Looking for a Shia Islamic gift for a child that they can use throughout the year? A hands-on calendar is a lovely way to bring faith, learning and a little time together into everyday life.
The My First Daily Shia Islamic Calendar Planner combines colourful magnetic pieces with Hijri and Gregorian dates, moon phases and mood check-ins. Designed for children aged three and above, it gives little hands plenty to do and curious minds plenty to talk about.
Whether you are choosing an Eid gift, a birthday present or something for a family learning space, here is what makes this magnetic Islamic calendar worth a closer look.
A Shia Islamic gift children can use every day
Some gifts come out on special occasions. This calendar can become part of an ordinary morning.
Children can choose the day, change the date and talk about what is happening next. With 121 magnetic pieces, they can take an active role rather than simply watch an adult update the calendar.
It is a simple way to spend a few minutes together before school, after breakfast or at the start of a home-learning session.
Learning Hijri and Gregorian dates side by side
Young children often recognise a special day before they understand how days, weeks and months fit together.
This Islamic calendar includes both Hijri and Gregorian dates, helping families make space for both in their daily routine. Children can practise finding the day of the week in English and Arabic, choosing the month and changing the date.
As an Islamic occasion approaches, the calendar offers a natural starting point for conversation. What month are we in? What is coming next? What will our family be doing?
There is no need to teach everything at once. Start with the day and date, then introduce more pieces as your child becomes familiar with them.
Keeping Shia identity part of everyday learning
When choosing Shia Islamic gifts for children, families may look for resources that reflect the people and occasions their children learn about at home and madrasah.
This calendar features the names of the 14 Infallibles (AS), alongside Sayyidah Khadijah (AS), Sayyidah Zaynab (AS) and Hazrat Abbas (AS).
These names offer opportunities to share a short story, revisit something learnt at madrasah or answer a question. A brief conversation while changing the calendar can help keep faith connected to everyday family life.
Noticing the moon and its changing shape
The moon phase pieces invite children to notice what is happening in the sky.
When the moon is visible, look outside together. Is it a thin crescent or a bright, round moon? Can your child find a piece that looks like it?
This hands-on activity gives children a way to begin talking about the moon’s changing appearance alongside the Hijri calendar.
A little space for big feelings
The calendar also includes mood check-in tiles, giving children another way to tell you about their day.
You might ask, “How are you feeling this morning?” and let them choose a tile. Sometimes that leads to a chat. Sometimes choosing the tile is enough.
Including feelings alongside dates and activities makes checking in with each other part of the routine, rather than something saved for difficult moments.
An Islamic gift for Eid, birthdays or a learning space
If you are looking for Islamic gifts for kids beyond a one-day activity, a reusable calendar is an option to consider.
It can be given as an Eid gift, a birthday present or a gift for a child starting madrasah. It can also be used in a bedroom, home-learning corner or madrasah classroom.
The double-sided board has a dry-erase calendar on one side and a chalkboard on the reverse, with a cord for hanging. An optional plastic storage box is available to keep the magnetic pieces together.
For families with more than one child, updating the calendar can become a shared activity, with children taking turns to choose the day, date or mood tile.
Choosing a Shia Islamic gift for a child aged three and above
A good starting point is to think about how the child likes to play. Do they enjoy moving pieces, matching shapes, asking questions or joining in with daily jobs?
The My First Daily Shia Islamic Calendar Planner gives them opportunities to do all of these, with an adult alongside them.
It is suitable for ages three and above. The set contains small parts, so it is not suitable for children under 36 months and should be used under adult supervision.
Find the magnetic Shia Islamic calendar at ShiaKids
For families looking for Shia Islamic gifts for children, this calendar brings together practical daily learning and familiar elements of faith.
From choosing today’s date to talking about the moon or sharing a feeling, it offers plenty of small reasons to pause and chat.
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