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Last week my kids asked me about Ramadan with more than three months to go, and it made me smile inside to know they are already looking for

Your local mosque timetable has dropped through your door, friends and family are gifting each other dates and you’ve even seen the Ramadan aisle pop up in your local supermarket... Which means there’s just over a week to go until Ramadan starts and the excitement is building up. What are you up to in these remaining few days? Alhamdulilah there is no shortage of ways for kids to get involved in the build up to Ramadan. Our Complete Ramadan Toolkit takes care of that! However

Alhamdulillah your first Umrah is complete, you’ve caught up with sleep and almost adjusted to the time difference. Now it’s time to get into a routine that will help you and the kids get the most out of your days in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, ensuring they are as renewed and excited by their faith as you set out to achieve. Routine is key 34. Plan your day around salah The best way to map out your day is to work out the pockets of time between prayers and plan wh

You’ve packed and prepared and today’s the day the you fly. You wake up before your alarm and there’s a million things running through your head after a nervous night’s sleep. Have I packed my toothbrush? Where’s my fragrance-free deodorant? Is my luggage within the weight limit? Where’s my passport? What time is check-in? ...Stop! Take a deep breath, focus, say Bismillah, and start your day. Get, set, go 19. When should I change into my Ihram clothes? It’s essentially a choi

So you’ve made intention to go for Umrah and Alhamdulilah you’ve set the dates. Like us, you may have already performed Umrah or Hajj on your own, except this time you have your little troop coming along! How do you prepare for this awesome opportunity yet slightly challenging task? Read below for part one of a three-part series on practical tips from our trip to make your experience of Umrah as a family, as rewarding as possible in sha Allah. Build it up 1. Set their expecta

So there’s just a few days left till Eid ul Adha comes round, is the excitement building up for you yet? I never knew there were two Eids at first. Eid ul Fitr I knew of but what was this other pop-up celebration why had it been passing me by? Obviously I grew up and learnt about Hajj and the day of sacrifice but still it didn’t explain why our celebration of it was any less, especially as it was culturally nicknamed Big Eid and was supposed to last three days! Like most thin

Designed by Freepik Salaam peeps, I hope your summer's going well. Ours has flown by and now there’s only two weeks until Eid again! As promised last time, I wanted to share 3 amazing customer stories over Ramadhan. Writing this brings a huge smile to my face. I feel blessed and humbled by the power of using crafts to engage with children about Islam. This was the reason we set up Live Love Gift and this is a very special post. 1. How creativity and crafts supported learning

Belated Eid Mubarak my lovelies! Here's how I managed to get through the impending to-do list in the nick of time, despite being at pani

Soooo the weekend is here and already halfway gone, and I'm nowhere closer to ticking anything off my Eid to do list. Here's my plan