Mardi Gras Worksheets for Kids
These Mardi Gras worksheets for kids are a simple way to bring the fun and color of the holiday into your preschool routine. With free preschool printables, your child can practice real skills like counting, tracing, and color recognition while learning about one of the year’s most colorful celebrations.
Mardi Gras is packed with music, traditions, and vibrant colors. All the right ingredients for a hands-on learning experience your preschooler will actually enjoy.
Printables At a Glance
Best for ages 3-5
Prep: None
Pages: 19
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Mardi Gras Activity Sheets
This pack includes coloring pages, handwriting practice, matching, counting, and more. Everything is ready to print and use right away.
Whether you’re homeschooling, supplementing at home, or leading a co-op group, these worksheets give your preschooler a simple way to explore Mardi Gras traditions while building real skills.
Color and Trace Pages
This pack includes eight color-and-trace pages featuring Mardi Gras icons such as a fleur-de-lis, mask, beads, crown, balloon, wand, gator, and the state of Louisiana. Each page includes a large image to color and a word to trace beneath it.
They’re a simple way to build fine motor skills and letter formation while keeping things festive.
Matching Activity
The matching page features Mardi Gras gator characters dressed in different costumes. Your preschooler will draw lines to connect the matching pairs, which is great practice for visual discrimination.
Handwriting Practice Pages
The pack includes five letter tracing pages for L, H, W, F, and M. Each page focuses on one letter with uppercase and lowercase practice, a short sentence to trace, and a Mardi Gras image to color.
These pair well with the color and trace pages if you want to build a simple letter-of-the-day routine around the theme.
Color by Number
The color by number page uses numbers 1-7, each matched to a different color. Your preschooler will practice number recognition and color matching as they fill in a Mardi Gras mask design.
Mardi Gras Books for Preschoolers
Pair these worksheets with a good picture book to bring the celebration to life. Here are some of our favorite Mardi Gras books for preschoolers:
Jenny Giraffe’s Mardi Gras Ride – Riding along with Jenny Giraffe, children learn all there is to know about this spirited holiday! Discover the history of Mardi Gras from king cakes and festive colors to parades, floats, and “throws”!
Mimi’s First Mardi Gras – Colorful illustrations of the rich cultural celebration re-create the look and mood of Carnival.
Mardi Gras – In this early reader, early readers will learn about this American festival and how people celebrate it.
Crafts to Celebrate Mardi Gras
Looking for a hands-on way to explore Mardi Gras with your preschooler? These crafts are simple to set up and align well with the worksheets in this pack.
- Preschoolers will love making their very own Mardi Gras mask with construction paper and beads.
- Kids can make their own duct tape Mardi Gras beads and then string them into a necklace or bracelet.
- DIY Mardi Gras fluffy slime provides a fun sensory activity for little ones.
Mardi Gras Printables for Preschoolers
Want even more Mardi Gras printables? These pair well with the worksheet pack above and provide your preschooler with extra practice on the theme.
Grab your free Mardi Gras worksheet pack here.
Mardi Gras is full of color, music, and tradition, which makes it a natural fit for preschool learning. Print this pack, grab some crayons, and let your little one explore the celebration at their own pace.
Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.
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