Ramadhan Reminder Frame!

Parents have the responsibility of explaining to children the importance of Ramadhan.  Fasting is one of the many ways we worship Allah (swt) it also one of the five pillars of Islam. The following activity will help your children understand and remember why we fast.

Things you need:

• Glue
• Scissors
• A4 paper (plain/ coloured)
• Frame to put final picture in and hang in room
• Varity of material for decoration purposes: Glitter, beads, sequins, etc
• Colouring pens/ pencils
• Selection of hadiths and ayahs related to ramadhan
• Islamic pictures from old Eid cards, Islamic calendars, wall pictures, etc

What to do:

1. Using a sheet of A4 paper, draw an outline of a mosque or prayer mat.
2. Have a selection of simple to understand hadiths/ ayahs related to ramadhan ready, preferably as a photocopied version. Choose a hadith/ ayah which they really like and can remember easily, they can write the ayah/hadith in the centre of the picture they have already drawn out. Or they can cut out and stick the ayah/hadith.
3. Cut out the picture from its outline and stick onto a sheet of coloured A4 paper using glue.
4. Decorate the final picture using glitter, beads, sequins, etc. Have an A4 sized picture frame ready and after the picture has dried put it into the frame.
5. They can put the framed picture in an area of their room where they can see the picture clearly during the month of Ramadhan, helping them to remember what Ramadhan is about and the importance of this month.
6. Your child could make a few frames and give them as gifts to their friends at the beginning of Ramadan.