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Navratri Worksheets (Ages 4–11)
Navratri worksheets are printable activity sheets for children aged 4 to 11 based on the nine-night Hindu festival of Navratri. They use garba, dandiya, diyas and the nine day colours for counting, maths, reading, logic puzzles, colouring and crafts, so festival time also builds number, reading and thinking skills.
Sharad Navratri 2026 runs for nine nights, from Sunday 11 October to Monday 19 October, and Dussehra (Vijayadashami) follows on Tuesday 20 October. Schools across India decorate classrooms, children dress in the colour of the day and evenings fill with garba and dandiya. The worksheets on this page bring that festival to the table: a four-year-old counts diyas and colours a garba dancer, while a ten-year-old works out dates on the nine-colour calendar, solves a dandiya logic puzzle or reads the legend of Durga and Mahishasura. Every sheet is a printable PDF, with Warm-up, Challenge and Expert levels on the pack pages.
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Navratri Mix and Pattern: Mixing Colours and Bead Patterns
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children learn which two colours mix to make green, orange, purple and grey, continue colour patterns on beads and read a simple chart to answer questions.
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.
Lantern Light Lab: Navratri Garba Pot Light Experiment
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children make holes in a paper cup, shine a torch through it and see one spot of light for each hole. They predict and record what happens as they move further from the wall, and explain the results and why a real garba pot needs holes.
Navratri Rangoli Colour by Number and Symmetry Diya
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children match numbers to colours using a key, colour a rangoli pattern carefully and draw the other half of a shape so both sides match.
Navratri Look Closely: Spot the Difference and Shadow Match
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children compare two pictures carefully to find what is different and match objects to their shadows by looking at shape.
Navratri Patterns and Puzzles: What Comes Next?
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children continue picture patterns, find the one that does not belong, count circles, triangles and squares in a rangoli, and fill in missing numbers counting up, down and in 2s.
Colour Code Lab: Navratri Fractions, Percentages and Probability
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children read a survey of 50 children's favourite Navratri colours and write fractions and percentages, write the chance of picking each kind of bangle as a fraction, and solve three riddles using the colour calendar on page 9.
Make a Paper Toran: Navratri Craft Template
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children follow step-by-step instructions to colour, cut, fold and glue a festival decoration, building scissor skills and fine motor control.
Navratri 2026 Colour Calendar: Dates, Days and Colours Maths
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children read a table of the nine days of Navratri 2026 with dates, weekdays, colours and forms of Durga, then answer calendar questions, count days including both ends, and use fractions to plan which colours they can wear.
Navratri Laddoo Maths: Add, Take Away and Share
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children add two picture groups, take away by crossing out, share laddoos equally between plates and find the missing part of number bonds that make 9.
Navratri Little Scientist: Heavier, Lighter and Measuring with Laddoos
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children learn that the heavier side of a balance goes down, compare weights, and measure lengths using laddoos as a unit, then compare the longest and shortest.
Navratri Festival Quest Answer Key for Grown-ups
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Grown-ups can check every answer in the pack, with workings for the maths, grid positions for the word search, the logic grid and sudoku solutions, and the reasons behind the science results.
Navratri Diya Maze and Seek-and-Count Worksheet
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children plan a path through a maze, count and sort mixed pictures by kind, and use their counts to decide if sentences are true or false.
Pandal Engineers: Navratri Paper Tower and Strong Shapes STEM Challenge
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children plan, build, measure and improve a paper-strip tower, record three tries in a table, and test a triangle and a square made with split pins to find out why bridges and pandal frames use triangles.
Garba Night Planner: Navratri Time, Budget and Area Word Problems
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children work out how long garba lasts and when breaks end, draw clock hands for 7:45 pm, complete a decoration budget table, find the perimeter and area of a square dance floor, and find a third and a quarter of 60 dancers.
Navratri Symmetry Rangoli and Acrostic Poem
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children reflect a pattern in two mirror lines to complete a four-way symmetrical rangoli on a dot grid, add their own symmetrical details, and write an acrostic poem with one line for each letter of NAVRATRI.
Navratri Counting Worksheet: Count the Festival Fun
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children count small groups of festival pictures and write the number, trace and write the numbers 1 to 9, compare two groups to find the one with more, and colour a set number of diyas.
Navratri Fun Time Answer Key for Grown-ups
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Grown-ups can quickly check every answer in the Navratri Fun Time pack, page by page.
My Nine-Day Outfit Plan: Navratri Colours Design and Writing
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children read what each of the nine colours is often said to stand for, choose two days from the calendar, colour and pattern a lehenga-style outfit and a kurta outfit in those colours, and write three sentences explaining their favourite colour.
