10 Fun Diwali Activities For Kids

The spirit of Diwali comes with a fancy spread of luncheon, and there's no denying it! So, how about making it a more fun experience for your child? While you might be busy cooking up a delicious spread, you could indulge your kids in the activity and make it more interesting for them. You can introduce edible diya craft by asking your kids to make diya designs on top of biscuits. It could be a very appetising dish and a fun Diwali activity for your kids!

Rangoli plays a very pivotal role in Diwali festivities. A Diwali celebration is quite incomplete without sketching out a beautiful rangoli on the floor and filling it with beautiful colours. You can use this Diwali to teach your kids how to make simple rangolis. Give them the floor and let them get ahead with their creative instincts. You can elevate their experience by putting small diyas around the rangolis they have made. Further, you can also give them rangoli designs on paper and ask them to colour the same. Not only is it a good practice, but by challenging them to keep the colours within the lines, you would be making it a fun and interesting Diwali game for your kids.

Wishing each other a 'Happy Diwali' is a very cute sentiment, but it is even better when done with greeting cards. As part of the list of Diwali activities for kids, greeting cards easily comes as the top five things to do. Kids love doodling or playing with glitter. While you might have to be careful about how you handle your kids as they paint the room red (or any of their favourite colours), you should encourage them to make greeting cards. Whether they want to use glitter or star-shaped sequins is up to them. But it would certainly be quite thrilling for them to indulge in this fun activity in Diwali. You can make things interesting for them by telling them that you would be sending out their Diwali greeting cards to close family and friends. With COVID-19, you might not be able to visit them, but you can always postcards and make someone's day!

One of the best Diwali activities for kids is to tell them stories. Pique their interest and attention by telling them stories about the significance of Diwali. The festival is certainly a great time to teach kids about the relevance of the festival. Since there are so many versions of the reason behind Diwali celebrations, your child will be aware of the cultures across the country. Answer their questions and encourage them to ask more about Diwali, its significance and why it is celebrated in a certain manner. Enlighten them as this is easily a great time to do the same. You can team it with other Diwali games for kids to keep yours up on their toes.

What better way to ring in the festival of lights than glittering up candles and diyas to make it look festive? Leave your kid with glue, glitter and glass with candles and see how they express their creativity! As one of the fun Diwali activities for kids, candle making and diya making sounds quite fun. For the same, you can purchase candles and clay diyas on Amazon through InterMiles' app, earn some miles too in the process and gift your child a catalyst to bring out their creative side. You can supervise your kids as they indulge in the Diwali activity. You can also accompany them in the same and teach them a few tricks that you know.

Do you remember your school days when you were asked to make paper lanterns and hang them in the class windows during Diwali? Well, let the nostalgia pass through this Diwali as you entertain your kids into the Diwali activity. Lantern making has always been a very fun activity for kids as they get to learn more about colours, designs, creative ways to make things and to learn a lot of lessons in the process. Right from understanding the ideal amount of glue to be used on the lantern to carefully using a pair of scissors to make the frills, there are many things your child can learn from this Diwali activity.

Climate change is a big concern and kids need to be educated about the same. Take this year to inculcate the ideas of green Diwali among your kids. Avoid the purchase of firecrackers or playing with fire during Diwali. Instead, you can use this time to find alternative ways to celebrate Diwali without causing pollution. You could use creative tools to make harmless firecrackers and hang it around the house. Or, you can teach your kids how to deck up the house with lights and flowers. Paper firecrackers are becoming the next big thing in terms of kids’ activities for Diwali. Perhaps you too can find inspiration in the art and indulge your kids in making firecrackers from colourful papers to bring a festive feel to the house.

Try to bring the art classroom home during Diwali this year. Take some time off and sit with your child for jewellery making. Either you can teach them how to make jewellery out of paper and beads, or you can indulge in an online video session by YouTube-ing jewellery making and learn with your kid. Jewellery making is easily one of the fun Diwali activities for kids as they get to wear the jewellery they make. Give them a bulk order to make cute jewellery for the entire family to wear on Diwali. As a fun Diwali activity for kids, they will be kept busy, and it will also help them realise their creative prowess.

As the festival of lights, much of the Diwali activities come with brightening up your child's spirit. Quizzes are a fun way to make Diwali educational and engaging. One of the Diwali activities you can take up with your kids is to indulge them in some quiz. Keeping general knowledge or even Diwali as the theme of the quiz, you can test your child's intellect and give them more reasons to be excited about the festival. Of course, make sure to give them some prize at the end of the quiz. You can check out Myntra and Amazon for some gift options that would be ideal for gifting to your children. You can even host a Diwali quiz on video calling apps by huddling up your kids and their friends. It would be quite exciting for them to indulge in such activities during Diwali.

Origami is a very intricate art which can be utilised to make some fun artefacts. Much like how they introduce competitions or dedicate classes to teach kids how to use origami to make fun designs, you too can incorporate the same at home. Through the InterMiles' mobile app, you can earn some miles as you purchase origami paper from Amazon. Further, you can use the origami papers you have purchased to teach your kids how to make interesting designs. There are guidebooks also available on Amazon that you can purchase. The perks of taking up such a Diwali activity for kids is to allow your children to give them a platform to unleash their creativity. They can make earrings, designs, flowers, greeting cards, garlands and more with origami papers. Sounds quite fun, doesn't it? Well, propose the idea to your kids, and you'll be sure to pique their interest.

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