Islamic Games For Kids: Islam isn’t a lesson to sit through once in a lifetime, and it’s enough to teach you how to become a good Muslim, but it’s a tree that grows gradually as we water it, and we all start watering our tree of faith at the first second of true consciousness during early infancy.
For children, games are not just for fun, but a necessity for their mental, emotional, and behavioral growth. Kids don’t know how to do anything other than play games and have fun, and as their caregivers and parents, we are responsible for guiding them through their journey of growth through playing games and having fun.
What Islamic games are suitable for children?
There are many Islamic games that are suitable for children and are successful in stimulating their senses and physical and intellectual capacities while they are simply enjoying themselves.
Since we all share the responsibility of bringing up our children and teaching them how to water the seeds of their trees, we want to share with you a number of fun Islamic games:
1- Islamic painting games:
Islamic painting games are an amazing way to teach your kid more about Islam while allowing your kid to play and have fun.
Print some painting Islamic sheets online, and let your kid be as creative as they can in painting them. Meanwhile, explain to them in simple words the Islamic rule related to the drawing they are painting.
2- Make a word game:
In the Make a Word game; the Islamic version, write the alphabet letters on a piece of paper, and cut them into small cute shapes of your child’s choice, a letter per shape.
Let your kid explore the letters, and form words with them; such as Salat, Zakat, Surah, prophet, Allah…etc. The only help you can give them in this game is hints of the meaning of the word they can form with these letters.
Of course, the language of the letters is of your choice, but it is recommended to use the Arabic language, in order to boost your kid’s Arabic skills.
3- Islamic guessing games:
Play Islamic guessing games with your kid to enrich their minds, and broaden the horizons of their knowledge, and at the same time your kid would enjoy themselves without boredom.
Prepare a number of easy and simple questions, and add to them one or two questions of which your kid doesn’t know the answer; so that it’s an addition to their knowledge. After that, prepare a simple prize for each correct answer your kid gives.
4- Act the word games:
Act the word game is a game full of laughter and enjoyment, and is a game full of valuable information for your little’s mind to feed on as well.
Choose a concept; such as the Dhikr one says during one of the steps of performing prayers, and say it out loud. Upon hearing you, the kid should perform the act during which one recites that Dhikr.
5- Recite the Quran game:
Recite the Quran game is only a game for children, but to us parents, they are simply reciting the Quran. However, in order to make it more exciting for the little ones, we need to add the element of competition.
Have your kids sit next to each other and in front of each of them a Mushaf, and announce that whoever can recite the whole Surah without looking at the Mushaf wins a handsome prize. Dedicate another prize for the one who abides by the Tajweed rules the most.
6- Islamic sort the cards game:
The Islamic sort cards game requires you to bring many cards representing many concepts in Islam; such as: cards representing the pillars of Islam, the pillars of Iman, the Raqat of each prayer, the important dates in Islam…etc.
In this game, all you need to do is put all the cards in front of your kid and let them sort them out. To keep boredom away, each time add a new number of cards or remove a number; so that, they aren’t just repeating themselves.
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7- Find the pillar:
Another usage of the cards we were just talking about is through playing the Find the pillar game. Instead of having your kid sort out the cards, have them look for them. It’s like playing hide and seek with the cards.
Hide each card in a place around the house and let your kid run around the house looking for the hidden cards; a ball of excitement. Then, ask him to pile the components of the pillars of Islam in one spot, and the pillars of Iman in another spot.
8- Islamic puzzles:
There are many online shops of Islamic puzzles designed to keep the children entertained while we are trying to teach them a thing or two about Islam. Buy some, or even better: engage with your kid in designing and crafting some. While working to solve the puzzle, tell them a few things about the picture behind the puzzle.
There are so many more Islamic games to play with your kid; so, share with the other parents on our platform of Sahlah Academy your favorite Islamic game.
