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Find me at handmadebeginnings.com :)

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Ten things I'm loving on this fine Monday... 1) My interview with Aasiya, from Aasiya's Homeschool is up today, check it out here! JazakAllahu Khair Aasiya :) 2) A fellow homeschooler and I are working on organizing an Art Show for the homeschool kids, I'm super excited about that! 3) Speaking of the Art Show, I've been thinking of doing something similar to this with my daughter for her

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The drive to Whistler was the twistiest, but most beautiful drive I've ever taken. It was like entering another world, subhanAllah. I wish I could have captured the scenes I saw while on our drive, but the snapshots would only come out blurry as the trees, mountains, ocean, islands, and mist sped past. Once we arrived in Whistler, we took a stroll and I saw the most amazing river, the

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I don't know what it is, maybe it's because I'm getting older, or maybe something in me changed after having children, but I am becoming less and less a fan of being very high up. The Skyride lift to the top of Grouse mountain, even though it was in a closed off compartment, made me a little uneasy. In the past something similar, like a rollercoaster, wouldn't phase me. But the ride

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Burnaby Lake Park Cleveland Dam/Capilano River And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind {Qur'an 50:7}

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We recently came back from a family vacation to Vancouver, BC. To sum up my experience in one word, I would have to say: breathtaking! Even though it was my third time in Vancouver, I just couldn't get enough of the natural beauty all around, the crisp clear Autumn air, the feeling as if everyday I was camping. Having the ability to recharge my soul by

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I've typed up a little list of things we'd like to do this Autumn season inshaAllah. I am going to share our list with you here in case you'd like to try a thing or two :)Autumn Bucket List- go for a hike in the woods- find a leaf in every colour- have a picnic- visit the pumpkin patch- pick apples- rake leaves and jump in them- have a bonfire- make leaf prints- fly kites- bake applesauce cake-

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This morning was beautiful with dew on the grass and a lingering mist in the air from last night's rain, the girls couldn't wait to get outdoors. They discovered a spider spinning her delicate web, flower petals scattered on the soil that fell during the rain, a snail's empty shell, and autumn's fallen leaves. My daughters and I share a love of nature and art, so this morning we

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Alhumdulillah, ten things I'm currently enjoying... 1. Watching the leaves change colour from my balcony window. SubhanAllah. 2. The growing love between my daughters. The very best time is when I am a silent observer, catching spontaneous moments of tenderness between them, and my heart feels like it will burst. 3. Making plans for myself. Dreaming and working towards my own personal goals

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I've been teaching sewing classes at my home for little over a year now, a handful of times each month. With my husband's busy work schedule, juggling two babies under 2, homeschooling, homemaking, and everything in between it's difficult for me to find time to fit in any classes, but when I do, it brings me great joy. I think I have finally found my perfect fit, in terms of the

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Wow it's been quite a whirlwind month. I will be really honest in saying I didn't nearly get as much homeschooling done as I would have liked. I let my daughter do a lot of independent work as I read, and trained, and learned, and filled forms, and sent emails, and did so many things required to become her Brownie Leader! Alhumdulillah, I finally took the leap and I started up a Girl Guide

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So I managed to squeeze in itty bits of handmade goodness into this year's eid. I made a few gifts for my family to give them on the last day of Eid when we came together as a family. I dabbled in a variety of different craft techniques too, including sewing, fabric painting, crochet, wood burning, and painting :). For my Mom I made a fabric roll to hold her writing pens. My daughters and I also

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We've had our fair share of Hajj themed playdates over the years, here, here, and here. But this was the first time we hosted one! It all came about quite unintentionally actually. What I really had planned was to have a hajj diorama contest! I was thinking that the families could work on a diorama at home, and then we could all meet up at a local park and show our models, and

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Sometimes I worry that my eldest daughter is falling behind in her homeschooling. That we just didn't have enough time today, or yesterday, or the whole week to meet all the targets I set for her. I wonder where I am going wrong, and how on earth do homeschoolers do it all, how do they keep up with their child's grade expectations? But then when I step back, and watch my daughter do her thing,

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The 3 hour long drive to my mom's house, with cranky kiddos, summer heat, cramped legs, all pays off in the end when we get to spend the day with my 9 siblings celebrating Eid together. As time goes by more and more of my siblings are leaving the nest and going off to school, and it is getting rarer and rarer that we are ever all together at once. I really like being the 2nd eldest in my

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In the past I used to feel guilty for not being able to make it to the masjid for tarawih prayer every night, or not being able to read as much Quran, or pray as many rakat as I'd like. But I've come to accept the small sacrifices I must make in my time, and in the things I want to do, to care for the little girls Allah has blessed me with. I know there are seasons for everything, and

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Well I must say, it feels like forever since we've met up with our playgroup. So many families moved away, or moms went back to work, or kids went back to school (no longer homeschooled), and our group just fizzled away. But it just so happened that this Ramadan many families came back, were visiting the area, or were off from work, so we all got together like old times,

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My eldest made two tote bags this Ramadan inspired by some pins I've saved on pinterest. For the first bag she used fabric pastels and a homemade stencil based on a colouring page we printed out, and coloured her design onto a premade canvas tote. And for the second bag she machine sewed a felt moon and star onto a piece of fabric, then hand sewed buttons on top of the moon and star. She

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We are making.... - Ramadan postcards to send to loved ones. I love these Ramadan stamps, the perfect craft for young and old alike. - Ramadan tote bags, and pillows! - Banana bread- I've been having such a huge craving for this lately, and it's so nice to have after breaking the fast. InshaAllah we'd like to try date squares next. - Ramadan buntings, this time one in gold for our home. I

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Ramadan Mubarak, from our family to yours!  (ramadan mubarak bunting made by yours truly, fabric and felt).

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We met up with some fellow homeschoolers last week for a trip a strawberry picking farm. It is definitely a favourite place of ours to visit this time of the year, and I can remember bringing my eldest when she was a baby. Now she has two sisters to accompany her for hours of fun. My smallest girl was terrified of the goats, my middle girl was in love with the tractors, and my eldest has grown so

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My eldest participated in a homeschooling Geography Fair this month. The theme of the fair was Africa, and my daughter chose Morocco as her country of study. MashaAllah there were so many amazing tables at the fair, with amazing landscape and architecture models, souvenirs, and ethnic food! Our table was a little sparse, but being a mommy of two little babes with so little time, we

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We went on our first camping trip as a family this year, with my parents and siblings as our neighbours! I love the outdoors and camping, and I was finally able to convince my husband to go this time around. The trip was great except for the very cold nights, with the kids sleeping in their snow suits and piled on blankets! We went so early in the season because we wanted to squeeze it in before

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We're counting down the days until Ramadan! I made a little Ramadan countdown poster for my daughters. We printed out a grey version and added a few decorations with stickers and glitter. Once we laminate it, we can use white board markers to count down the days. We'll also hole punch two holes at the top and add a ribbon so we can hang it up. Get your own Days Until Ramadan countdown below.

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I've been on a little bit of a roll making Ramadan pocket Calendars these past few weeks. Every time I make a new one my eldest wants to claim it as her own. But she always changes her mind as she is still attached to the very first Ramadan pocket Calendar I made for her when she was only 2 years old. Gosh that feels like yesterday! (I guess I was right about her learning to sew

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