Start with bismillah.

Cover one eye and try to touch two pencil tips together. Then try with both eyes open. Ask: "Which was easier? Why do you think we have two eyes?"

Watch the SciShow Kids video about how our eyes let us see the world.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What gift does Allah mention here?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do my eyes send pictures to my brain?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Balad is surah 90. Find ayah 8. The key word 'aynayn means two eyes.

Fact: Why do two eyes help us judge distance better than one?

Ages 5–8: Eye spy. Look closely at each other's eyes (or in a mirror). Find the pupil and the iris. Watch the pupil change in bright and dim light.

Ages 9–12: Blind-spot test. Draw a dot and a cross 8 cm apart. Close your left eye, stare at the cross and move the paper slowly. When does the dot vanish?

Finish with: "I found that two eyes help me ___."

Talk together:

• What are you most thankful to be able to see?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can we use our eyes in ways that please Allah?
• How can we help people who can't see?
• What would you look at first if you'd never seen before?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will use my eyes for good by ___."

• Look away from things that aren't good to watch.
• Show someone the blind-spot trick.
• Next time: the next ayah (90:9) is about the tongue and lips. Explore it together!

Action: Say alhamdulillah for your eyes each morning.