Did you know that Lord Krishna, the Supreme Lord, took birth in a prison cell? How did He escape from Kamsa’s jail in Mathura? How did He end up in Mother Yashoda’s and Nanda Maharaja’s home? Today we will enter the wonderful, transcendental pastime of our beloved Krishna’s appearance!
We will also make a fun craft to show the birth of Krishna for our book.
You have full access to the book by reading it online and even have the option to download it.
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Today we will find out why Krishna is called Natabara, the best of dancers. Do you remember how one day Krishna’s friends drank water from a laguna that was poisoned because the serpent Kaliya was living there? Would you like to find out who Kaliya was before and how Krishna showed His dancing skills on top of the heads of this terrible snake? Read all about this Lila and try to make the dancing Krishna craft!”
You have full access to the book by reading it online and even have the option to download it.
Please check for the download icon on the flipbook menu bar.
This summer festival is celebrated for 21 days from May 15th to June 4th in this auspicious Vaishak month. Chandan or sandalwood paste is a very cooling substance so it is applied on the Deities during the summer season for Their pleasure.
This festival will transport us to the magical world of Krishna’s adventures! Every day for 21 days you will get free access to Krishna’s wonderful adventures along with a sloka or a rhyme, fun facts as well as a creative activity in relation to the story.
By the end of this Chandan Yatra for Kids program, you will have your own unique, handmade pop-up book with Krishna’s adventures.
Day 1 - Natabara - The Best Dancer
Hare Krishna dear children!
Today we will find out why Krishna is called Natabara, the best of dancers. Do you remember how one day Krishna’s friends drank water from a laguna that was poisoned because the serpent Kaliya was living there? Would you like to find out who Kaliya was before and how Krishna showed His dancing skills on top of the heads of this terrible snake? Read all about this Lila and try to make the dancing Krishna craft!”
Did you know that Lord Krishna, the Supreme Lord, took birth in a prison cell? How did He escape from Kamsa’s jail in Mathura? How did He end up in Mother Yashoda’s and Nanda Maharaja’s home? Today we will enter the wonderful, transcendental pastime of our beloved Krishna’s appearance!
We will also make a fun craft to show the birth of Krishna for our book.
Do you know what happened after Krishna put down Govardhan Hill? How did Indra come to seek forgiveness from Krishna? How was little Krishna crowned as King of all kings by all the demigods and sages? Read all about it in today’s story.
Try making Krishna’s crown pop up for the next page of the Chandan Yatra adventure book.
Sri Vrindavan dham is Krishna’s perfect playground with many forests, rivers, mountains and meadows. Every day Krishna goes to the forest and plays many fun games with His cowherd boy friends and even with the animals! Let’s read all about Krishna’s forest adventures, sing a rhyme and create a peacock pop-up for our book!
Day 5 - Vastra Haran – Stealing the Gopi’s Clothes
Hare Krishna dear children!
Today we will find out why and how the gopis performed severe austerities in Tapovan. Did they reach the desired goal of their tapasya? It’s a very beautiful and charming pastime where we see the deep love and complete surrender of Krishna’s greatest devotees, the Vraja gopis. Don’t forget to make another page of your Chandan Yatra pop-up book!
Did you know that Krishna has many pets such as a monkey, swan, deer, peacocks, parrots and of course cows! Krishna loves His cows very much and every day, with his gopa friends, He takes them to the forest. Did you know that in the spiritual world there are yellow, red, black and white colored cows? This sweet pastime shows us how much He loves and cares for all His cows and in the end we will create our own surabhi cow!
During the rainy season, it becomes very hot in India, so swinging in the monsoon breeze is very pleasurable. There are a few ancient jhulan places around Vrindavan which have their enchanting stories of Radha and Krishna’s swinging pastimes. Unveil them in today’s story and activity pack.
Try to swing Their Lordships by constructing their jhulan inside your pop-up book.
Today we will explore the pastime of how Krishna assumed His four-armed Narayana form to conceal Himself from the gopis. We will also get a glimpse of Srimati Radharani’s superior position and how powerful Her love for Krishna is!
Today we will enter a most confidential pastime of Krishna dancing with the gopis in the moonlit forest of Vrindavan, a dance called the Rasa dance. We will find out how Krishna called the gopis with His flute, how He jokingly sent them back home and then reciprocated with their pure love for Him.
Try out making the paper chain dolls of Krishna and the gopis dancing.
Today we will read one of many pastimes of how Cupid conquered the hearts of Srimati Radharani and Krishna. We will learn the meaning of the names Madan-mohana and Madan-mohan-mohini, hear about the beauty of Krishna’s form, learn a verse from the Brahma-samhita and create a spiral heart pop-up that shows how Radha and Krishna’s hearts are one.
