Diwali Vacation Study Plan for Kids
Many schools in India close for one to three weeks around Diwali. A short daily routine of 10–15 minutes keeps letters and numbers fresh without taking the fun out of the holidays. This guide gives you a simple 2-week Diwali vacation plan for children aged 3–7: festive, light pages during the festival days, and a gentle back-to-school warm-up in the second week. Everything can be done with free printables, and we explain when a ready-made pack saves you time.
How Much Practice Is Enough Over the Break?
Little and often works better than long sessions. Pick a regular time, such as after breakfast, and stop while your child is still enjoying it.
- Ages 2–3: 5–10 minutes of colouring, tracing lines and naming things
- Ages 4–5: 10–15 minutes of letters, numbers and one short game
- Ages 6–7: 15–20 minutes of reading, writing words and simple sums
- Skip the busiest festival days completely; the plan below allows for that
Week 1: Festival Days (Light and Festive)
During Diwali itself, keep practice playful and connected to what your child sees around them: lamps, rangoli, sweets and visitors.
- Day 1: count diyas and colour a page from the free Diwali sample
- Day 2: trace 3–4 letters from the ABC tracing worksheets or your home language's alphabet
- Day 3: a maze or a rangoli page from the free sample
- Day 4: rest day, or say the names of festival things in Marathi or Hindi
- Day 5: trace numbers 1–10 with the number tracing worksheets
- Day 6: make a Diwali greeting card and write your child's name on it
- Day 7: one printable game, such as a memory match or scavenger hunt, with cousins or grandparents
Week 2: Back-to-School Warm-Up
In the second week, move gently back towards school work so the first day back does not feel like a jump.
- Day 8: revise the letters from Day 2 and add 3–4 new ones
- Day 9: numbers 11–20, or simple counting for younger children
- Day 10: read and trace short words, such as cat, sun and pen, or simple words in your home language
- Day 11: shapes and colours, or a word search for older children
- Day 12: write their name and two words without tracing
- Day 13: a quick revision game: call out a letter or number and ask your child to point to it
- Day 14: look back through the week's pages together and praise the progress
Free Printables for the Plan
You can follow the whole plan without paying anything. All of these are free PDFs with no sign-up:
- ABC tracing worksheets and phonics worksheets
- Number tracing worksheets
- Marathi worksheets, Hindi varnamala worksheets and Gujarati worksheets
- Printable games with answer keys
- The free Diwali sample with 5 festive activities
When a Ready-Made Pack Saves Time
Free worksheets mean choosing and printing pages each day. If you would rather print once and have everything in order for the whole break, a pack does that work for you. Each one is a one-time payment and an instant PDF download.
- 30-Day Preschool Home Practice Kit (₹99, 220 pages, ages 2–7): a day-by-day plan with A–Z tracing, numbers 1–50, Hindi varnamala, Marathi mulakshare, shapes, colours and colouring pages, plus a progress chart, reward stars and a certificate. Use days 1–14 over the break and carry on after school restarts
- Complete Marathi Worksheets Pack, Hindi Pack or Gujarati Pack (₹199 each, 116–119 pages): letters, barakhadi, numbers, reading and writing in one language, in order
- Printable Games & Activities Pack (₹99, 37 pages): word searches, mazes, sudoku, bingo, matching and more, with answer keys. Handy for travel days and visiting cousins
- Diwali Learning & Activity Pack (₹99, or ₹149 personalised with your child's name): 45 festive activities, a 7-day challenge and a certificate for the festival week
Which Pack Fits Your Child?
Not sure? Start with the free worksheets for a few days. If your child enjoys them and you are tired of picking pages, the matching pack is the natural next step. Our pack buyer's guide compares them in more detail, and all packs are listed on one page.
- Ages 2–5, learning English letters and numbers first: the 30-Day Practice Kit
- Learning to read and write Marathi, Hindi or Gujarati: that language's Complete Worksheets Pack
- Already confident with basics, or travelling over the break: the Games Pack
- Want festival-themed pages for Diwali week only: the Diwali Pack
Practising While You Travel
If you are visiting family over Diwali, print a small set before you leave instead of relying on a printer away from home.
- Put 10–14 pages in a folder with a clipboard and a pencil case
- Choose games and colouring pages for travel days, and tracing for calmer days
- Ask grandparents to do a page with your child; they often enjoy it as much as the children
Easing Back Into School
In the last two or three days of the break, move practice to the time your child will do homework on school days, and return to a regular bedtime. A familiar routine makes the first week back much easier than any amount of extra worksheets.
For a longer routine after the break, our 30-day preschool learning plan continues week by week.
Put it into practice
Bring this guide to life with our free printable worksheets.