Playtimes HK Magazine Winter Issue 2019 | Page 46

education Christmas Camps Activities to entertain children over the winter holidays Helen O’Grady Drama Academy Christmas Camp Children will participate in a wide variety of activities in drama lessons carefully devised to captivate interests and stimulate learning. These activities aim to develop ongoing confidence, self-esteem as well as skills in verbal communication. Activities include ab-libbing, music & movement, snippets, prop/costume making and a special performance on the last day for parents. For children age 4–7 years. https://clle.ywca.org.hk Magic Kingdom Show off some magic skills throughout the Christmas holiday by saying ‘Abracadabra’ in your holiday gatherings. Through simple tools and techniques, kids can become little magicians. Practicing and performing magic gives kids a boost in confidence, creativity as well as communications skills… and it’s a whole lot of fun. For children age 4–7 years. https://clle.ywca.org.hk 44 www.playtimes.com.hk Comic Illustrator Camp This fun camp allows students to design comic characters, learn various techniques in comic drawing and create a unique six page comic book of their own. What a perfect opportunity for your child to showcase their imagination through comic illustration techniques. They will learn line drawing and character building, building up storyline & adding effects, binding the comic book and much more. For children age 3–9 years. https://clle. ywca.org.hk Camp Woodland - Bringing Joy To The World A multi-activity camp full of crafts, science experiments, games, play time, storytelling, cooking and more. Available at Mid-levels, Repulse Bay and Sai Kung campuses. www.woodlandschools.com/ christmas-camp Gift Card Making Learn some illustration and paper construction in a festive workshop, where children will practise drawing, cutting and gluing skills. A focus on the spirit of giving leads to the creation of a large pop-up gift card with lovely colour and decorative ribbons with a festive touch to brighten up the winter holidays. Ages 4–6.5 years. https://www.colour-my-world. com/specials/holiday-workshops/ Language and Learning Camps Winter wonderland themed classes: kindergartners journey through drama, games, story books, and art to develop language skills with a particular focus on building confidence and communicating in English; lower primary children enjoy Reader’s Theatre, bringing scripts to life as they read and act out stories and their