Today we will explore the appearance of Lord Narasimha, the half-lion half-man incarnation of Krishna, who came to protect his dear devotee Prahlada. How did Hiranyakashipu get his powers? How was it possible that Prahlada had a saintly character although born in a demon family? Was he influenced by his demon teachers or did he give Krishna consciousness to his colleagues? Who was able to pacify Narasimhadev’s anger?
Did you know that Lord Shiva is the protector and guardian of the holy dham? Today we will discover how Lord Shiva transformed into a gopi in Vrindavan and desired to enter the rasa dance. We will find out how he received this wonderful service of being the gatekeeper of Sri Vrindavan dham! Let’s create this scene before our very eyes!
Today we will hear about Rama and two of his dear devotees. We will also enter Vrindavan, where Krishna took the form of His devotee Hanuman. Try making Hanuman’s heart pop up, with Sita and Rama’s image inside it. Share your creation on Bhakti Kids Facebook group.
Day 14 - Sadbhuja Gauranga – Lord Gauranga’s Six-armed Form
Hare Krishna dear children!
Lord Chaitanya spent many years in Jagannath Puri. Mahaprabhu went into an ecstatic trance of love of Krishna upon seeing the temple of Jagannath and ran to embrace Jagannath. As he came closer to the altar, He fell unconscious so Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya took the Lord to his home to take care of Him. Let’s find out what happens next!
Day 15 - Aghasura – The Killing of the Snake Demon
Hare Krishna dear children!
Aghasura was the smaller brother of Putana and Bakasura. What was his plan, while he sat on the forest path with his mouth open? Why did the cowherd boys and calves run into his mouth?? What happened to Aghasura’s soul after Krishna killed him? Who was he in his past life? Why was Garuda watching this pastime hidden in the clouds?
Try making Aghasura with his mouth open pop up! Share your works on our Facebook group.
Day 16 - Govardhan Puja – Worshipping Govardhana Hill
Hare Krishna dear children! Today we will explore the wonderful pastime of how Lord Krishna and the Vrajavasis worshipped Govardhan Hill, the best of all mountains. They offered unlimited foodstuffs to the deity on top of Govardhan Hill but He still wanted more and more! How could they satisfy Giriraja if their houses had already been emptied from all grains, fruits and vegetables.
Read the pastime to find out what happened next and create your own Giriraja mountain in your pop-up book!
Please share your beautiful creations on our Facebook group.
What happened after Giriraj ate all the offerings meant for Indra? Was the king of the demigods happy to hear that? How did Krishna protect the Vrajavasis from Indra’s anger? How was it like under the Govardhana Hill? Read all about it in today’s story.
Make Krishna lifting Govardhana pop up from your book. Share your work on Bhakti Kids group.
Day 18 - Cintamani Krishna – The Opulence of Vrindavana
Hare Krishna dear children!
Do you know the story of when pearls would grow on trees instead of oysters? Let’s find out by reading the Pearl pastime by Raghunatha Das Goswami! We will also learn a famous prayer from the Brahma-samhita, read a description of the beauty of Sri Vrindavan dham and create a pop-up Pearl tree.
Day 19 - Gajendra Uddharan – The Liberation of Gajendra, the King of Elephants
Hare Krishna dear children!
Why did the powerful king of elephants Gajendra become conquered by a crocodile? What did he do in that dangerous situation? How was it possible for an animal to offer beautiful prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Who was he in his past lifetime and did Lord Vishnu come to his rescue? Find all about it in today’s story! Make Gajendra pop up and offer a lotus to the Lord. Share your work on our Facebook group.
Today we will read the sweet pastime of how Sri Krishna disguised Himself as a boatman to trick Srimati Radharani and the gopis crossing the Manasi Ganga. We will also hear how Manasi Ganga appeared as she is non-different than Mother Ganga!
Designa pop-up boat and create this scene before your eyes by watching Lord Krishna and the gopis sway in the waves of Manasi Ganga!
Day 21 - Final Day of Chandan Yatra – My Favourite Pastime
Hare Krishna dear children!
Today is the last day of Chandan Yatra so we will finally be putting together the collection of the 21 craft pages we have been creating daily into a pop-up book. We have shared with you the front and back cover to be printed out as well as a wonderful sloka from the Bhagavad Gita stating the benefits of hearing and learning about Krishna’s sweet pastimes. We hope that this pop-up book will be a souvenir for this fun online Chandan Yatra kids program about Krishna’s adventures and at the same time help you remember 21 different pastimes of the Lord!
We would like to share with all of you this free children’s e-book that contains various pastimes of Lord Ramachandra and a wide range of fun activities and resources all about Him, for ages 2-18 year olds..
The activities are all in relation with the 5 most powerful items of devotional service centered on the theme of celebration Rama Navami!
