Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What happens to food after you swallow it?"

Watch the Peekaboo Kidz video Digestive System.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will they fill themselves with?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is good food a blessing?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Waqi'ah is surah 56. Find ayah 53. The key words mali'una minha al-butun mean filling their stomachs from it. Our bodies turn good food into energy and growth. The food of the Fire gives no goodness at all, which helps us value every healthy meal Allah gives us now.

Fact: How long is the whole digestive tube from mouth to end?

Ages 5–8: Healthy plate. Draw a plate with food that gives your body energy and strength.

Ages 9–12: Food journey. Write the journey of a sandwich through the body, step by step.

Finish with: "I found that the digestive tube is about ___ metres long."

Talk together:

• What does it mean that some food fills you but doesn't help you?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Which foods help your body most?
• How can we say thank you for our meals?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will say bismillah before eating and alhamdulillah after."

• Say bismillah and alhamdulillah at meals.
• Draw a healthy plate.
• Share the food journey.
• Next time: the next ayah (56:54) says they will drink boiling water after it. Explore it together!

Action: Say bismillah before eating and alhamdulillah after.