Deepawali or Diwali is certainly the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. It’s the festival of lights (deep = light and avali = a row i.e., a row of lights) that’s marked by four days of celebrations.

We love Diwali at home and its the time of the year when the whole family is in one place, celebrating and enjoying.

It’s also the time for activities that we do as a family. Be it decorating, cooking, shopping, or crafting. If you are a mom who is wondering how to keep kids occupied while doing some activities that bond you together as a family, then look no further. Here are

100+ Diwali Ideas – Cards, Crafts, Decor, DIY and Party Food

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Diwali Card Making Ideas for kids

Diwali is almost here and if you can’t be with loved ones,  why not make a pretty Diwali card and mail someone? To make things are easier for you, I have a few creative Diwali card ideas for kids. Handmade cards are after all everyone’s favorite and add a personalized touch that no ready-made card can convey.

Download our Free Diwali Printable Pack

Get into the mood by sending out handmade Diwali cards to family & friends. Check out our post –

Check out our post – 15+ Diwali card making ideas 

Spread the festive spirit among your friends, family, acquaintances, colleagues and loved ones with these easy DIY cards. Here are a few from that list & more..

Rangoli Inspired Diwali Cards to Make at Home

Diya Inspired Kidmade Diwali Cards

DIY Diwali Card with Glitter Paper 

 Diwali Card made with Handmade Paper Scraps

 

Diwali card made by stitching satin ribbon

.. String in some satin ribbons
https://www.familyholiday.net/diwali-homemade-greeting-card-ideas

Diwali Cracker cards – Easy cards to make with paper & twine.

https://www.artumbrella.in/blog/2011/diwali-2011/

DIY Diwali popup card//laxmi ji popup card

Diwali Popup Card/ Cascade Card for Diwali

 

Make a Diya Popup Card 

 

Diwali Pataka cards using Glitter tapes & Glitter colors

https://whatscookingmom.in/handmade-cards-for-diwali/

Diwali Diya Card using small mirrors

https://artplatter.com/2012/10/handmade-diwali-card-with-a-diya-center/

Firecracker Themed Diwali Greeting Card for Kids

 

Make a Quilled Diwali Card

Try some stitched Diwali Candle Cards

https://ujjwal-handmadewithlove.blogspot.in/2010/10/diwali-wishes.html

Check out the Diwali Card Making Kit by the Jaipur Craft Company

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DIY Diwali Toran Ideas

Torans or wall hangings are used to decorate the top of doors, thus indicating that the Goddess is welcome. However, even without the religious aspects, a toran can definitely brighten up any space.

Torans can be made from various objects- flowers, beads, or even from a thread. Try to incorporate the colors red, yellow, and orange to make it look more inviting. Torans are the excellent finishing touch to any Diwali decoration.

 

DIY Kalash Door Toran for Diwali | Sonali’s Creations

 

DIY Diwali Diya Decoration via Craftastic

Diwali special door hanging toran |Diwali bandhanwar

Handmade Diwali door hanging / Easy paper bandarwal / DIY Diwali Toran

Easy Paper Rose Toran

Make a paper Rose & mango leaf Toran 

Toran made using Wool & Paper Cup

Paper marigold & mango Leaf Door hangings

Make a Pattern paper Toran Craft 

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DIY Diwali Decorations for your home, office & classroom

The warmth from diyas, the twinkling of fairy lights, and then the colorful rangolis. There might be many ways to celebrate Diwali, but decorating our homes, offices or classrooms must be the priority. That’s why you need to read our go-to-list for Diwali decoration ideas.

15 Easy DIY Diwali Home Decor Ideas to Try

 

Crafts provide the perfect opportunity to sit and make stuff as a family.

Make a Hanging paper Lantern – Free template

Make a Diwali Kandil Wreath for your door

We made a foam Diwali kandil for our main door https://artsycraftsymom.com/the-kandil-at-the-door/

 

Little Paper DIY ornament

so pretty via redtedart

Noise Free Foam Diwali Crackers for the walls

Go noise free with these cute foam Diwali crackers adorning your walls or stick them on a card

Make Diwali Paper Lanterns using Glitter Paper

Make your own Thermocol Diwali Aarthi plate 

 

A Diwali Diya wall hanging made from a paper plate from the kiddyhouse

Diwali Diya Mobile from the activity village

Paper Diwali diyas  make an awesome garland!

 and can be used as a Diwali Diya wreath too.

