It's vacation time! For the lucky kiddos, summer holidays means two whole months of fun and adventure. Instead of letting those 60 days pass by in front of a TV screen, why not let them join fun summer camps where they can make the most of this free time and learn some new skills in the process? From robotics to cooking and drama, there are plenty of summer camps for your kid to let loose their energy.
Lego Robotics, Yoga And Theatre: Sign Your Kids Up For Fun This Summer
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Lego Robots, FTW!
If your little one is curious about robots or loves building things with Legos, sign them up for a Lego robotics camp at Bloom & Grow! Not only will they have fun, but they will get to learn how to use motors, axels, wheels and touch sensors to program a Lego robot and get it to do different things.
When: April 1-5; 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Age: 6 - 12 years
Price: INR 4,900
Pick Up The Organic Lifestyle
Want your kids to spend more time outside? Sign them up for a 4-day summer camp at Buffalo Back Collective, where they can learn how to make Mannappams (appams made out of mud) and serve it on make-believe leaf plates, learn to make toys out of coconut leaves and try their hand at farming and organic cooking.
When: April 20 - 24;
Age: 8 - 16 years
Price: INR 5,000
Join A Camp With Your Kids!
Secretly wishing to participate in a summer camp yourself? Sign up for the Father/Mother And Child Naturalist Camp, where you get to experience the joys of bird watching, wildlife tracking, angling and wildlife photography (it's lead by award-winning wildlife photographer Phillip Ross himself!)
When: Batch 1: April 13 -14; Batch 2: May 11 - 12Age: 6 - 14 years
Price: INR 4,900 per child; INR 10,900 for child and father
India's Best Draamebaaz?
Do your kids mimic the dialogues of their favourite TV character all the time? Now give them the chance to channel their inner drama with DraamaRaama 2019, a summer camp for learning theatre and drama. The best part? You get to see the final play on the last day of the camp!
When: April 3 - May 10Age: 7 - 14 years
Price: INR 2,500.
Beat The Heat With Swimming Lessons
Let your kids learn a new skill this summer and sign them up for the Swim & Aquatic Safety Swimmer Camp. The course covers aquatic skills like aquatic safety and drowning prevention, along with stroke mechanics. What's more, the center offers basic swimming training to the Olympics, so if your child is a natural water baby (and you're convinced they can be the next Michael Phelps), this is the place to go to!
When: Four batches, the first one is from April 1 - 22
Age: 4+ years
Price: INR 4,000.
Pick Up A Sport
Sporthood along with Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools and India's National Badminton Coach, Uttsav Mishra are conducting football and badminton classes across 40+ centres across the city (including schools and apartments). Make the most of this opportunity and let your kids learn from the best!
When: April 1 - May 12
Age: 4 - 14 years
Price: INR 2,999 upwards.
Let Your Kids Channel Their Inner MasterChef
Are your kids always finding their way into the kitchen? Sign them up for these baking classes at the Bangalore Institute of Baking and Cake Art! They will get to learn how to make sandwiches, biscuits and many more yum dishes (and hopefully be able to recreate them at home!). They'll also learn cake decoration with fondant and non-fondant icing and pastry making as well.
When: April 1 - May 31
Age: 7 - 16 years
Price: INR 5,000.
Yoga For Tiny Tots
If you've been meaning to teach your kids a little bit of Indian culture, sign them up for these yoga classes at Abhirama. Classes are held two days a week based on the age group. What's more, every class has a theme and is held in an easy-to-learn format with plenty of storytelling, so your kids might learn aasanas like the boat pose while pretending to cross a river.
When: Tuesdays and Fridays for 3 - 7-year-olds, and Mondays and Thursdays for 8 to 12-year-olds.
Age: 3+ years and above.
Price: INR 200 per class.
Go Roller Skating
United Roller Skaters Summer Camp is the perfect camp for kids to learn a set of basic skating skills. Whether it is learning to balance, maintain their posture, stroke and stop at will, your kids will be skating like pros in no time!
When: April 8 - May 17
Age: 4+ years
Price: INR 1,500 (15-hour session)