Ramadan is coming and it’s always good to get some ideas of themed activities or crafts to do to help get the little ones into the spirit of Ramadan and help them feel a strong connection to our special month.
Here are some easy Ramadan Crafts and wholesome Ramadan activities for children to get kids of all ages prepared for the holy month of Ramadan!
Ramadan Crafts and Activities for Kids
Preparing some simple craft activities is a great way to help children connect with this special time of year, feel involved and excited. Crafts can be an amazing learning tool for young children, so get your tissue paper and foam sheets at the ready – it’s time for some Ramadan crafting!
Ramadan Activities
Choose your favorite fun way to celebrate Ramadan and Eid al Fitr at the end of Ramadan, with some good Ramadan crafts for little hands and free printables for these holy times of the year
download and print these seven Ramadan themed color by number pages from Mosque, to iftar meal, dates, muslim children cartoons to color in and more.
A simple yet charming craft, perfect for young hands to celebrate Ramadan. This craft involves transforming a humble paper plate into a beautiful crescent moon, a symbol deeply connected to the holy month.
Light up your Ramadan with this easy-to-make lantern craft. Using our printable template, even the littlest members of the family can enjoy creating a festive decoration that embodies the warmth and brightness of the season.
This guided drawing printable is a fantastic way for children to learn about the cultural significance of the prayer mat while honing their artistic skills and creating a beautiful piece of art.
This craft is a delightful way to depict the iconic silhouette of a mosque against a vibrant sunset sky, using nothing more than paper plates and paints. It’s a creative and educational activity suitable for all ages during Ramadan or Eid celebrations.
Step into the world of artistic expression with our step-by-step guide to drawing a Ramadan lantern. It's a perfect way to engage with the symbols of Ramadan and create something special that can be displayed with pride.
Add an element of surprise to your Ramadan greetings with this pop-up mosque card. Kids will love the creative process and the joy of seeing their mosque pop to life with every opening of the card.
This craft combines the joy of creating with the spirit of giving. Make a beautiful Ramadan lantern card that's not just a craft, but a heartfelt message to be shared with loved ones.
Explore the theme of sunset, to tie in with iftar time and the breaking of the fast
Express your warmest Ramadan wishes with our collection of greetings and messages. Tailor a thoughtful Ramadan card that conveys blessings and happiness for the holy month.
This page has lots of different Ramadan coloring pages to choose, including making Ramadan posters, Ramadan cards to give to friends and family and all kinds of fun Ramadan pictures and designs for children to decorate.
Unleash your inner artist with our easy-to-follow instructions on drawing a mosque. This activity is not only a fun artistic endeavor but also a great educational tool to learn about Islamic architecture and cultural heritage.
Dive into the fascinating world of optical illusions with our mosque anamorphosis craft. This unique project allows kids and adults alike to create a stunning piece of art that transforms a distorted drawing into a beautiful, three-dimensional mosque when viewed at the correct angle.
Take a moment of peace and reflection with our Islamic coloring pages. These pages are not only a relaxing activity but also a wonderful way for children and adults to explore Islamic patterns and imagery through the meditative act of coloring.
Keep the spirit of Ramadan alive with our specially designed Ramadan journal. It's a thoughtful way to record reflections, gratitude, and experiences throughout the holy month, creating a personal keepsake for years to come.
These Ramadan playdough mats are perfect for learning through play, enhancing fine motor skills, and introducing the rich aspects of religion and culture
Engage little hands in sensory play with our Ramadan-themed playdough mats. They're perfect for encouraging creativity while teaching about the symbols and traditions of Ramadan in an interactive and tactile way.
Get creative and make a beautiful sunset mosque picture this ramadan, showing the beauty of maghrib time when we break our fast.
Print out these mosque silhouette pictures for a fun way to make ramadan decorations and get kids excited about the special prayers like taraweeh in the Ramadan nights. Use construction paper to create a larger design and make a display for a festive setting.
Color these mehdni designs, or henna hand designs to get ready for eid al fitr at the end of Ramadan. Putting mehndi on our hands on chaand raat is one of the first things we do for eid celebrations, and it is so much fun!
Learn about Ramadan and the importance of our beliefs with these simple educational and fun worksheets such as crossword and maze printables. All of the answers are provided if you need help!
The Ramadan wordsearch is another way to spend a few short minutes of this month on learning and islamic education.
Salah is the 2nd of the pillars of islam, only after Shahada (the declaration of belief) this shows us how important the prayer is in Islam.
Making these prayer mat coloring pages is a fun craft that kids can decorate in different colours and different shapes with all kind of styles.
