The run up to Ramadan for us has been one of connection with family and the stories of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). We were blessed to have my father and sister’s family join us for over a week on their Umrah trip, and were able to join my father giving us a full tour of Makkah […]

As we come to the end of year 2018, I thought it was time to share some of our Children’s Islamic Books that we have encountered this year and that we highly recommend. In no particular order, below are our top 10 favourite Islamic Books for Children from this year including mini reviews. Golden Domes […]

If you were following my Week by Week Ramadan Plan and activities for 4-5 year olds, then in this post you will find the complete breakdown of how I aim to spend some quality learning time with my girls this Ramadan! The Ramadan Daily Homeschooling Plan that I devised for myself and my girls consists of light, […]

Creating a role play area as a learning environment for your children that’s fun, colourful and inviting is so important in their early years of learning and beyond. It builds their confidence, gets their imagination running and does wonders for speaking and listening! With friends and siblings, it’s great for sharing and turn taking and […]

With so many resources available to us for our kids this Ramadan – how do you choose between them all? Colouring sheets, fine motor sheets, flashcards, journals, workbooks. As Ammarah grows older (nearly 4), she has a somewhat better understanding of the world around her. So this year her Ramadan learning has turned up a […]

I always thought I’d be teaching Qur’an to Ammarah starting with a basic alphabet book which moves on to short vowels (fat-ha, dhamma, kasra) and helps her to read Arabic. I actually never imagined that she would know some of the shorter surahs in the Qur’an at nearly age 4 -alhamdulillah, may Allah preserve her. Ameen. […]

This week has really been preparation week! I finally have time to think, reflect and prepare for Ramadan like I’ve never done before! I have never really organised how I’ll work through my Ramadan weeks, except maybe try to recite Qur’an throughout the month. This year with the added responsibility of my children and entertaining […]

With Ramadan still over a month away – be prepared with Ramadan activities for your kids to do at home! This post shows you how to make a Ramadan Good Deeds Jar! This was a favourite activity for us last Ramadan, as every morning Ammarah would want to find out what her good deed of […]