We visited the NJ Performing Arts Center in Newark for the Paw Patrol Live: Race to the Rescue show. My daughters obsessively watch Paw Patrol, and I have mixed feelings about the show, but still the characters are lovable. So I thought it would be a nice surprise to take them to the live show.… Continue reading Paw Patrol Live: NJ PAC
Category: Raising Muslim Kids
Disney On Ice: CURE Arena
This was our first, and hopefully not the last visit to Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic at the CURE Arena in Trenton, NJ. Last year, we had purchased tickets to this very show and sadly did not make it due to snowfall and terrible road conditions. Our kids were tiny, and we just… Continue reading Disney On Ice: CURE Arena
Princeton PlaySpace
As a mom of two preschoolers, I'm always on the hunt for something fun, especially indoors for my kids to be able to enjoy during the long winter months. Well, I am unbelievably happy that we came upon the Princeton Playspace, a fun indoor playspace catered to small children. I've taken my girls there a… Continue reading Princeton PlaySpace
Trick or Treat or Not?
If you haven't already watched Parenting Fuel on Instagram, it's time to start! Parenting Fuel is a biweekly live session hosted by Hira from Zair Zabr Play and Kazima from Flowers of My Garden and they speak about real issues of [Muslim] Parenting today. One of the topics that really struck a cord with many of… Continue reading Trick or Treat or Not?
The Steps of Imam Hussain (AS)- A Surreal Experience
I have been wanting to share this experience since the first time I had heard about it. So it gives me great pleasure to be writing about it today. In this post I will share with you a beautiful exhibit created by a team of volunteers to convey the historical story of Karbala, in a… Continue reading The Steps of Imam Hussain (AS)- A Surreal Experience
Interview with Zair Zabr Play
It gives me great joy to be writing this post, which is a one-on-one interview with a good friend of mine, Hira Rizvi, the creator of Zair Zabr Play and author of My First Quran Activity Book. I first came across Hira's instagram account @zairzabrplay a few months ago, and have been a loyal follower ever… Continue reading Interview with Zair Zabr Play