From ice skating, art classes to a story writing competition and more.
Beat the heat and stay cool with these things to do in Abu Dhabi this weekend! After all, it won’t be long before they’re back at school, so help them have a weekend to remember.
And if you are about to shop for back-to-school items, head to Abu Dhabi mall where a Back to School promo is running and you could win AED 5,000 – imagine what you could buy with that!
Go figure!
Zayed Sports City has a myriad of indoor spaces packed to the rafters with a ton of things to do for kids and grown-ups alike. One particular cool one – on many levels – can be found at the ice-skating rink. Emirates Skating Club, the first registered and licensed figure skating club in the United Arab Emirates, membership bundles to suit all levels, even if you’ve never set a blade on ice ever before. Not only is it fabulous fun, it’s the perfect activity to beat the heat!
Find out more: Emirates Skating Club
Paint a plate
Runs daily
Head to Art House Café, Al Bateen, where a fun activity promises to brings the entire family together at this paint a plate class. All you need to do is turn up and paint, since the actual plate is provided, so all you need do is bring your creativity. It’s also a great place to fill up on coffee and snacks too, after all, painting is thirsty and hungry work.
To book your spot, call 02 666 0175
Meet the gang!
It’s no secret that Yas Island has a brilliant Kids Go Free offer running at the moment, so it makes perfect sense to head on over there for a fun-packed day out at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi. Kids will get to meet all their favourite characters and mum and dad, you’ll recognise a few from yesteryear too – think The Flintstones, Road Runner… and more! There are also some brilliant rides so expect to fly though Metropolis and go on a mission to save the world in Gotham City – exciting stuff!
Open daily till 8pm. For tickets, wbworldabudhabi.com
That’s edutainment
This is fun and the kids get to learn in the process. Kidzania, over on Yas Island in Yas Mall, is a rather impressive interactive mini-city with more than 40 roleplay activities for kids and teens aged four to 16. They’ll get to learn about working, jobs, money… basically the real world, while developing true-to-life skills that can’t be learned in the classroom.
For ticket prices and more info, visit Kidzania Abu Dhabi
It’s getting emotional
Introduce the little ones to their emotions in a safe environment at Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Children’s Museum. The Emotions! The New Art Adventure exhibition helps kids to identify and explore four main emotions: joy/serenity, sadness, fear and anger. Combining entertainment and education for children aged four to 10, the exhibition features ten artworks and four interactive stations.
Louvre Abu Dhabi is open Tuesday – Sunday from 10 am – 6.30 pm; closed Mondays. Pre-purchased tickets are required to visit the museum. E-tickets can be reserved via the museum’s website.
Pen a story
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is running a competition that will get kids to use their imagination and writing skills. The annual Emirates Literature Story Writing Competition wants you (also open for university students) to write story that is inspired by Here comes the sun. Themes include hope, optimism, overcoming challenges and how changes in our lives can be viewed through a positive lens. November is the deadline and there’s a chance to win some brilliant prizes too.
To find out more and enter, visit Emirates Literature Festival
