Who: Sobia Hussain What: Cool ideas to create a “travel around the world” activity with children Features: Instructions, ideas and printables to make an exciting and memorable travel experience The true purpose of this passport and on-going activity is to encourage children to learn about the world and people around them which will help broaden their
[ Read More ]Who: Desi Doll Company What: Soft plush doll that speaks and sings Features: Speaks Arabic and English An enjoyable way for children to learn about Islam and it’s teachings. Dolls have interactive hands, feet, number pad and colour pad. Each doll recites some essential Quranic words, phrases and surahs together with their meanings. A must for
[ Read More ]Who: Miraj Audio Digital Publisher What: Audio Books Features: Educative Audio Books which take listeners to a whole new dimension Just like books, audio books can be taken anywhere. Through the use of sound children can learn to use their imagination – adding mood, drama and excitement to the story. Children can improve their comprehensive skills, literacy
[ Read More ]Who: Reem Faruqi What: Book Features: 32 pages, English Lailah is in a new school in a new country, thousands of miles from her old home, and missing her old friends. When Ramadan begins, she is excited that she is finally old enough to participate in the fasting but worried that her classmates won’t understand
[ Read More ]Memorising and understanding Allahs Names and Attributes can be a difficult task especially for children. Children learn at their own pace, which means sometimes it may take some time. Below is a list of wonderful resources aimed to ease the task of memorising and to simply make learning fun. 1. Zaky Videos All time favourite, Zaky,
[ Read More ]Who: Rukhsana Khan (Author) What: Book for Preschool to 5yo Features: 40 pages, English Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring her little sister along. Rubina is mortified, but she cant convince Ami that you just dont bring your younger sister to your friends party.
[ Read More ]My daughter and I went looking for a rainbow. A light rain was falling; scattered sunbeams were peeking out from behind the clouds, the perfect conditions for one. We drove around the neighbourhood, trying to find the perfect spot from where we could see the entire sky, just in case a rainbow had sneaked in
[ Read More ]Who: Yasmin Mussa (Author) What: Board Book Features: A lift the flap board book that introduces kids to simple Islamic phrases. Join Zayd and his Mummy on an adventure as he tries to figure out what he needs to say in order to get to Jannah. Zayd uses various phrases such as “Alhamdullilah”, “SubhanAllah”, “Allahu Akbar” and
[ Read More ]Who: Zain Bhika and Dawud Wharnsby What: Nasheed Album Features: Songs for kids. Allah Knows, once again reunites him with friend and artist Dawud Wharnsby Ali. This album is dedicated to the journey of all children and was written specifically for Bhikha’s eldest son Rashid, who also features on the album. It is a celebration of mellow
[ Read More ]Who: Smart Ark What: Game Features: A fun game helping kids learn to count while building a Masjid. A fun counting game where each player has to collect golden coins to help build the Masjid. But watch out for the magpie who loves to steal shiny coins! Suitable for 2-6 players. This game builds on: Math
[ Read More ]Recognising and learning and Arabic letters is something we all try to teach our children from young, to set them up for the eventual ability to read the Quran. Learning the Arabic letters should be as easy and fun as it is to learn the letters of any other alphabet. Use these great resources to
[ Read More ]Who: Kelly Cunnane What: Book Features: 40 pages, English Lalla lives in the Muslim country of Mauritania, and more than anything, she wants to wear a malafa, the colorful cloth Mauritanian women, like her mama and big sister, wear to cover their heads and clothes in public. But it is not until Lalla realizes that a malafa is not just worn
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