Ramadan Activities for Toddlers, Kids, Teens & Youth- They’ll Beg to Do These!

Ramadan flies by every year (alhamdulilah when our iman needs it the most). One minute you’re caught up with school drop-offs, grocery runs, the next you’re wondering — how can I make this Ramadan meaningful for the kids? Let’s be honest. As Ramadan approaches, many moms feel a quiet pressure creeping in.

You see the beautiful decorations online, the influencers on Instagram with their perfectly decorated homes, everything they’re doing for their kids, the carefully packed Eid bags, and you can’t help but wonder if you’re falling short. How can I make this Ramadan meaningful for the kids?

The MOM GUILT is real:  wondering if you’re doing enough, if this Ramadan will be special for your kids, or if the month will just pass in a blur or worst that your kids will not have any memoires of Ramadan when they grow up.

Between work, house responsibilities, school routines, and simply getting food on the table for Iftar, you might feel like there’s little energy left for crafts, activities, or teaching deep lessons.

The mom guilt settles in fast. You want Ramadan to be amazing, memorable, and full of meaning, but some days, you are just trying to make it to Maghrib.

The truth is you don’t need to do it all. Your kids don’t need a Pinterest-worthy Ramadan to experience its beauty. They need you. They need your warmth. Your small efforts. A quiet story before bed.  A simple craft. A small moment where you share laughter. They just want you.

And when you do find a pocket of time, whether it’s five minutes after Iftar or a quiet weekend afternoon, here are some ideas to help. Inside, you’ll find a variety of Ramadan activities for toddlers, kids, teens, and youth.

Some are simple and spontaneous, others are more hands-on if you’re up for it. Choose what fits your family, your energy, and your child. And remember, it’s not about doing everything — it’s about being present in whatever you can offer.

Ramadan Activities for Toddlers

1. Build a Cardboard Masjid

When I was a kid I was obsessed with blanket forts. I would run to grab chairs from the living room and set up blankets on top of them. It was so incredible to just have my own secret place I could be a hermit in and that was off limits to adults. Haha emphasis on the *secret* because I KNEW I was invisible.

For Ramadan, help your toddlers build their own masjid using cardboard boxes and decorate it with paint, stickers and markers.

2. Have Fun with Play Dough

Let them shape stars, moons, and mosques for a fun hands-on activity. You can also help them spell “Ramadan” with play dough.

3. Design a Prayer Rug

Have your kids design their own prayer rug and color it in with markers or crayons. This such an interesting way to see their creativity bloom and see what design they come up with.

4. Make Moon Paper Plates

Paint paper plates into moons and stars, then hang them up as decorations.

6. Dress up and Prepare Girgean Bags

In certain Middle Eastern countries particulary the Gulf, they celebrate Girgean (also known as Garangao, Garangaon, or Qirqe’an). It usually takes place on the 15th night of Ramadan. It’s literally like a Trick or Treat, minus the Scream mask and candy corn, where kids dress up in colorful traditional clothes, go door to door singing special Girgean songs, and collect sweets, candy, and small gifts from the neighborhood.

I still have the Girgean song in my head after all these years, don’t ask me how, yet I can’t seem to remember what I had for lunch last week. For ref: This is more of a cultural tradition (not religious), where kids collect candy and sweets. This is a basket craft using a paper plate that can be a great for collecting candy.

Related: DIY- Make your Own Paper Plate Basket Craft

Ramadan Activities for Kids

1. Decorate the Home for Ramadan

Make banners, lanterns, and other festive decorations using colorful paper and string lights. This doesn’t have to be expensive where you buy a ton of banner and decorations.

2. Make Moon-Sighting Binoculars

Craft moon-sighting binoculars using cardboard tubes and decorate them with stickers and paint.

3. Make a Ramadan Lantern

Have fun making paper lanterns for Ramadan. Here is a gorgeous Ramadan sunset lantern you can make. It’s very easy and the result is an awesome lantern your kids get to hang in the house and use as Ramadan decorations every year.

Related: How to Make a Ramadan Lantern Craft

4. Bake Cupcakes with Moon and Star Sprinkles

Let’s not lie. We all love sweet treats. I mean I can never resist any dessert. Let your kids help you bake cupcakes and decorate them with icing. If you’re feeling fancy you can even chuck on some moon and star sprinkles. Make them feel that this month is special.

