Diwali activity for kindergarten

What is Diwali? Diwali is a festival celebrated by millions of people across the world. It’s known as the ‘festival of lights’ and coincides with other celebrations, such as the harvest festival and Halloween. It lasts five days and marks the start of the Hindu New Year. The dates of Diwali change every year, but in 2020 it will begin on November 14th. People from several religions - Hindus, Sikhs and Jains - all come together to mark the triumph of light over darkness. The festival originated in India, but now it’s celebrated across the globe. Are you looking for some fresh Diwali ideas for the classroom? Below are 20 great Diwali activities for kids to try out, which can be linked to various areas of the curriculum. Dipal’s Diwali eBook Dipal's Diwali, our latest book from Twinkl Originals, follows Dipal who lives in India with his Mum, Dad and little brother, Mohan. Dipal is very excited to share the festival of lights with Mohan and the story explores some of the wonderful activities and celebrations that Diwali brings. Reading this book is a perfect activity for your early years or KS1 class and provides a magical introduction to the festival. Rangoli Patterns Templates During Diwali, people encourage the goddess Lakshmi to enter their homes by drawing bright patterns on the floor. Traditionally, they’re created using chalk, sand or rice grains. You could try this out or, if you’re looking for something a little simpler (and less messy), you could use these colouring-...

How can children explore number through Diwali activities? Use this colourful EYFS Diwali Colour by Number Activity as a great maths resources when teaching EYFS children about the festival of Diwali. The activities show Rangoli patterns, mehndi patterns and a diya lamp. They have a selection of numbers up to six inside the patterns. Children can use the key to find out which colour corresponds with each number and colour in the patterns. This is a wonderful activity to support children to develop their number recognition skills.

In this Article • You excitedly start preparing for Diwali as soon as it approaches. You buy diyas, rangoli-making material, decorative items, rice lights, etc. Kids enjoy this festival the most, as it brings all the members of the family together. Re-decorating your house becomes your goal in life, and you look for new ideas to deck up your home. However, you don’t have to do it all alone! You can delegate some easy tasks to your kids. There are many Diwali craft ideas for preschool kids as well as grown-up children that they will enjoy indulging in. And, what’s more, it will make your home look prettier during the festival of lights! • Earthen diyas • • Marker • Brushes How to Make • Use a marker or a pencil to make light patterns on the surface of thediyato make it easier to paint later. • Once the pattern is in place, use different-sized brushes to paint each section with different colours. • Older kids can make intricate designs, but it will require a lot of patience on their part. • Once you paint the diyas, leavethem out in the sun to dry completely. 2. Diwali Hanging Decorations While almost everyone uses the same old ribbons and strings for making hanging decorations during Diwali, you can try something new instead. Bring a novelty to your decorations by using everyday material and turning it into art. • Apply glue to the rolls, and cover them with different types of patterned papers. • Take the threads, and intertwine them in numerous ways to create colourful bra...

To bring our recent celebration of Kids Diwali Ideas & Crafts together, I thought it would be great to put all our recent easy Diwali Kids Crafts in one place for you to browse.. as well as add some additional resources to inspire you this Diwali!! We will be adding more projects over time, so do check back every so often to see what’s new! Wishing you a very Happy Diwali! What can kids make for Diwali? We have a lovely selection of Diwali crafts for you to choose from here! The post popular kids activities for Diwali focus around the theme of light and Diyas (candles), with lots of adorable and easy lanterns and luminaries you can make. As well candle crafts. Rangoli patterns are also super popular as and a wonderful way to enagage in a mindful activity that explores symmetry and pattern making. Firework crafts are also popular – though I haven’t added too many here yet. I will update the post for you over the coming weeks. So in summary, popular craft these are: • Luminaries • Diyas (candles) • Rangoli patterns • Firework crafts What are Diwali traditions? Diwali is often called the “Festival of Lights”, as a lot of celebrations involve big light displays and lots of colour. As with many religious festivals, Diwali traditions centre around worship services and family and friends! People are come to celebrations and with that comes delicious food and gift exchanges too. People dress in colourful celebration clothes and decorate their homes with bright lights. Fireworks ar...

