India for Kids: Audio Stories, Culture, Printables & Recipes

Explore India with Raj, a future Bollywood star

Raj lives in Delhi and knows he’ll be a famous Bollywood star someday. Until then, there’s plenty of drama in his life. In four original audio stories, your family will help him track down his sister’s lost engagement ring, swap places with his exact look-alike during Holi, the Festival of Colors, and find a secret doorway beneath the Taj Mahal. Each story is about 30 minutes and made for kids ages 5–11. This India country set also includes 9 printables, two recipes and a full country guide.

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Race for the Ring

Raj lives with his family in Delhi, India, and all he wants from life is to entertain other people. His skills as a singer and dancer will be put to the test when he helps his sister track down her engagement ring after it is thrown in the garbage. Will everyone get the happy ending Raj expects?

Lost in Color

All of India is celebrating Holi — the Festival of Colors — and Raj and his family are no exception. When Raj meets a poor boy who could be his identical twin, they come up with a plan to trick Raj’s older brother. But when things get mixed up, the boys end up in the wrong homes and have to figure out how to set things straight

Lost in Color: Part 2

When Raj and Jahan decided to use their similar appearance to fool Raj’s brother, they never imagined it would end up like this. Now each of them is in the wrong home. For Jahan, it meant the best meal he’d had in his life. But for Raj, it meant living in the slums. Will things get back to how they were? And what will happen to Jahan if they do?

Tiger of the Taj Mahal

Raj, his sister and her soon-to-be husband are spending the day visiting the most famous building in India — the Taj Mahal. When Raj discovers a secret doorway that leads to mysterious underground world, he learns to appreciates everything India has to offer. The question is — can he get back there?

Exploring India

Explore the Indian subcontinent with maps, hear the love story behind the Taj Mahal, learn about Mahatma Gandhi’s peaceful protests and the leaders he inspired, and meet the Royal Bengal tiger, India’s national animal.

Did you know? About 1,000 elephants helped carry the building materials for the Taj Mahal.

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Indian festivals and fun for kids

Throw your own Holi, the spring Festival of Colors, with tips and a recipe for homemade color powder. Then find out what makes a Bollywood movie a Bollywood movie, learn how cricket compares with baseball and play a spot-the-difference game inspired by Raj’s look-alike.

Did you know? India makes more movies than Hollywood. Its film industry, Bollywood, is the largest in the world.

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Indian recipes for kids

Two recipes from Raj’s family kitchen: Holi Coconut Phirni, a sweet coconut pudding, and Breakfast Idlis, soft rice and lentil cakes from southern India. Each one comes as a printable recipe card.

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9 India printables for kids

Print, color and play: an India map coloring page, India and its neighbors map challenges, a make-your-own Holi powder guide, a cricket vs. baseball rule sheet, tiger and Holi celebration coloring pages, a spot-the-differences game and both recipe cards.

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“Instead of just learning about a country, my kids were suddenly inside the story – following a child who lives there, seeing their daily life, and connecting in a way that goes so much deeper than facts ever could.”

– Dana, The Art Kit