--- title: "Nursery - R.E - Diwali Celebrations" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-20-nursery-r-e-diwali-celebrations" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery - R.E - Diwali Celebrations ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/d619eada-da35-4725-88fc-bbd52de70855.jpg) 20 October 2025 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/d619eada-da35-4725-88fc-bbd52de70855.jpg)Today, the children were introduced to a new cultural and religious celebration: Diwali, the Festival of Lights. We began by exploring the concept of celebrating good over bad and the spreading of light in the world. To enhance their understanding of this vibrant celebration, we looked at several inspirational images. The children then engaged in two wonderful, hands-on activities: in the water tray, they explored colour and pattern, mirroring the beautiful Rangoli designs by carefully using pipettes and watered-down paint to create circles of colour. Simultaneously, they accessed the craft area to make festive Diwali lights, using a variation of glittery shapes in many bright colours to decorate their creations. This provided a rich, sensory, and visual introduction to a new religious and cultural tradition. [Nursery](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/nursery) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Art and Design](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/art-and-design) [Religious Education](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/religious-education) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/fdcd4d3e-08fd-4ee3-9087-5a19e2c78761.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-17-nursery-art-literacy-finger-painting) Previous ### [Nursery - Art - Literacy - Finger Painting ](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-17-nursery-art-literacy-finger-painting) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/40e03719-1b15-4dde-b7b4-a5392978fdfb.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-21-year-3-maths-adding-tens-to-a-three-digit-number) Next ### [Year 3 - Maths - Adding Tens To A Three Digit Number](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-10-21-year-3-maths-adding-tens-to-a-three-digit-number) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)