By Inaaya
30th Decmber 2017
Ramadan and Eid were fast approaching, the children were really excited about preparing for Eid and feeling like they had a part in preparing for the celebrations too.
The CICC children’s Ramadan and Eid workshops took place 3 times in 2017, It was an energetic and exciting time to bring the children together to make arts and crafts and celebrate their shared faith. The Ramadhan workshop started off with an inspiring talk about Ramadan, the children surprised themselves with their knowledge MashaaaAllah. Very quickly they were having fun and making lots of new friends. It was a pleasure to watch them getting into the celebrations of Ramadhan.
The mums also had a chance to sit down and relax with a cup of tea and mingle with new sisters.
Some of the older children made a banner for the pre-Ramadan dinner. They all made lots of decorations and cards and took home a bag full of goodies to show their families.
This truly kick-started Ramadan.
We also had workshops for both the Eids, Eid Ul Fitr, which we celebrate after the month of Ramadhan and Eid Ul Adha, which we celebrate after the Hajj pilgrimage. It gave the children an opportunity to learn about what we celebrate and why. They also made some amazing arts and crafts.The children were able to move around to different tables and choose which crafts they wanted to do.The workshops were popular with both; mums and children. We are all looking forward to the next one InshaaaAllah.