Rangoli Coloring Pages: 8 Free Printable Rangoli Designs for Kids

These rangoli coloring pages give you 8 free printable rangoli designs, from easy flower patterns for little kids to detailed mandala rangolis for older children. Each design is a free PDF in US Letter and A4 size, with thick black lines and big spaces, so it works with crayons, colour pencils or markers. Print them for Diwali, a classroom display or a calm colouring hour.

Download all 8 rangoli coloring pages in one PDF: US Letter or A4. Print at 100% (actual size).

Easy to hard: which rangoli design to pick

The designs go from simple to detailed. Start young children on pages 1 and 2, and give the mandala rangolis on pages 6 to 8 to kids who like small spaces and careful colouring.

Adults like these designs too. The detailed mandala rangolis make a good quiet activity for teens and grown-ups during the festival.

What is rangoli?

Rangoli is a decorative pattern drawn on the floor, usually at the entrance of a home or in a courtyard. It is made with coloured powder, rice flour, coloured rice, sand or flower petals. Families make rangoli to welcome guests and to decorate the home for festivals, weddings and other happy days. Diwali is the time when most homes in India make one. You can read more about the history and regional styles of the art in Wikipedia’s rangoli article.

The art has different names and styles across India. In Tamil Nadu it is called kolam and is often drawn with white rice flour around a grid of dots. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana it is muggu, in West Bengal it is alpana, and in Rajasthan it is mandana. Many designs repeat the same shape around a centre, which is why rangoli patterns often look like flowers, stars or mandalas.

Rangoli coloring tips for kids

• Repeat your colours. Pick 3 or 4 colours and use them in the same order all the way round. This keeps the rangoli design balanced, just like a real floor rangoli.
• Work from the centre out. Colour the middle circle first, then each ring of petals. It is easier to keep the pattern the same on every side.
• Bright festival colours. Real rangolis use strong colours like pink, orange, yellow, green, red and blue. Try a dark background colour between petals to make them stand out.
• Use the right tool. Crayons suit the big petals on pages 1 to 3. Colour pencils or fine markers work better for the small spaces on pages 6 to 8.
• Add sparkle. A dot of glitter glue on each petal tip or on the diya flames on page 8 makes it look festive. Let it dry flat.

Ideas for using the rangoli coloring pages

• Rangoli without the mess. Colour a page and place it at the door, or laminate it for a reusable rangoli mat. This is handy for flats, classrooms and small children.
• Real rangoli practice. Older kids can use a design as a guide and copy it on the floor with chalk, then fill it with coloured powder, rice or flower petals.
• Class display. Give each child a different design and put all of them together on one board for a Diwali rangoli wall.
• Diwali card. Colour page 1 or 2, cut out the circle and stick it on folded card with a Happy Diwali message. Our Diwali wishes for kids has short lines to write inside.
• Maths with patterns. Ask children to count the petals in each ring and find the lines of symmetry. Page 1 has 8 petals, page 6 has 12 in the inner ring and 12 teardrops outside.
• Write about it. After colouring, children can write a few lines with help from 10 lines on Diwali.

More free Diwali printables

• Diwali coloring pages: a diya, sky lantern, children lighting lamps and a box of sweets.
• Diwali worksheets: word search in three levels, bingo, word scramble and a fold-up card.
• Diwali tambola tickets for a family or kitty party.
• Diwali quiz questions with answers for school and home.
• Diwali activities for kids to do at home or in class.
• Color by number pages for more calm colouring time.

Frequently asked questions

8 quick answers

Are these rangoli coloring pages free?

Yes. All 8 rangoli designs are free to download and print, with no sign-up. You can print one page at a time or get all 8 in a single PDF.

Which rangoli design is easiest for small kids?

Page 1, the 8-petal flower, has the biggest spaces and suits children aged 3 to 5. Page 2, the lotus, is the next step up.

Which paper size should I choose?

Pick A4 if you are in India, the UK, Australia or most other countries, and US Letter in the USA and Canada. Print at 100% (actual size) so the lines stay sharp.

Can I use these rangoli designs to make a real rangoli?

Yes. Use the printed page as a guide. Draw the outline on the floor with chalk, then fill each section with rangoli powder, coloured rice or flower petals in the same colours you used on paper.

When is Diwali in 2026?

Diwali 2026 is on Sunday 8 November 2026, the day of Lakshmi Puja. Many families make their rangoli on Dhanteras or Choti Diwali, a day or two before, so print the pages early.

Can teachers print them for a whole class?

Yes. Print as many copies of the rangoli coloring pages as your class or group needs. Please share a link to this page instead of uploading the files to another website.

Which tools work best for mandala rangoli coloring?

Colour pencils or fine markers suit the small spaces on pages 6 to 8. Work from the centre out and repeat three or four colours in the same order all the way round, so the pattern stays balanced on every side.

How can rangoli designs for kids be used for maths?

Children can count petals ring by ring and look for the lines of symmetry. Page 1 has 8 petals, while page 6 has 12 petals in the inner ring and 12 teardrops outside.

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Last updated: October 2026