This year, over 250 art works from 17 Estonian schools was registered to the ICEFA Lidice and a number of awarded children has risen up to 7.  For the ceremony, the Czech Embassy used again a lovely space of Children´s Museum Miiamilla in Kadriorg.

The  event has been launched by the Ambassador Gabriela Tománková´s speech, during which she has mentioned a theme of next competition (Chemistry) and invited children to take part in the ICEFA Lidice in 2019. A distribution of awards, medals and Czech presents to the winners followed. Representatives of art schools DAK Stuudio and Kollaaž Art School from Tallinn were also present.

Estonian winners of ICEFA Lidice for 2018:

• Uljana Dmiitrieva (medal), Art School DAK Stuudio, Tallinn
• Serafima Robbe (medal), Tallinna Vanalinna Erakunstikeskus
• Daria Babkina (honourable mention), Art School DAK Stuudio, Tallinn
• Arina Fokina (honourable mention), Kollaaž Art School, Tallinn
• Aleksandra Kutšubeinik (honourable mention), Kollaaž Art School, Tallinn
• Jaroslava Karatsevskaja (honourable mention), Tallinna Vanalinna Erakunstikeskus
• Eva Ostrat (honourable mention), Tallinna Vanalinna Erakunstikeskus

All children are cordially invited to participate in next competition of ICEFA Lidice in 2019.

Next part of the afternoon was reserved to the Czech Children´s Day, to which embassy staff prepared a programme for several hours. The children were involved in an educative game focusing on the Czech cultural realms and working with pictures and texts followed by answering questions in a quiz. All participating children were awarded with small gifts for their enormous effort. Children also got information about all Ancient Bohemian Legends (Staré pověsti české) using a pick-a-pair game. Small exhibition reminding outstanding personalities of the Czech nation, Czech important places or Czech inventions was also part of the programme.

Small visitors had opportunity to compare their local games and activities with the Czech ones organised by the Czech Embassy staff, like ´Slepá bába´ (blind-man's-buff). As well as last year, a Czech cartoons, lessons of the Czech language and Czech songs were part of the event. Last but not least, Czech handmade delicious sweets were served.

We would like to thank the Miiamilla Museum´s staff for their great job and all visitors for their enthusiastic participation! Congratulations to all winners!