It’s coming up quickly – Christmas Holidays! I can’t believe it’s nearly December and there is still so much to do and prepare for. We have to get the Christmas Tree, decorate, buy the gifts, and plan the activities for the holidays and new year! Have you planned what the kids will do while they’re on Christmas Break holidays? Have you started thinking about what activities they will join in the new year? It feels like there is always time that needs to be filled to keep the kids entertained, while we do our “adulting”.
Camps and extracurricular activities are a fantastic opportunity for children to learn things they wouldn’t learn in a school environment. Extracurricular activities are a great way to bring balance to your child’s academic life and teach them many important skills during their formative years. It can also be a lot of fun for your children to have the opportunity to try something new or continue to develop that skill they learned last summer. Here are a few options for Winter Break Camps and Winter Activities to consider!
Winter Break Camps
Steamoji Kitsilano, Kerrisdale, West Vancouver (236) 997-1529 info@steamoji.com steamoji.com Steamoji is a maker academy for kids that trains builders, makers, inventors, and entrepreneurs. Engage your child this Winter Break with a week-long camp of hands-on STEM projects and activities! Full-day and half-day options are available December 20-23 and January 3-7, 9am-3pm. Build to Solve Summer Camp / Ages 5-9 Designing for 3D Printing and Laser Cutting / Ages 10-14 Intro to Robotics Summer Camp / Ages 5-9 Physical Computing with Microcontrollers / Ages 10-14
Winter Activities
Arts Umbrella Vancouver, Surrey Artsumbrella.com Ages 2-22 Vancouver, Surrey Arts Umbrella is where young artists cultivate their creativity in Art, Design, Dance, Theatre, Music, and Film. From Parent & Me to pre-professional, our Winter session has classes for young artists of every age and stage. Join us for Winter/Spring 2022 today.
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Place des Arts Coquitlam placedesarts.ca 604-664-1636 Place des Arts is an arts educations centre located in Coquitlam. We offer quality instruction, both online and in-person, for all ages and skill levels in dance, music, theatre, visual and literary arts. Take part in the arts!
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