The letter د

Activity for 2+ year old

The Arabic letter dal is pronounced d just like in English.

We used the word دجاجة (dajajatun) or chicken in Arabic. The activity was creating a chicken out of a plastic glove that we blew air into, so the excitement was real. If your little one is smaller a paper plate chicken can also be fun.

Items needed:

  • Plastic glove
  • Red card or red coloured paper
  • Yellow paper beak
  • Googley eye
  • Rubber band
  • Paper cup
  • Hole punch
  • Straw
  1. Cut out 4 feather shapes and one comb shape from the red card/paper
  2. Cut a yellow beak shape
  3. Attach double sided tape to all the peices
  4. Stick the feathers to the finger compartments
  5. The beak, comb and Googley eye can be attached to the thumb
  6. Cut a hole in the cup – put the straw through the hole
  7. Attach the glove with the rubber band then blow through the straw to watch it inflate