What to do in Dubai: 16 Fun things to do in Dubai and the UAE with kids for Spring Break 2021

GET GROUP DISCOUNTS AT BOLLYWOOD PARKS DUBAI: Bollywood Parks theme park at Dubai Parks and Resorts is running a discounted ticket offer for Spring Break. Take the whole family along to enjoy the world's tallest swing ride, as well as many family-friendly and thrilling attractions and spectacular performances, and enjoy the amazing promotional prices. DETAILS: Bollywood Parks Spring offer of Dh300 for 2 guests; Dh400 for 4 guests; Dh495 for 6 guests. https://www.dubaiparksandresorts.com/.

FEED THE KIDS FOR FREE AT DUBAI MALL: Children can eat for free at participating venues at Dubai Mall for the Dubai Food Festival, running from 25 March until 17 April 2021. From delicious pizza and pasta at Carluccio’s, to nutritious noodles at Wagamama, head to the world’s largest retail and entertainment destination for a good-value meal with the family, before watching the Dubai Fountains dance and taking some snaps by the Burj Khalifa. Download the Dubai Mall App to find out about the latest offers and all the participating venues. DETAILS: Kids Eat Free during Dubai Food Festival at participating venues at The Dubai Mall from 25 March to 17 April. For more information, visit www.thedubaimall.com or call 800 DUBAI MALL (800 38224 6255).

PLAY THE WORLD'S LARGEST BOARD GAME AT GLOBAL VILLAGE'S KIDS FEST: Running from March 25 to April 10, Kids Fest 2021 is bringing several new attractions, activities, and games for the little ones at international-themed activity park, shopping and food market and carnival Global Village. Play the world-record breakingly large game of Snakes and Ladders, or similarly super-sized versions of Four-in-a-row and Battleships (pirate version), or watch special versions of the character shows, including Octonautes, PJ Masks, Care Bears, Chotta Bheem, Peter Rabbit and the unmissable Don’t Do The Dodo show. It’s also Ice Cream Fest running at Global Village at the same time; simply pick up the Ice Cream booklet and earn raffle tickets by tasting your way around the world through creamy, frozen flavour sensations, for the chance to win big prizes such as an iPhone 12. DETAILS: Running until April 10, Kids Fest and Ice Cream Fest are free with Global Village entry, Dh15 per person, www.globalvillage.ae.

HOP TO IT WITH STREET MANIAX EASTER HOLIDAYS PASS: Freestyle trampolining and kid-friendly parkour spot Steet Maniax has an offer running for the Spring Break of Dh299 per child for two weeks of unlimited access. This heavy discount means kids can hop, skip, jump and freestyle to their heart’s content all Spring Break long. Streetmaniax.com.

COMPETE FOR PRIZES AT OLI OLI’S GAME ACTIVATION: Starting this weekend, children’s play museum Oli Oli’s Game ON! activation is celebrating all games through the years in a museum takeover, with activities that will include physical and mental challenges, strategic planning and sometimes just a stroke of luck. From the floor is lava, to skee-ball and dance revolution, there is a play - collect - win theme, so every child is a guaranteed winner. With more than 20 games spread across each gallery, there’s also the chance to win big prizes, like a 3-month all-week membership valued at Dh895. DETAILS: Running from 24 March to 10 April, Game ON! Is free with your general admission ticket (Dh126 1 Child + 1 Adult) when booked online @ olioli.ae one day in advance; Dh30 at the door. For more information visit www.olioli.ae.

VISIT THE NEWLY REOPENED LEGOLAND WATER PARK: The long-awaited re-opening of the gates to Legoland Waterpark will finally happen on Thursday 1 April 2021, welcoming families with kids aged 2-12 to splash, swim and play in its extensive water-play facilities. Open only from Thursday to Saturdays for the foreseeable future, the water park will also include an awesome limited time bonus of free access to Legoland Dubai theme park after 5pm for Water Park ticket holders. Key attractions include Build-A-Raft River, where families customise their own raft using LEGO® soft bricks, before floating down a lazy river; Twin Chasers, where friends and family can race each other on double body slides; and Red Rush, where you ride together in a family-sized raft down a 312-foot-long curving track on an 11-foot in diameter half pipe. DETAILS: Dh220 booked online in advance, Legoland Water Park will be open from 10am – 6pm Thursday to Saturday from 1 April 2021, with guests welcome to exit via Legoland Dubai theme park from 5pm and make use of its family friendly attractions at no extra charge. For an extra Dh99 you can book a cabana in advance. www.legoland.ae.

GET A FREE MEAL ON YOUR KIDS AT ROVE HOTELS: From 25 March until 10 April, parents dine free from The Big Kids’ Menu with every paying child at The Daily restaurants in Rove Trade Centre, Rove Healthcare City, Rove Dubai Marina, Rove City Centre, Rove At The Park, and Rove La Mer Beach.

GET KIDS DIVING WITH AN OCEAN DISCOVERY COURSE: Designed for nautical youngsters aged 6 and up, and based at the Radisson Blu Fujairah, Freestyle Divers’ Ocean Discovery Course is a fun and interactive session designed to introduce kids and their parents to the wonders of the UAE’s underwater ecosystem. This fun-packed day includes an interactive marine life session in the classroom, collection of plankton and beach sand to analyse in Freestyle Divers’ own laboratory, and the opportunity to paint a ceramic tile that will then be attached to the dive center’s artificial reef regeneration project. Snorkeling at the Dibba Rock Marine Conservation area in Fujairah is also offered for those keen to see marine life in action. DETAILS: The Ocean Discovery Course is priced at Dh350 per child without snorkeling, and Dh525 per child with snorkeling. Freestyle Divers is open 7 days a week from 8am and 6pm and during UAE school holidays, their Kid’s Ocean Discovery Course is running daily. www.freestyledivers.me, +971 50 891 8207.

