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Make your Own Diyas for Diwali

Learn how to make Diyas for Diwali with Kids with just playdough and beads. An India inspired hands on craft for kids for Diwali.

Here’s a fun way to learn about another culture with your child.  Diwali is a celebration for the Festival of Lights in India.  You can make your own light be creating a Diya.
Grab your supplies and come join us!

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. 

Supplies for Diyas 

  • Playdough with Cardamom Spice (like this one)
  • Beads
  • Battery Operated Tea Light

 Making Diyas for Diwali with Kids

 Create Balls with the Playdough. We used our cardamom scented playdough.  
Then press in the middle of the balls to make a place for the candle
 
Add Beads or Sequins to decorate your Diya
Time to add the Battery Operated Tea Light!

Song for Diwali for Kids

You can sign this little Diwali song too
Little Lamps

Tune: "London Bridge"

Little lamps are burning bright,
 Burning bright, burning bright.
 Little lamps are burning bright.
 It's Diwali.

See them lighting up the night,
 Up the night, up the night.
 See them lighting up the night.
 It's Diwali.

You can light your candle again and again for diwali fun!

 

Here’s our recipe for how to make Cardamom Playdough with Kids as you learn about Diwali

CLICK HERE FOR CARDAMOM PLAYDOUGH

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Flower Rangoli for Diwali with Kids diyas%2Bfor%2BDiwali.jpg  

Click below for more Diwali Projects for Kids

Make a Flower Rangoli Design with Kids

Making a Diya with Air Clay with Kids 

Making Diya with Recycled Container and Sequins

  Explore Diwali with Kids through Diwali Activities, Crafts, Books and Recipes at The Educators' Spin On it 

Rangoli Craft for Kids with Colored Salt 

Diwali Activities for Kids

DIY Indian Stamp Designs for Kids 

 

 

Here’s a glimpse from our front porch in India on the night of Diwali!

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Diya made with beads and cardamom playdough for Diwali

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Filed Under: Cultural Education Tagged With: Bilingual Babies, Diwali, Fall, Hindi, India, Kim

About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Allison says

    November 16, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    Great idea to bringing the holiday to a child's level. Thanks for sharing with The Sunday Showcase.

    Reply
  2. marilyn scott says

    November 2, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Wow, that's a very beautiful sight on diwali. I so love your diy diya. Those are very cute diwali decorations that are perfect for Diwali 2013.Thanks for sharing~

    Reply

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