Cruinniu na nOg
Description
Cruinniú na nÓg is an annual day of free creativity activities for young people across Ireland. ‘On this day the nation celebrates creativity of children & young people. Events are for all ages to enjoy’.
Most events are activity based, i.e., children and young people ‘doing’, ‘making’, ‘creating’ but with a selection of suitable commissioned events also.
The Guiding Principles for Cruinniú na nÓg are:
To empower children and young people to develop their creative expression by providing opportunities for them to participate in creative activities in their local area.
To increase awareness of the benefits of participation in creative activities.
To focus on what children and young people want and need and that they are involved in the creation of the programme.
To prioritise (where possible) harder to reach children and young people (i.e. children with disabilities, seldom heard children, isolated etc).