Start with bismillah.

Hold a piece of soft clay or playdough and a brick or a clay pot. Ask: "These are both made of clay. Why is one soft and one hard?"

Watch the first few minutes of the V&A museum video about objects made of clay that have lasted hundreds of years.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What were the stones made of?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does fire change clay?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Fil is surah 105. Find ayah 4. Which two words in the translation tell us how the stones were made?

Fact: What happens to clay when it is baked in a very hot kiln?

Ages 5–8: Make two small clay balls. Leave one to dry in the air for a few days and keep the other wet. Gently squeeze both. What is different?

Ages 9–12: If you have oven-bake clay, make two small tiles. Bake one (with an adult) and leave one unbaked. Test which one is harder and which one breaks more easily.

Finish with: "I found that baked clay is ___ than wet clay."

Talk together:

• Who made the clay, and the fire that changes it?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why do you think Allah used something as simple as clay stones?
• What does this ayah tell us about Allah protecting His House?
• What are you still curious about in this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will make something with clay or playdough and remember ___."

• Show someone at home your clay test and explain what baking does.
• Look for things made of baked clay around your home (bricks, pots, tiles).
• Next time: the last ayah of the surah (105:5) tells us how it ended. Explore it together!

Action: Do your plan daily, and notice how it feels.