Winter break in the city’s schools is on, which means Dubai’s little ones and teens have a long and cosy vacation spread out before them. In case you’re not heading out of the country on a family vacay, you’re probably hunting for workshops to keep their idle minds (and hands) busy and limit screen time. The search stops here; we’ve rounded up a list of thrilling winter camps in Dubai for kids that will engage your toddlers, tweens and teens. Whether they’re sporty, love drama and storytelling or enjoy time out in the wild, these classes cover them all and take them off your hands for a few hours!
1 . Into Nature at Redwood Centre of Excellence
The three-week winter camp for kids aged 45 days old to 6 years provides them with hands-on experience in nature. Divided into On The Farm, Forest Fun and Desert Discovery, the camp run from December 12- 30 and will allow them to test out their skills and strengths outside of the traditional classroom setting and develop new interests.
Ages: 45 days to 6 years
Location: Al Barsha
For registration: Call 800CHILD or email info@redwoodcoe.com
2. Roll DXB Winter Camp
Kids can pick up a fun new skill at this roller disco venue during the three-week winter camp. Each session will hone their roller skating skills, help them develop new friendships and clock in some physical activity in a fun and engaging manner. The classes will also include arts and crafts activities besides dedicated skating training and is suitable for both beginners and experienced skaters.
Ages: 4-16 years
Location: Shed 3, Marina Cubes Stree Port Rashid
Timing: 8:45am to 1pm
Dates: December 12-30
Price: AED 230 per day; AED 950 per week
To register: Call 050 457 4788 or email kamar@rolldxb.com
3. Festive Winter Camp, City Centre Mirdif
This holistic festive camp conducted by Mirdif Club and Art for All covers everything from STEM activities such as coding, science experiments and building their own electronic toys that will get growing grey cells fired up. If your offspring jas a creative bent then they can sign up for hip hop and Zumba dance classes. Those with a fighting spirit will be able to pick up martial arts like Karate to pump up their heart rate. The classes run from December 12-23 at City Centre Mirdif and is suitable for kids aged 5-10 years old.
Ages: 5-10 years
Location: City Centre, Mirdif
Timing: 10am-2pm
Dates: December 12-23
Price: AED 175 per day; AED 750 per week; AED 1,350 full term
To register: Call 056 6112719
4. Jazz Rockers
The dance and music school is conducting a special winter camp for creatively-inclined kids and here’s the best part, parents: they also provide transportation! With branches in Al Karama, Al Nahda, International City, Muhaisnah and Mall Of The Emirates you’ll be saved the hassle of carting the kids to and from their activities.
Dates: December 12-30
Price: From AED 499
To register: WhatsApp +971800809 or email contact@jazzrockers.com
5. Courtyard Playhouse
If your little one loves the spotlight, sign them up for Courtyard Playhouse’s Winter Theatre Camp. Young divas in the making can brush up on their acting chops and learn the foundations of emoting on stage and bringing a character to life. More of a storyteller? The camp also hosts sessions for bards of the future by helping children buildy confidence and reading and recitation skills through dramatic games and movement and diving deep into a new book every week. Timings and dates vary according to age groups; click here to find more details.
Ages: 4 to 14 years
Dates: December 12-January 2
Price: AED 1,215 per week
Location: The Courtyard Building, Al Quoz 1
For registration: Call 050 986 1760 or email workshops@courtyardplayhouse.com
6. STEAM Sports Camp at Oli Oli Museum
Science and sports join forces to turn your lil’ champ into an all-rounder at this children’s experiential play museum in Al Quoz. The two-week winter camp will focus on one theme each week. Week 1 will highlight Sports Science where games and activities will focus on muscle memory, co-ordination, reflexes and more using foosball machines, dunk machines and other fun contraptions. Week 2 will be dedicated to Fan Zone where kids will make their own tie-dye team jerseys, engage in team-building activities, learn to make their own instruments to cheer during a match and participate in a scavenger hunt. You can choose to sign up the kids to a morning camp, afternoon camp or all-day camp depending on suitable timings.
Ages: 4 to 10 years
Dates: December 12- December 23
Price: From AED 790 per week
Location: 62 4 A St, Al Quoz, Dubai,
For registration: Call 04 7027300 or email hello@olioli.ae
7. Aventura Winter Camp
Kids can enjoy some fresh air and time in the great outdoors at Aventura zipline park, where they will participate in nature-based activities such as traversing obstacle courses and circuits set up inside a Ghaf tree forest, play with pets at the park and learn to nurture them and more. The camp also covers science and arts and crafts, so your tots will come back home spouting facts and sporting suncatchers and sculptures they’ve made with their own hands. The full day camp will also provide lunch to your little explorers for an additional cost of AED75 per child and will see them munch on two snacks and one main meal.
Ages: 5 to 12 years
Dates: December 12- December 30
Timings: 9am – 6pm
Price: From AED 265 per day; AED 1075 per week
Location: Mushrif Park
For registration: Call 052 6245007 or email lifeskills@aventuraparks.com
8. Beyond Basketball
Think you’re raising the next Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Then this winter camp’s the one you need to ensure their NBA career is a slam dunk. Beyond Basketball’s intensive winter camp is laser-focused on sharpening every aspect of an up-and-coming basketball player, both rookies and advanced players. The three-week camp is divided into a shooting clinic the first week, passing clinic the second week and ball handling the third week. Fundamental techniques of dribbling, shooting, passing, footwork and movement will be analysed and strengthed in details by experienced coaches. Location and timings of classes vary according to the group your child qualifies for; sessions are conducted at GEMS schools across Dubai.
Ages: 7 to 16 years
Dates: December 12- December 30
Price: From AED 120 per day; AED 490 per week
For registration: www.beyondbasketball.ae/winter-camp
9. Parkour DXB
Instead of clambering all over the furniture at home, set the kids loose at Parkour Dubai where they can jump on and off structures under the watchful eyes of professionals. Their winter holiday camp kids will help kids become disciplined, build confidence, improve teamwork skills and more. The daily three-hour sessions will see students be trained in the foundational movements of Parkour which are jumping, climbing, vaulting and swinging.
Ages: 5 to 13 years
Dates: December 12- December 30
Price: From AED 250 per day; AED 1,100per week
Location: Al Quoz and JVC
For registration: Call 800 727 5687 or visit https://parkour.ae/parkour-holiday-camps/
10. STEM winter camps for kids
This STEM and robotics camp for kids being held ar Rove Hotel, Downtown Dubai and Studio One Hotel in Dubai Studio City is perfect to upskill kids with the coding and tech knowledge beyond the regular school curriculum. The programme here is designed to encourage logical think as well as nurture creativity through the use of LEGO for robotics, coding a fantasy world, doing STEM activities inspired by superheroes from comics, engaging in tasks related to artificial intelligence, 3D modelling, movie-making as well as dabbling in finance and crypto. Kids of different ages are grouped into different classes.
Ages: 4-14 years old
Dates: From December 12-30
Timings: 8:30am to 1:30pm
Price: AED 225 per day; AED 1,075 per week
To register: Visit https://www.stemforkids.ae/