Ramadan Calendars

Ramadan Moon Facts Calendar

This wonderful Moon facts calendar comes from the creative talents of my bud, Umm Abdul Basir's Creative Corner via our collaborative Islamic Bulletin Boards blog:

Arabic numbers: Ramadan Moon Calendar Arabic
English numbers: Large Ramadan Calendar
Arabic/English numbers: Ramadan Moon Calendar English/Arabic

All are B & W so you can have the kids color them in as shown below as she had her kids do in the picture below.


Ramadan Fasting Calendar
Several years ago, my good friend, Umm Abdul Basir made this cute Ramadan calendar. It comes in black and white or color and in English or Arabic versions.

It's great for hanging up on a Ramadan bulletin board, or each child can keep it in a Ramadan journal.

What's also great about it, is that there are some Ramadan "stickers" that kids can cut out and glue onto the calendar to show which days they fasted:

You can download this wonderful calendar from her blog: UmmAbdul'sCreativeCorner

Original post: 7/28/11

What Goes on a Ramadan Bulletin Board?

A bulletin board for Ramadan is a fun way to get everyone in the mood for Ramadan. The board can also act as a great review or learning tool for Ramadan related concepts.

In addition, it can become your Ramadan control center where you post useful information (such as charts and menus) to help keep the family informed and on track for Ramadan.

Below, I've compiled a list of ideas for things to make your Ramadan bulletin board a useful tool for decorating, educating, and stimulating family members during the Ramadan "season."

• Ramadan calendar; Ramadan count down calendar or chains
• Duaa for sighting the crescent moon
• Ayaat in the Quraan for the Command to Fast
• Family menu plans (for suhoor and iftaar)
• Fasting trackers (charts to help keep track of the days fasted/missed during Ramadan)
• Kids' Ramadan artwork
• List of Ramadan family goals for each family member
• List or poster of good deeds that kids can do throughout the day
• Duaa for breaking the fast
• Reminders of things that break the fast (get a cute mobile for this from IBB)
• Ramadan Quotes (related ayaat and ahadith)
• Ramadan writing prompts list or calendar
• Ramadan related sight/vocabulary list
• Moon phase chart or poster/moon phase observation chart (see Moon Phase Resources)
• Ibaadah tracker (record deeds during the day) - Visit IBB for templates
• How to Fast Chart/Poster ( Pick up a neat Fasting day wheel that shows what is done during a day of fasting from IBB)

Do you put up a Ramadan Bulletin Board? 

If so, what else do you include? Why not keep the ball (of ideas) rolling by sharing with others in the comment section?

Liven Up Your Ramadan With a Ramadan Bulletin Board!

Back in 2006, I put up our very first Ramadan Bulletin Board. It was amazing how much that got us into the Ramadan mood. I try to make one in some shape or fashion each year, inshaa Allah.

What Goes On a Ramadan Bulletin Board?

Never put up a Ramadan bulletin board before? Check out some ideas here.

Ramadan Bulletin Board Printables

Several years ago, a good friend of mine (Umm Abdul Basir) and I put together printables for a Ramadan bulletin board.

Below is an example of some of the elements that were made.



A Ramadan bulletin board can really help get the house into a more festive mood and they are excellent learning/review tools.

You can stop by the collaborative blog of Umm Abdul Basir and I, Islamic Bulletin Boards, to download the bulletin board elements you see above and more!

Do you put up a Ramadan bulletin board?

If so, and you have pictures of it online, please leave your link in the comments section to share with others for inspiration.

Originally posted 7/25/11

Ramadan Clocks

My kids kept asking me what time does fajr come in (so they would know how much time left they had to eat) and of course, they are more keen to know when maghrib comes in, so I decided to make some Ramadan themed clockfaces to hang up so they could check for themselves. I laminated them with some cut up page protectors so that they could write the timing of fajr and maghrib in analog form and digital.

I am only using the fajr and maghrib ones as you can see, but I went ahead and made a clock for each of the five daily prayers in case others might like to post all the timings.  

Another great way, alhamdulillah, to incorporate secular studies (math) into Ramadan time.

Download Ramadan Prayer Clocks

Mini Prayer Clocks (title bubble letters) - these don't have a Ramadan banner but are smaller versions of the clocks for each prayer shown in the picture above.

Mini Prayer Clocks 2: (solid title font)