Make a nice present for your neighbour this Ramadhan

You Will Need:

Small Boxes (plain) 

Things to decorate - stickers, glitter glue, paint, crayons, colour pencils, etc

Paper

Envelopes (optional)

Dates

Small Cupcake Type Holders (optional)

How To Make:

1. Decorate the box as desired

2. Put the small cupcake holder in the box, and put a date in it

3. Write the following text onto the paper (or alternatively print the text). Alter the text as you see fit. 

Dear Neighbour,

It is the month of Ramadan!

Ramadan is a special month of the year for over one billion Muslims throughout the world. It is a time for inner reflection, devotion to God, and self-control. Muslims think of it as a kind of tune-up for their spiritual lives.

Fasting has many special benefits. Among these, the most important is that it is a means of learning self-control. Due to the lack of preoccupation with the satisfaction of bodily appetites during the daylight hours of fasting, the focus is on one's spiritual nature, which becomes a means of coming closer to God. Ramadan is also a time of intensive worship, reading of the Qur'an, giving charity, purifying one's behaviour, and doing good deeds.

As a secondary goal, fasting is a way of experiencing hunger and developing sympathy for the less fortunate, and learning to thankfulness and appreciation for all of God's bounties. Fasting is also beneficial to the health and provides a break in the cycle of rigid habits or overindulgence.

Muslims break their fast with dates, and today, we would like to share this delicious and nutritious fruit with you. 

 Fancy a Date?!

Sincerely,

XXXXX

4. Decorate the paper using colours, feltips, etc.

5. Place the letter in the envelope, and gift the letter and date to a neighbour!