

Wipe off any excess paint from the small piece of card, and repeat the scraping as much as needed to fill each shape. Hold the card flat against the surface of the printable and pull it across, dragging the paint along. Use a thick piece of card to scrape the paint across the shape. A metallic gold paint gives a shimmery element.

We used traditional Islamic colours of shades of blue, and yellow. If you would like to use a scrape painting technique to colour your moon and stars, place dots of paint by the side of each shape on the printable. :: finger paint the stars and moon – making a lovely Ramadan craft for babies and toddlers.We created our moon mobile using a scrape painting technique, but you might also like to:
Crecent moon village free#
I’ve made a free printable template that you can use to create your mobile. This easy crescent moon and stars craft is a beautiful Ramadan craft to make with children. This is especially significant at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, when the sighting of the crescent moon marks the end of the fasting period and the start of the celebration of Eid-al-Fitr. Crescent moon and stars mobile Ramadan craft A crescent moon is a special symbol in Islamic art.Īs the Muslim year follows a lunar (moon) calendar, the sighting of the crescent moon marks the beginning of a new month. It’s the perfect Ramadan craft or as an art project if you’re learning about space. Create a beautiful crescent moon and stars mobile with this free printable.
