Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How many colours can you see out of the window right now?"

Watch the China Documentary video Unbelievable Rainbow Mountains of Zhangye Danxia.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which colours are named in the mountains?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What gives rocks their colours?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Fatir is surah 35. Find ayah 27. The key word judad means streaks or paths of colour. Mountains are made of layers of rock and minerals: iron can make red, quartz white, and other minerals dark. Fruits too come in every colour from one kind of rain. These are signs to ponder of Allah's creativity.

Fact: Which mineral often gives rocks a red or rusty colour?

Ages 5–8: Colour hunt. Collect five pebbles or leaves of different colours and arrange them in a rainbow.

Ages 9–12: Rock colours. Find out what makes three rock colours and draw a striped mountain with labels.

Finish with: "I found that ___ makes rocks red."

Talk together:

• Why did Allah make the world so colourful?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What is your favourite colour in nature?
• How does one rain make so many colours?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will spot five colours in nature each day and say glory be to Allah."

• Make a colour hunt.
• Share your rock colours.
• Next time: the next ayah (35:28) shows colours in people and animals too. Explore it together!

Action: Spot five colours daily.