I am delighted to welcome Amruta Ram to the Trillium Montessori blog! Amruta lives in India and is passionate about early learning. She is the mom of a toddler who she is raising using Montessori principles. In this guest post, Amruta shares some of the activities she has created for her child as they get into a festive mood to prepare for the upcoming holiday of Diwali. In 2017, the five day festival of Diwali begins on October 19. Affiliate links are used in this post for your convenience.Read my -Seemi Learning About the Festival of Diwali by AmrutaRam Diwali – the name itself has so much happiness and excitement around it! Some call it Diwali, some call it Deepavali. Whatever the name, this 5-day festival is the biggest, grandest and the brightest festival of India. The festival gets its name from the row of diyas (beautiful earthen clay lamps) that people light outside their homes. Diwali is celebrated to rejoice the return of the great Indian king, Lord Rama, to Ayodhya after staying in exile with his wife Sita and brother Laxmana for 14 years. In short, the festival marks the victory of good over evil. As we gear up to deep-clean our homes, shop for beautiful new clothes, and buy some noise free crackers for my little boy, I thought of stopping by and giving you some hands-on ideas for Diwali activities that you can try in your home or school to introduce little children to this beautiful festival. Diwali Themed Activities The Significance of Diwali Often, little ch...

Our Kids Diwali Craft mini series continues. Today’s topic is a Paper Plate Rangoli Craft! A great way to introduce children into this old tradition of Rangoli making at Paper Plate Rangoli, is also a wonderful way to discuss colours, shapes and pattern making. Great for building those maths skills in young minds! Check out the rest of our Paper Plate Rangoli Craft Paper Plate Rangoli – Supplies: • Paper Plate • Colored craft papers • Scissors • Pencil • Craft glue How to make your Rangoli Kids Craft Watch the DIY Rangoli Video or follow the step by step instructions below! Select 5 to 6 colored craft papers for this project. Select each color for one shape. Trace the shapes on the craft papers with a pencil and cut them out nicely. Grab the paper plate, the shape cut outs and the craft glue. I glued a round shape cut out on the center of the plate. For the next layer I used the triangle cut outs. I kept the pointy edge facing outwards. For the third layer I used square cut outs. I glued each square in the gap between 2 triangles from the previous step. Did another layer of triangles but this time glued them with the pointy edge facing towards (the center). Just keep adding more shapes until the paper is filled. Remember, the more colourful and more shapes you add to the rangoli the better it will turn out! This is the fun part; it gives the paper plate rangoli a more festive look. Use scissors to cut out a zigzag border on the plate. Allow the glue to dry or add more deta...

Diwali, commonly known as the festival of lights, takes place on Monday, October 24 this year. Diwali is a Hindu festival celebrating the victory of Prince Rama over the evil demon Ravana. On the same day, Sikhs celebrate a festival called Bandi Chor Divas, which marks the release of the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Singh Ji, who was falsely imprisoned along with 52 innocent prisoners by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Diwali and Bandi Chor Divas are commonly celebrated by lighting Indian lamps which can either be called diyas or divas. Hindus visit the Mandir (Hindu temple), and Sikhs visit the Gurdwara (Sikh place of worship). We’ve chatted to parents about how they celebrate Diwali and Bandi Chor Divas with their little ones and have lots of simple, safe, and fun activities for you to get stuck into to mark the occasion. Punam Krishan, mother to eight-year-old son Aarish and one-year-old daughter Ellora, sees Diwali as an opportunity to bring everybody together and celebrate love and happiness. For Punam, Diwali festivities last for a few weeks and begin with a deep clean of the house. “This gets rid of all the negative energy, declutters and really allows us to welcome light into the home,” explains Punam. Decorating the house with marigold garlands, elephant Indian decorations and divas is important to Punam, who encourages her children to get involved in making decorations. Their main activity is creating a rangoli, a colourful pattern on the floor, which Punam descr...

