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Listed on this page you can find some ideas for both creative and educational activities. Click on the titles to see pictures and to get step-by-step instructions for each one. Insha'Allah you enjoy them and have as much fun as we did with them! There are also some Islamic themed wordsearches and crossword puzzles to download available on this site.Pictures to Colour In
There is a large selection of original pictures for colouring in here on the site that you can download directly from here to save or print out. They cover a wide range of topics suitable for both boys and girls and range from the simple to the detailed so there is something for everyone, from the youngest to the oldest child, insha'Allah. There are, of course, no faces, animals or people in any of them.
We used foam (the sort that makes sofa cushions) to make this model, but you could use polystyrene/styrofoam too in exactly the same way. It's built in the same way you'd build a real, full size igloo. [Made as part of the 'Living In The Snow' lessons: see here]
Very pretty, very effective and simple enough that even young ones can enjoy making them. A little bunch of these look so lovely: quick to make and a nice present to give someone too!
A Decorated Box for a Rock, Shell & Fossil Collection
All those pebbles and shells can soon mount up so you also need somewhere to store it all. Why not decorate a sturdy cardboard box which will be strong enough to carry the weight? To make your life simpler, you can also download all the same pictures that we used: Resources_rock and shell collection.doc
Easy to do and yet really quite realistic! Something pretty and fun to make - always a winner with bored kids!
Very easy to make. An educational activity that has the added bonus of being quite entertaining too. It can be used as part of a wider topic or project or on its own. We did it as part of our lessons on windmills, for example (see 'Learning About Allah's Creation: AIR' in the Science section). All you need is some old, round cheese boxes and some corrugated cardboard!
Simple activity that is a whole lesson in itself to help reinforce the concepts of 'o'clock', 'half past', 'quarter past' and 'quarter to' in those learning to tell the time.
This is a lovely activity that is ideal as a 'first sewing project' for any young girl. It's easy for them to do, does not take too long and also gives them something practical and pretty at the end of it All you need is some wool, some thick material (an old jumper would do!) and a button - easy, insha'Allah!
'Five Pillars of Islam' Wall Project
An idea that is easily adapted to suit any age or ability. The example given is for the youngest child, and is the 'base' that can be added to (in terms of detail studied) for any child older than that. Make a colourful wall project as you learn, or alternatively a project book.
Some old boxes, a couple of cardboard tubes and a pudding pot can be easily turned into a lighthouse and ship. Why not try your hand at a sailing boat as well?
An old fizzy drinks bottle makes an ideal 'rocket ship' shape to decorate!
An easy but effective way to make a nice, big, bright and colourful flower. Simple enough that even very young children (2-3 years) can manage this by themselves or with only very little help.
Use the hollows from eggboxes or the inside of a chocolate box along with some tissue paper to make some lovely cupcakes!
A great activity suitable for all ages and for boys and girls (who says all cupcakes have to be 'girlie'?!). Colour in & cut out cupcakes, then glue them down onto a 'plate' and decorate them. Link is provided for a download of 12 different cupcake designs to colour in.
Suitable for 4 years and older, use pipe cleaners, feathers and tissue paper to make huge, colourful flowers (25cm across!). Hang them up with a pretty ribbon, or you could use them for a large collage picture if you wanted.
A nice little papercraft activity that also allows for some invention and imagination (see the examples of ones made by kids already - each one is very different!). Purses can be decorated as you wish - colouring, drawing patterns and designs, or else gluing and sticking paper down like a patchwork collage. Then construct them in such a way so that they will 'open' to reveal pretend coins inside! Easy enough for young ones, but fun and inventive enough for older ones too.
Okay, we used handbags, but actually this activity is really versatile - you could do anything and so it is easily adapted to be suitable for boys. It's also suitable for a wide age range - the very youngest can just do some colouring in and glueing, while even older teens (perhaps even us adults?) would enjoy this is as a far more technical paper-crafting & collage exercise. And at the end of it all you get a really decorative and USEFUL box! Alhamdulillah!
An activity for a wide age range. An even simpler version for very young ones is suggested at the bottom of the instructions. Includes link to a download sheet of The Phases of the Moon. A great activity for Ramadan!
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