DLTK's Countries and Cultures
India Crafts and Other Activities including Diwali

I want to start off by saying, I'm from Canada not from India.  Nor do I have any Indian heritage.  But my daughters and I like to explore different cultures -- especially when they are learning about them in school.  As with all of the different countries sections on the site, the information here consists of a combination of simple things most of us know about, some library research, some things the girls have learned in school and some things contributed by viewers who are far more knowledgeable than myself.  Hopefully I haven't made any mistakes that are too terrible (keeping in mind I'm "just a mom" and that my research assistants are ages 10 and 6 *grin*).

Thanks to Vini Inaganti (one of our viewers) for correcting some of my dates!  New Year's on the Hindu calendar falls somewhere between Oct 15th and Nov 15th (it is not a fixed day as our calendar is lunar and is based on the positions of the moon)

India Printables:
	India Printables India Coloring Pages
	India Printables India's States Worksheets from KidZone.ws
	India Printables Printable Worksheets Anagram Word Mining
India Crafts:
	India Crafts All About India Paper Quilt Craft Age 5+
	India Crafts Diwali Diya Clay Craft Age 4+ New Year's candle
	India Crafts Diwali Diya Paper Craft Age 2+ New Year's candle
	India Crafts Rangoli Designs
Animals from India: The crafts on my site are "cartoonish" so don't expect them to completely portray regional differences of the animals (ex:  African elephant vs Indian elephant).  These differences are a fun thing to talk about while making the projects with the kids though.
	Camel Craft Age 4+
	Crocodile Paper Craft   Crocodile TP Roll Craft
	Elephant Crafts The Asian (or Indian) elephant has smaller ears than it's African cousin.  It is one of the largest land mammals on Earth.
	Lion Crafts The Asiatic Lion is rated the most endangered large carnivore globally.  India is the last refuge of the Asiatic lion.
	Peacock Crafts
	Tiger Crafts India contains 60% of the world's tigers.  Bengal tigers are also called as Indian tiger, they are the most numerous of all the different species of tigers.
	Yak Paper Craft Age 2+
	Yak TP Roll Craft Age 3+
OTHER INDIA THEMED ACTIVITIES:
	Other India Themed Activities Online Jigsaw Puzzles