Low prep Diwali activities

Luca Brussouw
Oct 14
2 min read

What Is Diwali? Teaching Kids About the Festival of Lights

Every year, millions of people around the world celebrate Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights. It’s one of the biggest and brightest festivals in India filled with candles, colorful decorations, sweets, and joy!

Diwali celebrates the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. Families decorate their homes with glowing lamps called diyas, make beautiful rangoli designs, and share gifts and sweets with loved ones. It’s a time of togetherness, kindness, and renewal.

🌟 Why Kids Should Learn About Diwali

Teaching children about Diwali helps them understand that the world is full of beautiful cultures, stories, and traditions. Whether you teach in an ESL, Montessori, or early learning classroom, introducing holidays like Diwali:

Encourages cultural awareness and respect for diversity.
Promotes creativity through art, crafts, and storytelling.
Builds empathy as students learn about celebrations different from their own.
Improves communication and social skills as they share and discuss traditions.

When children see how others celebrate around the world, they learn that our differences are something to appreciate and celebrate, not fear or ignore.

🎨 Diwali Activities for the Classroom

To make your lessons meaningful and engaging, hands-on learning is key! That’s why I created a Diwali Activity Pack designed for preschool, kindergarten, ESL, and Montessori-inspired classrooms.

This pack helps you teach Diwali through fun, creative, and purposeful activities that build both cultural understanding and core developmental skills.

Here’s what’s inside:

🪔 Make a Diya Lamp Craft – A simple, hands-on craft to decorate and learn about the symbol of light in Diwali.🎨

Rangoli Design Activity – Kids can create colorful geometric patterns using shapes and colors.

🧩 Montessori 3-Part Cards – Introduce key vocabulary and Diwali concepts in a visual, interactive way.

💬 Visual Conversation Cards – Great for circle time or ESL discussions! Encourage students to describe, share, and compare Diwali traditions.

🌈 Bring the Festival of Lights Into Your Classroom

Celebrating Diwali with your students is a wonderful way to brighten your classroom — literally and figuratively! With colorful crafts, meaningful discussions, and hands-on learning, children will gain a deeper appreciation for global traditions while having fun.

✨ Celebrate Diwali in your classroom with this engaging, low-prep activity pack!

Perfect for early learners, ESL students, and Montessori classrooms.