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Holi Worksheets (Ages 3–7)
Holi worksheets are printable activity sheets for children aged 3 to 7 based on the Indian festival of colours. They include matching gulal colours to their names, counting pichkaris, completing repeating colour patterns, tracing pichkari and flower outlines, and colouring within bold festival borders, building colour recognition, counting, matching and fine motor skills.
Holi falls on Monday, 22 March 2027, preceded by Holika Dahan on 21 March, and lands at the very start of the Indian school year's spring stretch, when Nursery and LKG classrooms are already covering colours and the change of season. A three-year-old matches a splash of gulal to its printed colour name; a six-year-old counts a row of pichkaris or completes a repeating colour pattern across a row of colour pots. These worksheets use the festival's bright, high-contrast colours to make colour recognition and counting practice feel like play rather than a drill.
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Color by Number Addition Worksheet: The Turtle!
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children ages 4-6 practice single-digit addition facts and then apply a color key to their answers, combining math fluency with careful visual matching as the turtle picture is revealed. The immediate visual payoff of a colored picture gives children a clear, motivating way to check whether their addition was correct.
Navratri Nine Colours Colouring Page: Colour the Garba Dancers
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children learn the colour linked with each of the nine days of Navratri 2026 and practise colouring inside the lines.
Where Do I Feel It? Colour Body Clues for Big Feelings
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children discover that feelings show up in our bodies: hot when angry, butterflies when worried, heavy when sad and bouncy when excited. There is no wrong answer.
Diwali Night Seek-and-Find: Colour the Street and Spot 8 Things
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children colour a big line-art Diwali street with lanterns, garlands, diyas and rangoli, then find eight pictured things in the scene: a cat, sweets, a rangoli, a garland, a lantern, a star, a plant pot and diyas. They tick each one and count the paper lanterns hanging over the street.
Colour the आ Things: Hindi Letter आ Colouring Page | रंग भरो · आ
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children listen for the first sound of each picture name and decide whether it starts with आ. They colour the आ pictures, cross out the others and colour the big letter.
Colour the इ Things: Hindi Letter इ Colouring Page | रंग भरो · इ
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children listen for the first sound of each picture name and decide whether it starts with इ. They colour the इ pictures, cross out the others and colour the big letter.
Addition Game: Roll, Add, and Color the Balloons!
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Turning addition practice into a dice game gives children ages 4-6 a built-in reason to solve repeated equations without it feeling like a repetitive drill, since each roll introduces a small element of chance and excitement. Solving the addition problem in each space and then coloring the matching balloon connects abstract number work to a satisfying visual result, reinforcing that math has a concrete, visible payoff. Playing a game format like this also builds early skills in following multi-step game rules, which supports both math confidence and general executive function.
Navratri Colour Hunt: Colour Words, Matching and Bangles
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children read colour words, colour bangles to match, count how many of each colour, match everyday things to their colours and find colours around the home.
Proper and Common Nouns Worksheet: Color the Correct Pencil!
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
This worksheet introduces children ages 4-6 to the distinction between proper nouns (specific names, like 'London' or 'Max') and common nouns (general words, like 'city' or 'dog'), asking them to color a pencil to show which category each word belongs to. Recognizing that proper nouns are specific and usually capitalized is an early step toward correct capitalization in their own writing.
My Progress Chart: Colour a Star for Each Hindi Vowel Skill | मेरी प्रगति
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
A star chart with the six vowels in rows and four skills in columns: I can say it, I can find it, I can write it and I know three words. Each time a skill is ready the child colours a star.
Colour the उ Things: Hindi Letter उ Colouring Page | रंग भरो · उ
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children listen for the first sound of each picture name and decide whether it starts with उ. They colour the उ pictures, cross out the others and colour the big letter.
Ordinal Numbers Coloring Worksheet for Preschoolers
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
This worksheet introduces children ages 4-6 to ordinal numbers from sixth to tenth, teaching them that position in a sequence, like 'which one is 6th,' is a different idea from counting how many items there are in total. Coloring the correctly positioned picture in each row also reinforces left-to-right tracking, an important pre-reading skill.
Colour the ऐ Words – Hindi Letter ऐ (ai) Colouring Worksheet | ऐ वाली चीज़ों में रंग भरो
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children say each picture name aloud, decide whether it starts with ऐ, colour the matching pictures (ऐनक, ऐरावत and ऐप) and the big outline letter, and put a cross on the rest. Sorting by first sound trains the ear and colouring builds hand control.
Action Verbs Worksheet: Match and Color!
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
This worksheet has 4-6 year olds read a short sentence, pick out the action word inside it, and match that sentence to the picture showing the action happening — a skill that bridges early reading with grammar. Identifying the verb specifically (rather than just understanding the sentence generally) is a more advanced task than simple picture-word matching, since children have to isolate one word's job within a whole sentence. Coloring the matched picture afterward gives an easy, low-pressure way to confirm the match was correct.
Trace and Color the Fruits: Number Matching Worksheet
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
This worksheet links three number skills together for 4-6 year olds: tracing dotted numerals for handwriting practice, counting a row of fruit for quantity, and then checking that the fruit count actually matches the traced number — a self-checking loop that reinforces number-to-quantity correspondence rather than treating tracing and counting as separate tasks. That verification step (does the fruit count really match?) pushes your child to count carefully rather than just glance and guess.
Hindi Vowels Part 1 Revision Warm-Up: First Letter, Colour by Letter and Copy | दोहराओ · वार्म-अप
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
A mixed revision of the six vowels: circle the first letter of six pictured words, colour circles by letter code (अ blue, इ red, उ green), copy all six vowels on lines and say the revision rhyme.
