Diwali Colouring Pages

EYFS Festival of Lights Creative Activities

Celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with this lovely collection of five printable colouring pages! Featuring traditional-inspired diya lamps, rangoli patterns, mehndi designs, fireworks and festive decorations, these pages offer children a creative way to explore Diwali through art and mark making.

Perfect for Nursery, Preschool, EYFS and Reception.

What’s Included:

5 different Diwali-themed colouring pages

Learning Opportunities / Benefits:

Develop fine motor skills, pencil grip and hand-eye coordination.
Practise controlled mark making and colouring.
Explore colours, shapes, patterns and decorative designs.
Encourage creativity and self-expression.
Develop concentration and attention.
Introduce vocabulary associated with Diwali.
Support understanding and appreciation of different cultural celebrations.

How to Use:

Print the pages and provide children with crayons, colouring pencils, felt-tip pens or watercolours.

Activity ideas:

Creative colouring: Invite children to explore different colours and patterns.
Mixed-media art: Add sequins, gems or collage materials to decorate the designs.
Mehndi exploration: Use the hand template to explore decorative lines, dots and patterns.
Diwali discussions: Use the illustrations as conversation starters about the Festival of Lights.
Festive displays: Display children’s individual creations as part of your Diwali celebrations.

These pages can be offered as an independent creative activity, within your mark-making provision or alongside other hands-on Diwali learning experiences.

EYFS Links: Expressive Arts and Design (EAD), Physical Development (PD), Understanding the World (UW), Communication and Language (CL).

A simple, accessible creative resource that encourages children to explore Diwali traditions while developing their artistic and mark-making skills.

Perfect for Nursery, Preschool, EYFS, Pre-K and Reception.

Play-based EYFS | Creative exploration and mark making.