Colour & Tell: Festivals (A4)

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Choose A4 (India, UK, Europe) or US Letter (USA, Canada). Same 29 pages. This is the A4 edition: a printable PDF colouring book for ages 4 to 10. Print the pages at home on any printer. What's Inside • 24 colouring pages, one festival per page, drawn with thick, simple outlines that small hands can manage • One plain-words line under every picture to read aloud, with the traditional name and the rough time of year in small letters • Children doing festival things: painting diyas, making rangoli and a pookalam, shaping a clay Ganesha, threading a marigold toran, flying kites • Finish the rangoli: a dot-grid pattern to complete like a mirror • A "This book belongs to" page, a note for grown-ups on celebrating safely and kindly, and a certificate • Every lamp in the book is lit or carried by a grown-up • Black and white pages, so any home printer works The 24 Pictures Diwali lights · Diwali rangoli · Painting diyas · Holi · Raksha Bandhan · Janmashtami dahi handi · Ganesh Chaturthi · Making a clay Ganesha · Navratri dandiya · Durga Puja · Dussehra Ram Lila · Makar Sankranti kites · Onam pookalam · Karva Chauth · Chhath · Guru Purnima · Ram Navami · Maha Shivaratri · Baisakhi · Kartik deepdaan · Tulsi Vivah · Bhai Dooj · Basant Panchami · Making a toran How It Works • Read the line under the picture together, then ask: what are the children doing? What would you eat, wear or make on this day? Does our family celebrate this festival, and what do we call it? • There is no wrong colour. Marigolds can be orange or yellow, and kites can be every colour at once • Festivals have different names, dates and customs in different regions and families, and your family's way is part of the story Printing • Print one side only, at Actual size or 100% • Every colouring picture sits at least 15 mm inside the edge, so home printers will not cut it off • Thicker paper (100 to 120 gsm) stops felt pens showing through; chunky crayons suit ages 4 to 6 • The cover is in colour and can be skipped. Print a page again for your own family whenever a child wants another go For Grown-ups • Real diyas, floating lamps and crackers are lit and handled by grown-ups only, with children kept well back • Choose skin-safe, natural Holi colours and keep them away from eyes and mouths • A gentle note on caring for finished pages, and on letting them go with respect Read Next Colour & Tell: Sacred Symbols and Objects · Old Offerings at Home · Light the Lamp · Kolam at the Door · Tulsi at Home Format: 29-page printable PDF, A4 (210 x 297 mm), digital download. Choose A4 (India, UK, Europe) or US Letter (USA, Canada). Same 29 pages. Offered for cultural and educational purposes. It describes how many families celebrate each festival, and makes no promises of particular outcomes.