There are lots of crafts ideas that we can do with our children about salaat - make a tasbih, make a prayer rug, paper plate activities to show the...
Salaah Idea 15: Engage their love of salaat through Arts and Crafts
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Salaah Idea 14: Play Games!
I loved this game idea shared by Islam from the Start!"We laid out the musalas (one for each child) around the room. Then we ...asked them to run...
Salaah Idea 13: Use technology
On the use of technology, here's what one mum shared: "Texting is replacing talking among teens. Teens spend nearly an equal amount of time talking...
Salaah Idea 12: Choose your words carefully
I recently saw a status that got me thinking about how we phrase things and what that implies to our children. It goes: 'Don't send your children to...
Salaah Idea 11: Don’t push them away
The flip side of the coin to inviting them with love, is pushing them away from Salaat. I cringe whenever i remember how i was with my younger...
Salaah Idea 10: Invite them to pray with LOVE
When we call our children to come pray with us, how do we do it? Do we call out to them? And if they don't come the first time, shout? What about...
Salaah Idea 9: Teach them GRADUALLY and Not Too Soon!
Sometimes, we have a sincere but misguided emphasis on doing too much too young with children. Someone once told me how she was told to make their...
Salaah Idea 8: Teach them WHY we pray
Sometimes we get so bogged down in the rites of prayer (wudhoo, dhikr, etc) that we forget WHY we are praying. So how do we teach this amazing...
Salaah Idea 7: Model it yourself!
It sounds so obvious but unfortunately (am telling myself first!), we often forget to model the best behaviour ourselves. Here's what someone sent...
Salaah Idea 6: Make Prayer Time, Parent Time
Another benefit of praying together is that it can be a form of quality time with our children. Here is what one mum said: "Make prayer time parent...