Rangoli Spinner Top: Colour Mixing Craft for Diwali

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.

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.

Diwali Words and Letters: First Sounds, Tracing and Odd One Out

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

Children say each Diwali word slowly and circle its first letter, trace four words (diya, lamp, light and sweet) and write them again, then find the picture that is different in three odd-one-out rows.

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.

Diwali Sweet Shop Game: Cut, Serve and Count Orders

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

Children cut out sweets and plates, then read six order cards and serve each customer the right number of sweets. They write the total, tick each served order and work out how many are left in the shop box.

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.

Diwali Diya Maths: Add the Flames and Find the Missing Diyas

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

Children add small groups of lit diyas, compare two rows to decide which has more, and work out how many faded diyas are still needed to reach a total. Tia gives a hint to start the first sum.

Five Days of Diwali: Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj Picture Match

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

Children meet the five days of Diwali in order: Dhanteras, Choti Diwali, Diwali, Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj. They match a picture to each day, colour a diya for every day and say the names aloud with a grown-up.

India's Festivals Activity Book Answer Key (Part 2)

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

FestivalsIndia

Grown-ups can check children's answers quickly for the second part of the book.

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.

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.

National Festivals of India: Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti

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

IndiaNational Symbols

Children learn the three national festivals all Indians celebrate together, their dates, and the colours and wheel of the Indian flag.

Make a Paper Brick Wall: Hindi Letter ई Craft | बनाओ · ई से ईंट

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 brick wall. Saying the word ईंट as they make it links the sound ई to something they built themselves.

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.

Find the Hidden Diyas: Coordinates Puzzle and Two-Player Game

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

Children use row and column clues to find nine hidden lamp squares in a grid, write them with coordinates such as C4, and then play a two-player game to find each other's hidden fleet.

Diwali Word Search, Secret Greeting Code and Word Origins

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

Children find 12 hidden Diwali words, decode a greeting that moves each letter three steps, code a word of their own and learn that Deepavali joins two old Sanskrit words meaning lamp and row.