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Build Your Own Ramen Bowl — a paper feast for creative kids

Turn paper, card and colourful craft materials into a three-dimensional ramen bowl with imaginary noodles, vegetables and toppings. The Jamjar brings this playful drop-in making activity to The Yard during What The Food.

Representative photograph of folded paper cranes from an origami workshop at the U.S. National Archives; not the ramen project or the advertised session.

Al Quoz, Dubai · The Yard, Alserkal Avenue, 17th Street, Al Quoz, Dubai

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

31 October and 1 November 2026, 16:00–18:00; drop in while materials are available.

Who can go

Children’s activity; no numerical age range published · Free children’s craft · drop in · limited materials

The original programme categorises this as a Kids Activation. It does not publish numerical ages or participating adult places.

Check age guidance

What’s free & what to know

  • The original festival programme explicitly describes the paper ramen activity as free. No pre-registration is required.
  • Find The Jamjar in The Yard between 16:00 and 18:00. Quantities are limited and remaining materials are not guaranteed.
  • This is a paper craft, not an edible meal or food giveaway.
  • Children’s activity; confirm suitability and supervision with the organiser because no numerical ages are stated.
  • Nearby bucket-hat and tote activities cost AED 68 and are not included in this free thing.
Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 25 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

25October current original programme and festival page inspected: explicit free drop-in activity, same confirmed date/time/location and materials/participation limits. No registration required.

Alserkal Avenue — The Jamjar programme

Original festival page explicitly identifies this as a free drop-in activity

Second day of the same activity

Photo: U.S. National Archives / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Resized and compressed to WebP; original photograph proportions preserved; licensed derivatives retain the source licence.