HK Has Plenty Going on to Keep Everyone Entertained Until September
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Transformers_EN_TimeOut HK.pdf 1 14-5-13 ��6:09 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K The long hot holiday has arrived, but there’s no need for the little ones to be climbing the walls – HK has plenty going on to keep everyone entertained until September. Here’s our guide to a brilliant summer break – with a bit of help from Time Out’s first ever young guest editors! By Jayson Albano, Judd Boaz and Anna Cummins timeout.com.hk 23 timeout comp ad op.pdf 1 6/18/14 4:16 PM No harm starting early Dress designing at PMQ Rockababy Mini World Cup Sat Jul 5 Bradbury School, 43C Stubbs Rd, Happy Valley; 3586 3070; rockababy.com.hk. 3pm-5pm. $280 (One child and one adult). Get ready to kick off the summer with a mini-world cup family football match for children aged from two to six years old. There’ll be group stages and finals, and the winners get medals to take home. Design and Make Your Unique Dress Tue Jul 8 Chailie Ho, S409, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St, Central, 2319 2082; pmq.org.hk. 10am-1pm. $840 (one child and one parent). Enjoy a three-hour class with your little one as you both attempt to create the gown of your dreams. Along the way, learn about the history of dresses, as well as understanding how dresses are made. You can also take your finished SUMMER 2014 EVENTS designs home as a memento. Keep your vacation days action-packed International Children’s Film Carnival RoboKeeper Until Thu Jun 26 Jul 11-Aug 17 Rivers of fun International Children’s Level 1, Main Street Area, Discovery Park; Various venues inc Grand Theatre, Hong Film Carnival discoverypark.com.hk. 1-8pm, Mon-Fri. Midday- Kong Cultural Centre, 2734 2900; urbtix.hk. 9pm, Sat-Sun. Same day spending of $100. $55 (adults) $27.50 (students). If your kid is a After travelling around the world, the world’s budding Hitchcock or Woody Allen, then snap fastest goalie, RoboKeeper, arrives in Hong Kong. up some tickets to the screenings in this carnival. Bamboo Finger Painting Sun Jul 27 With two cameras to track your shot, he moves It features an eclectic range of films, animation Bamboa, S304, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St, at speeds 17 times faster than that of a racing car and documentaries from all over the world. Central; facebook.com/Bamboahome. 3pm- to block your attempts. He even thwarted Lionel 4.30pm, 5pm-6.30pm. $300 for one child and one Messi once! Bring it on… Wise-Kids Toys Roadshow Jul 11-13 parent. In this 90-minute class, paint whatever Ocean View Court, Cyberport, 2989 6298; you want on a Bamboa bamboo product using FREE Explore the Art of Science Sun Jun 29 wisekidstoys.com. 11am-5pm (45 mins per eco-friendly finger paint, and then take it home! C Atrium Link, Lakeside 2, Phase 2, Hong Kong session). $20. It’s the 25th anniversary of Wise- For kids ages two to six. Science Park; 2629 6891; hkstp.org. 11am-6pm. Kids, an educational toy store. Celebrate with M When art meets science, it’s always going to be this awesome chance to try out all their toys for Super Inflatable Game Carnival Y a fun day out. This free exploration day at Hong three days only. There are different areas for Aug 1-3, 8-10 Kong Science Park includes art jamming, T-shirt older and younger kids and all money raised will AsiaWorld Expo, 2756 3488; facebook.com/ CM designing workshops, hip-hop science dance be donated to Shining Stars Foundation. SuperInflatableGameCarnival.10am-3.30pm & (yes, it’s a thing, okay), balloon twisting, bouncy 4.30pm-10pm. $228 (Sat,) $198 (Fri) for children MY castles and a large canvas for everyone to create Hong Kong Book Fair Jul 16-22 aged 4-11 over 110cm tall. $58 (adults). CY a collage on. HKCEC, 1 Expo Dr, Wan Chai, 1830 670; We really are full of air about this event. Imagine hkbookfair.com. 10am-10pm (Jul 16 & 17, Jul 20 a room full of big bouncy castles in all shapes CMY & 21), 10am-midnight (Jul 18 & 19), 9am-5pm and sizes. Add a host of excited youngsters and K (Jul 22). The 25th edition of this mammoth lit you’ve got a winning combination. ▶ fest has a dedicated Children’s Paradise zone as well as a Teen’s World, aimed at cultivating reading habits among youngsters. Get turning those pages. Ani-com Comic Book and Video Game Convention I recommend going to visit the Fisherfolks Village Jul 25-29 (Sok Kwu Wan First St, Sok Kwu Wan, HKCEC, 1 Expo Dr, Wan Chai, 2982 8585; fisherfolks.com.hk). It is 2344 0415; ani-com.hk. 10am- on a platform floating near Lamma 9pm. (10am-8pm, Jul 