Dada & Me: The Shapes and Colours Song
Dada and Zayd sing about the shapes and colours all around us, from a honeycomb to a crescent moon, and count the sides of each shape. Ages 4 to 9.
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What is Dada & Me: The Shapes and Colours Song about?
Dada & Me: The Shapes and Colours Song is an Islamic video for children aged 4 to 9 in which Zayd and his grandfather, Dada, make a song about the shapes and colours they can see in the world Allah has made.
Zayd notices that something he is building looks like a pyramid, and Dada says it is amazing how many things are made of simple shapes. That is the idea for a song. At the song machine, they put in tons of shapes, a book on colours, some paint, cookie cutters and, just to see, a piece of bubblegum.
The song is a tour of the shapes around us. There is the sun, a shining yellow circle, and brown chocolate squares. Bees live in orange hexagons, a white spiral shell washes in with the tide, and a white crescent moon smiles in the sky. There are green oval eggs, a big red heart, geese flying overhead in a grey triangle, the blue and green sphere of the earth turning every day, purple pentagon flowers, golden pyramids built long ago and diamonds sparkling like the morning dew. The chorus calls it all a kaleidoscope of colours and signs: everything Allah has made helps us to find Him.
Then the song counts the sides: a triangle has three, a square has four, a pentagon five, and on through the hexagon, heptagon, octagon and nonagon to the ten-sided decagon.
It is a gentle first lesson in shapes and colours, and a way to help children see Allah's creation in the everyday things around them. This version is music-free: the song is sung with voices only.
What your child will learn
- Many things in the world are made of simple shapes.
- Allah made the world full of shapes and colours.
- The things around us are signs that help us think about Allah.
- A triangle has three sides, a square four and a pentagon five.
Talk about it afterwards
- Which shapes can you remember from the song?
- What shape is a honeycomb, and who makes it?
- Can you find a circle, a square and a triangle in your home?
- What is your favourite colour in Allah's creation?
Words to know
- Dada
- Grandad, a word for a grandfather in many South Asian families.
Frequently asked questions
What age is Dada & Me: The Shapes and Colours Song suitable for?
Children aged 4 to 9. Younger children can learn the shapes and colours, and older ones can count the sides up to ten.
What does Dada & Me: The Shapes and Colours Song teach children?
The names of shapes and colours, how many sides each shape has, and that everything Allah made is a sign of Him.
Does Dada & Me: The Shapes and Colours Song have music?
No. This version is music-free, sung with voices only.