Make your own Ramadan calendar with something in each pocket, or little windows, and what better way to get into the spirit of Ramadan than with a good deeds calendar. You can print out our list of 30 good deeds here.
Explore some of the Islamic songs for kids and arabic rhymes that are available, from the Bismillah song to learning alphabet and more
Brighten up your child's day with our selection of halal songs for kids. These cheerful tunes are not only entertaining but also embedded with values and teachings that resonate with Islamic principles.
Learn about the phases of the moon with this beautiful DIY that's perfect for older kids to make. Once you're done, you can use this moon phase wall hanging as a gorgeous hand made Ramadan decoration
Brush up on your Arabic alphabet knowledge with this free printable Arabic alphabet board game that's a colorful and fun way for kids to learn during the holy month and beyond
This simple star and crescent printing activity is great for toddlers and younger kids, as its so easy and lots of fun!
Kids of all ages can use this technique to make their own wrapping paper to give gifts to loved ones at Ramadan and Eid
Read some ramadan books with the kids, to learn and to build excitement for this special month
Test your Arabic alphabet knowledge with this fun and interactive Arabic alphabet quiz on ummah.com - can you and the kids get 100%?
Test your Ramadan knowledge with this fun and simple 10 question Ramadan trivia quiz
Explore the exquisite art of henna without the mess with our henna scratch art activity. It's a fun and artistic way to create intricate patterns that mimic the traditional henna designs, perfect for developing fine motor skills and cultural appreciation.
Get prepared for eid with this set of 12 free printable eid mubarak coloring pages
Moon sightings are a big part of preparing for Ramadan and for eid. The new moon brings in each month of the lunar calendar, and you can make this fun shiny crescent moon craft with the kids. It's easy!
Prepare for Eid with these super cute and festive free printable bunting sets.
Whatever the vibe you're going for with your eid decor, from pastel floral to blingy gold and black we have got you covered.
Get coloring and create some hand made greetings for friends and loved ones at this special time
Kids love to help in the kitchen, and during Ramadan there are even more blessings to be had. Let the children know about the rewards for feeding a fasting person at iftar, and get involved with helping out with meal preparation
Make a Ramadan calender with 30 pockets.
Check out all these creative ideas for Ramadan Calendars
Inside each one you can have either a slip of paper with an activity for the day (print out your 30 days of good deeds for Ramadan here) or you could have a small treat for after iftar, or a quiz question for the children, or many more ideas. This calender could be made very large and from fabric, to hang on the back of a door, or it can be made much smaller simply from cardboard. You could get the children involved in making this the week before Ramadan, to build some anticipation.
Helping to make Iftar
Simple tasks like helping to make mango lassi or smoothies to drink can be great fun even for preschool children. Or give them jobs to do like getting the dates ready onto the plates or pouring glasses or water or milk. Remind them of the rewards for feeding a person breaking their fast, so they feel proud about what they are doing. Post here about children making roti and here’s a list of 30 ramadan dinner ideas that you can make or try these palestinian recipes.
You can see above this Hadith about the reward for sharing food to the one breaking fast. Sharing Iftar meals and spending Iftar times together is one of the beautiful things about Ramadan, which our kids look forward to all year round.
Make their own prayer mat activity
Download your prayer mat colouring pages here.
You can use these as a template to decorate your own prayer mat, or for something more crafty, why not let them experiment with fabric to make and decorate their own prayer mat. It will be easier if you make it thinner than the usual prayer mats. What about with several children, allow them to have a go at making a large prayer sheet for them to use in congregational salah.
It’s a good opportunity to speak about what designs are considered islamically acceptable or not on a prayer mat, like no animate forms, and keeping it simple and not overly “blingy” so it does not take away the concentration or khushoo in Salah.
also try this how to draw a prayer mat guide.
Printable Colouring Pages
Try these simple Ramadan printable activities to decorate their own qibla arrow, or colour traditional designs
Arabic activities
You can buy canvases quite cheaply and make an Arabic calligraphy canvas. I have had them from the pound shop before!
Then encourage the children to make a canvas with their name in arabic or any word they choose. For little ones you could trace the letters onto it yourself and they can paint it in.
You could give them diamontes to decorate it or glitter paint to help make it more sparkly and exciting. We have made Arabic alphabet candles, plasticine letters, and tried out Rosetta stone for fun Arabic language learning. If your child needs to improve their Arabic language there is no better time than Ramadan, your efforts will be greatly rewarded at this time and it is important part of their identity as a Muslim.
