Tagged: Creativity

Arts & Crafts and Fun Outdoors for the Young Homeschooled Child

ARTS AND CRAFTS FUN: There are many different things your child can do for arts and crafts and keep busy, masha’Allah. There are also many websites out there that have activities for your child to color, cut and create. Play Dough Fun: My youngest loves to play with play dough. When your child is younger...

Coloring & Cutting Fun for the Young Homeschooled Child

  Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Here are a few ideas relating to coloring and cutting. Insha’Allah you will find some beneficial ideas here. COLORING FUN: Young children love to color – but beware that the younger the child, the faster they will get “finished”. While we homeschooled early last year, I would give my youngest a piece...

Keeping a Younger Child Busy (and Happy) While Homeschooling

  Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Homeschooling with a younger child around is not the easiest thing to do. The older they get – at least before school age – sometimes the harder it is to keep them entertained. If you have a baby currently sleeping during your school day – please remember this and be thankful for...

Sewing Prayer Garments & Hijab for the Muslim Child

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: I’d love to just be able to buy the things I need – but I rarely easily find what I need. When purchasing prayer garments for yourself or your children – or buying hijabs as well – you run into a few dilemmas: (1) you can buy a reasonably priced one that will...

Recycled Crayons

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Quite a few weeks ago we made some recycled crayons. First we needed to peel all the papers off the broken crayons. I already had purchased an old mini-muffin pan from the resale shop and filled them with the broken crayons (we have way too many around here). The smaller the pieces you...

Making a Dollhouse – Part Two

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: I am not the most artistic person (at least, not as much as I would love to be). I have great ideas in my head sometimes but it doesn’t always turn out the way I like it. Alhumdulilah, my kids are never very picky (they often love what I make them) and often...