Robinage

Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Cover the cardboard with yellow chart paper. Cut squares measuring 10x10cms in different colours of chart paper. Here we've used 10 red and blue squares, 8 orange squares and 4 green squares. Fold 8 red squares and 8 orange squares as shown in the picture. Keep them aside. Take a blue square and fold it in half. Now join the 2 ends in the centre, as shown in the picture. Follow the same steps for 7 more blue squares.

Fold three corners of the paper towards the centre. Fold the right edge of the paper inwards. Now fold the left one, such that it partly covers the right one. Turn it over. Your cutlery holder is ready.

You can either thread the marigolds using a needle or wrap the thread around the base of a marigold flower and knot it. Then add a leaf, followed by 3 more flowers and so on to make a long toran.

Sharpen your pencils. Fill a zip-lock bag between 12 and 34-full with water. Push the pencil through the other side of the bag too. Nothing will happen. (Note: Do not push the pencil all the way through either side of the bag. As soon as the end of the pencil gets past the bag, you'll have a big wet mess.)