi at home.

Traditional-Rakhi-Styles-and-designs-on-Raksha-Bandhan - Peacock rakhi - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

 

6. Make a Rakhi with Felt

We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

To make the purple rakhi, You will need

  1. Purple designer sticker  – I bought this from ItsyBitsy
  2. Satin ribbon  Yellow cut to size
  3. Purple felt, yellow felt
  4. Scissors
  5. Needle & Thread.

To make –

  1. Assemble the yellow felt, satin ribbon and then purple felt below it. Secure in place using fabric glue as shown in the image above.
  2. Stick the designer sticker on top and Felt rakhi is ready.

7. Make a decorative Rakhi using sequins

Handmade Rakhi 1

Another gorgeous design from the ArtPlatter
Video Tutorial

8. Make a Photo Rakhi at home

Make a special Photo rakhi - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

We loved the photo rakhi idea from Picsquare.  This Raksha Bandhan, send your brother a unique, one-of-a-kind Rakhi with your favorite photo on it.

9. Make Rakhi at home with paper 

easy quilling rakhi designs - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

We love these pretty paper quilling designs from The Craft House Blog

Video Tutorial –

10. Make pinwheel Rakhi using felt

Pinwheel Felt rakhi designs - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom
 
Sharing with you some cute pinwheel rakhi via lavina agarwal They are damn simple and fast to make.
 

 11. Make a gorgeous flower rakhi

felt flower rakhi - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

I tried to search for the source .. but couldn’t. Please let me know who made this and I’ll add the link to it.

12. Make a button rakhi 

Cute Handmade Rakhis with buttons - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

Button Felt Rakhi’s via VisheshCollection is super cute to make too

13. Make a silk thread Rakhi

rakhi with Silk threads - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

 

Use a silk thread to make Rakhi, because silk thread is used in the Raksha Bandhan festival traditionally. Tutorial via Radhika

14. Handmade beaded rakhis for Raksha Bandhan

1-Handmade beaded rakhis for raksha bandhan - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

Twist multiple strands of colored silk and add a golden  bead in between.

 

15.  Horizontal Foam Rakhi design

Rakhi with foam - We have 15 best ideas to make Rakhi at home for Rakshabandhan - Perfect rakhi ideas for kids to make, rakhi competition, best of waste, simple and handmade with detailed step by step images- ArtsyCraftsyMom

These horizontal rakhis made using foam will be perfect for little hands and are super simple to make. Idea via 

That’s all for today.. I hope you liked our handmade rakhi ideas and if you have more suggestions for us to try out, leave a link in the comments below.

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About Shruti Acharya

Shruti is a writer, photographer, DIY lover, passionate homemaker, and the chief dreamer at ArtsyCraftsyMom.com . Shruti lives in Bangalore, India with her husband and daughter. She loves showcasing fun art activities, crafts for kids, celebrations, childrens books & all the craziness that is India.

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Comments

  1. Avatar of Somu @ WoodoozSomu @ Woodooz says

    July 15, 2012 at 6:18 am

    Oh The kids Rakhis are realyl cute. Especially love the car, plane and the lion ones 🙂

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  2. Avatar of DivsDivs says

    July 15, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Wow – this is a wonderful idea Shruti! I just love how creative you are and even earning money out of it 🙂 Superb! I should try making a rakhi for my bro this year.

    Reply
  3. Avatar of ChinnuChinnu says

    July 15, 2012 at 6:37 pm

    Adorable Rakhis…have fun on the festival!!

    Reply
  4. Avatar of RebekahRebekah says

    July 15, 2012 at 8:01 pm

    Those are so cute! I love the new blog design too!

    Reply
  5. Avatar of ArtsyCraftsyMomArtsyCraftsyMom says

    July 16, 2012 at 5:51 am

    @rebekah – 🙂 Thank you.
    @Chinnu – Thank you so much.
    @Divs- Money just enough to go buy more craft stuff!! hehe.. 🙂
    @Somu – Thank you. This year I thought I should make one myself instead of buying.

    Reply
  6. Avatar of www.kuttees.inwww.kuttees.in says

    July 17, 2012 at 7:47 am

    wonderful rakhis – I feel you can sell them through sites like shopo.in , etc.

    Reply
  7. Avatar of Patricia TorresPatricia Torres says

    July 17, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    The car one is super cute. Im going to make them as bracelets and give away at a kids party 🙂

    Reply
  8. Avatar of Deepi's WorldDeepi's World says

    July 18, 2012 at 12:24 am

    Great ideas here and cute too…liked the car one …it can make any boy happy.

    Reply
  9. Avatar of Online Rakhi to IndiaOnline Rakhi to India says

    July 25, 2012 at 10:08 am

    Amazing ideas! Glad to stop by, I am thinking that I would surely try this at home for this Raksha Bandhan.

    Reply
  10. Avatar of Anitha MuraliAnitha Murali says

    July 26, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    Amazingly beautiful ones..

    Reply
  11. Avatar of AnonymousAnonymous says

    May 6, 2013 at 2:09 am

    Is it possible to paint on foam, which type of paint ?

