Every Eid we try to fly home to family and friends. I had full plans to visit this year as well. However, it seems like we will be celebrating it all by ourselves! I am not going to lie, it made me really sad at first. But then I remembered that Eid is special, alone or with others, and I must make the most of this day with my kids.
Here are some ideas to make Eid exciting in quarantine, especially for your kids:
𝟏. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞! There is nothing that builds excitement for an event than banners being put up and gifts being wrapped, and favor boxes being filled. Involve your kids to help you set up for Eid.
𝟐. 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦: Have a lavish breakfast/brunch and enjoy all the sweets because Eid is the festival of sweets.
𝟑. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬: Start with the grandparents and make your way down the list of family and friends to wish Eid to.
𝟒. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐣𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞. Drive to family and friends and safely wave.
𝟓. 𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐭: Eid is a form of ibadah so don’t forget to recite the Takbiraat out loud.
𝟔. 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐮𝐩: Nothing screams party than a fancy outfit! Plus, it is sunnah to dress up in your finest clothes on Eid.
𝟕. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲: set up a tent or an area in the backyard to pray the Eid salah together as a family.
𝟖. 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬: Open up presents with your kids and drop off sweets, gifts, or even greeting cards to family and friends. Gift giving is the perfect sunnah to build love between each other.
𝟗. 𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐄𝐢𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬: Spend the day doing Eid games with your kids. Put up a pinata, have a gift treasure hunt, do crafts, play with bubbles - anything so that it is not a regular normal day.
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