Every Ramadan, I set a theme in our house by which, my children can learn more about the Holy Month. In the past, we have done the A-Z of Akhlaaq series , the Prophets of Islam series and then [...]
The first thing we learn about Islam is that it is a religion of peace. Islam teaches you how to be humble, how to be respectful of other people and their faith, how to be grounded to your faith. [...]
The bloggers in our community are an amazing bunch of talented and creative women….and some of them have created some brilliant resources and crafts you can do with your children. [...]
One particular afternoon, I broke down. Undone laundry, piles of unfolded clothes, a dirty kitchen, loaded sink, messy home and on top of everything, cranky screaming toddlers. I had been through [...]
A few weeks back some of us were talking about our upcoming travel preps, and one friend remarked ,’ We have got to put all this stuff on a list to help us with planning our travel!’. [...]
After 9 months of pregnancy, immense pain during child birth, at times even a C-section, lochia and lack of rest and sleep…women have to face the next challenge of feeding her baby. Most say [...]
Islam gives great importance to breastfeeding. It is considered a right of the child to be breastfeed. Allah says in the Holy Qur’an. “Mothers may breastfeed their children two [...]
Many people ask me what I do during Ramadan in regards to homeschooling my girls. I thought I would explain in a post how we change things during this blessed month. My eldest daughter is 14 and [...]
Cooking Activities for Ramadan This Ramadan, have your children prepare for iftar by helping you to cook. Keep them busy doing something useful as those last few hours seem to drag on for them. [...]
It’s the third day of Ramadan and you’re sort of getting into the swing of things and getting used to the long days of fasting, but you still feel frazzled and like you have a gazillion things to [...]