ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ
Dua for breaking the fast
Dhahabadh-dhama'u
3 linesAbu Dawud 2357
Ramadan 1448 · 2027
Ramadan 2027 with little ones
A countdown, 30 kind and simple good deeds to do together, a dua for every day of the month, coloring and activity packs, and ideas for home and the classroom. For parents and teachers of children aged 3 to 8.
Ramadan 1448
February 8expected
Ramadan is expected to begin around Monday, February 8, 2027, subject to the moon sighting.
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Moon sightings differ from place to place. If your masjid announces a different first day of fasting, set it here and the countdown, tracker and daily duas will follow.
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Before the first night
Get ready together
Ramadan is expected to begin around Monday, February 8, 2027. Children love the build-up as much as the month itself: here is a gentle plan for the weeks before.
Now
Print the poster and learn the iftar dua
Pick a spot on the fridge for the good-deeds poster, and start the dua for breaking the fast one line at a time.
From January 8
Color a Ramadan page each weekend
New Ramadan coloring and activity packs arrive in the weeks before the month: moons, lanterns, mazes and a paper lantern to make.
A week before
Decorate and make a countdown chain
Hang a lantern in the window, set out a charity jar and make a paper chain. Take one link off each day.
The first evening
Look for the new moon together
Step outside just after sunset and look low in the western sky for a thin crescent. Then tick off your first good deed.
One a day, all month
30 good deeds for Ramadan
Small, kind, practical things a young child can do with you: help at the iftar table, share a snack, call a grandparent. Print the poster for the fridge, or tick them off here on your phone.
Print the poster
One page for the fridge or the classroom wall, in US Letter or A4. Free for parents and teachers: sign up once and every printable unlocks.
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From our Duas & Surahs corner
A dua for every day of Ramadan
Thirty days, one dua or short surah each, starting with the iftar dua. Each has big Arabic, an easy transliteration, a meaning for children and its source, and every one has been checked by our reviewer. The list follows your start date.
Learn these first
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ
Dua for Laylatul Qadr
Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun
3 linesIbn Majah 3850بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Dua before eating
Bismillah
Video2 linesAbu Dawud 3767الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا
Dua after eating
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amani hadha
3 linesTirmidhi 3458قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Surah Al-Ikhlas
Qul huwallahu ahad
Video4 ayatQur'an 112:1–4رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا
Dua for parents
Rabbir-hamhuma
2 linesQur'an 17:24
The 30-day dua calendarDay 1 to day 30, with a tip for each day
- Day 1: Dua for breaking the fastSay it together at your first iftar of the month.
- Day 2: Dua before eatingBefore the first date at iftar, and at suhoor.
- Day 3: Dua after eatingAfter iftar, before everyone leaves the table.
- Day 4: Dua for breaking the fastCan your child say the first line on their own yet?
- Day 5: Surah Al-FatihaListen together while you get iftar ready.
- Day 6: Thanking someone: Jazakallahu khayranSay it to whoever cooked iftar tonight.
- Day 7: Dua for waking upUp for suhoor? Make it the first thing you say together.
- Day 8: Dua for entering the masjidGoing to the masjid this evening? Learn it on the way.
- Day 9: Dua for leaving the masjidThe partner to yesterday's dua, for the walk home.
- Day 10: Surah Al-IkhlasFour short ayat: say one each, then swap.
- Day 11: Dua for parentsLet your child say it for you, and say it for your own parents.
- Day 12: Dua for breaking the fastHalfway there: let your child lead the iftar dua tonight.
- Day 13: Dua for leaving homeSay it at the front door on the way to school or the masjid.
- Day 14: Dua for knowledgeBefore homework, a story or Qur'an class.
- Day 15: Surah Al-KawtharThree short ayat: learn one a day.
- Day 16: Dua for sneezingPractice it with a pretend sneeze. It always gets a giggle.
- Day 17: Dua before sleepingA calm end to a long day: say it as the light goes off.
- Day 18: Surah Al-AsrThree ayat. Say it slowly, one ayah at a time.
- Day 19: Dua for travelDriving to family for iftar? Say it as the car sets off.