Make a Paper Lantern (Kandil): Colour, Cut and Roll Craft
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children colour a pattern sheet, then a grown-up helps cut slits along the fold. They roll the sheet into a tube, glue it and add a handle so the strips bulge out like a ball. Four picture steps show what to do next.
Colour the अं Words – Hindi Letter अं (am) Colouring Worksheet | अं वाली चीज़ों में रंग भरो
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
Children say each picture name aloud, decide whether it starts with अं, colour the matching pictures (अंकुर, अंतरिक्ष यात्री, अंजीर, अंगूठा and अंगूर) and the big outline letter, and put a cross on the rest. Sorting by first sound trains the ear and colouring builds hand control.
Blend Words Coloring Worksheet for Preschoolers
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Consonant blends, like 'bl,' 'st,' or 'fr,' require children ages 4-6 to read two consonant sounds together without a vowel between them, which is genuinely more demanding than single-consonant CVC words and represents an important next step in phonics progression. This worksheet asks children to read a blend word and then color the picture that matches it, giving an immediate visual check on whether they decoded the blend correctly. Because coloring is the reward for accurate reading, the activity keeps repeated blend practice feeling engaging rather than repetitive.
Hindi Vowels Part 2 Revision: Spot, Colour and Write | दोहराओ – वार्म-अप
Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7
A warm-up revision: circle the first letter of each picture word, colour circles by letter (ए blue, ओ red, अं green), copy the seven letters and repeat the words ऋषि, एकतारा, ऐनक, ओखली, औज़ार and अंगूर.
Apple Sorting Worksheet: Color and Size Fun!
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
This sorting worksheet has children ages 4-6 classify a set of cut-out apples by two different attributes, color and size, simultaneously, which builds more advanced categorization skills than sorting by a single trait alone. Deciding which basket an apple belongs in based on two criteria at once also strengthens early logical reasoning.
Bee's Number Sequence Adventure: Coloring Numbers 0-50!
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children ages 4-6 practice counting and recognizing numbers from 0 to 50 in sequence by coloring each number in order to help a bee find its way to the hive, extending number recognition well beyond the smaller ranges typically practiced at this age. Following a long numerical sequence builds persistence and reinforces counting patterns like the teens, twenties, and thirties.
Possessive Nouns Worksheet: Color and Write!
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children ages 4-6 practice forming possessive nouns, learning to add an apostrophe and 's' to show that something belongs to someone, like 'the dog's bone.' This is a specific grammar rule that children will use constantly once they start writing about ownership in their own sentences.
Spring Sudoku Worksheet: Cut and Paste Puzzle for Kids
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Placing cut-out pictures into a sudoku-style grid so that no image repeats in any row, column, or box teaches children ages 4-6 early logical reasoning and systematic thinking, since they must check multiple directions before deciding where each piece belongs. Cutting out the small picture squares beforehand also builds scissor control and hand-eye coordination. Together, this combines a pre-math logic puzzle with fine motor practice in a single spring-themed activity.
What children learn through Holi worksheets
Holi worksheets use gulal, pichkaris and colour pots as the material for colour recognition and counting: a three- to five-year-old matches a splash of colour to its name or counts pichkaris up to 10, while a six- or seven-year-old completes a repeating colour pattern or sorts colour pots by shade. Tracing sheets follow pichkari, flower and colour-splash outlines to build the pencil control needed before letter formation.
- Matching gulal splashes to their colour names
- Counting pichkaris and colour pots to 10
- Completing repeating colour patterns across a row of pots
- Tracing pichkari, flower and colour-splash outlines
What to prepare a week before Holi
Print a mixed set of colour-matching, counting and tracing sheets before Holika Dahan on 21 March so a child has ready-made indoor activities on the days either side of the colour play itself, when clothes and hands are usually too messy for crayons. Keep bright crayons or colour pencils with the printed pack, and set aside one harder colour-pattern sheet for an older sibling or cousin.
- Print 5–6 sheets across colour matching, counting and tracing
- Stock bright crayons or colour pencils with the printed pack
- Keep a harder colour-pattern sheet aside for older children
- Plan indoor sheets for the day before and after Holi play
Frequently asked questions
What age are Holi worksheets for?
Holi worksheets on this page suit children aged 3 to 7, roughly Nursery through Class 1 in Indian schools. Three- and four-year-olds do best with colour-matching and tracing sheets using large gulal splashes, while five- to seven-year-olds are ready for counting, pattern and sorting sheets that match the UKG and Class 1 syllabus.
What colour recognition should a child know by age 4?
By age 4, in Nursery, most children can name and match the primary and a few secondary colours, red, yellow, blue, green, orange and purple, and can sort a small set of coloured objects by shade. Holi worksheets that ask a child to match gulal splashes to printed colour names check exactly this skill using festival imagery.
How do Holi worksheets connect to the festival for a young child?
A worksheet gives a young child a concrete, hands-related task, matching or counting colours, that mirrors the physical colour play of Holi itself without the mess. Preschool-aged children understand festivals through repeated, hands-on activity rather than explanation, so a colour-matching sheet reinforces what the festival is about more effectively than description alone.
When should Holi worksheet practice start?
Starting seven to ten days before Holika Dahan on 21 March gives a child several short sessions of colour matching and counting before the festival itself, without turning it into a rushed daily task. Two or three short sessions a week in that window suits most children aged 3 to 7.
Are the Holi worksheets free to download?
Yes. Every Holi worksheet and printable pack can be downloaded free as a watermarked PDF after creating an account, with five downloads a day. An annual subscription removes the watermark and the daily limit across the Holi sheets, printable packs and the rest of the 1,000+ worksheet library.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Written and reviewed by Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), who designs every RaisoActive worksheet.
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