What you will find:
– Simplified and detailed versions of stories associated with the festival to read with children. – Lists of suggested activities for children from ages 2-18. – Pages of resources, songs and prayers, where to find stories in scripture, pictures to colour, Internet links, and so forth, to assist with the suggested activities. – The educational focus is divided in 3 parts: Learning Aims, What children will accomplish by the end of this unit, and assessing how well the aims have been achieved.
You have full access to the book by reading it online and even have the option to download it.
Please check for the download icon on the flipbook menu bar.
We would like to thank HG Urmila Devi Dasi for creating this wonderful resource and sharing with everyone. She holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and is one of the most renowned educators in ISKCON.
We are very excited to announce that we have prepared a special gift for all teachers, parents and children for the joyful celebration of Nityananda Trayodashi!
It’s a festival kit centered around Lord Nityananda, the most merciful incarnation. You will find information about Him, stories, rhymes, activity pages, arts and crafts ideas, games, one recipe to prepare for His pleasure and so much more!
Let us absorb ourselves in remembering Prabhu Nityananda while having fun with our family and friends!
Lesson Plans about Lord Gauranga and Lord Nityananda!
Lord Chaitanya’s and Lord Nityananda’s appearance days are coming up very soon so we are extremely excited to announce the completion of the lesson plans for the third chapter of our children’s activity book.
We invite you to check out our detailed flip through of this chapter about Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. You will find stories, games, recipes, dramas, crafts, puzzles, songs and so much more!
More than 15 hours’ worth of fun Chaitanya-lila themed activities to do with your children this festival season!
These lesson plans provide you with an easy, step-by-step guide for your children classes, whether at home, Sunday school or children programs.
Our goal is to help you organise fun-filled, spiritual get-togethers for your kids and their friends without unnecessary hours of planning from your side!
Parents and teachers, do not miss out on this valuable resource!
For this auspicious month, we have prepared lots of cool Krishna conscious activities to celebrate this Damodara Fun Month!
Saturday Sangas – Please join us at our weekly sangas where we will watch short videos, sing Damodarastakam, offer lamps, perform a pastime reader’s theatre and participate in sharing time!
Daily Fun Activities – Every day we will share a fun activity in connection with that week’s festival theme such as drama scripts, recipes, crafts, quizzes and much more!
You will: >>> Receive weekly summaries of the Damodara fun activities in your email & announcement of the total preaching trackers<<< >>> Receive preaching goal trackers to count how many people you got to offer lamps and chant a Hare Krishna Mahamantra<<<
>>>Fill in a form every Saturday to report your total scores for the preaching trackers<<<
>>>Have your name offered to Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Panca-tattva and Lord Nrsimhadeva in Sridham Mayapur!<<<
Benefits: – Collect 100x benefit in your bhakti bank account – Please Lord Damodara with your endeavours to come closer to Him – Sharing Krishna with others by inspiring people to offer a lamp and chant a Hare Krishna Mahamantra, the Lord becomes most pleased. He says in the Gita that a preacher is the dearest to Him! – A person who offers a lamp to the Lord in this month attains the spiritual world!
To participate in this Damodara Fun Month, please ensure you JOIN our Facebook event and LIKE our Facebook Page!
We have personally offered your names to Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Panca-tattva and Lord Nrsimhadeva in Mayapur Dham.
We pray that They will keep you under the shelter of Their lotus feet and keep inspiring you in your spiritual lives.
Please check out the awesome slideshow along with the special message from Maharaja from our final sanga.
+ “SMART Spiritual Goals”
Chapter 2, Devotional Service to Krishna – to help you organise fun, spiritual get-togethers for your kids and their friends!
For this chapter, we have also added a bonus gift which is connected with these lesson plan series!
We are providing you with a dynamic presentation – SMART Spiritual Goals –as a practical strategy to improve our devotional lives and facilitate meaningful and spiritual interaction between the children.
Parents and teachers, don’t miss out on this valuable resource!
If you missed out on the release of our lesson plans for Chapter 1 – Tilaka Our Vaisnava Uniform – please click on this link. You will also find a useful, informative video where Gourangi Gandharvika dd, author of the book “Becoming Your Devotee”, explains the aim of these lesson plans and the advantages of using them.
For those of you who already have our book, “Becoming Your Devotee”, we are preparing fun lesson plans for every chapter using all the different activities provided in the book and because our purpose is to assist you in your service to engaging children in Krishna consciousness.
*If you do not have the book yet, you can order Here
It is so wonderful and sweet to see how enthusiastic the children are in their devotional service! We have had received lots of feedback from parents and kids saying that this #PurusottamaChallenge has been a powerful boost in their spiritual lives.
The last week of Purusottama month is already here! Only 3 sangas left, so please invite your friends to join us for these final get-togethers
Join us on Wednesdays (IST 18:15) and Saturdays (IST 14:30)
