Summer fun: 12 activities for kids

From learning stand-up comedy to practising yoga, here’s a checklist to make this vacation a productive one for your kids

April 27, 2019 06:32 pm | Updated 06:32 pm IST

FILMDo You Speak Cinema

Film Heritage Foundation is organising a one-day workshop to inculcate in them the love for cinema. The workshop will be conducted by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur and Irawati Harshe Mayadev in two modules. In the first module, students will be shown films on a 16 mm projector to enable them to discover how a film is threaded through a projector and the image is projected on a screen. In the second module, kids will be taught to read images and decipher its meaning. Admission is free.

Date: May 4

Time: 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Venue: British Council, Elphinstone Road

Age: 7 years to 10 years

Phone: 0120 456 9000

MEDIANewspaper making

Introduce your child to the different facets of newspaper production. Organised by DraftCraft International, a global policy research and analysis think tank, the workshop offers various specially designed courses to introduce kids to various aspects of the media and law. Bookings for the workshop have to be made at least seven days before it starts. Fees per child for 7 to 12 years is ₹ 2,500 and for 13 to 17 years age group is ₹ 3,500.

Date: May 10 to 12

Venue: DraftCraft International, Colaba

Phone: 8080441593

AGE GROUP: THREE TO NINE YEARS

CAMPING Tamhini foothills

Pugmarks Eco Tours is organising a summer camp for parents and children at the foothills of Tamhini ghats. Adventure activities include rappelling, valley crossing, kayaking and campfire. Fees per person is ₹16,500 inclusive of AC accommodation, all meals, bus transport, and activities.

Date: May 10 to 12

Departure Time: 7 a.m. (Pick-ups along the route available)

Travel time: 3hrs 30 mins

Venue: Kamat, Raigadh

Age: 4 To 9 Years

Phone: 8879366191

MUSIC AND DANCEGiggles and wiggles

Ishita Mehta is conducting a music and movement workshop, which aims to improve coordination, provide energetic cardiovascular workout and encourage self expression. Fees is ₹3500

Dates: April 29 to May 5

Time: 10.30 a.m. (3 to 5 years); Noon (5 to 8 years)

Age: 3 to 8 years

Venue: West Room 1, NCPA, Nariman Point

Phone: 6622 3737

GAMINGFun with LEGO

Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in collaboration with Sunday Bricks will teach children how to use and build a game using LEGO. Sunday The two-day workshop will be conducted in four batches. For enquiry write to education@bdlmuseum.org. Workshop charges are ₹100 per head; check bookmyshow.com

Date: May 18 and 19

Time: 10.30 a.m. to 2.45 p.m.

Venue: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Byculla East

Age: 6 years and above

Phone: 9820217003

AGE GROUP: 9 TO 14 YEARSEXERCISEYogic adventures

Teach your kids the power of yoga through activities like animal poses, stretching, sun salutations, improvisation, and alignment of the body. Conducted by Teenaa Bhesania, the programme will focus on creating awareness of one’s body. Fees is priced at ₹2500 plus taxes.

Date: May 6 to 12

Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Age: 8 to 12 years

Venue: East Room 1, NCPA, Nariman Point

Phone: 6622 3737

CAMPJungle survival

At this two-day jungle survival camp, children are encouraged to explore various military activities such as commando challenge, rifle shooting, archery, obstacle course and leadership games. Charges per person are ₹6000.

Date: May 9 to 11

Age: 9 To 15 years

Venue: Yeoor hills, Thane

Phone: 90822 65352

STAND-UPLittle Comic

This workshop will help your child ideate and create humour. They will be introduced to script writing, presentation and performance skills. Fees is ₹4500 plus taxes.

Date: May 15 to 19

Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Venue: East Room 1,

NCPA, Nariman Point

Age: 7 to 13 years

Phone: 6622 3737

SCIENCEThe exciting exploratorium

This seven-day workshop will teach kids to make a rocket, explore tools like a microscope, and how to fold paper to discover some geometry. Fees is ₹5000.Date: May 19 to 25

Time: 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Venue: Prithvi House , Juhu

Age: 12 to 16 years

Phone: 2614 9546

DANCE AND ACTINGAmey Mehta workshop

Actor and choreographer Amey Mehta will conduct a 10-day intensive and interactive workshop for acting and dancing. In the acting workshop, kids will learn to transform into different characters and voice modulation. In the dancing workshop, they will be taught commercial Jazz and contemporary style. Fees is priced at ₹7500 each.

Date: April 29 to May 8

Time: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Dance) 4 p.m. to 5p.m. (Acting)

Age: 10 years and above

Venue: Studio Balance, Girgaum, Mumbai

Phone:

9930372221

AGE GROUP 14 TO 18 YEARSTHEATRESpit Theory

An initiative of Silly Point Productions, the workshop will introduce kids to various aspects of theatre, such as light, sound, stage, set and overall production. Fees is priced at ₹10,000 plus taxes.

Date: May 6 to 17

Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m

Venue: West Room 1, NCPA, Nariman Point

Age: 12 to 18 years

Phone: 6622 3737

SPEECH DELIVERYTalk like TED

Learn the tricks to become a confident speaker with this workshop that aims at voice modulation, overcoming stage fear and building self-confidence. Rima Medhi, a coach from Heartfelt Communication, will conduct the workshop. Fees is priced at ₹4,500 plus taxes.

Date: May 22 to 26

Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Venue: West Room 1, NCPA, Nariman Point

Age: 13 to 19 years

Phone: 6622 3737

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