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Staying in Hong Kong for all or part of Easter break? It goes without saying you’re going to need to pad the days with loads of things for the kids to do. But don’t worry, there is SO much going on while school is out – and we’ve done all the homework for you with our complete guide to our favorite workshops and classes out there for children during the Easter holiday vacation. So whether its study skills workshops and writing camps for older kids or art classes and dance lessons for your little one, we’ve got the low down on the best activities for kids. (And psst: One of these fab courses is offering a FREE space for a lucky Sassy Mama reader….).
SPORTS + OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
*ACTIVE KIDS SPORT CLUB
April 2-5, 10-13 at various places
Stanley Ho Sports Center, 10 Sha Wan Drive, Sandy Bay
Contact: activihp@hku.hk | 2819-5450
Calling soccer lovers between 2-14 years old. Active Kids has rounded up your favorite soccer buddies from Ole Soccer, Tinytots Soccer, Brazilian Soccer and Soccatots for Easter! They’ve also called in Tennis Performance Asia for a week on the courts – check out all camps’ details and enrollment forms here.
*BRAZILIAN SOCCER CAMPS
www.bss.com.hk/
Our friends at Brazilian Soccer are hosting a series of intense and fun camps at their usual venues. Click here for registration details. Here’s a look a some of the locations and program dates:
–Island School Multi Sport Camp (April 2-6 or 9-13 8:45am – 12:30pm)
Here 5-14 year olds can enjoy a week’s worth of triple combo training of soccer (Brazilian Soccer), tennis (Tennislife) and basketball (Atomic Basketball).
For 5-13 year olds, $HK300/day for KCC members, HK$360/day for non-members.
-Sandy Bay Camps (April 2, 3, and 5 10:30am – 1:30pm)
Welcoming all 5-13 year olds. They also host a Socatots program for 2-4 year olds, details here.
*DAGIS EASTER CAMP
April 2-3 10-12, 9-12am
Chung Hom Kok Playground and Beach
One of the only outdoor activity camps in Hong Kong, Dagis takes the Easter exploring, cooking, crafts, games and sports to a whole other level for your 2-5 year old. Initial session costs HK$360, HK$280 for all sessions following. Contact dagishk@yahoo.com or 6971 7350 to sign up and do check out Dagis HK on Facebook.
*ESF SPRING SPORTS CAMP
April 10-14 9am-12pm
Various locations
Contact: sports@esf.org.hk | 2711 1280
ESF Education Services is hosting Spring Sports Camp specially designed to keep your little ones active and entertained, catering to 3-10 year olds. Activities are being kept a mystery – but we know there will be fun in the pool, so remember to bring swimwear! See here for registration and camp details.
*PALM BEACH BOARD RIDING CAMP
April 3-5
Palm Beach, Cheung Sha, LanTau Island
Contact: info@palmbeach.com.hk | 2980 4822
We’re always on a lookout for adventures and Palm Beach is offering an exciting 3-day BoardRiding Camp complete with an SUP Coastal Tour! After a day in the ocean there will even be a real bonfire to dry off by. For 7-14 year-olds at HK$1,900. Click here for registration and further details.
*PARKVIEW’S EASTER MULTI-SPORTS CAMPS
April 2-6, 9-13
Hong Kong Parkview
Contact: spa@hongkongparkview.com | 2812 3945
A perfect opportunity for the energetic little one to get out of the house and run around! There will be tennis, mini-rugby, soccer, hockey and basketball all in one week – includes coaching and tournaments. Open to all kids over 4 years old, at HK$520/day for three days, or HK$480/day for five days. Contact spa@hongkongparkview.com or 2812 3945 for registration details.
*TINY TOT’S EASTER SOCCER CAMPS
http://www.tinytots.com.hk/holiday-camps/easter-camp-2011
info@tinytots.com.hk | 3488 7724
Any buddy soccer enthusiast would love this camp! They’re offering several classes over Easter at different locations. Click here for more details.
CREATIVE CAMPS: ART + THEATER
*COLOUR MY WORLD EASTER CAMP
April 11-13 (Art)
April 2, 3 and/or 5th (Drama)
Room 108, Aberdeen Marina Tower, 8 Shum Wan Road
Contact: 2580-5028
www.colour-my-world.com
Colour My World has lots of options for kids this holiday. They’ve got art classes for little ones 4 – 6.5, for bigger kids ages 6.5-8.5 as well as kids over 9 years old. We love that the finished collection of the work your kiddo makes over the course of the workshop will be bound into a keepsake book – so sweet. And for the drama prince and princess don’t miss Colour My World’s drop-in drama workshop. The 2-hour morning workshop will run from 10am-12pm and is targeted at kids 8-11. Get the full scoop and register here.
*FAUST WORLD (hey pssst: mum, one lucky Sassy Mama reader can get in for FREE!)
April 2-6
5th Floor, Nan Dao Commercial Building, 359 & 361 Queen’s Road Central, Sheung Wan
Contact: info@FaustWorld.com | 2547 9114
Faust is hosting their ever popular Theatre and Creative Writing workshops through Easter. And you can get a 10% discount if siblings sign up at the same time, or if your little signs up for both courses. Want to go for FREE?? Well, thanks to our friends at Faust, one lucky Sassy Mama reader will score a free place for their child. Simply tell us why you want you child to attend in 50 words or less – easy, right? Send your entry in to us at info@yummymummyasia.com – the lucky winner will be announced March 27.
