Ramadan is here! For those who are fasting, I hope your first fast went well yesterday.
I’m joining in again with the Ramadan for Kids series with Multicultural Kid Blogs and today I’m featuring some Ramadan decoration ideas, including calendars which seem to have become really popular the last couple of years.
They are a great way to get your children excited about Ramadan. Little ones will love to see the house decorated and adorned ready to welcome in this special month, even more so if you get them involved in putting together and creating some of these simple Ramadan decorations.
If you want to get prepared you can also check out our list of Ramadan dinner ideas, to get ready for Iftar.
Ramadan Decorations
These days there is an amazing selection of Ramadan decorations available in shops, especially online.
However, you may also choose to take the time to make you own so we have put together a selection of easy Ramadan decorations to make, and what’s more it’s lots of fun and bonding to make these together with the children. Kids of all ages will enjoy the whole experience!
Click each of the links below to get the full tutorials for each idea.
Make your own dangling lanterns, or masjid and mosques with beautiful minarets, a colorful banner, celestial shapes, or decorate with the 99 names of Allah.
Ramadan is here, the month of mercy, and the month of Laylatul Qadr, and it’s time to make the most of this special month.
Ramadan Decorations to Make and Display in the Home
Simple Ideas for DIY Ramadan Decorations to get your home ready for the holy month.
This gorgeous floral wreath is perfect for the front door of your home during Ramadan, especially with the month falling during Spring this year.
Make this happy and jolly Ramadan bunting to decorate the home and welcome this special month
Make this Ramadan Moon paper plate craft with the kids and let them display it to decorate the home.
Tissue paper pom poms are easy to make and these are a brilliant decoration for all kinds of celebrations. They are a great alternative to balloons as they are more sustainable, and can be recycled.
This star and crescent moon mobile is another easy Ramadan decoration which is fun to make with the kids.
Make a crescent moon out of stars, this simple craft idea is really effective!
You can make your own Ramadan kareem decoration to display in the windows, using this simple popiscle stick craft idea from A Crafty Arab
You can make all kinds of mosque crafts with the kids and use these to decorate the home in Ramadan. Some families like to make a cardboard mosque for the kids to fit inside, you can place mini prayer mats inside and make it a really cool place for them to actually use to pray during Ramadan.
Make your own simple Ramadan bunting to hang up and celebrate this special month of Ramadan, the 9th month of the hijri calendar
Ramadan lanterns are a staple decoration. You can get a traditional fanoos or try making your own lanterns from simple paper crafts, or recycled glass jars
Make your own shining crescent moon using recycled old cds.
Ramadan Calendars
Lots of DIY Advent calendar ideas can be adapted for Ramadan. You will need to make a calendar with 30 pockets / doors / boxes / windows or whatever you choose to use.
Or you could even do a special calendar for the last 10 days.
Again, click each link to get more information about each idea.
Ramadan Calendars
DIY Ramadan Calendars to make for all the family
Make your own count down calendar with boxes for each day of the month. This count down calendar shown has 10 boxes, so adapt the idea and make 30 for the month of Ramadan
This calendar is so easy to make with paper bags and wooden clothes pegs, but looks great and can fill up a whole wall or door
Use our 30 days of good deeds to make your own kindness calendar this Ramadan
Use paper doilies to create a pretty Ramadan count down calendar
Make this simple paper plate count down calendar for Ramadan
What to put inside your Ramadan calendar?
Along with the usual sweets and treats, how about a good deed for every day
Check out our free printable Ramadan planner too which also has a list of Ramadan acts of kindness on one of the pages.
More Inspiration
There are some lovely groups that you can join on Facebook, like Muslim Mamas Lifestyle and Ramadan Creativity, where other Muslim mums share pictures of all the creative decorations and preparations that they have been making for Ramadan. Here are a few pictures that I got permission to share with you all.
Ramadan Calendar
Ramadan Boxes
Ramadan Decoration
Follow my Pinterest board for more Ramadan Inspiration
Follow Anna – In The Playroom’s board Arabic / Islamic / Ramadan activities for Kids on Pinterest.
More Ramadan Activities for Kids
We have tonnes of free activities that you can print out for the kids this Ramadan
- Free Printable Ramadan Journal Planner
- Ramadan Color by Number Activity Pages (Free Printable)
- Ramadan Colouring Pages Free Printables for Kids
- Ramadan Maze and Islamic Crossword Printable Activities
- Free Printable Ramadan Word Search
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Ramadan Mubarak everyone! Happy Ramadan!
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.
Her easy-to-follow craft ideas and practical parenting advice have transformed In The Playroom into a cherished resource for parents.
Great way to greet Holy Ramadan! I liked this. Actually, we should introduce this culture so our kids also absorb these rituals from us. I was looking for some resources like http://kfoods.com/ramadan-calendar-timings/ to get actual Sehr timings for 2016 my city and found your Ramadan calendar and decorative items, which made me stop by at this page. I liked it!
Regards.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful ideas for Ramadan decorations and calendars. They are not only creative but also involve children in the process, making it a memorable experience for the whole family. Wishing everyone a joyful and blessed Ramadan.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful ideas for Ramadan decorations and calendars. They are not only creative but also involve children in the process, making it a memorable experience for the whole family. Wishing everyone a joyful and blessed Ramadan!
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Ramadan 2022 will start on 2nd April, so it’s time to get prepared with kids activiti
Thank you for sharing these wonderful ideas for Ramadan decorations and calendars. They are not only creative but also involve children in the process, making it a memorable experience for the whole family. Wishing everyone a joyful and blessed Ramadan