5. Make Eid Crowns

Cut and decorate ‘Eid Mubarak’ paper crowns for a super fun Eid celebration. If you’re feeling cheeky or your kid’s a diva (this is a diva safety zone) make a ‘Eidi Queen’ crown.

Related: Eid Crown – Fun Printable Craft for Kids

6. Create a Ramadan Countdown Calendar

Use a poster board and markers to make a countdown calendar, marking off each day leading up to Eid.

7. Take on a 30 Day Good Deed Challenge

For every good deed encourage kids to color in a day for a 30 Day Good Deed Challenge. Their good deeds can include smiling at someone, saying kind words, playing with their sibling, reciting a surah or making dua for someone.

8. Prepare Iftar Together

Get kids involved in simple cooking tasks, like mixing ingredients or setting the table for Iftar. This does NOT have to be a chore. Some kids genuinely love to cook and help out. It’s all about the delivery.

For example you can say: “let’s see who can make the best futoor dish”. And then have them each have a day where to prepare their own dish. There’s no harm in a good contest.

When I was younger, I bought an Asterix and Obelix cooking book and thought it was the coolest thing ever. Me and my brother had fun pretending we owned a restaurant and made a menu and would serve my family and take their orders. “Monsieur que desirez-vous”.

9. Color in Eid Cards

Have your kids color in Eid cards and place them in pretty envelopes. These are fun and make great personalized gifts for family and friends.

Eid Mubarak Coloring Cards

10. Make a Ramadan Bookmark

Ramadan bookmarks are a fun activity and great to use in books but also super fun. Color in the Ramadan bookmarks and use them in their story book.

11. Pack Eid Goodie Bags

Kids love helping out and it’s important for them to see the impact their small acts have. Have them help you fill out small Eid gift bags with toys, goodies, and essentials.

They can help you hand them out to orphans, the elderly, or anyone who could use them. Adding fun gift tags makes them feel even more special.

12. Create a Gratitude Tree

Write things they’re grateful for on sticky notes shaped in leaves and then attach them to the wall or a drawing, and write something you are grateful for every day.

13. Ramadan Coloring Pages Fun

There’s nothing better than some Ramadan coloring pages for some peaceful, quiet time. Have them color in these coloring pages for Ramadan with markers or crayons. The best part- you can doze off or prepare iftar without the “MAMA” nagging.

Get the Ramadan Coloring Pages HERE

14. Watch a Movie

Have fun watching a movie. These are ones that come to mind: The Bilal animation cartoon movie. And Muhammad: The Last Prophet. (which I haven’t had the chance to watch yet): Have you watched it?

It’s a bit tricky to find Muslim movies that are accurate and do not depict prophets’ faces. I would love to hear your recommendations?

15. Earn a Fasting Certificate

Ramadan is an amazing way for kids to try fasting and emulate the adults that are fasting around them. It gives them so much pride when they actually complete it. Like ‘wow you did that’. Award kids with a fun fasting certificate at the end of Ramadan.

Ramadan Activities for Teens

1. Start a Quran Reading Plan

With no pressure from anyone, have them set up a Quran reading plan that works for them. Let them be real about it and not set themselves up for failure or overburn themselves with what they can’t handle. This can demoralize them  and lead them to giving up.

Let them do what feels right to THEM. They can try to read a bit of the Quran each day. Whether it’s a page or a whole juz, they should find the pace that suits them the best. It’s way more important to stick with it than to rush through.

“Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed as a guide for humanity with clear proofs of guidance and the decisive authority” (Quran 2:185).

2. Learn the Meanings of Duas for Breaking Fast

Have them try to learn the duas for Ramadan to know. Understanding their meanings will make their Ramadan experience better inshallah.

Related: Essential Ramadan Dua List to Supercharge Your Worship

3. Take on a 30 Day Ramadan Journal Writing Challenge

Writing in a journal can help them reflect, set goals, and connect deeper with their faith. Use Ramadan journaling prompts to reflect on personal goals, gratitude, and faith.

Get my prompts: 50 Ramadan Journal Prompts You’ll Wish You Started Sooner

4. Take A Virtual Mosque Tour

I recently just found this out but did you know you can visit mosques virtually almost as if you are there? *Le gasp*. I don’t know if this was a result of Covid or something else but I am so glad. Checking out famous mosques online is so fun to feel connected and learn about different cultures and Islamic history without having to travel.

