A Crafty Arab

Handcrafting a vibrant Arab world.

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Milloo's Mind Bookmarks {Printable} plus Milloo's Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women's Education {Review}

My daughter designed these colorful bookmarks after we recently received the book Milloo’s Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women’s Education by Reem Faruqi (Author), Hoda Hadadi (Illustrator) from the publisher HarperCollins to review for Multicultural Children’s Book Day. I was thrilled to receive a copy of this book as Reem Faruqi is one of our favorite authors in our house.…

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Top Arab and/or Muslim Children Books for 2022 {Resource}

Welcome 2022 and the following 35+ beautiful children books by Arab and/or Muslim authors, or about Arab and/or Muslim kids, to enjoy! With January upon us, it means that Multicultural Children’s Book Day is right around the corner. I am so excited to be co-Hosting anothehttps://acraftyarab.com/2021/01/mosque-mud-painting-tutorial-plus-in-my-mosque-review/r year and will be sharing a review of…

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You can download this Eid Mubarak heart shaped puzzle that I created for followers for free becuase I am excited that Eid Al Fitr is finally here.

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Stop by Muslimah Bloggers where I did a guest post and check out the Eid Gift Cards I created for them. Visit A Crafty Arab on Pinerest to see more free printables for Eid, Ramadan or other Islamic holidays.

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Ramadan lanterns, called fanoos in Arabic, have been a very unique symbol of the holy month for hundreds of years. We are celebrating them as part of our Ramadan crafts 30 day challenge. These Ramadan lanterns are linked with children and are made from various materials, like paper, but this one is made of yarn.

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The girls have been getting some chocolate in their Magnet Ramadan Calendar and I asked them to save the wrappers. In today's 30 day Ramadan crafts challenge, we are using those wrappers to make a fanoos, the Arabic word for Ramadan lantern. Historically, they are known as symbols of hope.

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Create a watercolor artwork to celebrate Ramadan, and use it to decorate a table or buffet in your living room.  

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Create a flip book of all the Moon's phases to help appreciate this heavenly creation.  We rely on the Moon's phases for the Islamic lunar calendar.

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You can make this yarn wrapped moon wreath for your Ramadan decor out of a few simple supplies you can find cleaning your home.

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For a Ramadan craft, you can make this Ramadan Kareem color shift glitterific suncatcher khatam, Arabic for 8 point star.

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You can make this gift tag out of salt dough that you can make in your kitchen and then use it on an Eid gift.

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Wouldn't you love to create a Ramadan count-down calendar to remind you to do good deeds every day? Plus it will help the kids count down the 30 days till Eid.

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After making the moon and star washi tape craft, try this lantern, called a fanous, فانوس‎ in Arabic. They are found in houses, restaurants, hotels, and malls in parts of the world that celebrate Ramadan.