childrensactivities 2008

The Eritrean UK Festival taking place on 29, 30 and 31st of August 2008 at Edmonton will amongst other programmes incorporate children's activities.

These activities will involve children of all ages and all children are being given the opportunities to participate fully and be hands-on in the preparation and presentation processes.

These activities will include but are not limited to the following:-

1- Induction, awareness and hands-on activities that involve children of all ages to reflect the lives and challenges faced by Tegadelti during the armed struggle for independence. These activities will be presented by the children using arts and crafts.

2- The identity of the nine nationalities - in this activity, children will be directly involved in learning the history, way of life, geography, costume and will be encourage to come up with creative ideas on how to reflect their way of life using the artefacts, clothing and other materials available at our disposal,

3- Traditional games - these games will be played by children of various ages and will include but are not limited to Handay, Ghebeta, Hashewiye, Teley-Teley etc,

4- Traditional music and dance of the nine nationalities - in this activity Children will be encouraged to take active participation in the preparation and presentation processes.

5- Shinguruwa - in continuation to the success of the Shinguruwa programme during the children's Independence Day celebrations at Finsbury Park , the Festival will also incorporate this activity and involve children from the age of two and above.

6- National anthem in Tigrigna and Arabic - the children will have the opportunity to learn and sing the national anthem.

7- Contemporary music – children will be able to explore the Eritrean culture and heritage within the context of Eritrean patriotism, sovereignty, self reliance and nation building campaign through the medium of contemporary music, rap and dance.

8- For the younger children under the age of six, there will be suitable and popular activities including musical bumps, musical chairs, musical statues etc using traditional music.

9- Sports – various sports activities including football, athletics, Sack race, eggs and spoon race, skipping, long jump, sand pit, giant slide, bouncy castle etc.

10- Lastly but not least there will be activities for the children of five years and under where they will have to be accompanied by their parents/guardians within a designated area especially dedicated to this age group.

In preparation for the aforementioned activities, the Festival children's programme coordinators would like to kindly invite parents/guardians who are interested in getting their children involved in the preparation and presentation of these activities during the festival for induction and training on Sunday 24th August at Hyde Park Speakers' Corner staring 1200 hrs.

The preliminary induction and training that took place on Saturday 16th August at Hyde Park was full of excitement and fun and the children's performance was impressive and beyond their parents' and coordinators' expectations to say the least.

However, the highlight of the day was the fact that some of these children who had never met before bonded and were inseparable. To continue and enhance the bonding process of our children and families we will be using the opportunity of the festival to camp at the nearby site called Lee Valley Camping and Caravan Park at Edmonton for the duration of the festival starting Friday 29th August.

We would therefore like to extend our invitation to all Eritrean families to join us in celebrating our festival.

The deadline for the campsite application is Monday 25th August.

For more details regarding the children's activity programme and the camp site please contact Senait Tekle on 079 462 89403.

We will be holding another induction and training day as well as picnic on Sunday 24th August at Hyde Park Speakers' Corner staring 1200 hrs.

All parents and children are welcome.



	children's activities
	The Eritrean UK Festival taking place on 29, 30 and 31st of August 2008 at Edmonton will amongst other programmes incorporate children's activities. These activities will involve children of all ages and all children are being given the opportunities to participate fully and be hands-on in the preparation and presentation processes. These activities will include but are not limited to the following:- 1- Induction, awareness and hands-on activities that involve children of all ages to reflect the lives and challenges faced by Tegadelti during the armed struggle for independence. These activities will be presented by the children using arts and crafts. 2- The identity of the nine nationalities - in this activity, children will be directly involved in learning the history, way of life, geography, costume and will be encourage to come up with creative ideas on how to reflect their way of life using the artefacts, clothing and other materials available at our disposal, 3- Traditional games - these games will be played by children of various ages and will include but are not limited to Handay, Ghebeta, Hashewiye, Teley-Teley etc, 4- Traditional music and dance of the nine nationalities - in this activity Children will be encouraged to take active participation in the preparation and presentation processes. 5- Shinguruwa - in continuation to the success of the Shinguruwa programme during the children's Independence Day celebrations at Finsbury Park , the Festival will also incorporate this activity and involve children from the age of two and above. 6- National anthem in Tigrigna and Arabic - the children will have the opportunity to learn and sing the national anthem. 7- Contemporary music – children will be able to explore the Eritrean culture and heritage within the context of Eritrean patriotism, sovereignty, self reliance and nation building campaign through the medium of contemporary music, rap and dance. 8- For the younger children under the age of six, there will be suitable and popular activities including musical bumps, musical chairs, musical statues etc using traditional music. 9- Sports – various sports activities including football, athletics, Sack race, eggs and spoon race, skipping, long jump, sand pit, giant slide, bouncy castle etc. 10- Lastly but not least there will be activities for the children of five years and under where they will have to be accompanied by their parents/guardians within a designated area especially dedicated to this age group. In preparation for the aforementioned activities, the Festival children's programme coordinators would like to kindly invite parents/guardians who are interested in getting their children involved in the preparation and presentation of these activities during the festival for induction and training on Sunday 24th August at Hyde Park Speakers' Corner staring 1200 hrs. The preliminary induction and training that took place on Saturday 16th August at Hyde Park was full of excitement and fun and the children's performance was impressive and beyond their parents' and coordinators' expectations to say the least. However, the highlight of the day was the fact that some of these children who had never met before bonded and were inseparable. To continue and enhance the bonding process of our children and families we will be using the opportunity of the festival to camp at the nearby site called Lee Valley Camping and Caravan Park at Edmonton for the duration of the festival starting Friday 29th August. We would therefore like to extend our invitation to all Eritrean families to join us in celebrating our festival. The deadline for the campsite application is Monday 25th August. For more details regarding the children's activity programme and the camp site please contact Senait Tekle on 079 462 89403. We will be holding another induction and training day as well as picnic on Sunday 24th August at Hyde Park Speakers' Corner staring 1200 hrs. All parents and children are welcome.


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