Turn a Paper Cup into Diwali Toran Craft – Kids Craft  Art Platter

Make Accordion Fold Paper Diyas for your walls

Make Accordion Fold Paper Diyas for your Table settings

 

Make Diwali paper Marigold Garlands

 

 

DIY Paper Diya.

I love Angela’s DIY ideas and this one is her latest offering. DIY paper diyas. Check out her post here –

https://thecraftyangels.com/diwali-craft-paper-diya-tutorial/

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Beautiful Diwali Lighting Ideas

No Diwali decoration is complete without Lighting. While string or strip lights are one way to do that, I have some interesting ways in which you go light it differently this Diwali.

Paper lampshades are a novel way of decorating the house on Diwali. They can be easily made at home in amazing patterns and colors. Besides, you can make them in different sizes giving you the option of decorating the house in any way you desire. Place them on a Table, Hang them in a corner or string them up as a garland. 

10 DIY Paper Lanterns for Diwali

 

Make Popsicle Stick Paper Lanterns 

 

Diwali-inspired Candle Decor 

Looking for more captivating decorations for Diwali? Then you definitely need to check the above image out. See how the candle arrangements make the decoration one of the best examples of Diwali-inspired marvelous decor. The combination of a white and red candle made the layer look like a sparkling decked decor.
Read more at https://easyday.snydle.com/diwali-decorations.html | Easyday

Add some Moroccan lights to your table decor  

 

DIY Paper Cube String Lights via Wit And Whistle

Cup lights perfect for your foyer

Make Felt Diwali votive hangers 

Katie Steuernagle from Matsutake, was apparently huddled in her kitchen staring at some empty spaghetti jars when a brilliant thought came to mind. With a bit of gold dimensional paint and glass paint, her house was soon filled with a Moroccan summer.  Amazing!

Form a star wreath with string lights or even shape them like diyas

Hanging paper lanterns

How gorgeous do these paper lanterns look? Another crafting genius idea by Angela

https://thecraftyangels.com/colorful-paper-lantern-tutorial/

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Diwali Fireworks Crafts 

Check out 15 Sparkling Firework Crafts that are fun, flame-free, kid-friendly ideas perfect for Diwali & more!

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Diwali Books & Activities for Kids

Tot Labs Diwali Sparkle Digital Bundle for children! 

If You are in India, You should not miss this darling book by my friend & fellow Blogger Amrutha from mummadiaries.com

“All about Diwali” during a pandemic – this fun storybook gives simple facts about Diwali especially emphasizing the current pandemic (and how it should not deter our festive spirits). This eBook comes in two variants – a PDF version as well as a FlipBook version that can be viewed on all devices!

Children will have LOTS of FUN flipping the ebook pages & reading the lines! The storybook talks about the current pandemic along with the 5 days of Diwali. At the end of the storybook, the children get 5 fun tasks to do – one for each day of Diwali. Perfect for ages 2-10 years.

It also comes along with a 

• Diwali Activity Bundle – This is a 50-page bundle full of fun facts & activities themed around Diwali. The bundle has two sections – a printable section as well as a non-printable, so one can enjoy the activities with or without a printer! The bundle has lots of coloring pages, activity prompts, math & sorting activities to name a few.
• Mindfulness ToolKit for little Children – This beautiful resource has prayers, shlokas, yoga poses & mindfulness prompts. There are in total 15 rituals – each of them is simple, non-preachy & fun! Again comes in printable or non-printable version.

AMMA TELL ME ABOUT DIWALI by BHAKTI MATHUR

Reading Age – 6-8 Years

This book is part of the Amma, Tell me series, that includes many major Indian festivals and mythology. The Diwali version has rhyming prose and covers pretty much all aspects of Diwali – the story of Ram, the story of Lakshmi as well as how it is celebrated. This is great for little kids celebrating their first Diwali and for kids who are unfamiliar with the festival.

Buy it here –

Amazon.com https://amzn.to/3mWbTWH 
Amazon.in https://amzn.to/3p7eNJQ

 

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Diwali Rangoli Ideas

There is no Diwali without at least one rangoli design gracing the doorsteps. An integral part of Diwali, rangolis are widely considered to be auspicious. They might look complex, but you don’t need an artistic streak to make beautiful rangolis.

No festival is complete without a Rangoli! For an eco-friendly Diwali decoration, it is a good idea to use organic rangoli colors. The organic colors are widely available online and offline stores. Alternatively, you can use flower petals or leaves to make your Diwali.

