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Celebrate AWESOME Festive Fun at LEGOLAND® Dubai

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From 10 Meter tall LEGO Christmas trees, to festive building experiences and photos with Santa, LEGOLAND® Dubai is the place to be for families this holiday season 

LEGOLAND® Dubai, part of Dubai Parks and Resorts, the region’s largest integrated theme park destination in the region, is getting into the holiday spirit with loads of family-friendly fun with its second annual Christmas Bricktacular running from 8 December- 8 January 2018.

In celebration of the holiday season, FACTORY and LEGO® City in LEGOLAND Dubai will be transformed into festive wonderlands, decorated with snow, LEGO® holiday themed décor, wreaths, garlands, Christmas lights and more.

Families are invited to join in the yuletide cheer by meeting the LEGO Santa character, participating in a festive themed building experience and visiting the Elves’ Workshop where they can create a personalized holiday card and receive the limited edition Christmas LEGO Brick.  The best takeaway of all: the awesome photo opportunity in Santa’s LEGO sleigh!

Those who are feeling artistic can visit The Café Terrace and show off their creative side by decorating their own Christmas cookies for only AED29 per person.

Not to be missed is the centrepiece of the celebration: the 10 meter tall LEGO Christmas tree, which was built using 364,481 DUPLO® bricks over 2,852 hours and weighs an incredible 4,035 kilograms.

In addition to the festive activities, the Market Restaurant will serve the Christmas Bricktacular buffet for AED85 for adults and AED50 for children. The Café will also be serving a delicious Christmas set menu for AED65 per person with festive themed dishes and a soft drink including pulled turkey wrap with twist of cranberry, prawn and mango salad and Christmas pudding.

Families are invited to take part in this awesome festive experience, which is included complimentary in LEGOLAND Dubai tickets and Annual Passes. UAE/GCC residents aged 3 and above can visit for just AED 165 for a day ticket to LEGOLAND Dubai or LEGOLAND Water Park.  For those still in need of an awesome holiday present for loved ones, give the gift of year-round fun with the LEGOLAND Dubai Annual Passes.  Now priced at AED 275 per person for LEGOLAND Dubai or AED 430 for LEGOLAND Dubai and LEGOLAND Water Park, with benefits including free all year parking, 10% discount in all cafes, restaurants, and retail stores in the Parks, it is a fantastic Christmas present option.

For additional information about the LEGOLAND Dubai Christmas Bricktacular and tickets, visit www.LEGOLAND.ae and www.DubaiParksandResorts.com

LEGOLAND Dubai, together with LEGOLAND® Water Park, is part of Dubai Parks and Resorts which also features Bollywood Parks™ Dubai a first-of-its-kind theme park that showcases rides and attraction based on some of Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters and MOTIONGATE™ Dubai – a unique theme park showcasing some of Hollywood’s most beloved characters from DreamWorks Animation, Colombia Pictures and Lionsgate. The entire destination is connected by Riverland™ Dubai, the free to enter themed recreational hub with a multitude of dining, shopping and unique entertainment options, that connects the theme parks, perfect for friends and families of all ages, and guests can stay at the Lapita™ Hotel, a Polynesian themed family hotel part of the Marriott Autograph® Collection. Expected to open in late 2019, Six Flags Dubai will be the destination’s fifth theme park and the region’s first Six Flags theme park.

INBOX-18923878Physical activity is a very important part of growing so why not start early with a sports program that is designed specifically to be safe & fun for young children? Active Sports Academy run a series of different activities catering for toddlers, some with & some without parental involvement as little ones develop at different rates. Don’t push your child into a program that they are not ready for – head for one that is geared especially for them & watch your junior sporting superstar flourish! Active Sports run Mini Kickers Soccer, Mini Stars Tennis and Mini Bunnies Gymnastics all from 3yrs, plus Parent & Toddler Swimming from 2 years, to complement our Baby Swimming program. Check www.ActiveUAE.com or call 050 55 970 55 for info.

 

swimming_clipartIf you are living in Dubai, it may be useful to know that children below the age of five years are subject to a considerable risk of drowning. It is common in Dubai to have a swimming pool in your backyard, or to spend an afternoon at Kite Beach playing in the water. The chances of drowning increase when your child, who is completely untrained in swimming, is invited to a friend’s pool party. Due to this, it becomes important to organize swimming classes for your little kids to prevent any kind of accident.

Dubai counts more than 40 swimming schools. However, not all of them can be compared in quality. And most of the time, going to the closest one might not be the best choice. A little research is required to be done for selecting the best swimming school in the area. So, while selecting an appropriate swimming institute for your little ones, you must ensure the following factors.

1. Look for the student/teacher ratio
Many swimming institutions work with a mere objective to enroll more and more children for their swimming classes. As a result, it becomes complicated for the swimming instructor to give to personal attention to every child present out there. In order to be more confident about the safety and security of your children, you must check for the student-instructor ratio (how many students per class) which should be no more than 5:1. However, the ideal student/ teacher ratio is supposed to be 3:1.

2. Patient and Inspiring coach
The coach is an integral part of any training process. If he masters efficacious skills along with a pleasing personality, your child is half way through the learning. On the other hand, if he is ruthless or becomes impatient easily, it’s the right time to say a big NO to that institute. A toddler demands true motivation and direction, which can be delivered only by an instructor who possesses great patience. Further, the skills of the instructor can be verified by taking a look at his certifications. This is a mere way to check if your child is going to get an authenticated swimming teacher or not.

3. Temperature Controlled Pool
While deciding for the reputed swimming school for your kids, another aspect that you need to consider revolves around temperature controlled pool. Whether the pool is located indoor or outdoor, an accurate measure of curbing temperature should be strictly followed and implemented by the schools. If this approach is being followed by the institute which is already complying with your standards, don’t forget to include it in your ‘Favorites’ list.

4. Make sure you can park your car close to the pool
It is mostly seen that most of the swimming schools in Dubai fail to provide convenient parking facility. If you are taking up your child to some swimming institute and don’t find space for parking up your vehicle, things turn out to be messy anyhow. To save yourself from this, it would be better to opt for the school that offers you amazing conveyance parking services.

5. Professionalism of the school
Swim School professionalism can be easily checked by looking at the school website. A beautiful and informative website is a sign that the managers care about their services and their customers. Also, small details such as rewards, and certifications are provided depending on how seriously a school takes the child learning. Every person is influenced to work harder, when some incentives are given after the accomplishment of a certain objective.

6. Lesson Activities
If you are searching for a reputed swim school in Dubai, you should be able to match what the institute offers in terms of programs, learning goals and how it will all complement your child’s style of learning. There are many cases where the children feel stressed while learning something new. They should be motivated to achieve the set objectives in an innovative manner. Ultimately, this will enable them to have a strong hold on what they are currently learning and will prepare them to make way for the new things to be learnt in future.

7. Organizing Special Classes for the ones your child missed
There may be situations when children are unable to attend the swimming classes. The reasons may include bad health, school event and so on. In these cases the best swim schools offer extra classes to the children so that they don’t miss even a single step involved in the course. So, you don’t have to take pains while thinking about ‘What if’ your child misses that birthday party or his important swimming classes.

Written by:
Matteo Vitali
CEO
Waterwow Swim School
www.waterwow.ae

 

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