Nowruz ideas for OSHC
6 DIY activities for Nowruz at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Baked Kuku Sabzi Bites
Children chop fresh herbs and whisk eggs to make kuku sabzi, a green herb frittata often eaten at Nowruz, baked as bite-sized squares to share.
Nowruz · Science Day · Gardening Day +1Grow Your Own Sabzeh
Children sprout lentils or wheat grains on a saucer to grow sabzeh, the fresh green shoots that symbolise new life and growth at Nowruz.
Nowruz · Culture Celebration Day · Around the World Day +1Our Haft-Sin Discovery Table
Children help set up a display of the seven items starting with the letter 's' in Persian that make up a Nowruz haft-sin table, and make labels explaining each one.
Nowruz · Art Attack Day · Culture Celebration Day +1Patterned Nowruz Eggs
Children decorate hard-boiled eggs or card eggs with bright patterns inspired by Persian tiles and the paisley-like boteh design, ready for a haft-sin display.
Nowruz · Art Attack Day · World Art Day +2Persian Tile Mosaic Art
Children create symmetrical mosaic designs from paper squares inspired by the blue and turquoise tiles of Persian buildings, a calm art activity full of pattern and colour.
Nowruz · Park Day · Games Day +2Sizdah Bedar Picnic Games
Children head outdoors for a picnic and classic team games, inspired by Sizdah Bedar, the thirteenth day of Nowruz when families spend the whole day outside in nature.