6 Easy Holi Crafts for Kids

Holi is the Hindu festival welcoming spring and celebrating love. People throw gulal — brightly colored powders or water — at each other with hopes of good harvest and new relationships. Drums, dancing, traditional desserts and beverages are all part of the joyful day.

Here are some easy Holi crafts for kids (that may get a little messy!) to help you celebrate the Festival of Colors with your family.

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1. Paint Splatter Cards

An important aspect of Holi is sharing the day with loved ones. That is why we love this craft of making greeting cards to send to friends and family. Splattering the cards with paint is reminiscent of throwing the colors with someone you wish you could celebrate with.

Kids can also use straws to blow the splats of color, or smear the paint with fingers or a paint brush.

Kids can write anything they want in the cards or simply “Happy Holi!” This website includes a “Happy Holi!” template and Holi-themed color pages.

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2. Homemade Colorful Powder

Create the colorful powder that is visually synonymous with Holi. With only three ingredients, this is a simple recipe: Flour, water, food coloring.

You will need a full day for the substance to dry before crushing it into powder, preferably with a coffee grinder.

Then let the kids run wild throwing the powders at each other. To up the ante, throw in some water balloons or water squirters.

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3. Edible Finger Paint 

Include infants and toddlers in the celebration by making safe and edible “finger paints” using Greek yogurt and food coloring.

Throw them in the tub or kiddie pool and let them get messy. This activity comes from an Indian-born, turned Texan mom. She has plenty of Holi resources if you are looking for more ways to enjoy the holiday.

4. Pichkari Craft

5. Rainbow Slime

Make rainbow slime with the bright colors of Holi. We love this recipe because it only has four ingredients: Liquid glue, baking soda, contact lens solution, and food coloring.

This activity doubles as an experiment as the blog details the science behind making slime. We don’t suggest throwing the slime as you would with the powders — just enjoy the squishy texture and pretty colors.

6. Tie Dye Shirts

If the colored powders and water balloons scare you, tie-dye shirts are a cleaner way to celebrate the spirit of Holi.

Get outside and enjoy the spring weather while tie dying shirts for the whole family. Squirt the paint on the fabric instead of throwing color on each other!

You can also tie dye bucket hats or tote bags.

Use similar designs and colors to match or have everyone do their own thing.

We hope you try one of these easy Holi crafts for kids, and get creative welcoming the season of love, growth, and springtime.