Any act of kindness no matter how big or small can make a difference—especially when done intentionally. Now here is a fun and creative way to make your kids get involved in this Ramadan and make this month special for them. A Ramadan Jar is a simple Ramadan activity for kids that you can use to hold slips of paper and pick one out each day. The slips of paper contain a good deed to do for the particular day. This could be a great way to teach your kids how vast our Deen is. Once Ramadan begins, you will fill the jar with the 30 slips of paper, each with a good deed written on it. You can work together with your kids to prepare the list of activities, which will be a good way for them to think of ideas to help others, and to help themselves, to make the best of their Ramadan.
Here are 30 ideas you can put into the Ramadan Jar. Remember, the list of good deeds is unlimited and you may get as creative as you want!
- Help your mother when she’s preparing iftar.
- Clean up your room without being asked.
- Tell your brother/sister or family member why you love them.
- Pray an additional prayer of two rak’ahs.
- Give salaam to as many people as you can today!
- Treat an animal with extra kindness.
- Share some food with your neighbors.
- Help your parents with some housework or chores.
- Teach something beneficial to a younger sibling or a younger family member.
- Recite, or listen to, an extra page of Qur’an today.
- Choose some of your old toys or clothes to donate. Make sure that they are in good condition.
- Send blessings on the Prophet 50 times by saying Sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam (May Allah bless him and grant him peace).
- Make sure to smile at everyone today! (Smiling is sadaqa).
- Make a call to a distant relative.
- Stay away from devices like TV/computer/mobile/tab today and spend time doing whatever you like apart from using such gadgets.
- Make a card or note to tell someone you love that you appreciate them.
- Remove rubbish or something harmful from the street.
- Make special du’a today for someone in you love.
- Go a day without complaining.
- Make an effort not to waste water and be sure not to waste food today.
- Read to a younger sibling or a friend.
- Start learning a new surah today—a small surah to recite in salah.
- Make du’a for a sick person or visit them if possible.
- Find opportunities to make someone smile.
- Make an effort to learn a new du’a today.
- Make a list of all the blessings you can think of and thank Allah for each one of them.
- Recite Surah Ikhlas 3 times.
- Give your mother a hug today and say that you love her.
- Recite Soorat al-Faatihah 3 times, reciting attentively and silently.
- Read a story of one of the Prophets or any other Islamic book and share with a family member or friend what you learned.
