3 Playground Activities for your Kids During Vacation in Dubai

Planning to take your kids and finding a way to keep your kids enjoy during a vacation in Dubai, taking your kids in Dubai parks is a great way. Also, add playground activities in Dubai when visiting the parks to keep them entertained. Here are some of playground activities you must consider during your stay in Dubai.

Using the sand in the park, tell your kids to close their eyes and don’t peek. Dig and hide some prices like toys, candies and etc. This game will excite kids and become busy finding those treasures. Give them clues to help them find the treasures.

Play the “Grandmothers Footsteps”. Set a baseline and set yourself as the grandmother. Your kids must start in the base line and you must be 10 meters away in the base line. Your kid will walk to reach you but every time that you turn around to them, they need to freeze. When you notice one of them moving, he/she will be the next grandmother but if they reach you, you will be the grandmother again.

Play the most common and famous game of all time “Hide and Seek”. First, you need to set someone who will seek then he/she need to turnaround and count 1-10. While the seeker is counting, other players need to hide before the counting finish. When the seeker finishes the counting, he/she need to find the players and the first player he/she will see is the next seeker for the next round.

6 Helpful Tips to Maintain Your Voice

There are so many things to maintain in our world. Like people who spend a lot of time in gym and working out to keep their body in shape. But how about singers, how they maintain and keep their great voices. Attending singing lessons in Dubai will teach you these tips about how to maintain you voice.

1.      Do the water therapy. Avoid drinking caffeine and alcohol; keep drinking water to keep your body hydrated. Eat foods that contains large amount of waters.

2.      Have your vocal rest especially when it is over use. Teacher is one of example of it, teachers must have vocal naps everyday because they used their voices a lot when they are teaching.

3.      Quit smoking. Smoking breaks your throats and trigger throat cancer.

4.      Try not to talk loudly and avoid screaming or yelling. When you have hoarseness, it’s a warning sign that your vocal cords are irritated and need a rest.

5.      Know the healthy habits in talking. Even you know how to take care of your voice when singing but in talking you don’t continue your healthy habits, this also damage your voices. When talking, there should be more breath flowing.

6.      Perform a warm-up for your voice every morning but don’t do excessive warm-ups.

5 Not Boring & Educational Activities for Your Kids on Vacation

There is a wide range of activities to consider for your kids to keep busy during vacation. Finding an activity that will make your kids mind active were also the best criteria you must consider in choosing the activity for your kids. Sometimes educational activities get your children bored. It is hard to find an activity that will keep your kids happy and busy while their mind is actively used. You might want to try these educational activities in Dubai that will surely enjoy by kids without getting bored from it.

Educational activities help your kids to improve their language, art, social studies, music, science, math, health and more other areas. Here’s a list of activities you must try for your kids.

1.      Take your kids on the nearest local museum in your place. Kids love to go out and by taking them in historical museum or science museum is a best way for them to learn.

2.      Let your kids involve in cooking, kids are interested in what they parents doing. Kids will learn more from nutrition, foods, preparing meals and this is a great way to bond with them.

3.      See a children’s library in your town, check their schedule because sometimes they offer a free story telling for kids. This will surely enjoy by your kids and they will meet other children that boost their social skills.

4.      Take your kids on national parks where your family can had a picnic. Explain the historical events that happened in that national park for them to know more from history.

5.      Plan an outdoor camping activity for your family. This is a great family bonding experience and kids will learn more from nature.

Guitar 101: Different Types of Guitar

There are different types of guitar available today. For beginners before taking guitar lessons in Dubai it is ideal if you are familiar with what you use. Here are the types of guitar and see what’s the best for you.

Acoustic Guitar. There are two kinds of acoustic guitars – steel-string/flat tops and classical. The steel-string produces thinner and metallic sound that is very unique. Classical uses nylon strings and have a wide neck.

Electric Guitars. A guitar which is plugged into an amplifier and produces metallic sounds in a long duration. Its strings are thinner than acoustic guitars. This guitar is used in playing pop, blues and rock music.

Bass Guitars. These guitars have heavy thick strings and wide scale-length. It comes with four string tough five or six strings are available.

Semi-Acoustic Guitar. Is an electric guitar with huge hollow sound-box produces enough sound that doesn’t need any amplifier like the standard electric guitar.

Archtop Guitars. Semi-hollow steel-string electric or acoustic guitar. Often used by jazz guitarists.

Twelve-String Guitars. Has a six variety of normal strings with another set of thinner strings. The set of thin strings matches the note of the normal strings. It is mainly used as a rhythm instrument.

3 Ways to Spike like a Pro in Volleyball

Sports like volleyball is a great activity that can be learn at a young age and carry on for the rest of your lives. People love volleyball because it benefits them to exercise, learn teamwork, social interaction, and sportsmanship. Spiking is one powerful technique to score in a volleyball game. Spiking is a technique used to send the ball on opponent side in such manner that the ball is not returnable. I learn these steps on how to have a perfect spike when I am attending volleyball activities in Dubai.

Here are the steps that may help you to spike like a pro.

The Approach – Take the first step on your left foot then the second step is on your right foot, make sure these step is build on speed. These steps must take you to the ball. As you take the second step make sure to swing your arms behind you, doing this help you to add extra inches in your jump. The third and last step is on your left foot and it should follow quickly on your second step.