    Reply
  12. Avatar of Samir Kumar AuddySamir Kumar Auddy says

    July 25, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    lovely

    Reply
  13. Avatar of sadasibsadasib says

    July 28, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    thanks

    Reply
  14. Avatar of anjalianjali says

    August 13, 2016 at 8:17 am

    I like the peacock rakhi now I won my compition

    Reply
  15. Avatar of antaraantara says

    August 27, 2016 at 10:11 pm

    outstanding!! mindblowing rakhi shruti keep it up

    Reply
  16. Avatar of http://www.feltgasket.nethttp://www.feltgasket.net says

    October 14, 2016 at 2:48 pm

    These are adorable

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  17. Avatar of rakhi sets onlinerakhi sets online says

    June 21, 2017 at 6:03 pm

    Wow! amazing ideas of rakhi sets for brothers . Thanks for sharing…

    Reply
  18. Avatar of DeepakDeepak says

    June 14, 2018 at 11:25 am

    Amazing ideas.. thanks for sharing

    Reply
  19. Avatar of Samar@Rakhi Online[email protected] Online says

    July 8, 2018 at 1:54 pm

    These are really creative ideas! I loved all of them especially, Kids Rakhis and Photo Rakhi, giving it a personalized touch.

    Thanks for Sharing.

    Reply
  20. Avatar of SherishSherish says

    July 24, 2018 at 12:40 pm

    Great post! Yes We all are looking for unique kind of Rakhi’s. Love this Diy.

    Reply
  21. Avatar of HeenaHeena says

    August 11, 2018 at 3:30 pm

    Amazing collection…….The Sweet,pure,lovable and cherishable relationship,that is the relation of brother and sister.The relationship reflects the love,purity and reliability of the relationship.

    Reply
  22. Avatar of AditiAditi says

    August 15, 2018 at 8:41 pm

    Nice Rakhis….! I Will definitely make one for my bro.

    Reply
  23. Avatar of Ocean TechnologyOcean Technology says

    August 22, 2018 at 11:03 am

    Great post! Yes We all are looking for unique kind of Rakhi’s. Love this Diy.
    outstanding!! mindblowing rakhi shruti keep it up

    Reply
  24. Avatar of DeepDeep says

    August 22, 2018 at 1:04 pm

    Very Nice Rakhi

    Reply
  25. Avatar of Himanshu jhaHimanshu jha says

    August 23, 2018 at 7:31 pm

    WOW- outsanding

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  26. Avatar of Himanshu jhaHimanshu jha says

    August 23, 2018 at 7:33 pm

    WOW- outsanding post.

    Reply
  27. Avatar of RakhiRakhi says

    May 3, 2019 at 4:53 pm

    This is a good post related to Raksha bandhan.

    Reply
  28. Avatar of Rakhi SinghRakhi Singh says

    June 28, 2019 at 4:24 pm

    Best guide for those sisters who has time to do these craft.

    Reply
  29. Avatar of Divya MalhotraDivya Malhotra says

    July 29, 2019 at 5:45 pm

    Nice DIY. This is the best way to make rakhi for your brother and send rakhi online. Would give it a try.

    Reply
  30. Avatar of ShilpaShilpa says

    July 30, 2019 at 11:49 am

    This is a wonderful idea Shruti! I just love how creative you are 🙂 Superb! I should try making a rakhi for my bro this year. Good work.. Keep it up.

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  31. Avatar of PriyaPriya says

    July 31, 2019 at 5:30 pm

    Nice post-Shruti, I really like your idea to make rakhi at home. The rakhi with Zari Motifs is the one I like the most and I really want to try this at my home.

    Reply
  32. Avatar of Rahul kanojiaRahul kanojia says

    August 8, 2019 at 6:41 pm

    Wonderful rakhi

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  33. Avatar of NitinNitin says

    December 7, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    Just a fabulous DIY’s to to make wonderful customized rakhi at home with pouring lots of love for brother.Unique rakhi collection can be made with your fab ideas.

    Reply
  34. Avatar of DeekshaDeeksha says

    June 22, 2020 at 11:39 am

    In this time of uncertainty, there is nothing better than making rakhi for brother at home.

    Reply
  35. Avatar of griselgrisel says

    June 27, 2020 at 1:58 pm

    Loved all the artistic Rakhi DIYS. Thanks for posting.

    Reply
  36. Avatar of JeyashreeJeyashree says

    July 21, 2020 at 1:44 pm

    I like the 14 one it is fantastic

    Reply
  37. Avatar of HariHari says

    July 22, 2020 at 1:10 pm

    Hello we organizing a Event. Can you please come as a Trainee for the Event. Teaching students how to make Rakhi.
    If interested please reply.
    Will share details with you ☺️

    Reply
  38. Avatar of Akshaj SinghAkshaj Singh says

    July 28, 2020 at 6:51 pm

    I like these rakhis ideas for raksha bandhan

    Reply
  39. Avatar of Akshaj SinghAkshaj Singh says

    July 28, 2020 at 6:54 pm

    I like these rakhis ideas for raksha bandhan

    These are best ideas for raksha bandhan

    I will make these rakhis at home

    Reply

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