*KIDS GALLERY
21/F Coda Plaza, 51 Garden Road
Contact: 2501 4842 | infoHK@kidsgallery.com
http://www.kidsgallery.com
Kids Gallery has a whole host of workshops for your little ones with so many creative classes to choose from. You can click here for registration and overview, but here’s a peek at what’s offered:
-Spring Easter Bonnet (Hong Kong: April 3 9:45-11:15am, Kowloon: April 3: 3-4:30pm): For your fashionable 16 months to 2.5 year old – a chance to get stylish, make their own chic headwear while dancing, singing and listening to stories.
-Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit (Hong Kong: April 10 9:30-11:30am Kowloon: April 12 9:30-11:30am): Enter spring through this wonderful story by Il Sung Na. There will be fun and games, scene creation, and adorable rabbit puppet making! For 2.5-4 year olds.
-Bunny Egg Toss (Hong Kong: April 2, 13 9:30 – 11:30am, Kowloon: April 10, 12 9:30 – 11:30am): Make your very own eggs and an egg-loving bunny – how many eggs can your little bunny catch? For 3-6 year olds.
-Bunny Basket (Hong Kong: April 11 2:30 – 4:30pm, Kowloon: April 2 and 11 9:30-11:30am): A cool workshop to make a bunny basket to hold yummy Easter eggs – including a 3D one with a special message for your 3-6 year old!
-Spring Fountain (Hong Kong: April 10 9:30-11:30am, Kowloon: April 12 2:30-4:30pm): Here’s a chance to work a little magic on Easter. Through crafts, your 3-6 year old can make butterflies and plants come alive by the 3D spring fountain!
-Mamma Mia (Hong Kong: April 11 2-4:30pm, Kowloon: April 12 2-4:30pm): Calling all disco divas between 4-8 years old! Come join an afternoon of your favorite ABBA tunes – simply groovy.
*LITTLE PICASSO
April 2-5, 10-13
Little Picasso Studio, Unit 10, 21st Floor, Oceanic Industrial Centre 2 Lee Lok Street, Ap Lei Chau
Contact: contact@littlepicasso.hk or call 9861 0461
To register send an email to contact@littlepicasso.hk or call 9861 0461
EDUCATIONAL CAMPS
*ACTIVE KIDS
Multiple course starting dates and locations are all around the city
Contact: 9178 7376 | info@activekidshk.com
Calling all young scientists, chess enthusiasts and food-lovers! Active Kids is offering three camps for kids ages 3-16: Science Adventures, Chess Academy and Stormy Chefs. All three will be full of hands-on experimenting and fun. Note that if you join multiple camps they offer special discounts. Check out their full schedule and course details here.
*CHILDREN’S TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP
Three Day Program: April 2, 3, 5
Four Day Program: April 10-13
http://www.ctworkshop.com.hk
This Easter CTW is hosting a ‘Pollution Solution’ iCamp as well as their usual holiday workshops which cover all sorts of topics including architecture, engineering, energy, robotics, digital photography and art animation. Kids 4-14 can enroll in the the general Easter camp, while the Pollution Solution camp is divided by age with separate sessions for junior campers 4-7 and senior camper 7-14. Get the full scoop and register here.
*ELEPHANT COMMUNITY PRESS
April 2-4, 10-12
Unit 1501, 80 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
info@elephantcommunitypress.com | 3487 3153
http://www.elephantcommunitypress.com/
Attn: little writers and orators! ECP promises to bring Easter to life through a series of writing and publication workshops filled with colorful eggsplorations and bunny tales. If your child is between 8-12, try their new public speaking series – we hear it’s quite eggcentric.Workshops cost HK$1050, for ages 4-12. Download enrollment form here.
*QUEST STUDY SKILLS SHORT COURSE
April 10, 11, 12, 2-4pm
Two locations: AISHK Kowloon Tong and Infinitus Plaza –
Sheung Wan
3796 3526
http://www.queststudyskills.com
The six-hour Quest workshop will teach your child the essentials to manage their time, prioritize a multitude of tasks, set goals, plan action steps to achieve their goals, and ultimately how to study throughout the term to improve their grades. These classes are open to kids 12-16 years old but are kept very small – so register fast. Learn more and register here.
COOKING UP A STORM
*EASTER DEELITE!
April 2-3 (Chinese) 10-11 (English), 10:30am – 3:30pm
2/F On Lan Centre, 11-15 On Lan Street, Central
info@completedeelite.com | 3167 7022
Your little chef is invited to bake and decorate yummy cakes, cupcakes and cookies. Also check out their new Easter treats – simply cake-alicioius! Workshops are open to 10+ years at HK$1800. Click here for more information.
*ACTIVE KIDS
Multiple course starting dates and locations are all around the city
Contact: 9178 7376 | info@activekidshk.com
Calling all young scientists, chess enthusiasts and food-lovers! Active Kids is offering three camps for kids ages 3-16: Science Adventures, Chess Academy and Stormy Chefs. All three will be full of hands-on experimenting and fun. Note that if you join multiple camps they offer special discounts. Check out their full schedule and course details here.