My favorite virtual tour is Masjid An-Nabawi (make sure to put the sound on! It’s so beautiful )

•Al Masjid An-Nabawi (Prophet’s ﷺ mosque), Saudi Arabia: Click HERE

•Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Click HERE

5. Create a Sadaqah Jar

Get your family involved and save a little bit of money for charity every day. Even spare change can add up quickly. At the end of Ramadan give it to someone who needs it.

6. Volunteer at the Mosque for Iftar

As teenagers it’s important to instill in them a sense of responsibility and helping the community. Get in contact with your local mosque and have them offer to help with setting up iftar at the mosque.

Even little things like putting out plates or serving food can earn them some big rewards. Small acts of kindness can have a big impact and this will also help them develop their social and networking skills as they meet with the Muslim ummah.

7. Write a Heartfelt Letter to Someone Special

Let them think about someone who’s made a positive difference in their life and write them a letter. It can be a teacher, a friend, or a family member. Tell them what they mean to them. It doesn’t need to be long. A few short sentences are enough on a little card. It’s so important to show gratitude and to let the people we love them know that.

8. Learn about Mecca and Medina

If you’ve ever wondered how Mecca & Medina functions to host millions of people around the world. How is this possible logistically? What are the behind the scenes of places that aren’t open to the public?

There’s a fantastic series on Netflix with Ahmad Al Shugairi called “Excellence”. That I REALLY recommend, even for non-Muslims, especially the Mecca episode. He makes it interesting, educational, humorous and low- key, I did jerk tear in some scenes. I watched it with my family, and we all loved it.

9. Prepare Eid Gifts for Less Fortunate Children

Wrap and deliver small presents to children in need.

10. Host a Ramadan Trivia Night

Who doesn’t love a good old trivia night? Challenge friends and family with fun questions about Ramadan and Islamic history.

Ramadan Activities for Youth

1. Decorate a Special Ramadan Corner

Set up a cozy prayer and learning space at home with Islamic decor.

2. Share Stories of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ at Iftar

During the day have them read into the lives of the Prophet ﷺ and his companions. Then at Iftar discuss inspiring stories of the Prophet at the dinner table. Think about the challenges he faced, and the lessons shared. Try to have them bring the Prophet ﷺ’s wisdom into their own life.

3. Watch a Movie during Ramadan

There are some really good Islamic movies. One of my favorite movie of all time is ‘The Message’. It’s such a great timeless one that me and my family love. I don’t tend to over-watch it too much because it’s that good. So I tend to preserve it if that makes sense and save it for those days when I feel the need to watch it (dunno if I’m just weird that way haha).

What are some great movies to watch during Ramadan?

4. Engage in Community Service

Find local charities or initiatives where they can contribute time and effort.

5. Write Letters to Reverts

As growing adults and members of society it is important to be aware of the ummah. And check up on them. How much are they aware of reverts in their community?

Ramadan can be lonely for reverts, where they may be spending their first Ramadan alone. They may have just converted to Islam and are facing challenges and difficulties in their everyday lives. Or facing hostile environment in their homes and from their families.

Sending some friendly letters to new Muslims can help them feel less alone. Even more, inviting them to your home in Ramadan and especially on Eid can make a huge difference.

6. Memorize a Hadith Each Day

Have them choose a short hadith to memorize each day. Let them go for ones that can guide them in their everyday life. Over time, these teachings will feel natural to them. I know you can get daily hadiths in a some Athan apps.

7. Send Eid Mubarak Gifts & Cards

Gift Eid cards and gifts for family and friends with handwritten notes.

Eid Mubarak Cards

8. Go on a Nature Walk & Reflect on Creation

During Ramadan it’s important not to forget our physical health and our mental health. Take a peaceful mental health walk and appreciate the beauty of Allah ‘s ﷻ creation.

9. Have a Family Reflection Time

Teens and young people often have their own challenges juggling faith, school, and social life. Giving them a safe space to talk openly allows them to feel listened to and supported. Sit together as a family to talk about Ramadan, its values, and personal growth.

Encourage everyone in the family to share their thoughts about Ramadan. Ask them what they’ve learned, how they’re feeling spiritually, and if they’re facing any struggles.

It’s a good time to talk about important Ramadan values like patience, gratitude, generosity, and self-control. You can also discuss personal goals beyond just fasting and prayers.

What are some activities you love doing with your children during Ramadan? Let me know in the comments!

Don’t miss: Ramadan Activities for Adults: If You’re Only Fasting, You’re Missing Out

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