- Day 20: Surah Al-FalaqA bedtime surah. Start it tonight.
- Day 21: Dua for Laylatul QadrMake it the family's night-time dua from tonight.
- Day 22: Surah An-NasThe partner to Al-Falaq, for bedtime.
- Day 23: Dua for Laylatul QadrOne line a night. Which line is tonight's?
- Day 24: Surah Al-IkhlasCan your child say it all the way through now?
- Day 25: Dua for Laylatul QadrSay it together under a paper lantern.
- Day 26: Dua for parentsSay it after salah, then give your child a hug.
- Day 27: Dua for Laylatul QadrTalk about a time someone forgave you, and how it felt.
- Day 28: Dua after eatingWho says it first tonight, the grown-ups or the children?
- Day 29: Dua for Laylatul QadrCan your child say all three lines now?
- Day 30: Thanking someone: Jazakallahu khayranThank everyone who made Ramadan special this year.
Free to print
Ramadan coloring & activity packs
Moons, lanterns, iftar dates and good deeds to color, plus mazes, puzzles and a paper lantern to make. Every page has a note for the grown-up, in US Letter or A4.
Coming soon
January 8
Ramadan is Coming
January 15
Ramadan Activity Book
February 5
Ramadan Nights
Sign up for any printable below and we'll email you the day each pack is ready.
While you wait
Night skies, lanterns and Mecca, from the packs already out.
A bright star over Mecca
Desert Friends
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A tent under the desert stars
Desert Friends
Ages 5–8 · more detail
A lantern glowing in the night
Desert Friends
Ages 3–5 · simple
Masjid al-Haram, Mecca
Masjids of the World, Part 1
Ages 5–8 · more detail
20 ideas
Ramadan ideas for home and school
For families
At home
Give the fridge a Ramadan poster
Print the 30 good deeds and let your child color a lantern for each one they do.
Start with the iftar dua. The daily dua list below follows the month.
A clear jar on the table, a coin for each good deed, and a family decision about where it goes.
The Ramadan Activity Book has a paper lantern to cut out and make, with step-by-step pictures.
Color a Ramadan page each weekend
New moons, lanterns, iftar dates and a good-deeds tree to fill in.
Give your child a job at iftar
Handing out dates, pouring water or calling everyone to the table.
A cheerful song that names fasting in Ramadan as one of the five.
Our rhyming picture books about the Prophets are made for reading aloud.
Late iftars can make for tired children. The Goodnight Dua sing-along helps everyone wind down.
Visit masjids around the world
Color a famous masjid and find it on a map together.
For teachers
In the classroom
Thirty strips from the classroom kit, each with a good deed. Take one off each morning.
A deed of the day at circle time
Draw a deed card from the kit and talk about how to do it at home.
Color the class poster together
One lantern a day on the classroom wall, colored by that day's helper.
Color masjids from Mecca to Washington and pin them on a world map.
Learn the iftar dua as a class
Big Arabic, an easy transliteration and a meaning children understand, with a poster to print.
Each evening children draw the moon they saw. Compare the shapes at the end of the week.
Children drop in a note when a classmate does something kind; read a few aloud each Friday.
A calm corner for the afternoon
Quiet coloring with Surah Al-Fatiha playing softly in the background.
Print the good-deeds poster for each family so home and school share the same 30 deeds.
Make Eid cards in the last week
Fold, color and write: our Eid coloring pack arrives in early March.
For Islamic schools, madrasahs & home-school groups
Ramadan classroom kit
Everything for a month of good deeds in class, in one free PDF of 12 pages, US Letter or A4.
- Our class good deeds: a poster with 30 lanterns to color and the deed list
- 30 deed cards, six to a page, for a deed of the day
- A paper-chain countdown: 30 strips, each with that day's deed
- Two coloring pages from our library: a lantern glowing in the night and Masjid al-Haram
- Teacher notes: four ways to use the kit
More for your class: printables for teachers, Masjids of the World and the dua flashcards.
Get the classroom kit
Free for teachers. Tick “I'm a teacher” and we'll occasionally send classroom ideas with each new pack. One sign-up unlocks every printable on the site.
