My First

Following seven-year-old Iqra as she and her family prepare for the celebration Eid (Eid Al-Adha). Iqra starts her journey by visiting her local mosque to meet the Imam.

In this episode we follow Rose as she celebrates Christmas with her family. Rose and her family visit the garden centre, where they find lots of festive decorations which they purchase alongside a Christmas tree. Once they arrive back at home, they all work together to decorate the house. After putting up the tree and leaving a sign for Santa in the window, Rose's parents take her for a magical experience: visiting Santa Claus in his grotto. Here, Rose tells Santa all about how well behaved she has been this year. Before leaving, Rose says goodbye to Santa and his reindeers, which are all outside in the snow. When Christmas Eve finally arrives, Rose attends a Christmas carol service with her family. Here they learn about the story of Jesus and sing some carols together. They head home to put on their festive pyjamas before going to bed. The next morning it's Christmas Day, and the family wake up to their presents under the tree. After the family give each other their gifts, they sit down to enjoy their delicious Christmas dinner.

In this episode, we follow Sophia as she celebrates the Jewish festival of Hanukkah with her family. Sophia begins by making candles with her mum. They burn these candles later on while celebrating Hanukkah. As part of the celebrations, the family plan on hosting a party with the rest of their family. Dad and Sofia go to a Jewish shop, where they buy lots of traditional food and ingredients for the party. When Sophia returns home she helps her mum make authentic potato latkes, before heading to the synagogue for a big party where they light a Hanukkiah. After the synagogue, it's party time! Sophia greets all of her family members as they arrive, and they all finish by exchanging gifts with one another and enjoying the rest of the celebrations.

In this episode, we join Isabel as she celebrates Chinese New Year. Isabel receives a lucky red envelope from her family in China to begin the celebrations for a brand new year. We watch Isabel get creative as she helps her mum and grandma make lanterns to decorate the house with. Once the lanterns are complete, they head to a Chinese school to learn all about the year of the pig and how to do some traditional Chinese paper folding. After some crafts, Isabel goes to a farm with mum, where she visits some real pigs and even gets to feed them. When Isabel and mum return home, they enjoy the New Year with all of their friends and family. Isabel finishes the celebrations by leading the dragon in a Chinese New Year parade.