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8 Ways to Occupy Your Kids during Summer Holidays

2017-05-31 ShanghaiWOWeng

Children's Day is tomorrow, parents - what better way to celebrate than to think of how you will entertain the young-lings spending LOADS of quality time during the never-ending holidays? Shivering with fear? Don’t, because here we have a fun list of things to do with the young-uns (and without) if you need to keep them busy. This way, EVERYBODY gets to keep (their) cool this hot summer! 

 

SHANGHAI DISNEY RESORT AND LEGOLAND DISCOVERY CENTER

 


You can’t live in Shanghai and deny your kids going to the Shanghai Disney Resort, right? So for the love of them, brace the heat and crowds and plan for a whole day! A lower-key, cooler and indoor option is the Legoland Discovery Center (ideal for 3-10 year olds), easily completed in a few hours and also with a few rides. If you wish to preserve sanity and RMB, try to avoid the Lego shop on the way out!

 

Shanghai Disney Resort 

Address: 360 Shendi Xi Lu, Chuansha, Pudong. Opening 

Hours: 8am-8pm

Tel: 20998002

Ticket Prices: Varies with the day and season so you have to book online (tickets are only valid for that day).

 

Legoland 

Address: 2/F, 168 Daduhe Lu, Parkside Plaza

Opening Hours: Daily 10am-8pm

Tel: 2287 2188 

Ticket Prices: RMB150-180 if you book online. It’s free for kids under 1meter.

 

*Also keep an eye out for the brand new Hans Christian Andersen park set to open on Children’s Day (at the time of writing)! Address: New Jiangwen City, Yangpu District. Ticket Price: RMB180. More information available once open to the public.

 

HORSE RIDING

 


Betcha didn’t know Shanghai is a fairly equestrian city with more than a few horse riding options! Make your way to Qingpu and have a trek round a 600-meter track starting from justRMB 50 at Sun Island. Meadowbrook has a club-like setting and feel with lessons starting at RMB 510.


Sun Island 

Address: 2588 Shentai Rd, Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpu District
Tel: 6186-9666, 139-1818-3847


Meadowbrook 

Address: 2780 Shenzhuan Highway, Qingpu District

Tel: 6983-0022, 6983-0055


THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM



Dinosaur-obsessed younglings? Watch their jaws drop seeing the 140-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton over four stories high. Other gawk-able items to keep them busy yet learning include (Egyptian) mummies, human embryos, a mammoth, giant salamander, giant panda and a Yangtze alligator!


Address: 510 Beijing Xi Lu, near Chengdu Bei Lu

Opening Hours: Tues- Sun 9am-5:15pm (Closed Mon)

Tel: 62620280

Price: free under 18 years old, over 18 and more than 1.3meters RMB 12, adults RMB 30.


THE ZOTTER CHOCOLATE THEATER

 


What better excuse to stuff your face with chocolate than to do it ‘because of the kids’? Take the tour, learn how their yummy flavoured chocolates are made, construct your own treat and with luck Julia Zotter herself will be on hand to guide you. Don’t forget to load up on goodies on the way out! Kids can skate/board/or scoot in the vast concrete grounds (set amongst fashion outlets) by the Huangpu River so you can make half day excursion and have lunch or shop.

 

Address: Shanghai International Fashion Center Building 9, 2866 Yangshupu Lu, near Neijiang Lu

Opening Hours: Tues-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat, Sun and public holidays, 10am-7pm

Tel: 60161630

Price: Children (7-11) RMB 120, Teenagers (12-17) RMB 150, Adults (above 18) RMB 180. Family packages are available.


STAR WARS GALORE

 


Stars Wars mad? Head to newly opened mall Taikoo Hui in Nanjing Lu for a special pop-up Star Wars exhibition. There are ‘droids, stormtroopers and what-not walking around. Indulge the inner nerd with gift shops, a themed VR zone and specially for young padawans – a Jedi training camp! After your intergalactic trip, head to eat at familiar favourites Ding Tai Fung, Jade Garden or Hunter Gatherer. This mall also has the first Starbucks Roastery and Tasting room for parents to get their fix! Note not everything in the mall is fully open yet. 

 

Address: 789 Nanjing Xi Lu, Opening Hours:10am-6pm (Exhibition till June 18)

Tel: 22083500


SPORTY AND CRAFTY CAMPS

 


Lets face it, after all this quality time, you and the kids might need some space (ahem, from each other). Outsource their days guilt-free by letting their social and sports skills flourish at Multisport camps or let their creative juices run free at Craft’d Studios camps.

 

Address: Multisport Camps run from 26 June – 11 August in both Pudong and Puxi. Price:RMB 3000 per child/week (full days)

Tel: 54655715 for more information. 

Craft’d Sewing and Craft camps run from June 26 – August 18 for ages 6+ at their studio: 1/F Building 3, 1288 Fuxing Middle Road. Full days cost RMB 3000. For more information contact Wechat: craftd_sh.


SHANGHAI SCULPTURE PARK AND SOFITEL SHESHAN

 


Cabin fever? Sometimes all they need is the great outdoors. Hit the Shanghai Sculpture Park in Sheshan to explore for the day, take photos with quirky sculptures and bring along your dog as they can also run free! At the weekend, having brunch at the Sofitel Shanghai Sheshan Oriental gives you access to the pool and ‘beach’ (man-made) for the day. Even better, book a staycation and lounge poolside all weekend! Win-win for everyone.

 

Shanghai Sculpture Park 

Address: 1158 Linyin Xin Lu, near Jiasong Nan Lu
Opening Hours: Daily 9am-5pm

Price: Tickets range from RMB 80-120 depending on weather and dogs are RMB 30.


Sofitel Sheshan 

Address: 3388 Sichen Lu, Sijing Town, Songjiang District. 

Price: Brunch is RMB 398 per person with free flow soft drinks and juice and RMB 558 per person with free-flow soft drinks, beer, house wine and champagne.

 

FARM VISITS

 


E-i-E-i-O! Want to teach the kids vegetables don’t grow in the supermarket? Take a day trip to Biofarm, an organic farm recognised by the USDA. You can pick seasonal veggies and fruit and also pet and feed goats and rabbits. Book in advance for lunch as there are limited provisions per day. Alternatively head to Mahota Farm, a self-sustainable enterprise with a piggery. Feed the pigs and goats, pick some fruit then have the freshest of hotpot lunches on site! You can also stay overnight in a Mongolian yurt for a taste of camping, and there is a playground on site.

 

Biofarm 

Address: 8019 Chuansha Lu, near Nongchang Lu

Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-5pm (closed Mon)

Tel: 58599853

Price:Pay a nominal fee at the gate depending on what activities you choose (a schedule is put up daily). Pay additionally for fruit and veggie that you take home (it’s not expensive).

 

Mahota 

Address: Chongming Town, Beiqiyao Modern Agriculture Park

Opening Hours: 9am-5pm

Tel: 39666039

Price:Admission is RMB 280 for a day tour including a hotpot lunch.


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