Mudiad Meithrin is making the first week of June ’Welsh at Home Week’ in a bid to respond to concerns that children will hear not the language during the pandemic and provide practical support to non-Welsh speaking parents.

The Welsh at Home Week (1-5 June) will feature a host of fun and practical activities for children under five and their parents at home.

At 10am on Monday, 1 June, Clwb Cylch will be launched on Mudiad’s digital platforms where sessions will be broadcast every Monday to Friday morning based on the experience of a fun-filled session with an experienced Cylch Meithrin leader to support families.

These 20 minute daily sessions will continue for a few weeks, with each week having a different theme.

Dr Gwenllian Lansdown Davies, chief executive of Mudiad Meithrin, said: “The aim of ’Clwb Cylch’ is to try to recreate some of the fun and excitement of the Cylch Meithrin for children who are either missing out on provision at the moment or who are preparing to attend the Cylch in due course.

"This will also enrich the existing ’Cymraeg for Kids’ offer aimed at parents and carers as they introduce the Welsh language to their children.”

At 2pm on Monday, 1 June, Gwyl Dewin a Doti Ddigidol (the Dewin and Doti Digital Festival) will be launched over Mudiad’s digital platforms with popular children’s entertainer Martyn Geraint.

A short video will be shown every afternoon from Monday to Friday and a host of children’s activities will be posted on the Facebook page and Mudiad Meithrin’s Twitter account every day after the show.

Iola Jones, Mudiad Meithrin’s head of communication and partnerships, said: "As Gwyl Dewin a Doti is an important part of the Cylchoedd Meithrin’s calendar of events we were keen to continue to bring the festival’s content to the children and their families during this difficult time.

"The festival will be composed of short, online videos featuring familiar songs sung in our Cylchoedd Meithrin with Martyn Geraint and of course Dewin and Doti – the lovable characters who represent Mudiad Meithrin!”

In addition to the above, Mudiad Meithrin has set up a Facebook/MiriMeithrin group for people to contribute Welsh language materials aimed at young children, and Cymraeg for Kids staff have created over 450 short videos online since the beginning of the pandemic.

These can be found on the local Cymraeg for Kids Facebook pages and a playlist can be found on the parents’ page of the Mudiad Welsh@home web page.

All the above sessions will be featured on Mudiad’s digital platforms (Facebook / MudiadMeithrin, Twitter @MudiadMeithrin) as well as on a new section on the Mudiad website - www.meithrin.cymru/welshhome/