Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
(Note: Adult Supervision required)
2 Thick Candles, Wax crayons, A blank paper, Matchbox
1. Take a blank paper and draw thick designs as shown in the figure. Remember that the length of the paper should be slightly more than the candle.
2. Cover the candle with the paper in such a way that the design faces the candle.
3. Now hold the candle covered with paper tightly over a lighted candle. Hold it in such a way that the paper does not catch fire. Make sure that you keep turning the candle at regular intervals so that the paper gets evenly heated.
4. Now remove the paper from the candle and observe that the designs on from the paper has got printed on the candle.
Contributed by
Abhijeet Mahida
Bhavan's Narmada Vidyalaya
Std. 7
Bharuch, Gujarat
Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.