KEEP LEARNING WITH ADEK: The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) is keeping students entertained over Spring Break with the launch of an expansive 2021 #NeverStopLearning activities program. Students can discover more than 70 activities and programs on ADEK’s Activity Platform (https://activityplatform.adek.gov.ae) covering STEM and Innovation, Arts, Language and Culture, Enrichment, Physical Education and Wellbeing. The digital playground features a diverse range of mental, physical challenges and activities, spanning competitions, live sessions, a gaming zone, support initiatives, skill-up programs, a reading hub, and virtual experiences for students ranging in age from 3 to over 18 years old. Under the program, students in Grade 10/Year 11 to Grade 12/Year 13 can also join a spring break virtual pop-up series, running from Monday 29 March to Wednesday 7 April, which will explore study opportunities in Finland, the UK and USA. For more information, visit adek.gov.ae or follow ADEK on social media: @adek_insta; ADEK_tweet.

ENJOY FREE ROXY CINEMA TICKETS WITH LAGUNA WATERPARK ENTRY: For a limited time, Laguna Waterpark is reopening with a special offer that sees guests receiving free Roxy cinema tickets with every Laguna Waterpark ticket – so that’s your weekend sorted. Slip and slide, ride the waves and splash in the kid-friendly Splash Pad and Aqua Play, and then wind down with a family movie at boutique movie theatre Roxy Cinema. DETAILS: Tickets from Dh99, book online at Lagunawaterpark.com.

HAVE SUSTAINABLE FUN AT EXPO’S TERRA PAVILLION: As the weather heats up, Spring Break is the ideal time to catch an exclusive preview of what Expo 2020 has to offer at the Expo 2020 Pavilions Premiere. Offering a tour of the long-awaited mega event’s Sustainability Pavilion before Expo 2020 begins in October, guests have the opportunity to visit the Expo site in Dubai South from 22 January to 10 April. The thematic Sustainability Pavilion, also known as Terra, will feature plenty of entertaining kid-friendly fun and will be open to visitors five days a week with tickets costing Dh25. Daily places are limited, and tickets must be booked in advance by visiting www.expo2020dubai.com/pavilions-premiere.

EXPLORE EGG-CITING CELEBRATIONS AT LEGOLAND: Legoland Dubai is running a series of special activities to celebrate Easter from 1-10 April 2021, featuring an amazing Lego egg hunt – find 10 eggs hidden around the park and win fantastic prizes – as well as Lego flower creation, cupcake decorating, a Lego Friends dance workshop. https://www.legoland.com/dubai/.

CHECK OUT THE BRAND NEW MOM STORE: Innovative new retail concept Mom Store has just launched its flagship store at City Centre Mirdif and its online shop at MomStore.com for parents, mums-to-be, and children up to 14 years’ old. The flagship store features a digitainment and soft play area to keep the littles ones busy, while mums can sit back and enjoy the purpose-built ‘Mom’s Lounge’, browsing through the entire range of products on handheld tablets for a more relaxing shopping experience. Featuring everything from babywear, maternity wear and footwear to toys, accessories and parenting gear like strollers and car seats, the momstore.com website also offers global and local brands, heritage labels, parenting gadgets. DETAILS: The Mom Store flagship store is now open at City Centre Mirdif, and will be opening soon at The Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates. Momstore.com.

RUN THROUGH A FLOWER TUNNEL AT BURJUMAN: Until 9 April 2021 Burjuman mall is hosting a picturesque tunnel garden in its main atrium, filled with vibrant Spring blooms. The tunnel is lined with vivid foliage and leads visitors into a photo op spot, where you can linger on the mystical bench and swing, snapping the perfect shot of your little ones on their Spring holiday. Share your pictures on Instagram with the tags @itsBurJuman and #BurJumanSpring for a chance to win BurJuman gift vouchers. DETAILS: To find out more, visit www.burjuman.com or follow @itsBurJuman on Instagram and Twitter, and @BurJuman on Facebook.com.

SNAP UP SPRING BREAK OFFERS AT BLUEWATERS: Island destination Bluewaters, home to giant observation wheel Ain Dubai, is running some good bargains across its wide selection of stores and restaurants this Spring break. With big discounts and promotions running at clothes store Superdry, game and gadget store Tarsam Image, as well as gifting and stationery store Typo, there’s lots of shopping offers to enjoy, as well as dining deals that parents will love like Dh12 for cookies and a coffee at Jelly Bean Ice Cream.

HAVE THE PERFECT FAMILY DAYCATION: Sofitel The Palm Dubai has just launched a Family Daycation deal, which boasts a wonderful day of pool and beach access, plus plenty to keep kids busy, including the kids club, pools with slides, and watersports along with Waiora Aqua Bounce. Located just off the east end of the resort, this inflatable obstacle course features an assortment of slides, towers, bridges, cliffs, monkey bars and even a trampoline. DETAILS: Dh65 per person (free access for one child up to 12 years) from Sunday to Thursday; Dh100 per adult on weekends, or Dh65 for children 4 – 12 years old (add on Dh50 for access to Waiora Aqua Bounce). All Pool & Beach Day pass holders get 30% discount at all restaurants & bars daily, advance booking required, 044 55 66 77 or email recreation.palmdubai@sofitel.com.