Our Muslim Homeschool: Homeschool Favourites

This month I have some really exciting things to share with you. We have been using and enjoying all of these products in our homeschool this month and I am thrilled to be able to share them with you!

I'm even doing a GIVEAWAY of one of my favourites, so scroll down to the bottom of this post to enter!

Please note:

You do NOT need to buy any of these products to be a good mum, or give your child a good education!!!
The chances are you're already doing a great job with our without these products!
However, if you are looking for something new and want to see what we've been using, please read on!

May Homeschool Favourites

WATCH THIS YouTube video to see all the products mentioned:

Butterfly Garden

This has to be my absolute favourite thing we did this month! We raised five caterpillars and watched them transform into butterflies...in our kitchen!

We had raised butterflies before, when my eldest son was three years-old, so we already had our Butterfly Garden. All I needed to do was just order the Caterpillar Refill separately online. This seems to be becoming a bit of a tradition!

The caterpillars came in their own little tub that contained all the 'food' the would need. We watched them grow...and grow ...and GROW! They got really big!

I'll be honest, they gave me the creeps a little bit! Thankfully, at no point do you have to touch them!

Once they had all made their cocoons, we opened up the plastic tub and carefully removed the paper-like insert from the lid, which had all the cocoons stuck to it. Then we pinned this to the inside of the Butterfly Garden (essentially just a big mesh enclosure).

After a week or two, the butterflies suddenly emerged! We kept them in the house for two days, and gave them fruit, wild flowers and 'homemade-nectar.' (Otherwise known as sugar in water!)

Releasing them into the garden was truly special! It's memories like this that I will treasure forever insha'Allah.

Usborne Beginners Book Series

We have really enjoyed using these books in our homeschool. This collection of reference books, is aimed at children aged 4-8 years-old.

From this series, we have:
Caterpillars and Butterflies
Rubbish and Recycling
Weather

The reason I really like this series of books is that the language in them is accessible for young children, without being too childish.

They are fun, informative and a young reader could comfortably read one independently. The illustrations are beautiful and it is very visually appealing.

I'm hoping to get a few more for next year when we start to study Ancient History insha'Allah.

Nakd Fruit & Nut Bits

I love the whole Nakd range! Their snack bars and fruit and nut bits are so delicious!

They are Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Sugar-Free.

The primary ingredient of the range appears to be dates and cashew nuts. There are loads of different varieties, but my favourite is the cocoa delight. It really tastes like chocolate, but it's completely healthy!

These snacks are very handy to take out with us in the car or when we are out and about on field trips. It's nice to know that the kids are snacking on something wholesome :)

The best thing about these snack bits are that they make NO Crumbs and NO Sticky Fingers and NO Stains!

For these reasons, they are an absolute essential in my homeschool.

Yusuf the Talking Doll

Yusuf is a soft plush doll from DesiDoll Company and he is so cute!

He speaks in English and Arabic when you push his hands and feet. I love how says, "Atchoo...Alhumdulillah," when you push his little nose!

There is also a girl version available called Aamina.

Yusuf teaches young children essential Quranic words, phrases and Surahs including:

As-Salamu’Alaikum
Bismillah hir Rahman nir Raheem
Al-hamdu lillah
SubhanAllah
Insha’Allah
JazakAllah Khair
Masha’Allah
La ilaha illallah Muhammad dur Rasul’lallah
Surah Ikhlas + translation
Surah Fatiha + translation
Fun Nasheeds

Young children learn best through play. It is toys like this that can really help to make a child confident in his Muslim identity, and also teach him more about Islam.

He is a beautiful doll and is treasured in our home.

GIVEAWAY

It’s Giveaway time!

I wanted to share one of my favorites with one of you...well actually TWO... one Yusuf and one Aamina!!!

The May 2016 Favourites Giveaway will run until Monday 23rd May 2016 at 12AM GMT.

The giveaway is open internationally.

All entrants under the age of 18 must have parental permission to enter.

Please aware that if entering overseas, you may be liable to pay customs tax (or the equivalent), so please check beforehand.

ONE winner will receive my favourite TWO talking Muslim dolls (Aamina and Yusuf). RRP £56.

You can enter by following the directions in the Rafflecopter widget posted below (click HERE is you would like to know more about Rafflecopter). I’ll announce the winners on THIS blog post and contact them directly through email.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I hope you enjoyed seeing what products we've been using in our homeschool this month. I'd love to hear what some of your favourite products are.

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