Got little ones that need occupying this summer? We’ve put together Dubai’s top summer camps to keep them busy…
GOAL! Dubai Mall
Join GOAL! Dubai Mall for their 4th year’s summer camp, now with a new football programme and a brand-new Clip N’ Climb wall with 19 different challenges. The camps focus on the technical aspects of dribbling, passing, attacking, defending and shooting in combination with fun activities such as tournaments, dodge ball, football disco, cone football, freeze football and wall climbing. They ensure that each player has fun while developing their technical and teamwork skills, and stays active during the summer. For ages 5 to 14 the camp runs from 25th June to 31st August, Sunday to Thursday from 10am to 3pm (drop off from 9am). Priced at Dhs 200 for a single day and Dhs 800 weekly with discounted rates for hours after 3pm and bi-weekly and monthly packages available. Email dubai.mall@goaljunior.com
Sensation Station
The summer camp at Sensation Station runs from 2nd July to 7th September for children aged 4 to 8 years. With daily fun and themed arts and crafts activities in a small group settings and access to the ‘Discovery Corner’ (arts and craft room), ‘Wonder World’ (multi-sensory snoezelen room) and ‘Fun Junction’ (sensory gym). Children’s nannies are welcome to join. Also available during this summer are the Group Therapy Classes for children to improve their social skills, communication skills, gross and fine motor development. The programmes are designed by their occupational and speech-language therapists. Located at Ibn Battuta Gate. www.sensationstation.ae
Jebel Ali Village Nurseries
Jebel Ali Village Nurseries have teams of enthusiastic, dedicated staff to entertain your children through the summer holidays with action packed activities. Each week children will explore different topic themes through a variety of activities. These include water and sand play, role play, arts and crafts, music and movement, bouncy castles, singing and story time. Games and puzzles, messy play, puppet shows, soft play, splash days and paddle pooling, face painting and much, much more! Prices start from Dhs 600 per week. www.javn.ae
British Orchard Nursery
Acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for young children, Eric Carle will come alive at the British Orchard Nursery Summer Camp as children get to explore and engage in his beautiful storyland. Running for 11 weeks until 7th September, this fun, educative and engaging summer camp, will introduce young children to various life concepts, values and skills through Carle’s popular stories. www.britishorchardnursery.com
Fun Robotics
Fun Robotics’ exciting summer camp will give your children the chance to enjoy their summer while learning a lot and having fun! The courses offered give kids’ the chance to learn about programming, robotics, electronics and much more. The camp is going to be on weekly basis from 1st July to 30th August where students can enrol in one course or more in any week. www.fun-robotics.com
Dubai Parks and Resorts
This summer Dubai Parks and Resorts is offering a Edutainment Summer Camp! Where kids can play, explore and experience unlimited fun. The two-week camp offers endless opportunities to engage kids’ curiosity, increase confidence and creativity and make new friends! Experiences vary from treasure hunts at LEGOLAND Dubai and Green Planet to indoor dance classes at Bollywood Parks Dubai and MOTIONGATE Dubai as well as movie experiences at Roxy Cinemas for kids aged 5 to 16 years. Transport is available from City Walk.
www.dubaiparksandresorts.com
Bookish.ae
Boookish.ae is holding a Summer Reading Challenge, free reading initiative open to children in Dubai ages 5 to 12. All kids have to do for the challenge is read 12 books and write reviews for a chance to win cool prizes. www.bookish.ae
Kidzart
Give your little budding artists a chance to develop their creativity and sign them up for Kidzart Summer Camps. There will be two camps taking place in July and again in August. The interactive three-hour workshops will run daily from Sunday through Thursday. Certified instructors will guide children through the activities. Using fun themes, children will learn about art through creative exercises and develop drawing skills with simple techniques. From 2nd July to 24th August, at Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre (DUCTAC). www.ductac.org
The Jamjar
Whether your child has a creative streak or you simply want to stimulate their artistic side, The Jamjar offers some unique options. Andrew Parry will lead the ‘Action Hero Figures’ five-day camp where children will learn to draw their favourite Marvel Comic heroes using the art form of Japanese Manga. For ages 10 to 15, it runs from 9th to 13th July. ‘Calligraphy’ is another five-day camp run by Zelal Al Sibai. Children will learn how to write the Arabic alphabet using a bamboo cane and Arabic ink. This camp is suitable for ages 8 to 15. It runs from 23rd to 27th July. If you prefer to book individual days, ‘Summer Day Jams’ offers 16 dates to choose from. www.thejamjardubai.com
Fitness First
Fitness First’s summer camp is for children aged 5 to 12 years old, and runs daily from 8am to 2.30pm. Children will stay entertained with a variety of activities from Arts & Crafts, Football, Basketball, Zumba, Ballet and many more! Lunch packs are available to keep the little ones going through until the afternoon. From 2nd July to 31st August at Fitness First Meadows. www.fitnessfirstme.com
Lexicon Reading Centre
Lexicon Reading Centre is extending its support to children with learning difficulties this summer through bringing the Summer School on Written Expression Skills by Terrill Jennings to Dubai. Kicking off on 6th August the intensive three-week programme with workshops conducted by Jennings herself targets students from grades three to eight with dyslexia, dysgraphia and other language-based learning difficulties. Based on themes suitable for students of average intelligence diagnosed with a language-based learning disability, the summer school will focus on building language art skills, improving handwriting and vocabulary, as well as refining sentence development and written expression. Prices start from Dhs 180 per hour. www.lexiconreadingcenter.org
Splash ‘n’ Party
Splash ‘n’ Party’s summer camp runs from Sunday to Thursday between 9.30am to 2.30pm until 31st August. For kids aged from 3 to 10 years, priced at Dhs 499 per week. For an additional Dhs 150, they are offering transportation with pick up and drop off at the child’s location. www.splashnparty.ae
Inspire Nursery
If you are looking for ways to keep your little ones happy (and busy!) this summer, Inspire Nursery is offering the coolest summer camp, hosted by an exciting new addition to their team. Mr Phil Fog will lead the kiddos in an amazing global adventure in their ‘Around the world in 80 days’ special summer programme through storytelling and puppeteering - and jam-packed full of STEM activities, music and movement, messy play, modelling and splash pad sessions. From 2nd July to 24th August, 9am to 5pm. www.inspireallchildren.com
Hayley’s Comet
Award-winning children and teen’s acting and musical theatre classes - Hayley’s Comet - will be running weekly summer camps throughout the holidays. Kids aged 6 to 14 years can join professionally led workshops, acting lessons and dance classes full of fun, high energy and creativity. Each week is a brand new theme that results in a unique show to perform for family and friends. Camps run at James & Alex Dance Studio in Media City 9am to 3pm daily. Each camp is priced at Dhs 900. Email info@hayleyscomet.com