Ramadan Journal for Kids: A 30-Day Printable (Fasting, Qur'an, Salah, Deeds)

A Ramadan journal for kids is a small notebook, or a stack of printed pages, with one page for each day of the month. On each page your child records four things: how much they fasted, which prayers they prayed, how much Qur’an they read, and one good deed. Older children add a short line about what they learned or a dua they made. That is all it needs to be.

The journal is a “Ramadan planner for kids” and a “Ramadan tracker” in one, and in our home it has done more for my daughters’ Ramadan than any craft. It gives them a quiet ten minutes each evening to look back at their day with Allah. Below is exactly what goes on our pages, the prompts we use, and how to adapt it by age.

Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the moon. Print or staple the journal together in Sha’ban so it is waiting on the first night.

Why keep a Ramadan journal with children?

Three reasons have kept us doing it year after year.

It makes small, steady deeds visible. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The most beloved deed to Allah is the most regular and constant even if it were little” (al-Bukhari 6464). A child who sees “1 page of Qur’an” written thirty times learns what consistency looks like.

It teaches that fasting is more than hunger. The journal has space for prayer, Qur’an, good words and good deeds, because the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink” (al-Bukhari 1903). Children see on paper that a good fast includes the tongue and the hands.

It builds the habit of looking back. At the end of each day, a child asks: What did I do well? What could I do better tomorrow? This is the beginning of muhasabah, taking account of oneself, in a form a child can manage.

What goes on each daily page

Keep the page simple enough that a child can fill it in alone in five to ten minutes.

1. Today’s date

The day of Ramadan (1 to 30) and the ordinary date. Children like to see how far into the month they have come; we talk about it as “how many days of worship we have had”, not as days left until Eid.

2. My fast

Three boxes: none / part of the day / the whole day. Younger children practising “half-day” fasts tick “part”. There is no shame in “none”: children are not obliged to fast before puberty, and some days they are unwell or simply not ready. Let each child move up at their own pace.

3. My prayers

Five small boxes for Fajr, Dhuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib and ‘Isha. For children of seven and older, this is a gentle way to build the habit the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded: “Command your children to pray when they become seven years old” (Abu Dawud 495, graded hasan sahih by al-Albani). Add a sixth box for night prayer if they joined any part of it with the family.

4. My Qur’an

A line to write what they read or memorised: “Surah al-Kawthar”, “page 4 of Juz ‘Amma”, “listened to Surah al-Mulk”. If your family has a Qur’an goal for the month, our Ramadan Qur’an plan for kids gives realistic targets by age.

5. My good deed

One line: “I helped Baba carry the shopping”, “I gave my sweets to my sister”. If they need ideas, our Ramadan good deeds chart post has a list of thirty, and the free Good Deeds Tracker can sit alongside the journal for little brothers and sisters who cannot write yet.

6. My dua

One line for a dua they made that day, in Arabic or their own words. Children love reading these back at the end of the month and noticing when Allah answered.

7. One thing I learned (ages 8+)

A sentence about something new: a hadith, the meaning of an ayah, a fact about the Seerah, a new Arabic word.

8. Alhamdulillah for… (all ages)

One thing they are grateful for today. Little ones can draw it (no faces: a bowl of dates, the masjid, the sunset sky).

Weekly reflection pages

At the end of each week we add one extra page with three prompts:

• This week I am proud of…
• Something I found hard was…
• Next week I will try to…

On the third reflection page, written around day 20 just before the last ten nights begin, we add a fourth prompt: “In the last ten nights I want to…” That is where my daughters write their own goals for the best nights of the year. Our guide to the last ten nights of Ramadan with children gives ideas.

A sample page, filled in

Here is what a page from my eight-year-old’s journal looked like last Ramadan, so you can see how simple it is:

Day 12 My fast: the whole day ✔ My prayers: Fajr ✔ Dhuhr ✔ ‘Asr ✔ Maghrib ✔ ‘Isha ✔ My Qur’an: Surah al-‘Asr (memorised), read 2 pages My good deed: took dates to Aunty next door for iftar My dua: O Allah, make Nana better I learned: Feeding a fasting person gives you the same reward as their fast. Alhamdulillah for: the rain today

She learned that hadith because she had just carried a plate next door. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever provides the food for a fasting person to break his fast with, then for him is the same reward as his, without anything being diminished from the reward of the fasting person” (at-Tirmidhi 807, graded sahih by al-Albani). The journal turned a small errand into knowledge she will keep.

How to use the journal by age

Ages 5 to 6: draw and tick

• Fill it in together at bedtime. You read the questions; they tick the boxes and draw.
• Drop the writing lines and keep only: my fast, my prayers (one or two boxes), my good deed (a drawing), alhamdulillah for.
• Keep it to three minutes. Stop while they still want more.

Ages 7 to 9: write short lines

• They fill it in on their own; you check in once a day with a smile, not a red pen.
• Spelling does not matter. Honesty does: if they missed ‘Asr, they leave it blank. That is the point.
• Read the “my dua” lines together at the end of each week.

Ages 10 to 12: reflect and plan

• Add the “one thing I learned” line and the weekly reflection pages.
• Encourage them to set their own targets for Qur’an and night prayer.
• Talk about sincerity. Some deeds they may choose not to write down at all, so they stay between them and Allah. “The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions” (al-Bukhari 1).

Keeping the journal about Allah

A journal can drift into a competition, a show for the grown-ups or a list of chores. These habits keep ours on track:

• No comparing siblings’ journals. Each one is private between the child, their parents and Allah.
• Praise effort and honesty, not full rows of ticks. A child who writes “I missed Fajr” is learning to be truthful with themselves.
• No big prizes for a finished journal. A hug, a du’a from Mama and maybe a small treat are enough. The reward we want them to hope for is from Allah: “Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah’s rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven” (al-Bukhari 38).
• No countdown framing. We count days of worship completed, not the days left until Eid.

Printables and tools

• Quran Journal: reflection pages for children who can write; they slot straight into a Ramadan journal folder for the Qur’an section.
• Good Deeds Tracker: a simple chart for younger siblings who are not writing yet.
• For your own planning alongside the children’s journals, see our Sunnah-based Ramadan planner for mums.

Frequently asked questions

What should a kids’ Ramadan journal include?

Daily boxes for fasting, the five prayers, Qur’an read or memorised, one good deed and one dua, plus a gratitude line. Older children can add “one thing I learned” and a weekly reflection.

At what age can a child keep a Ramadan journal?

From about five with a parent’s help (ticking and drawing), and independently from around seven or eight once they can write short lines.

Is a Ramadan journal the same as a Ramadan planner for kids?

They overlap. A planner sets goals before the day; a journal records and reflects after it. Our pages do both: a goal at the start of each week, a record each evening.

What if my child stops filling it in halfway through Ramadan?

Pick it up again the next day without fuss. Small and steady is the goal (al-Bukhari 6464), not a perfect journal.

How do we finish the journal at the end of Ramadan?

On the last night, read some pages back together, thank Allah, and ask Him to accept the month. Then turn to Eid; our guide to Eid activities for kids the sunnah way covers the day itself.

May Allah make our children’s journals a record of good that they find heavy on their scales. Ameen.