Your diya base is now complete! With the help of a grown-up, cut a 5cm wide strip out of your second card colour. This will make the flame. As neatly as possible fold one end of your strip of card ...

Tape the unglued exposed side onto your rope or string, just above your diya base. Now glue the remaining flame shape to cover the tape. Hurray, you have made your first diya! If you want to ...