Making Ramadan special for kids

[WendyDarling]

Re: Making Ramadan special for kids

@Afshi

i think we had a similar thread last year.

Stuff that I would love to do Inshallah with the kids:

• buy gifts and wrap them and put them in a common place (family room, living room, etc) and have the kids open them on Eid Morning
• Decorate the house for Ramadan
• bring my kids to the Welcome to Ramadan dinner held annually at the masjid
• bring my kids to a few iftaars at the masjid
• sponser an iftaar at the masjid and have the kids make some sort of food item (maybe decorate cupcakes)
• encourage them to fast, even a half day fast. Usually when a child in our family does their first fast, it’s a big deal, and the whole family comes over and there is cake and presents.
• have them help me out in the pre-Ramadan iftaar food preps (I remember I used to help my mom stuff and close samosas..what a nice memory)
• get them involved in making Ramadan Baskets for the needy
• encouraging them to give monetary donations from their “halal” piggy bank to the masjid or to the poor
• have Ramadan/Eid nasheeds playing throughout the day

I don’t want to make Ramadan/Eid all about the presents and gifts, but also encourage them to help others, help out their community and to spend more time in the masjid. Also want to teach them about patience and disciplining themselves to please Allah.

Love this!! I’ll be doing this with the kiddos too inshallah Can’t wait!!