29). $35. Island. You can go fishing, eat Dressing up as your favourite seafood, visit an old fishing boat and learn the way of character is encouraged at the life of a fisherman. If you annual video game and comic book catch a fish using a con. Regardless of whether you are into hookless rod, you comics or not, this is still sure to be one can bring it home enjoyably bizarre day out for the all for free. You’re going the wrong way the family. RoboKeeper My perfect day would start with a dim sum brunch at Maxim’s Palace (2/F, City Hall Low Block, Central, 2521 1303; maxims.com.hk). It is traditional and has ladies pushing carts up to your tables. The food is delicious! After brunch, I would take the Star Ferry across the harbour to Tsim Sha Tsui and go to one of the many museums. I love the Space Museum (10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2721 0226; hk.space.museum). There is an amazing omnimax cinema, realistic moon walking and spaceship G-force simulations. Take the ferry back and have afternoon tea at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (5 Connaught Rd, Central, 2522 0111; mandarinoriental.com). There you can have traditional English-style afternoon tea with both sweet and savoury treats served on pretty, multi-layered trays. After tea, I’d go to the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (Albany Road, Central, 2530 0154; lcsd.gov.hk) and Hong Kong Park (19 Cotton Tree Dr, Central, 2521 5041; lcsd.gov.hk). There are cute lemurs just like in Madagascar. For dinner, my absolute favourite is Ding Tai Fung (various AUDREY locations inc G/F, 68 Yee Wo St, Causeway Bay, 3160 8998; dintaifung.com.hk) for the most delicious xiao long bao ever! 24 timeout.com.hk timeout.com.hk 25 PrintAd_20140324-210x275(CS5).pdf 1 10/4/14 5:17 pm Sky high fun How to Train Your Dragon 2 Who doesn’t love parachutes? Rumple’s Silly Circus Acting it out Faust Holiday Theatre Summer Programmes Dream Come True Education Park (1 Sky Plaza Rd, MOVIE OPENINGS Lantau, 3559 1028; dreamcometrue.com.hk), is located These movie releases are perfect at HK International Airport Terminal Two. You can try out for entertainment on a rainy day different jobs in related uniforms from astronauts, chefs, movie stars, fire-fighters to surgeons… and discover How to Train Your Dragon 2 your dream career! At the end, like a real job, you will earn Thu Jul 3 your salary which can be The thrilling second chapter of the exchanged for snacks epic How to Train Your Dragon or drinks. It’s real trilogy returns to the fantastical fun. Try it out! world of the heroic Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon Toothless. C The inseparable duo must protect the future of men and dragons from M the power-hungry Drago. See p67 for more. Y CM Transformers: Age of Extinction Thu Jun 26 Doraemon The Movie:MY Nobita’s The fourth Transformers film in the series, Great Demon Tue Jul 31 ACTIVITIES TO ENTERTAIN AND EDUCATE which recently premiered right here in The latest instalmentCY in the classic Hong Kong, sees the autobots rise to meet Doraemon series is a remake of the 1982 CMY their most fearsome challenge yet. In an filmDoraemon: Nobita and the Haunts 30th June - 15th August incredible adventure, they are swept up in of Evil, and drops at Kthe end of July. a war of good and evil, ultimately leading Nobita finds a stray dog and brings him to a climactic battle across the world. home. Little does Nobita know the dog is actually a prince in his homeland. Let the Are your little ones bookworms, or are they always on the go? Do they love animals, Planes: Fire and Rescue Thu Jul 24 adventures commence… Sign them up now for our themed Summer Fun Programme! It’s open to A continuation of last year’s Disney hit or is magic their thing? Planes, this adventure brings the aerobatic COURSES AND all children aged 6 months to 7 years, and we offer something entertaining and educational Dusty Crophopper back to our screens. This time, he’s taking on a spot of aerial CLASSES for everyone. Enrol for 2 weeks or the whole 7 week course. firefighting – excitement and surprise are Learn new skills, have fun and make in the air! friends at these ongoing classes Contact your local school to find out more: Rumple’s Silly Circus Jun & Jul Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, 2582 0200; rumpleandfriends.com. Pure $3,000. The only circus school in HK for kids, Rumple and friends can introduce Mandarin e juggling, plate spinning, poi, acrobatics www.woodlandschools.com l classes b and more, rounded off with a performance al ila at the end of the week-long course.