5 awesome ways to spend this weekend with kids in Dubai

ORDER CHILD-APPROVED FINE DINING FROM LPM ON DELIVEROO: Haute cuisine French restaurant LPM has launched a new fine dining menu aimed specifically at kids. Based on the assumption that we have traditionally got it all wrong about kids only wanting bland junk food, the “Pour Les Enfants” menu features healthy but tasty, finger-friendly dishes such as grilled lamb cutlets with smoked aubergine and salt cod croquettes with red pepper relish. The new menu launches exclusively on Deliveroo from 5 November, and during the launch period, customers will receive a complimentary blank LPM canvas bag and a painting kit.

HEAD TO THE BALLET TO SEE A KID-FRIENDLY VERSION OF COPPELIA: On both Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November you can give kids their first taste of real, classical ballet in a stunning performance of Coppelia, which has been specially adapted, simplified and shortened down to 60 minutes’ length in order to suit younger audiences. Art For All welcomes families with children over the age of 2 to join them in this beautiful re-telling of the whimsical story filled with chaos, romance and lots of beautiful ballet. Performances run on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November at 11am and 3pm both days, Art For All Theatre at Mall of the Emirates Dubai, tickets are available online from Platinum List and Virgin Megastores for Dh75aed each.

GO TO THE OPENING WEEKEND OF EDUTAINMENT VENUE WOO-HOO!: Opening today on 5 November 2020, this brand-new, interactive children’s edutainment museum in Al Quoz features 10 themed galleries that are all focused on delivering open-ended play and immersive entertainment that enhances children's development while allowing them to engage in meaningful and fun experiences with their families. From the Splash Lab to Clever Climber and the Splatter Studio to Amplify, all of the 10 themed galleries have been carefully curated based on studies of leading international development specialists and designed to support the growth of key skills for children up to the age of 12. Tickets are Dh110 for one child (aged 1 year and above) and one adult for two hours of play. Open from 11 AM to 9 PM from Sunday to Wednesday, from 11 AM to 9PM on Thursdays, and from 9AM to 9PM on Fridays and from 9AM to 7PM on Saturdays, book online Woo-hoo.ae/ or through calling 800WOOHOO (800-966466).

UNLEASH THEIR INNER CHEF, GARDENER OR PICASSO AT PLAYHOUSE BRUNCH: Children can play at being chefs, gardeners and artists at Swissôtel Al Ghurair’s revamped ‘Playhouse Brunch’, which relaunches for the first time since the pandemic this weekend. Welcoming your little ones with a personalized passport at the door, kids will enjoy healthy meals served at their own tables in the special Little Explorers area. Then they can get stuck into the“Little Chef”, “Little Green Fingers”, and Little Picasso activities, while parents watch from afar on the special brunch TV monitors. Fridays, 12.30-4pm, Liwan, Swissotel Al Ghurair, Dh 160 per person, half price (kids aged six to 12), kids under five eat free. Email FoodandBeverage.AlGhurair@swissotel.com or call 04 2933270.

FINE TUNE BODY AND MIND AT KITE BEACH FITNESS VILLAGE: Jump into Dubai 30X30 at this action-packed fitness village, featuring family fun at Aqua Park water obstacle course, trampoline workouts, a Teen Fit area hosting a variety of bootcamps, dance classes and functional training for 13-18-year-olds, as well as a Kids Camp featuring a Skill & Play area with monkey bars and challenges. Runs all day over the weekends, free to enter, Kite Beach, book online in advance.