Winter camps for children

This winter, a break should mean a break for all. It’s a great opportunity to plan small trips with your children or go out for the lunch you’ve been promising them all semester. But, if you’re always thinking of entertainment, it’s not really time off for you. That’s why, as each year passes, schools, art centres and nurseries around town are opening their doors during winter break and offering holiday camps.

Whether you’re looking for something to occupy your children every day, a few days a week, or on a drop-in basis, here are a number of activities you could consider.

Maadi — Art Cafe Winter Camp

At the Art Cafe, options are numerous. You can bring your children from 9-12 am, from 1-4 pm or for a full day, from 9-4 pm (priced at LE900 for the first child, LE810 for additional children). The camp promises crafts, and for the all day folk, cooking. Children may bring a snack, but lunch is provided by the “campers.” The Art Cafe camp is popular, so you need to reserve places. You can drop off children from four years onwards – three year-olds need a “shadow teacher.”

Contact the Art Cafe by stopping by their Road 13 location (behind the police station) or calling them on 01227050753.

Maadi U-Can Arabic Courses for Children

Not really a camp, but the U-Can Academy is offering 2-hour Arabic courses for children between 7 and 13 years-old. The courses run three days a week, 9:30-11:30 am. The entire 3-week program costs LE800.

Contact the U-Can Academy on 01285181009 for more details.

Maadi — Kalila and Dimna Bookstore

Kalila and Dimna children’s bookstore and cultural centre aims to help parents encourage their children to think independently, and belong to and appreciate their Egyptian and Arab culture. Books are available on a wide selection of topics, and the centre provides courses and programs during the school holidays.

Contact them on 02 25210389 and 012 05796445 for more details. Address: 9 road 231 street, Degla, Maadi

Heliopolis — My Gym

From December 22 until January 6, 9 am to 3 pm, My Gym in Heliopolis is offering a camp that includes, gym time, karate, workouts, arts and crafts and dance classes for kids from 4-10 years-old. My Gym is located at 15 Abdel Moneim Hafez street, off Nozha street in Heliopolis.

For more information on the camp, you can call their coordinator on 0106 508 9900 or email [email protected].

Katameya/Heliopolis/6th of October — Camp-O-Mania

You can also enrol your children in year-round camps at Camp-O-Mania. Various programs will be run simultaneously for different age groups over the holidays. There are day camps and residential camps held in different locations across Egypt. Camp-O-Mania offers a wide range of activities, including character building & theme based games, team building activities, sports, discussion groups, creative arts & crafts, cultural & historical explorations, treasure hunts, scavenger hunts, competitions, water activities & swimming, hiking, cooking, horseback riding, dancing and movement, drama, jewellery making and much more. Your children can even be picked up door-to-door with their bus service.

You can call 01228022285 / 01223410007 / 26397996 for more information.

Wadi Natroun — KGC Christmas Camp

For older children, 10-16 year olds, the Kids’ Games Camp has already started for the winter. There are only 90 places for 10-12 year-olds and 90 places for 13-16 year-olds from December 26-30. The camp is located at Beit el-Wadi and is a sleep-over camp. Fees are LE1200 for the week.

You can call the Kids Games Mobile Number on 01270096551, email them at [email protected] for more information, or register online.