10 Simple Mehndi Design for Kids - New Designs 2026

Child's hands with dark henna designs, a butterfly on the left hand and a flower on the right, beside the text Kids Mehndi, Cute. Simple. Beautiful.

Mehendi, or mehndi, is a paste that is made out of henna leaves. This paste is used to make simple as well as intricate artwork on the hands of prominently a wedding couple or for just about any Indian function. Mehandi is an inseparable part of any Indian ritual right from wedding to auspicious occasions.

This paste is applied by all elders and small alike, however, the patience level differs between both. Hence, elders are able to get mehndi designs that are simple yet beautiful whereas the kids are unable to do so owing to the enthusiasm that doesn't allow them to get the right results.

But, we have a solution for this! Every kid is high on adrenaline and may not be able to sit through the whole process of applying Mehandi on their palms. So to shorten the entire process, we have brought to you some simple mehndi designs for kids that will allow them to get their mehandi done on their little hands!

Applying Mehendi to Kids

Design 1

Smiling girl in a green dress showing both palms with a round mandala mehndi, leafy vines on the fingers and wrist bands

Every little girl grows to wish that her hair, makeup and in fact just about everything should be done like her mommy. Here, we make sure those hands of hers get a mehndi design that is easy and simple and will make her look just as pretty as her mothers! This is one of the easiest and the simplest designs that you can make on your little one's hands to satisfy their craving for mehandi.

Design 2

Girl hiding her face behind her hands, with arch-shaped mehndi on the backs, lattice wrist cuffs and henna-filled fingertips

Arch-shaped patterns cover the backs of both hands, with lattice cuffs at the wrists and henna-filled fingertips. It looks detailed, but every part is one simple shape repeated, so it goes on faster than it looks. Save it for an older child who can sit still for a while.

Design 3

Smiling girl in bangles showing both palms with a round mandala mehndi, henna-filled fingertips and thin vines on each finger

A round mandala sits in the middle of each palm, with filled fingertips and thin vines running up the fingers. Both hands carry the same design, so the result looks balanced and festive, and the vines can be as short or as long as your child's patience allows.

Design 4

Child's palm with playful mehndi butterflies, small flowers, hearts and dots, ring bands and henna-filled fingertips

Butterflies, small flowers, hearts and dots are scattered across the palm, with simple ring bands and filled tips on the fingers. Each motif is tiny and quick to draw, so you can stop at any point and the hand still looks finished. Let your child choose which shapes go where.

Design 5

Back of a child's hand with a mehndi bracelet, three large flowers and a leafy vine running down the middle finger

For girls who love minimalistic jewellery, this one is a very good option. This could be a very good alternative to jewellery since it is designed in the form of a bracelet leading up to a finger. If you want to make it neater you can also directly apply the same design on all other fingers as well or just pull it up to the middle finger to make it look more stylish.

Design 6

 Back of a toddler's hand with a tiny mehndi butterfly, heart and flower, and small hearts with dots on each finger

For toddlers who will not sit still, keep it tiny: one small butterfly, a heart and a flower on the back of the hand, with a few dotted hearts on the fingers. It takes a couple of minutes and can even be drawn while your little one naps.

Design 7

Child's palm with a mehndi cartoon princess in a crown and frilly dress, ringed by hearts, flowers and stars

Kids love their favourite characters, and a cartoon princess in a crown and frilly dress makes the palm the star of the day. Hearts, flowers and stars around her fill the space, and simple bands with hearts dress up the fingers. Draw the outline first and keep the details light, so it dries before small hands get restless.

Design 8

Back of a child's hand with jewellery-style mehndi: a flower bracelet, beaded chains to a heart and rings on each finger

This mehendi design if applied in the right way appears to be quite stylish and beautiful. This mehandi design is a standalone one and will not require the female to wear any jewellery on top of this since the design shines in itself! Make sure that when the mehendi wali creates this design you ask her to create exactly as it is shown in the image.

Design 9

Child's open palm with a sun-style mehndi: a round ring with teardrop and dotted rays, dotted lines along three fingers and a small flower on each of those fingertips

A sun-style design: a round ring in the middle of the palm with teardrop and dotted rays around it, dotted lines along three fingers and a small flower at each of their tips. Dots and teardrops are the easiest henna strokes to master, so this is a good first design if you are applying mehndi at home.

Design 10

A toddler's two palms on red cloth, each with one large five-petal mehndi flower with leaves, plus small hearts and dots

One large five-petal flower with leaves sits on each palm, with a few small hearts and dots on the fingers. Matching designs on both hands look neat in photos, and with only one big motif per hand it is quick to apply.