Workshop: Flying Over Spain with Abbas Firnas

Hands On Heritage brings you

'Flying over Spain with Abbas Ibn Firnas'

image courtesy Saudi Aramco World/SAWDIA

Explore the wonders of Flight, while travelling back in time to 

9^th Century Medieval Spain. 

•     Meet up with early aviation pioneer Abbas Firnas and learn about his hometown of Cordoba.
•      Design a rudimentary glider and investigate the effects of different wingspan patterns.
•      Watch Bernoulli’s Principle in action
•      Create aerofoil shapes to represent the wing shapes that help produce       Lift.
•            Create paper planes with rudders and elevators to understand the significance of the tail that Abbas Firnas needed for his glider to succeed.
•            Appreciate the contributions of European medieval scientists to our present-day lives.

         Max. duration: 2 hrs       
    Contact HandsOnHeritage@Gmail.com for further details

Host a workshop!

Hands On Heritage is now in its second year of activities. We have fun exploring our local heritage from Multicultural perspectives.

Here are some of the workshops conducted so far:

Ibn al Haytham, Medieval Egypt & the Science of Light

Abbas Ibn Firnas: Aviation pioneer in Medieval Spain

American Sign Language for kids

Introduction to Chinese & Muslims in China


Special Charity Entrepeneurs Day Camp:

Campers had great fun creating social awareness by producing a radio show, making gifts for their neighbours, scrapbooking, and inventing products for charity fundraisers.

If your school or community group is interested in hosting any of our elementary level heritage programs, from a faith-based or non-denominational approach, give us a shout at HandsOnHeritage@Gmail.com

Young Charity Entrepreneurs at Ramadan Daze

The 'Needs' Twister Game: lose a need, lose your balance

Wow! 4 Wednesdays of intense activity: we were scrapbooking, making gifts, understanding
physical & spiritual needs, developing a dream charity, making an invention that would fundraise for said charity; recording radio show skits, interviews, stories; learning about the drought crisis in the Horn of Africa and playing a crazy game of twister that teaches you how a lack of needs can throw you off balance!

Our Ramadan Daze team had a wonderful time with all the kids. The camp proceeds raised $700 for Mercy Mission and the kids' Radio Show CD sales raised over $150 for Horn of Africa relief. We are grateful to the Almighty that we were able to engage in acts of charity ('Sadaqah') during the month of Ramadan and hope to continue the good work throughout the rest of the year as well.

Good job everybody!
Special thanks to Mastermind Toys for donating the door prizes.



Inventing a 'lung health awareness' board game
to raise funds for their fantasy charity: lung cancer research 




Creating customizable hats with interchangable visors, logos for a dream charity
 that would provide sports shoes to kids in need






Working on a wall hanging, made from paper plates, to collect
donations for their imaginary cause: Charity Homes for the homeless





We learnt about the synergy of
Salah, Sawm & Sadaqah: Prayer, Fasting & Charity.




Handmade flower pens & envelopes made from old calendar pics for the neighbours





Get a taste of Ramadan Daze with our 'Sadaqah Soundwaves'
Radio show: over 25 mins of  jam packed fun and inspiration!