Holi Crafts for Kids

March 4, 2025 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

I’ve written a few times before about Holi, the colorful spring festival that celebrates the triumph of good over evil. But it feels like this time of year we could all use some colorful crafts and activities, so it’s no wonder this celebration has spread beyond its traditional Hindu roots. Let’s take a look at some more fun Holi crafts and activities for kids.

One of the main characteristics of Holi is lots of color thanks to the colored powder that is thrown around during the festivities. Now’s a perfect time to pull out any paint pouring activities (here’s a tutorial from Mama Smiles unrelated to Holi, just use bright colors) or dropping liquid watercolors onto paper (as in these Holi cards from Artsy Craftsy Mom). Use spray inks or colors to make a splatter effect on a card like this one from Crazy Crafter.

Anything that gets a lot of colors on a canvas or paper quickly and boldly is great for Holi. Maybe painting with balls or marbles?

Activity Village has a Holi-themed painted people activity using powdered paint that would also be fun, and of course you can make different shapes if you like. I also love these handprint cards from The Joy of Sharing, which would also be super cute as a classroom display on one big piece of paper.

And of course it doesn’t have to be just colorful paint. Pull out all the colorful paper you have on hand to make fun rolled paper sculptures to use as Holi displays. These ones from Art Bar are so fun and adults will want to get in on it, too.

If you have littles who love sensory experiences, it’s time to make some rainbow rice or pasts (here’s a recipe from Busy Toddler) and you can just play with the rice or add things of different colors and make it a color sorting activity. Speaking of, now would be a great time for learning about colors with little ones!

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Celebrating Mexican Independence Day

Lots of Americans seem to think that May 5 is Mexican Independence Day, but that holiday actually falls on Sept. 16.

May 5 is the celebration of the Battle of Puebla, in which the Mexicans defeated the French in 1862. Independence Day marks the beginning of their fight for independence from Spain in 1810. That was the day of what’s known as El Grito de Dolores, or the cry of Dolores, for when the Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the church bells at his church in Dolores and declared that Mexico should be free from Spanish rule.

They would fight for their freedom until 1821 when they finally gained independence.

Fabulous Classroom has a little of the history and ideas for celebrating the holiday for all age groups. There’s also a link to a good video in that post about the real story of Mexican Independence Day.

Twinkl also has a good tops about the history and different activities, discussion ideas, crafts and foods that can be incorporated into lessons at school or used at home.

I also found a few pins that no longer link to a website but include good information on Mexican Independence Day, including some questions for students to answer based on the reading. You can find more printables and questions for kids from TX Homeschool Mama on Etsy (also available in Spanish).

You can find a lot more paid resources about Mexican Independence Day at Teachers Pay Teachers.

Mexican flag crafts are a fun option for celebrating Mexican Independence Day (though the current iteration of their flag has only been in use since 1968). Kids Activities Blog has a free Mexican flag printable and a few different ideas for decorating it including dot markers and torn tissue paper.

You can also find some great Mexican crafts at Red Ted Art. The post includes all sorts of Mexican inspired projects including Day of the Dead crafts, Frida Kahlo pinatas and upcycled musical instruments. I love the giant paper flowers they shared from Honestly WTF.

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