Gangbuk-gu Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center Holds Non-Face-to-Face 'Sugar Clay Making' Event for Family Love Day

Published 12 May.2020 06:53(KST)

Cultural Programs for the Whole Family Scheduled to Run Until This November

Gangbuk-gu Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center Holds Non-Face-to-Face 'Sugar Clay Making' Event for Family Love Day

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Kyum-soo) Health Family and Multicultural Family Support Center (Director Han Eun-joo) conducted the April event of ‘Family Love Day,’ a sugar clay making program, in a non-face-to-face format.

Family Love Day is designated and operated every Wednesday. As part of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family’s campaign, it was established to encourage people to take some time away from their busy daily lives with work and studies to spend time with their family members.

Accordingly, the center has been planning and preparing cultural programs that the whole family can participate in together on the evening of the fourth Wednesday of every month.

The event was conducted in a somewhat special way due to the center’s closure amid the spread of COVID-19. After filling out an application form via a QR code, participants received materials from the center, created their works at home, and then submitted activity reviews and photos.

The sugar clay making is easy to try at home and uses eco-friendly materials made of sugar, making it safe for children to use.

The district initially selected 50 households residing in the area on a first-come, first-served basis and distributed supplies, but due to a good response, an additional 50 households were recruited.

Han Eun-joo, Director of Gangbuk-gu Health Family and Multicultural Family Support Center, said, “Making sugar clay works with family can help reduce the depression caused by COVID-19,” and added, “We hope that through participation in the monthly Family Love Day programs, residents will strengthen communication and bonds among family members and feel the importance of each other.”

The district plans to continue the cultural programs until November this year and will make every effort to operate them so that no household in the local community is excluded and anyone can participate.