PreschoolHolidays & FestivalsVisual matching
Match the Pairs (Diwali)
Four watercolor Diwali pictures on the left (a diya, a marigold, a plate of laddoos and a paper lantern) and the same four mixed up on the right. Children draw a line from each dot to the matching picture's dot.
Age3–4 years
PaperA4 / Letter, 1 page
Time10 minutes
Parent tipBefore drawing any lines, let your child point to a picture on the left and find its twin on the right with a finger. Tracing the path with a finger first makes the pencil line much easier.
How to use this worksheet
- Name each picture on the left together: diya, marigold, sweets, lantern.
- Find the same picture on the right and draw a line from dot to dot.
- When all four are matched, color the pictures.
What your child practices
Looking closely to find things that are the same, an early thinking skill behind sorting and reading. Drawing dot-to-dot lines also builds pencil control.
Who it is for
Made for preschoolers around three to four. Lines can cross and wobbly lines are fine. If four pairs feel like a lot, cover the bottom two rows and do two at a time.
Talk about Diwali
Use the pictures to talk about the festival: diyas and lanterns for light, marigolds for decorating, sweets to share. New words stick best when children say them out loud.