Press play and sing
Sing and learn
Short sing-alongs for the car, the kitchen while iftar cooks, or a calm half hour after school.
A cheerful sing-along to help little ones remember the five pillars of Islam.
Tips for grown-ups and coloring pages: Five Pillars of IslamA catchy Bismillah song for mealtimes: say Bismillah before every bite!
Tips for grown-ups and coloring pages: Before I EatSurah Al-Fatiha
30 minLearn Surah Al-Fatiha by heart with 30 minutes of gentle, repeated recitation.
Tips for grown-ups and coloring pages: Surah Al-FatihaThe end of the month
Getting ready for Eid
Eid al-Fitr is expected around Wednesday, March 10, 2027, depending on the moon. A few ideas for the last days of Ramadan and Eid morning:
Make Eid cards
Fold a sheet of paper, color a lantern or a moon on the front and write a message inside for each grandparent.
Lay out Eid clothes the night before
Let your child choose what to wear and put it out ready, so the morning is calm and exciting.
Make a treat together
Something simple your child can stir, sprinkle or arrange on a plate for visitors.
Fill little gift bags
A treat, a sticker and a drawing for each cousin or neighbor. Children love giving as much as getting.
Practice the Eid greeting
Say Eid Mubarak to everyone you meet: at the door, at the masjid and on the phone to family far away.
Decorate the front door
Paper stars and a big Eid Mubarak sign tell the whole street it is a happy day.
Coming March 5
Eid Mubarak! · our Eid coloring pack
For parents
Questions about Ramadan 2027
Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin around Monday, February 8, 2027, and Eid al-Fitr around Wednesday, March 10, 2027.
When does Ramadan 2027 start?
Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin around Monday, February 8, 2027, so the first night is the evening of Sunday, February 7. The exact day depends on the sighting of the new moon, so it may be a day later where you live. Many families follow the announcement from their local masjid. You can change the start date at the top of this page, and the countdown, the tracker and the daily duas will follow it.
When is Eid al-Fitr 2027?
Eid al-Fitr is expected around Wednesday, March 10, 2027, the day after Ramadan ends. Like the start of the month it depends on the moon, so it may be a day earlier or later where you live.
Our masjid starts on a different day. Can I change the date?
Yes. Tap "Change the start date" under the countdown and choose your first day of fasting. It is saved in this browser only, and you can reset it to the expected date at any time.
Is the on-screen tracker saved? Do you collect any data?
Your ticks are saved only in this browser, on this device. Nothing is sent to us or to anyone else, there are no accounts, and clearing your browsing data clears the ticks. In a private window the ticks last until you close it. For a tracker the whole family can see, print the poster.
My child is too young to fast. How can they join in?
In lots of ways that have nothing to do with going hungry: a job at the iftar table, a good deed a day, a lantern for the window, a coin in the charity jar and one new dua to learn. Young children remember how Ramadan felt at home far longer than any rule, so keep it warm, small and joyful.
Which dua do we say at iftar?
ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ الأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
The iftar dua: Dhahabadh-dhama'u wabtallatil-'uruqu wa thabatal-ajru in sha Allah.
Our page for it has the Arabic, an easy transliteration, a meaning for children, its source and a poster to print.
Dua for breaking the fastWhich dua is taught for Laylatul Qadr?
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
The dua the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught for the Night of Power: Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni.
It is short enough for young children to learn one line a night. Our page has the Arabic, an easy transliteration, a meaning for children and its source.
Dua for Laylatul QadrAre the printables really free?
Yes. Sign up once with your email and every printable on Little Minarets unlocks in your browser: the good-deeds poster, the classroom kit, the coloring packs and the dua flashcards. We email you when something new is ready, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Can I use these in my class or Islamic school?
Please do. Print as many copies as your class, madrasah or weekend school needs. We only ask that you share the link to this page rather than the PDF files, and that you don't sell them.
What ages are these activities for?
Most suit children of three to eight, with a grown-up. Toddlers can color a lantern and help at the table; older children can read the deeds themselves, lead the iftar dua and keep the poster going all month.
Know a family or a teacher who'd like this?
Share the page, not the files, so they get the countdown, the daily duas and the newest printables.