Ramadan Day 1: Welcome the Ramadan Moon
Ramadan begins when the thin new moon, called the hilal, is seen in the evening sky. Below you'll find a 5-minute activity for little ones (3–5) and big kids (6–8), today's word with audio, and a day card to print.
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Today's mini-lesson
Ramadan begins when the thin new moon, called the hilal, is seen in the evening sky.
Muslims all over the world are happy when it appears, and we greet each other with “Ramadan Mubarak” — have a blessed Ramadan!
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic year, and it lasts 29 or 30 days.
Sources: Sahih al-Bukhari 1909
Moon hunt
After sunset, look out of a window or step outside together and search for the thin crescent. If clouds hide it, draw one on dark paper with a yellow crayon and stick it on the window.
Start a moon diary
Fold a sheet of paper into 30 boxes. Tonight, draw the moon you see (or copy the one on this page). Draw it again every few nights and watch it grow and shrink through the month.
Hilal
هِلَال
Hilal
“Crescent moon”
The hilal is the new crescent moon that starts every Islamic month.
Keep today's theme going
Welcome the Ramadan Moon
After sunset, look out of a window or step outside together and search for the thin crescent. If clouds hide it, draw one on dark paper with a yellow crayon and stick it on the window.
Fold a sheet of paper into 30 boxes. Tonight, draw the moon you see (or copy the one on this page). Draw it again every few nights and watch it grow and shrink through the month.
هِلَال
Want all 30 days on one sheet? Printable Ramadan calendar & day cards →
Keep learning
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Open →Du'a for Every Moment
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My thirst is gone, my body feels fresh, and Allah will reward me, inshaAllah!
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Paint your own lantern!
Open →SubhanAllah — meaning for kids
Allah is perfect — wow!
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