The Jump – When your last step lands keep your body turned 30 degrees from net at your striking shoulder. The jump is made by quickly swinging your arms forward to upward while your two legs pushing your body into the air. The higher you can jump the more powerful your spike can be.

Arm Swing and Hit – Pull your hitting elbow back and bend it about 90 degrees. Rotate your hitting arm to your shoulder joint and quickly move your elbow forward. Your forearm should whip forward as your hands accelerates toward the ball and your hand should snap forward as you make contact with the ball.

3 Secret Ways to Improve Ball Handling in Basketball

Ball handling in basketball cannot be underestimated, ball handling is one of the most important skill in the game. To improve ball handling you must practice ball handling drills. Some of the drills you need to practice can be done at home like when I try to practice basketball in Dubai. Having a good ball handling the rest of the skill comes to you like passing, shooting and catching because you will know where the ball going.

Here are some of the ways you need to practice to improve your ball handling.

1.      Tipping – Tip the ball back and forth from right hand to left hand, Start with your hand straight up over your head. Then move the ball down but continue tipping it back and forth until it reach your chest, next your waist, knees and ankle then repeat it. Let your elbow stretch and only the fingertips touch the ball.

2.      Circles – Close your feet and make circles around both legs, then circle around the back until it reach your head. Then repeat it and try to touch the ball by fingertips again.

3.      Around Each Leg – Put your one leg in front and move the ball, create circular movements around the leg also do in other leg. Don’t look at the ball instead keep your eyes forward and never let the ball touch the floor.

Getting Started: Types of Gymnastics Kids Must Know

Training at a very young age is an advantage in choosing the field in gymnastics. Performing extraordinary stunts on beam balance, parallel bars and hoops requires physical strength, coordination, balance and flexibility. By getting gymnastics lessons in Dubai your kids can enhance their abilities and at the same time aware of other forms of this sports.

One of the well-known is the Artistic gymnastics; it is divided into women’s and men’s gymnastics. Vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise are the events for women’s artistic gymnastics, while for men’s artistic gymnastics events are floor exercise, high bar, parallel bar, vault, still rings and pommel horse. Starting early is a great foundation!

In Rhythmic gymnastics a team or an individual will need to execute various gymnastic moves, ballet and dance with music. This type of gymnastics is only for female participants and they compete with five various apparatus – hoop, rope, ball, ribbon and cubs.

Aerobic gymnastics or sport aerobic, requires high performance level of routines performed to music. This can be done by individuals, pairs, trios or a team of up to six people. Along with the creativeness, difficulty of elements and step combinations are factors on the outcome of the performance.

3 Summer Jumpstart Activities for Kids

While modern technology is taking its part, kids spend too much time playing video games or just watching television but there are still activities for your kids that do not require any gadgets/electronics on hand. While summer vacation is approaching it is better to make some time, plan and have an incredible activity this year. Learning is fun if you engage your kids in educational activities in Dubai. Here are some jumpstart activities you might want to try with your kids.

• Cooking. Teaching kids on how to cook and spending time in the kitchen helps improve their listening, touching, smelling and tasting senses.
• Sports.  Basketball, baseball and volleyball are some common sports that kids will surely appreciate to play. Being active on those kinds of sports will help improve their leadership, will help build social skills and will keep kids healthy and in shape.
• Arts. By heart kids truly love and enjoy doing arts and it is good for their development. Kids get to enhance their motor skills by simply holding and putting paint brush or crayon in motion, decision making by simply picking colours and materials to use in their work and lastly their visual learning.

5 Notable Acting Classes for Kids in Dubai

Acting is one of the best activities that parents might get for their children. Acting boosts self-confidence and may help them in school activities, in making friends, and to cope with upcoming challenges in their life. Acting also teaches children to understand one’s feelings by portraying to be someone else. Also, kids who are in theater develop self-discipline because acting requires professional manner. In this post we collected 5 of the top acting theater classes in Dubai.

Here’s a list of acting theater in Dubai that will make your child the next big star.

1. The Courtyard Playhouse - Courtyard has regular live theatre performances and they also offer workshops on acting and improvisation for all ages. 
Courtyard Address: Sheikh Zayed Road (E11), Al Quoz Industrial 1, 4 B St - P.O. Box 14214 - 4 B St - Dubai - United Arab Emirates.
2. Diverse Choreography - Diverse provides all aspects of dance, singing and drama for children in Dubai.
Contact Diverse:  800 DIVERSE (3483773), Tel - +971 433 07338, Fax -  +971 433 07308
3. Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre (DUCTAC) – they offer a wide range of different performances and drama classes from acting to musical theatre from ages 2 to adult.
Address: DUCTAC 2nd Level Orange Car Park Mall of the Emirates Al Barsha Dubai, UAE
4. Kids Theatre Works – they provide unique and quality after school drama classes for kids and all ages. 
Address: Centrepoint Theatre Building, Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre 2nd Level, Mall of the Emirates.
5. Drama Scene – one of the largest acting activity providers in UAE for children and teens, Drama Scene has been operating since 2008 and some of their students have been sent to audition for some of the top performing art colleges.
Address: (Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre),Level 2, Mall of Emirates, Dubai UAE