Lift-the-Flame Diwali Maths: Cut, Glue and Check the Sum

Diwali Fun Time Answer Key for Grown-ups

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

A one-page answer key for grown-ups that lists the answers for pages 2 to 22, from the order of the five days to the sums, rangoli patterns, story order and safety choices.

Roll-and-Colour Rangoli: Two-Player Dice Game

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Two players take turns rolling a dice and colouring the rangoli part with that number. They practise number recognition, turn-taking and handling a try-again rule, and write each roll in a record box.

Rangoli Dot Pictures: Join the Dots, Copy Patterns and Finish the Line

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children join numbered dots from 1 to 20 to reveal a diya, copy three dot-grid patterns with straight lines, and keep two border patterns going. It builds number order, pencil control and pattern sense.

Diwali Diya Counting, Flame Drawing and Tracing Worksheet

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children count groups of up to six lit diyas and write the number, then draw the matching number of flames above each lamp. They finish by tracing the dotted outline of a diya with a steady pencil.

Four Lights, Four Stories: Diwali Story Wheel Craft

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children make a two-disc wheel and turn it to meet four stories: Lakshmi visiting clean homes, the Golden Temple glowing on Bandi Chhor Divas, Jain families lighting lamps for Mahavira and Tihar in Nepal, when people thank crows, dogs and cows.

My Diwali Diary and Thank-You Card Worksheet

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children circle their favourite light, sweet and colours, tick who they will share a light or a sweet with and write a thank-you card. They finish by drawing the lights in their Diwali night picture.

Shapes in the Rangoli: Find, Colour, Count and Trace

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children colour five shapes in a rangoli using a colour key, count how many of each there are, then trace a circle, square, triangle and diamond and draw one of their own.

Lights for Everyone: How Families Celebrate Diwali in Different Ways

Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6

Children learn that many families light lamps in their own ways: Hindu, Jain and Sikh families and families in Nepal. They read festival greetings in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali, plus the Sikh Bandi Chhor Divas greeting, and draw how their own family celebrates.

Make a Paper Tamarind: Hindi Letter इ Craft | बनाओ · इ से इमली

Ages 3-7 · Preschool–Grade 1Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Year 2Ages 3-7 · Nursery–Class 1Ages 3-7

HindiHindi Vowels

Children cut out the pieces, put them together following three step pictures and make a paper tamarind. Saying the word इमली as they make it links the sound इ to something they built themselves.

Ladders and Lamps: Diwali Board Game for Kids

Ages 7-10 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-10 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-10 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-10

Children play a ladders-and-lamps board game where good deeds like sharing sweets are ladders and messy or unsafe choices are slides, then work out the shortest route and the biggest ladder and slide.

Diwali Light Quest Certificate of Achievement

Ages 7-10 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-10 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-10 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-10

A printable certificate for children who solve the lamp puzzles in the Diwali Light Quest pack. It has boxes for Warm-up, Challenge and Expert levels and space for a signature and date.

FestivalsCultural Diversity

Festivals of Many Faiths: Places of Worship and Greetings

Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8

Children learn that India is home to many faiths, each with its own festivals, places of worship and festival greetings.

Festival Map of India: Where Each Festival Is Famous

Ages 4-8 · Pre-K–Grade 2Ages 4-8 · Reception–Year 3Ages 4-8 · LKG–Class 2Ages 4-8

FestivalsIndia

Children learn that different states of India are famous for different festivals, such as Lohri in Punjab, Bihu in Assam, Onam in Kerala and Pongal in Tamil Nadu.

Make a Paper Rainy Season: Hindi Letter ऋ (ri) Cut and Stick Craft | बनाओ · ऋ से ऋतु

Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7

HindiHindi Vowels

Children cut out the numbered pieces and stick them in order to make a rainy season scene with a cloud, umbrella and rain, then show it and say a full sentence about it. It links the letter ऋ with a real picture word, ऋतु (season), and practises scissor control and following steps.

Make a Paper Hammer and Screwdriver: Hindi Letter औ (au) Cut and Stick Craft | बनाओ · औ से औज़ार

Ages 4-7 · Pre-K–Grade 1Ages 4-7 · Reception–Year 2Ages 4-7 · LKG–Class 1Ages 4-7

HindiHindi Vowels

Children cut out the numbered pieces and stick them in order to make a hammer and a screwdriver with two screws, then show it and say a full sentence about it. It links the letter औ with a real picture word, औज़ार (tools), and practises scissor control and following steps.

Diwali Stories Collector Cards: Cut-Out Cards and Quest Puzzles

Ages 7-10 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-10 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-10 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-10

Children cut out eight cards that tell where and how families celebrate, including Rama's return, Lakshmi Puja, Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar in Nepal, Kali Puja and Govardhan Puja, then match them to an album and solve eight quests.