Make way for fun Diwali Activities for Kids to learn all about this Hindu festival of lights! Sure to keep kids happily and mindfully engaged, these easy activities for Diwali will help them embrace the spirit of the festival and keep them entertained during the five day festivities of Diwali.
From easy Diwali activities for toddlers to Diwali activity ideas for kindergarten kids, we have tried to cover the best in the category to make sure these activities are fun and mindful.
Dive into this engaging list of 27 Diwali Activities for Kids to discover bright Diwali crafts, free Diwali printable activities and much more!
Fun Diwali Activities For Kids
1. Diwali Diyas & Rockets
Diwali means family time! And what could be a better way to spend time together than playing a Diwali themed game? Diyas & Rockets is a fun printable game for families that kids of all ages will enjoy playing.
Diwali Diyas & Rockets
All you need is a dice and our free printable to set the fun rolling!
2. DIY Tea Light Holder
Celebrate Diwali with this DIY handmade decoration that transforms an empty toilet roll into a beautiful tea light holder. This Diwali craft for kindergarten and older kids is a fun way to practise fine motor skills and boost their concentration skills.
To make it, paint an empty toilet paper roll in the colour of your choice. We choose red as it is considered an auspicious colour in Hinduism.
Once the paint is dry, trace Ganpati silhouette on the tp roll with a pencil. Next take a push pin and make holes along the silhouette. Your tea light holder is ready!
Light a tea light and place your Tea Light Holder on it to see the magic of your handmade Diwali decoration!
3. Diwali Rangoli
Diwali celebrations are incomplete without Rangoli! Rangoli is traditional Indian floor art where a beautiful, colourful pattern is made using flowers, colored rice powder or colored sand.
Let your kids indulge in this sensory activity and experience the joy of creating their very own Rangoli using flowers, candles and rangoli powder.
Such simple outdoor Diwali activities for toddlers, preschool and older kids are a fun way of involving children in the festivities while channelling their creativity and imagination.
Related: Make sure to indulge in these fabulous Diwali Books For Kids!
4. Diwali Colouring Sheets
These coloring sheets are a fun way of celebrating Diwali with . Sure to boost fine motor skills, concentration and creativity, this Diwali printable pack will keep your kids happily busy while allowing you to sit back & relax.
Diwali Coloring Sheets
5. Diwali Word Search Printable
Word Search is a favourite with kids. This Word Search Diwali Printable is a fun way of introducing diwali vocabulary to kids.
Diwali Word Search
It is a perfect diwali activity for students and a great addition to the thematic unit on world festivities and India.
6. Diwali Coding Maze
Kids Diwali activities are more fun when intertwined with learning! This festival of lights, weave in STEM activities with Diwali to help kids learn coding.
Diwali Coding
This Diwali activity for school and home-learning will encourage critical thinking skills and boost their logical reasoning.
7. Diwali Sculpting
Get hands-on with this fabulous Diwali activity idea. Use air dry clay or the usual potter’s sculpting clay and let the creativity of your students soar as they sculpt it or make art forms on this clay using their imagination.
A perfect Diwali activity for school, this calming, mindful activity is a great inclusion to the classroom as well as home!
8. Diwali Vocabulary
Another fun Diwali activity for school, these Free Diwali Printables will sneak in literacy skills and expand the knowledge of the Indian festival.
Diwali Vocabulary
9. Diwali Mosaic
How about creating a colourful mosaic for Diwali? Let kids celebrate Diwali by making their very own Diwali mosaics with these free Diwali printable.
Diwali Mosaic
10. Diwali Firecracker
Diwali is celebrated with firecrackers and fireworks lighting up the sky, marking the triumph of Lord Ram. This time around, make your very own Diwali firecracker with this easy craft!
11. Diwali Twinkling Lights
Sneak in visual perception, concentration and observation skills in your Diwali activities for kindergarten with this free printable activity.
Diwali Twinkling Lights
12. Ganesha Origami Bookmark
When it comes to Diwali crafts, there are just so many options but a few are as interesting as this Ganesha origami bookmark craft. We bet kids will love making this cute Indian Elephant God origami for the Diwali!
13. Diwali Counting
This free Diwali printable activity for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten kids is a fun way to get them practise numeracy. Simply download and print these free Diwali worksheets to include them in your fall learning routine.
