by This year, Eid, which celebrates the end of the month of Ramadan, will likely be on the 25th of June just before the end of the school year. Ramadan, which takes place the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, begins ten days earlier each year. Since 2011, this day has fallen during the summer school […]
When You Don’t Celebrate the Winter Holidays
by When it comes to holidays, our family focuses on those that we find in our religion (Islam). Since our holidays follow the lunar calendar, there will be years where they fall in the winter, but for about the next 10 years, that will not be the case. On the other hand, in the United […]
Hajj and Eid ul Adha for Kids
by We are starting a new series today, Hajj for Kids, to talk about the annual pilgrimage to Makkah that Muslims make at least once in their lifetime. I am sharing today information about what Hajj is and how you can teach your children more about it. Hajj takes place in Dhul Hijjah, the last month […]
Arabic Calligraphy Inspired Art
by As part of the Ramadan for Kids series, here on the Multicultural Kids Blog, I am sharing Arabic Calligraphy inspired art that can be used to make bookmarks, greeting cards or even as stand alone pieces of art by kids. We are half way through Ramadan already and most Muslim families will be gearing up […]
World Religions: Faith Around the World Celebration Blog Hop, Book Review & Giveaway
by Disclosure: Wisdom Tales gave me a copy of this product free of charge. All opinions in my review are my own and I did not receive any other compensation. Do you ever wonder about other religions? Do you want to teach your children about the commonalities and differences in world religions? Here is the […]