Onam Fancy Dress Ideas For Kids

By Staff

Thursday, August 24, 2017, 14:24

This onam festival can be fun filled by engaging kids into various activities such as fancy dress, drawing pookalams and relishing good food. Onam is a family festival so celebrating with relatives by conducting fun activities will make the occasion all the more memorable. Take a look at the fancy dress ideas for kids for onam and celebrate the day in a joyful way.

Fancy Dress Ideas For Onam

1. Bali – Since the festival is celebrated for the Bali chakravarti, you can organise a small fancy dress party in the house (the traditional way). Ask kids to dress like king Bali with the crown, pitambar, jewels and moustache. Narrate the the story of bali before you begin the event and then conduct it with a pookalam ramp and malayalam devotional song.

2. Vamana – This is the easiest fancy dress idea. Dress your child with a dhoti and umbrella. Teach the dialogues of Vamana (lord vishnu) about asking Bali for three footsteps of land. This will in a way make the celebration fun filled as well as help kids know about the significance of the festival.

3. Onappottan – The traditional of Kerala can also be a nice fancy dress idea for onam celebration. Parents can even teach a few easy steps for the kids and help them be a part of the festival activities.

4. Vallamkali – Since the snake boat race is very common, you can dress your kid with the dress of the boat man making a thermocol snake boat.

5. Pulikkali - This unique tiger dance is performed during the festival in Thrissur. The best tiger kid will win the prize.

These fancy dress ideas for onam will make kids respect the family customs and pass it on to the future generations.