Get your kids ready for Diwali by printing these Diwali coloring pages! This set includes some great designs that would be perfect for either a quick and easy activity or one that gets more involved. There’s everything from glowing diyas to pretty patterned rangoli and hanging lanterns to trays of sweets, all of which make for fun and creative ways to celebrate the Festival of Lights!
We’ve included a number of different free printable Diwali coloring pages, so there should be something here for everyone (whether you want a simple clay lamp or need lots of little places to fill). Print as many as you’d like (they’re in PDF on US letter-size) to share during your family time together or bring them along when you’re celebrating at school.
And don’t forget about those windows that get nice lights up on them; they always look good in warmer tones! Also love how nicely they work out in the mithai shop setup too with all sorts of cool things going on around each one. Think bright colored signs plus heaps o’ delicious treats packaged inside cute boxes.
Pick a Palette for Your Diwali Pages
You could go with the warm and golden color scheme on these Festival of Lights coloring pages, but why not get creative by playing around with some of your favorite hues? These color schemes are just here to give you some ideas to inspire you!
1. Give Your Diyas a Warm Glow
To start, color yellow close to the wick and orange close to the flame. Then mix a bit of red into the brown for some variation and paint that onto the clay lamp. Leave a little white space where you want the lights to sparkle!
When creating the ‘river’ of lamps, try using a deep blue shade around your diyas (lamps). Try keeping pencil pressures lighter as close to each lamp’s flames.
2. Repeat Colors Around a Rangoli
You could use pink, turquoise, purple, and green colors to paint your courtyard rangoli. Repeat the same color as you go along so that you can trace each ring without switching pencils again and again while painting different shapes.
As far as the peacock feather rangoli is concerned, stick to using yellow only on some parts of it.
3. Mix Sweet Shades and Bright Decorations
We suggest trying golden orange for the jalebi, warm yellow for the laddus and cheerful red or green for the sweet tins. You could use these same hues to design a star-shaped kandil or marigold garland.
Remember to lay out your pencils next to the page before you start as this will help you to find the best color combinations that work well together so you can easily share them too.
Finally, enjoy a fun-filled time of relaxation by taking some colorful breaks on your favorite Diwali coloring pages today!