Ok, so the weather is on the up and up, which means there are plenty of opportunities to get out and about in between bouts of chocolate egg-munching! Check out our extensive Ideas and Inspiration page for a whole load of day trip ideas, or for something a little more educational, we’ve got a roundup of the best Easter camps and workshops in town this Easter. Spring has officially sprung, mama!
Sports and Outdoor Adventures
Aberdeen Boat Club Yachting Programme
As an added bonus to parents of French International School pupils, there are two programmes timed to accommodate both Easter and the FIS break two weeks later. Book early to guarantee a slot here.
Date: Easter programme from March 26 – April 7 2013
FIS programme from April 22 – May 1 2013
Where: Aberdeen Boat Club, 20 Shum Wan Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2552 8182
Dagis Easter Camp
There’ll be games, sports, exploration, cooking and hands-on Easter crafting at the 2013 Dagis Easter Camp. Held outdoors at Chung Hom Kok Playground and Beach, this is suitable for wee ones from 2-5 years of age. See the website for more information.
Date: 25-28 March and 2-4 April 2013
Time: 9am-12pm
Where: Chung Hom Kok Playground and Beach, Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 6971 7350
ESF Spring Sports Camp
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 dependent on age group– but we know there will be fun in the pool, so remember to bring swimwear! See here for registration and camp details.
Date: March 25-28 2013
Time: 9am-12pm
Where: Various locations
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2711 1280
Kids Golf Easter Camp
Through the use of the SNAG (Starting New At Golf) integrated system, Kids Golf help children enjoy their first experience with the game. Their objective is to make golf both fun, and easy to learn. Here is the registration form.
Date: April 1-5 2013
Time: 9.30am – 11.30am
Where: Hong Kong International School, Tai Tam, Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2663 3524
Palm Beach Board Riding Camp
We’re always on a lookout for adventures and Palm Beach is offering two exciting board riding camps for kids aged 7-14, complete with a stand up paddle coastal tour! After a day in the ocean there will a real bonfire to dry off by. Click here for registration and further details.
Date: 25-27 March and 1-3 April 2013
Time: Full day courses from 9.30am – 5pm
Where: Palm Beach, Cheung Sha, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2980 4822
Parkview Easter Multi-Sports and Tennis Camps
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, and the multi-sports camp is pen to all kids from 4-10 years old. There’s also a dedicated kids tennis camp on offer for mini McEnroes from 4-14 years old. Contact Parkview by phone or email for more information.
When: 25-28 March and 2-5 April 2013
Time: Various sessions for both multi-sports and tennis camps
Where: Hong Kong Parkview
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2812 3945
Rugbees Easter Camps
Rugbees are now taking bookings for their 2013 Easter programme. If your little ones like their ball shaped the same as their Easter chocolate, Rugbees is for them! There’s locations all over town, so you won’t need to travel far to find a scrum! Check out the website or email Rugbees for full info.
Date: 8-15 April 2013
Where: Various locations around Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2117 3055
Tiny Tots Easter Soccer Camps
Any budding Beckhams will love this camp! They’re offering several classes over Easter at different locations. Click here for more details.
Date: March 25 – April 5 2013
Time: Various sessions between 9am – 5pm
Where: Various Locations
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 3488 7724
Creative Camps
Anastassia’s Art House Easter Workshops
Anastassia’s will host fun and creative Easter workshops for kids from 3-12 years old at their locations in Sai Kung, Repulse Bay, Happy Valley, Braemar Hill and Stanley. There will be hands-on projects such as 3D Easter Rabbit Card Making and Spring Flower Wreath-building to enjoy. See the website for individual locations’ programmes.
Date: 23 March – 7 April 2013
Time: Workshop times vary
Where: Anastassia’s Art House locations across Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Children’s Technology Workshop
This Easter CTW is hosting a variety of holiday workshops which cover all sorts of topics including engineering, robotics, mechanics and even video game design! There’s also Lego Easter egg hunts for the wee ones, and smart Easter-themed PowerPoint story building for the older kids. There’s something here to appeal to kids from 3-14 years, so if they’re scientifically minded, they’ll love the fun activities on offer at CTW. For more info or to register visit the website.
Date: 2, 3, 5 & 6 April 2013
Time: Session times vary by programme, between 9am-6pm
Where: Children’s Technology Workshop, Unit 1B, 1/F, Southern Pearl Court, 151 Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2591 0100
Colour My World Easter Camp
Colour My World has lots of options for kids this holiday. They’ve got visual arts, drama and creative writing classes for little ones 4 – 6.5, for bigger kids ages 6.5-9 as well as kids over 9 years old. Get the full scoop here.
Date: 26-28 March or 2-5 April 2013
Time: 10am – 12.45pm
Where: Room 108, Aberdeen Marina Tower, 8 Shum Wan Road, Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2580 5028
Complete Deelite’s Easter Deelite!
Your little chef is invited to bake and decorate yummy cakes, cupcakes and cookies. Also check out their new Easter treats – simply cake-alicious! Workshops are open to kids aged 10 plus. Click here for more information.
Date: Chinese session on 2-3 April 2013, English session on 10-11 April 2013
Time: 10:30am – 3:30pm
Where: 2/F On Lan Centre, 11-15 On Lan Street, Central, Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 3167 7022
Elephant Community Press
For 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 (groan!). Download enrollment form here.
Date: 2-4 April 2013
Time: Various morning and afternoon sessions
Where: Unit 1501, 80 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 3487 3153
Faust World
Faust is hosting their ever-popular Theatre and Creative Writing workshops through Easter. There are classes to suit kids from 4-14, and are conveniently located at Faust’s Sheung Wan studio. Full details are here.
Date: 25-29 March and 2-6 April 2013
Where: 5/F Nan Dao Commercial Building, 359-361 Queen’s Rd Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2547 9114
Kids Gallery
Kids Gallery has a whole host of workshops for your little ones with so many creative classes to choose from, including visual, communication and creative arts. You can click here for registration and overview.
Date: Sessions run between 24 March and 5 April 2013
Where: 21/F Coda Plaza, 51 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong and 28 Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2501 4842
Little Picasso
Calling all kids aged 3 year olds and up: Are you down for getting your fingers sticky and dirty this Easter? Come down to Little Picasso’s amazing studio for some serious egg making and 3-D bunny rabbit creation. Check here for workshop details.
Date: 25-27 March and 2-5 April 2013
Time: Morning and afternoon sessions available
Where: Little Picasso Studio, Unit 10, 21st Floor, Oceanic Industrial Centre 2 Lee Lok Street, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 9861 0461
Playtent
Southside mamas should check out Playtent’s Easter basket-full of creative fun this half term. There’s storytelling, arts and crafts projects and cooking going on, as well as plenty of other seasonal activities. More information is available here.
Date: 25 March – 5 April 2013
Time: 9.30am – 11.30am
Where: Shop B1, M/F, 18 Stanley Main Street, Stanley, Hong Kong.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2276 0488
RockABaby Easter Creative Camp
A musical egg-venture is waiting to be hatched… let’s rock it baby! This Easter, kids can have all the fun at RockABaby as the creative music studio is offering Easter camps for little ones aged 2-6 years old in March and April. Sign up now and start rocking!
Date: 25-28 March and 2,3 and 5, April 2013
Time: Various sessions between 10.30am – 5.30pm
Where: 6/F., Tung Hip Commercial Building, 244-248 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 3586 3071