eid specials

eid specials
This year, why not make Eid the special holiday that it is? Here are some ideas of things you can do with the family to get out of the usual routine.

Clean and decorate the home

Get everyone in on this. Make the house as sparkling clean as you can. If there is enough time and the weather is warm, consider whitewashing the house and putting mattresses and bedding outside to air out.

Then, once the house is virtually spotless, decorate it with balloons, lights, banners, streamers, etc. Get the younger kids involved in this process. Have them make decorative signs saying "Eid Mubarak" and post these around the house.

Make special food

Make something special which the family does not normally eat, it can be sweet, sour or in-between. The point is that Eid is special, and the food we eat on this day should be better and different from our usual meals.

Buy new clothes

Kids will not feel Eid is special if they are sporting the same Shalwar Kameez, suit or Thobe they've worn on Eid for the last two years. Invest in Eid and get them something new. Or at least get everyone to prepare nice clothes for Eid by washing or getting them dry cleaned.

Head For the open road!

Drive the family out into the countryside and try to get lost on some unfamiliar roads, challenging the kids to help remember the way home. (Always keep change for the pay-phone, a map and some food for everyone just in case it takes longer to get back).

Share Eid with your neighbours

Make dessert (something simple that almost everyone likes, like chocolate cake) and write up a short definition about Eid on a decorative card or small posterboard. Share this with your neighbours.