Ayyam-i-Ha craft ideas are endless and we’d love to hear from you what ideas you have used in the past or are using this year. Here are a few ideas for fun Ayyam-i-Ha crafts we’ve come across: Creative card-making Stringing prayer beads (either 19 beads with 5 to “count,” or 95 beads) Making frames (either […]

Ayyam-i-Ha is often referred to as the “gift-giving holiday” for Baha’is but just because these days are a time for “providing good cheer” and “charity,” it does not mean we have to shower our children with possessions they don’t necessarily need (regardless of the price!).   Of course if they need a new sweater for […]

Ayyam-i-Ha is a special time for families to think about offering service.  It can be a special way for your family to get involved in the wider community, to support an organization you admire, or to offer help to individuals around you.  If you are looking for a special act of service to offer for […]

It’s always fun to sing songs leading up to Ayyam-i-Ha to learn about the holiday coming ahead, as well as to incorporate these special songs into Ayyam-i-Ha celebrations.  We will list songs we’ve found here. We have to begin with the ever-popular “Happy Ayyam-i-Ha” CD by Hand of the Cause William Sears which you can […]

Have you made or bought a book about Ayyam-i-Ha?  Please share! Here are a few we’ve enjoyed: My Dinosaur Celebrates Ayyam-i-Ha by Leila Breton This book goes through the various ways people (or dinosaurs!) are celebrating Ayyam-i-Ha, such as planting a garden, teaching a children’s class, or baking cookies for the neighbors.  Click here to […]

Ayyam-i-Ha parties are especially fun to plan as they can take on special meaning.  You can make an effort to share the spirit of the Baha’i Faith, incorporate a lesson on a virtue, offer activities for the children to create gifts for others, or include an element of service into the party. Here are some […]

It’s fun to create special memories for Ayyam-i-Ha.  Although these are not “Baha’i Traditions” in any way, here are some ideas we’ve come across of personal traditions families have adopted for celebrating Ayyam-i-Ha in their own homes. Prayers by Candlelight Lighting candles during prayer time or at dinner time can set a special atmosphere.  You […]

As with any holiday, options for decorating for Ayyam-i-Ha are endless!  It can be fun to make something special that lasts over the years – like a banner out of felt – and also create new homemade crafts each year such as a chain of nine-pointed stars made out of pipe-cleaners or crayon-on-baking paper window […]

Ayyam-i-Ha is drawing near!  This is the first in a series of 10 posts which will offer ideas for the festivities ahead. Please note that all the ideas in these posts are in no way Baha’i traditions – as there are no traditions in the Baha’i Faith – and that they are simply ideas individuals […]