Ramadhan Books

Salam Alaikum!

In the spirit of Ramadhan, I wanted to share some great Ramadhan books that you can find at your local library. 

    

  

I have personally read all of these books and think that they are all wonderful. I have used these books during my Ramadhan programs and the children seemed to enjoy them as well. Books have the ability to make things fun and exciting for children, and I think these books do a great job of doing just that! 

These books are also very affordable on amazon, and are great to keep on your bookshelf to keep the Ramadhan spirit alive all year round! 

Let me know if you have read any of these books and which one is your child's favorite! Also, please let me know if there are any other great Ramadhan books out there! I would love to add them to my own collection! :)

Ramadhan Chain

Salam Alaikum, and a very blessed Ramadhan Mubarak to you and your family!

Ramadhan is by far one of the most exciting times of the year. The month is not only filled with wonderful blessings, but also ibadat, get togethers, delicious food, and of course exciting arts and crafts!

One craft that I love doing every Ramadhan is the "Ramadhan Chain." The chain consists of 30 links, one for each day of Ramadhan. Everyday, your little one can gently rip off one link of the chain. As days go by, your child will start to see the chain getting shorter and shorter. It is a great way to also build up the Eid excitement in children!

This chain is very simple and children love putting it together. While this is a very simple activity, it serves as a great way for your child to practice fine motor skills (cutting, pasting, gluing), patterns, numbers, and even writing! It can also serve as a great decoration to go along with the rest of your Ramadhan decor! :)

These are all the materials you will need:

Directions:

Cut strips construction paper to make your links. I suggest cutting along the long edge of the paper. In this way, your actual loops will be big and the chain will fall very nicely. If you have multiple children, you can give a few strips to each child and have him/her decorate using crayons and/or markers. You can even use white paper for this activity.

Please don't judge my strips, I am not very good at cutting in a straight line :-P But who cares about perfection when you're having fun?! :)

Once you have cut your strips, you can start putting your chain together. You can either staple, glue, or tape the links together. Stapling is the quickest way to put this together, but gluing and taping also work too :) 

And before you know it, this is what you'll end up with:

Like I said, this is really simple and easy to make with the materials that you have at home. Please let me know how this activity went and do send me pictures as well! I am always interested in children's creativity! 

Until next time, 

Happy Islamic Crafting!!!