10 Ramadan Activities For Kids - 2024 Best Guide

Ramadan is a great opportunity for kid activities. Not only does the change that they observe in adults behavior makes them more aware and receptive, but also the blessed timings help in planting good seeds in their hearts that would last with them their lifetime.

Here are a few activities you can do with kids in Ramadan.

Here we will learn the following:

Learn on the names of Allah
Read Stories of the prophets
The journey of Sirrah
Stories about the Next Life after Death
Focus on Kids Capabilities
Read the Noble Quran
Fasting in Ramadan
Performing Prayer
Show Generosity
Practice Patience
Connect with kids’ relatives
Objectives for kids activities
Final thought

1. Learn on the names of Allah

Pick up a book on Allah’s names and attributes, and read through it together. This is not only beneficial for kids, but for you as well.

The session can be for 10~15 minutes, half an hour or an hour, depending on the age, understanding and nature of your kid.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise.” To count something means to know it by heart.”
“‏ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ اسْمًا مِائَةً إِلاَّ وَاحِدًا، مَنْ أَحْصَاهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ ‏”‏‏.‏ البخاري 7392
Hadith

2. Read Stories of the prophets

Kids especially like to hear stories, and what is better as a story than the stories of prophets?

Take this chance to read the stories of the prophets and summarize their benefits.

The stories of the Prophets highlight the core of Islam, the reality of life, and what happened to previous civilizations.

The stories of the prophets also provide the best role models for your kids to grow looking up to.

Allah says:

“We narrate to you, the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur’ān although you were, before it, among the unaware.”
نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْقَصَصِ بِمَآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلْغَـٰفِلِينَ (يوسف 3)
Quran

3. The journey of Sirrah

Give special attention here to the “Sirrah” –Biography– of Prophet Muhammed peace be upon him. He is the last prophet, the leader of all prophets, and the ultimate role model for a Muslim.

The more the kids know him, the more they love him, and as a result, the more they follow him. This leads them earn the love of Allah.

What better gift can you leave for your children than the love of Allah?

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4. Stories about the Next Life after Death

Tell them about the Last day, Paradise and the rewards in it, and hell’s punishment. An innate tendency in all kids is to ask “Why?”

This is something that should be encouraged and cultivated. Raise them on seeking reason and evidence, so that they would value truth and love following it.

Allah has already provided us with the answer, so know it properly and teach it to your children….

Teach them that this life is just a test, and that the day of Judgment is coming as Allah promised. Elaborate to them the rewards and punishments promised by Allah. Some would get intrigued by the rewards and others would fear the punishment.

Knowing the purpose of life and the final return, as well as why we should be good and refrain from bad and evil, is essential to all humans. And the best gift for anyone is to let him know the answer to that at an early age.

5. Focus on Kids Capabilities:

Always mind the unique nature of your kid, and his level of understanding…. Don’t burden him with concepts far beyond him, and remember that in the end, you are placing the seed of faith would be placed in the hearts and it will grow with time.

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6. Read the Noble Quran

Encourage your children to read in Ramadan, and especially read the Quran. That’s one of the best activities for kids.

Tell them about the rewards in it, and motivate them to explore it and understand its message in the month of Quran.

7. Fasting in Ramadan

Kids would see adults fast in Ramadan, and they would want in even if its hard. It’s a good activity to encourage that, even if not for the full day.

Depending on the age of the child, you can have him fast until Dhuhur –noon–, then until Asr –late day– until they can fast the full day, then they can fast the full month.

Give them rewards, sweets or even pocket money as an incentive. And get them involved in the spirit of Ramadan with you.

Before they know it, fasting becomes easy and natural to them, and they will look up to Ramadan when they grow up and face less challenge with it.

For more about fasting, read:

Fasting in Islam

Benefits of Ramadan Fasting

Breaking fast in Ramadan

8. Performing Prayer

Taking kids to the Masjid to pray establishes a deep connection between them and prayer. Let your kids join the night prayer, even if it is for one prayer. Then they can go out and play.

Keep out of your mind that they are still children.

Read also about special events and worships in Ramadan:

Itikaf rules

Qiyam prayer

Laylatul Qadr

The Last Ten Days of Ramadan

Tahajjud Prayer

9. Show Generosity

Raise your children to be generous in all their behaviors–Generosity with money, politeness, knowledge and even smile.

Give to your kids and let them give to others, so that they are used to giving.

Have them appreciate what they get, and thank it by giving others. That’s one of the best activities for kids in Ramadan.

10. Practice Patience

A great benefit of fasting is cultivating patience and self-discipline.
Here lead by example and try to showcase your children your own patience regardless of what may happen.

And when they get angry, or impatient remind them of this, and that this is the month of patience. Show them how you yourself are restricting your anger. Read for more: How to change in Ramadan

11. Connect with kids’ relatives

Family visits are great in Ramadan. Especially with young kids!

It’s a very good activity in Ramadan to have your children connect with their relatives. Not only is it a great worship, but it also makes them grow up healthy.

Connecting with family, friends and neighbors plants mercy and compassion in the hearts of kids, as opposed to the influence of modern society that pulls towards cold materialistic interactions.

Objectives for kids activities:

There are three main goals you would want to have for raising your child:

Faith
Worship
Behavior.

Raising kids isn’t just about teaching them good behavior, it is first and foremost about teaching them about their Creator.
Why did He create us?
Where are we going?
What is our purpose in life?
Seeds of faith are the best thing to leave for your children.

Then, it’s about manifesting this faith and belief into acts of worship that get them closer to Him.

And Lastly, behaviors and manners come as an extension of the previous two.

1. Faith in Kids Activities:

The highest priority for a parent in raising his children should be educating them on their faith. Explain to them what is Islam, what do Muslims believe, why do they believe it, who Allah is, who His prophets are, what will happen on the day of judgment, and so on.

Depending on the age, the understanding of the kids will vary a lot, but being raised on faith and not alienated from it will make it a lot easier for them when they grow up to connect with it.

Faith should be the parent’s highest priority, because it is the most important thing, that a kid will be thankful for after he grows up.

Faith is the core of the test of life, and it is the foundation for everything else.

2. Worships in Kids Activities:

Ramadan is a month of worship. Obviously, kids aren’t required to do any worship. Still, you can get them used to it bit by bit, so that they are not shocked by what’s required of them once they turn adults.

3. Behaviors in Kids Activities:

Raising children on good behaviors is an integral part of raising a child and Ramadan is a great opportunity for that.

You can lead by example in Ramadan and have many kids activities where they can practice good manners and behaviors.

Final thought

These kids’ activities are also beneficial for you. And keep in mind that they are just examples; the main goals are what’s important.

A final advice here is to remember that kids are still kids; they don’t have the endurance of an adult or the understanding of an adult, the goal of these activities is to plant seeds in their hearts to bring them closer to Allah as they grow, not to make it compulsory on them.

Deal with your kids with mercy and compassion and pick the times when they are most ready to teach them.

Peace be with you and may Allah bless you and your kids so that they are raised well.