And so our special List of Supplies to make your easy Paper Diya for kids • Craft papers • Pencil or pen – for tracing the template • Scissors • Craft glue or glue stick • String • Beads How to make a paper diy ornament Watch our simple video or check the step by step photo instructions below! The Paper DIY Base Step 1: Select 2 different shades of craft papers for the round patterns and yellow colored craft paper for the teardrop pattern (flame). Trace the patterns and cut out 8-10 teardrop patterns from the yellow paper and 12-15 round patterns from the other 2 papers. Step 2: Take a round cut out and fold it into half. Step 3: Fold the piece from the previous step into half again. Step 4: Similarly fold all the other round cutouts into half twice. Assembling the paper diya base and flame Step 5: Take any 2 folded round patterns and apply glue along one of the cutouts closed sides. Once you are done gluing all the pieces together glue the last piece with the first piece on their sides. Step 6: Join the other folded round cutout with the glued one from side. Keep gluing each cutout one by one. Step 7: Take the yellow teardrop cutouts and fold them into half lengthwise. Step 8: Glue them side by side along their closed ends. At the end, glue the last piece with the first piece along their sides. Turning your paper diya into an ornament for Diwali Step 9: Prepare a string with needle and tie a knot on its end. Insert 2-3 beads into the string and push them all the way to th...

Our Kids Diwali Craft mini series continues. Today’s topic is a Paper Plate Rangoli Craft! A great way to introduce children into this old tradition of Rangoli making at Paper Plate Rangoli, is also a wonderful way to discuss colours, shapes and pattern making. Great for building those maths skills in young minds! Check out the rest of our Paper Plate Rangoli Craft Paper Plate Rangoli – Supplies: • Paper Plate • Colored craft papers • Scissors • Pencil • Craft glue How to make your Rangoli Kids Craft Watch the DIY Rangoli Video or follow the step by step instructions below! Select 5 to 6 colored craft papers for this project. Select each color for one shape. Trace the shapes on the craft papers with a pencil and cut them out nicely. Grab the paper plate, the shape cut outs and the craft glue. I glued a round shape cut out on the center of the plate. For the next layer I used the triangle cut outs. I kept the pointy edge facing outwards. For the third layer I used square cut outs. I glued each square in the gap between 2 triangles from the previous step. Did another layer of triangles but this time glued them with the pointy edge facing towards (the center). Just keep adding more shapes until the paper is filled. Remember, the more colourful and more shapes you add to the rangoli the better it will turn out! This is the fun part; it gives the paper plate rangoli a more festive look. Use scissors to cut out a zigzag border on the plate. Allow the glue to dry or add more deta...

In this Article • You excitedly start preparing for Diwali as soon as it approaches. You buy diyas, rangoli-making material, decorative items, rice lights, etc. Kids enjoy this festival the most, as it brings all the members of the family together. Re-decorating your house becomes your goal in life, and you look for new ideas to deck up your home. However, you don’t have to do it all alone! You can delegate some easy tasks to your kids. There are many Diwali craft ideas for preschool kids as well as grown-up children that they will enjoy indulging in. And, what’s more, it will make your home look prettier during the festival of lights! • Earthen diyas • • Marker • Brushes How to Make • Use a marker or a pencil to make light patterns on the surface of thediyato make it easier to paint later. • Once the pattern is in place, use different-sized brushes to paint each section with different colours. • Older kids can make intricate designs, but it will require a lot of patience on their part. • Once you paint the diyas, leavethem out in the sun to dry completely. 2. Diwali Hanging Decorations While almost everyone uses the same old ribbons and strings for making hanging decorations during Diwali, you can try something new instead. Bring a novelty to your decorations by using everyday material and turning it into art. • Apply glue to the rolls, and cover them with different types of patterned papers. • Take the threads, and intertwine them in numerous ways to create colourful bra...