Learning Arabic through books and games helps to keep things fun.
We are crafting our way through the Arabic alphabet using simple materials like paper plates. Check out the first letters we have completed, and stay tuned for more:
Alif is for Asad: Paper Plate Lion Craft
Baa is for Battah: Paper Plate Duck
You can check out our site Arabicprintables.com where we will be uploading free printable Arabic learning worksheets for kids
Ramadan around the world
Have a look at images together on the computer, then you can talk about what do we all do the same, what do we do differently. It can be interesting to see the different foods for iftar, and different customs.
Check out our list of 10 crafts around the world.
Giving food to neighbours
Helping to build community spirit and neighbourly relations, to include others in our celebrations, to show people we are friendly and approachable. It’s important to me to teach kids this, that we can have pride in our own religion, celebrations and culture without cutting ourselves off from others or shunning others! Personally we sometimes just give out chocolates to people in the street at various times of year rather than cooked food – I think it’s more the thought/guesture that’s nice to do so doesn’t matter what you give them.
Making Lanterns
Making Lanterns – Making lanterns is a traditional Ramadan craft. Check out these 10 ideas from traditional fanoos, to paper lanterns and mason jar lanterns. Make mini lanterns, or paper lanterns with a hole punch – the options are endless.
Paper chains
Very simple to make and can be used to decorate the house. I think this is one of the easiest decorations children can help with from a young age. Sometimes I find the self adhesive ones wont last and fall apart so you can be better actually cellotaping it. You can do as little or as much as you like in decorating the chains!
You could also make a star mobile, or Ramadan suncatchers to decorate the rooms and windows.
Moon Crafts and Activities
The Islamic calendar is measured by the moon, but how much do your kids know about the moon? Try these 14 moon themed activities to learn about the moon, from moon phases to moon themed crafts and sensory bins.
Teach your child about the way the moon is sighted for the beginning of Ramadan, and for Eid, and about the 3 “white days” (ayyam al beed) when the full moon shows and its recommended to fast them during any month.
Making a model mosque.
This can be done in 3d, junk modelling with cardboard boxes and kitchen rolls, then painted and decorated. Or 2d with a sheet of card cut to show the building outline, then scoring out holes for the windows and doors, and then decorating. This makes a sillouhette kind of effect.
Check out my full list of 10 ways to make a mosque with your little ones.
Download printable mosque silhouette templates here, to use for pictures like the one above.
Make Ramadan Greeting Cards
Make some Ramadan Greeting cards to give to loved ones, family and friends to spread joy and love at this special time of the year.
Simple greetings we can use are:
Ramadan Greetings
- Ramadan Mubarak
- Ramadan Kareem
- Happy Ramadan
- Welcome Ramadan, Welcome month of the Quran!
Greetings for Eid
- Eid Mubarak
- Happy Eid
- Blessed Eid
- Taqabbal Allah minnaa was minkum (May Allah accept our good deeds and yours)
- Kul aam wa antum bekhayr (May you be well every year)
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Ramadan Mubarak everyone!
Anna Marikar, mum of four and seasoned blogger, has spent over a decade sharing her parenting journey and passion for kid-friendly crafts and free printables.
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Thanks for sharing with us. Looking forward to see more ideas!
Some great ideas – I am afraid I am very ignorant and don’t know much about these celebrations, I tend to learn from my little boy when he comes home telling me about them when he has learnt at school 🙂
This is reallyt interesting, I’d love to know more about the food you mention. We did paperchains last year, I cut the strips up from cheap coloured paper and we used Pritstick to glue them together – Monkey loved that. Sounds like the kids will have lots of fun during Ramadan.
This is such a lovely idea. Can’t believe ramadan is coming round so quick!
Loving your blog! I used to participate in weekly blog parties last year but stopped doing it as it took up too much time lol! But I like this particular party – thanks for inviting me over! 🙂
Assalamu alaykum
JazakAllah khair for keeping the linky open. 🙂
I decided to put the post up which covers all the 30 Ramadan Crafts I did, rather than each individual one. Didn’t want to look like I was spamming lol!
thanks for adding! the more the better so don’t worry however many you had!
Masha Allah what a wonderful fun for major and minors for the month of Ramadan. Congrats and more grease to your elbows for the entertainment of kids in the Holly Month of Ramadan which is just around the corner.
What a fantastic post! I’m only sorry I found it now with only 2 days of Ramadan left! Oh well…I’ll pin it and use it next year insha’Allah.
“Great ideas for Ramadan activities! Can’t wait to try them with my kids. Thanks for sharing!”