Materials:Green colored construction paper or card stock
Green wire or string
Lakshmi stickers (could print your own on address labels if desired)
Scissors (with adult supervision)
Glue stick
Directions:
1. Draw the shapes of the long mango leaves on the card stock.
2. Cut them out accordingly. Generally an odd number of leaves are put on the toran. 7 or 9 leaves would be apt.
3. Cut the string according to the desired length of the doorway.
4. Fold the top about a quarter of an inch and glue it such that the leaf hangs from the wire.
5. Stick the pictures of Godess Lakshmi on each leaf.
6. The toran is ready to begin the festivities.