You can also prepare Diwali colors by using some kitchen staples like white rice, turmeric, fennel, kumkum, and others for different colors. Here is a small tip to get your rangoli on point- Use rangoli stencils. These are readily available in various designs and sizes.

 

Try this simple Sanskaar Rangoli

 Lentil Rangoli for your tabletop

Make a Play-doh Rangoli  

 Easy Kolam Design With 9 X 5 Dots|| Diwali Special.

 

Make Your Own Printed Glitter Decorative Rangoli

 

or try a Rangoli with colored Rice

Make a Flower Rangoli floating on water.

 Use Glitter Instead of Rangoli Powder to fill your design

 

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Diwali Diya Decoration Ideas 

What is even the festival of lights without the quintessential diyas? Earthern, hand-painted, or a one having 8 wicks- we love them all. Honestly, you could remove every aspect of Diwali and celebrate it with only the diyas itself.

The bonus of having diyas is that it costs next to nothing, and is notably environment friendly. Thus, if you like to make sustainable choices, diyas are the ideal Diwali decoration item for you.

Create your own flameless Play-Doh Diya for Diwali

 

Cut Paper to make this gorgeous Lotus themed Tealight Holder

 

Glitter Votives DIY 

Add gold paint and glitter to add zing to your votives

 

Candles are perfect to decorate the home or office. They can be used to decorate pretty much every nook, dark corners, and staircases. It’s unbelievable the selection of candles you can get today.

Also, can we not forget that many of them smell so incredibly good? There is also an option for people who like to avoid the waxy mess that many candles bring- electric candles. Electric candles are readily available and extremely convenient to set up.

Bored with your tea lights, Jazz them up

 Make your very own Salt dough Glitter Diya holder

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DIY tealight holder using pistachio shells. How clever is that? 

https://thecraftyangels.com/pistachio-shell-candle-holder-tutorial/

Make your Diwali different, glitzy and beautiful with these bangle tea light holders via redtedart.

Origami Diwali Box – Diya Holder

Funky Polymer Clay Candle Holder

 

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DIY Diwali Gift & Gift wrapping Ideas

Diwali Photo Frame kit

from The Jaipur Craft Company is the perfect gift for your kid to make

Everyone loves to get gifts. Add a little love decorating the gift boxes too.

Diwali party favors shaped like crackers

 

Diwali decoration// Gift box for Diwali

 

Decorate a box with lentils & your child’s artwork.  

Decorate a gift box using glitter like this craft by NovelIdeas

Upcycle a TinBox with some new paint & sequin stickers to make and gift 

Use coir boxes & real flowers to gift wrap

 

DIY Diwali Gift Boxes – via Bakerross.co.uk

A lamp with a flame is a traditional symbol for Diwali, the Festival of Light. These sparkling boxes can be used as decorations or containers for small gifts.

 

Use Gold & Silver Washi Tape or Ribbons to wrap

Diwali Party Food Ideas

Throw a modern-day Diwali party with these yummy snacks

10 Cute and Easy Edible Crafts for Diwali

Make a Choco Idli Diya for Diwali Party 

 

4 Quick Diwali Sweet Recipes

No Indian festival is complete without sweets. Try some modern desserts this year and WOW your guests.

31 Delectable Indian Fusion Desserts for the festive season!

Cocktail idli kebabs with chutney shots

This Cocktail Idli Kebabs recipe is an easy way to transform mini idlis into an elegant appetizer for a party. idli chili, masala idli cocktails.

Canapes Chaat

Indian canape recipe of healthy sprouts topped on canapes.

Mini vada pav bites

Vada Pav bites, a young and peppier version of traditional Vada Pav, are perfect for a fun Diwali party

Rocket Kebabs

As colorful as real fireworks these kebabs will spark interest in any Diwali party.

Cheesy Potato Croquettes

No fry veg hariyali kebabs

Diyas on sticks

Perfect digestive – paan shots

 

Stuffed Mini Dosas

Loaded Spicy Veggie Pie

Chatpati Taco Chaat

Paneer Bhurji Swirl Rolls

Aloo Matar ki Potli

Green Beans Fries

These easy snacks are crispy, salty, delicious and melt in mouth appetizer and can be prepared in less than 20 minutes.

 

What do you think of this collection? If you have a Diwali craft to share, mail me and I will feature it on the blog.