Pixel Rangoli and Laddoo Balance Puzzles for Navratri
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children use row and column clues to shade a 10 x 10 grid and reveal a hidden festival picture, then solve four balance puzzles in grams, using each answer to work out the next: a first step into algebra.
Dandiya Logic Lab: Navratri Logic Grid, Sudoku and Number Pyramid
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children use clues to fill a logic grid about four friends' garba colours, solve a 4x4 sudoku, complete a number pyramid where each brick is the sum of the two below, and find the rules for four number sequences, including square numbers and the Fibonacci pattern.
Meera's Garba Night: Navratri Reading Comprehension Story
Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
Children listen to or read a short story, recall details by circling answers, write answers using a word bank and explain a simple idea in their own words.
Navratri Across India: How Different States Celebrate
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children learn what Navratri means (nava = nine, ratri = night), that Sharad Navratri ends with Vijayadashami (Dussehra), and the names of the nine forms of Durga. They read how the festival is celebrated in Gujarat, West Bengal, South India, North India and Mysuru, and a short fact file about UNESCO heritage and the lunisolar calendar.
Navratri Festival Quest Certificate of Achievement
Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
Children celebrate finishing the Navratri Festival Quest pack and record which levels they completed.
What children learn through Navratri worksheets
Younger children aged 4 to 6 count diyas, marigolds and dandiya sticks, add and share laddoos, trace numbers, follow a short garba story and colour the nine day colours. Children aged 7 to 11 use the same festival for multiplication and money at the mela, time and budgets for garba night, fractions and chance with the nine colours, logic grids, sudoku and coding puzzles, and reading questions on the Durga legend.
- Counting, adding and sharing with diyas, marigolds and laddoos (ages 4–6)
- Colour words and colour mixing with the nine colours of Navratri
- Calendar maths with the real 2026 dates and weekdays (ages 7–11)
- Logic, coding and STEM: pixel puzzles, arrow coding, a paper pandal challenge
- Reading comprehension: Meera’s garba night and the legend of Durga
How to use Navratri worksheets over the nine nights
Nine nights suit a little-and-often plan: one or two pages each evening before garba, finishing with the certificate on Dussehra. Match the colour pages to the colour of the day, keep the board game and picture cards for family evenings, and save the crafts, such as a paper toran or a garba-pot light experiment, for the weekend. Every page names the colours in words, so the black-and-white editions work just as well for colouring in.
- Print the colour calendar first and pin it up for the nine days
- Start with Warm-up pages and move to Challenge and Expert when ready
- Use the answer key pages to check work together
Frequently asked questions
What age are Navratri worksheets for?
The Navratri worksheets on this page suit children aged 4 to 11. Pages for ages 4 to 6 (LKG, UKG and Class 1) focus on counting, colours, tracing, a short story and simple crafts. Pages for ages 7 to 11 (Class 2 to Class 5) cover multiplication, money, time, fractions, logic puzzles, coding, reading comprehension and hands-on science and engineering challenges.
When is Navratri in 2026?
Sharad Navratri 2026 begins on Sunday 11 October and the ninth night is Monday 19 October. Dussehra, also called Vijayadashami, is on Tuesday 20 October 2026. Navratri follows the Hindu lunisolar calendar, so its dates move each year between late September and October. Families in some regions may mark slightly different dates.
What are the nine colours of Navratri 2026?
For Navratri 2026, starting on Sunday 11 October, the commonly followed colours are orange, white, red, royal blue, yellow, green, grey, purple and peacock green, one for each day in that order. The colour of each day follows the weekday the festival starts on, and some regions follow a different list, so check what your community uses.
How can I explain Navratri to a young child with worksheets?
Pair a simple story with a hands-on task. Read that Navratri means nine nights, then let the child colour one diya for each night, count the dandiya sticks or colour a garba dancer in the colour of the day. Children aged 4 to 6 remember festivals best through repeated, practical activity, so a short page each evening works better than a long explanation.
Are there black-and-white Navratri worksheets for colouring?
Yes. The Navratri activity packs come in a colour edition and a black-and-white colour-in edition with line-art pictures, and each worksheet page has both versions. The black-and-white pages use less printer ink and every colour is written as a word, so children can colour the pictures in themselves without missing anything in the activity.
Written by
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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Ages 4-6 · Pre-K–KindergartenAges 4-6 · Reception–Year 1Ages 4-6 · LKG–UKGAges 4-6
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