Diwali Counting
Perfect for home as well as classroom!
14. Paper Toran
Toran is an Indian home decoration that is hung over the doorway to welcome the guests. A staple Deepawali decoration of Indian homes, it looks beautiful and inviting.
This paper toran craft for Diwlai with kids. It is a clever craft that uses the folding technique to make a repetitive pattern. You might need to help kids with cutting.
15. Diwali Design Challenge
Let the creative juices flow with this exciting Diwali themed design challenge wherein kids get to design Deepawali diya, lantern and lotus using Indian sensibilities.
Diwali Design Challenge
Encourage children to use a variety of craft supplies or craft techniques like q-tip painting, torn-paper, fingerprints, geometric patterns etc to make their creations stand out.
16. Diwali I Spy!
What could be more fun than spotting Diwali sweets, firecrackers and cute things related to Diwali traditions. Let young kids dive nose deep into this I Spy – Diwali Edition printable and boost their observation skills.
Diwali I Spy
A great Diwali activity for the classroom, make it fit for older students by turning it into a minute-to-win challenge!
17. Diwali Graphing
Make sure to include this Diwali activity for students in your classroom to boost their data handling skills. A great addition to home learning as well, these free printables make learning maths fun and exciting.
Diwali Graphing
18. Diwali Three Word Game
One of the most fun Diwali activities for classroom and home, this three word game – Diwali edition promises a great time for everyone – from little kids to adults!
Diwali Three Word Game
Sure to test kids’ thinking skills, this fast-paced Diwali game Printable will test everyone’s wits!
19. Diwali Odd or Even!
Get your kids to practise numbers and build early numeracy skills with these Indian culture inspired Diwali printable worksheets. We bet they will love counting the cute symbols and items from Indian culture!
Diwali Odd-Even
20. DIY Diwali Banners
Inspired from Indian culture, these Diwali banners make for a perfect Diwali craft for kids that is sure to add to your Diwali decorations. A mindful Diwali activity for kindergarten, it is sure to spark joy.
Diwali Banners
Just print the free Diwali banner template, colour it and add it a twine to make this pretty Diwali banner.
21. Diwali Patterns
This fun math activity is sure to add the festive touch to your math center! Inspired by Indian culture, these Diwali pattern worksheets will make understanding patterns exciting and easy.
Diwali Patterns
A must do free diwali activity for kids, this activity seamlessly blends in math with world cultural activities.
22. Make Flower Garland
In India, this special holiday is often marked with flower garland decorating the households. Take Diwali as an opportunity to make a flower garland at home. Kid-friendly needle, yarn and flowers is all you need to make a flower garland.
In case you don’t have access to fresh flowers, you can make a paper flower Diwali garland by simply printing the below template on a cardstock, cutting the flowers & leaves and glueing them on a twine.
There are two options to choose from – cut & color and cut & paste. Choose the one your kids like to enjoy this Diwali tradition.
Diwali Flower Garlands Craft Template
23. Ramayan Trivia
This is for sure one of the most loved Diwali activities for kids & family! Our Diwali trivia is a blend of some easy and hard Diwali quiz questions that will test your knowledge of the story of Diwali.
Diwali Trivia
24. Diwali Acrostic Poem
Ignite the inner author/poet in your kids with this exciting literacy Diwali activity. Challenge them to think of novel adjectives for each alphabet of Diwali to pen an acrostic poem for the Indian festival of lights and new beginnings.
Diwali Acrostic Poem
25. Roll a Diwali Story
Another creative activity to give wings to imagination, Diwali themed Roll-a-Story will have kids concocting stories around the characters of Ramayana.
Diwali Roll-a-Story
26. Cloud Dough Diyas
Get kids involved in Diwali decorations by making their very own Diya’s out of cloud dough. Easy to mould, cloud dough is great sensory tool and super easy to make at home. In fact, it is all the more fun to make these Diwali decorations when you make cloud dough at home from scratch.
And not to mention, such activities are simply outstanding at building life skills in kids.
27. Glow in the Dark Fireworks
Add thrill and excitement to your Diwali activities for kids with this glow in the dark fireworks activity. Simple and easy to do, this fun science activity is a must try and so much fun to do!
