Make This Winter Fun and Exciting with These Events and Deals

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The Children’s House Winter Camp – Dec 16-27

The Children’s Home Montessori Kindergarten welcomes you to this year’s Winter Camp at its Oceanwide Campus. Bring your kids round to have great fun with winter animals and fun winter activities. Scan the QR code below to register.

The Children’s House International Montessori Kindergarten – 1, Nanshiliju Road, Dongfeng Xiang, Chaoyang District, Beijing (near Haofeng Sports Park), Please contact organizer for pricing .

Fly a Plane Above The Great Wall – Dec 17- 31

Have you always wanted to fly a plane, but don’t know anyone who can lend you one? You now have the opportunity to experience the thrills and challenges of piloting an SR20. Feel the freedom of soaring like a bird! Flying an SR20 may be fun, rewarding, and addictive. The Cirrus SR20 is one of the world’s safest propeller aircraft. It’s an American piston-engine, four-or-five-seat, composite monoplane built by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota. The SR20 is the first production general aviation aircraft equipped with a parachute to lower the airplane safely to the ground after experiencing loss of control, structural failure, or mid-air collision. It was also the first manufactured light aircraft with all-composite construction and flat-panel avionics. You have the opportunity to fly the plane under the guidance of a senior flight instructor. You can customize the whole flight and how much you want to control the plane. Select the world’s safest propeller aircraft (SR20) and professional flight support team to handle your problems. The content covers takeoff, landing, circling, and hovering. This isn’t like your normal passenger flight experience. Children under 3 not allowed. No previous experience necessary as you will be with an experienced pilot/instructor.

Beijing Badaling Airport – 1 Hangkong Lu, Badalingzhen, Yanqing, RMB 1,980 For 15 minutes/ RMB3,800 for 30 minutes

Old Beijing Dinner By UnTour Food Tours –  Dec 17-31  

Beijing’s dinnertime cuisine is so much more than the crowded tourist markets featuring bugs and mystery meat on sticks! Instead, join a small group food tour as you explore delicious, traditional dishes shoulder-to-shoulder with Beijingers in a traditional Hutong neighborhood. You’ll try traditional dishes that Chinese chefs have been perfecting for thousands of years, and learn about the history and culture of Beijing along the way, from “sauced meat” to “jarred yogurt”, Drink your fill of local beers and sample the world’s most popular liquor at each of our stops and learn the secret meaning behind ganbei (“cheers” in Chinese). Find out the legends behind the country’s original dumplings and the noodles with an impossible-to-write name, and learn to cook lamb like a Mongolian warrior. Appropriate for all ages.

DIETARY RESTRICTIONS

• Vegetarians – Non-meat eaters are welcome and will find plenty to eat. Substitutes will be provided where possible.

• Vegans – This tour offers a limited selection of dishes, but excellent substitutions will be with excellent veg and tofu options at some stops.

• Celiac Disease – Celiac disease substitutes cannot be provided as soy sauce is widely used in dishes to be featured in the tour.

• Nut/Shellfish Allergies – There are no guarantees that utensils and other cooking tools have not come in contact with these ingredients or that dishes to be sampled do not contain said ingredients. If you are allergic, please bring an epi pen and other medication where applicable.

Inclusions: 15+ Tastings • Unlimited Local Beer & Spirits • Bottled Water & Soft Drinks •Welcome Packet • Bilingual Tour Guide

Please contact [e-mail]. Please contact organizer for tour route. Adults RMB 515/ Kids RMB 385/ Private tour RMB 2,740/ Additional Guests RMB 420 , 7-10 pm 

‘Les Choristes’ Concert – Dec 19 – Jan 2

The Chorus is a 2004 European drama film directed by Christophe Barratier. it is an adaptation of the 1945 film A Cage of Nightingales, which in turn was adapted by Noël-Noël and René Wheeler from a story by Wheeler and Georges Chaperot. The plot involves a successful orchestra conductor, who returns to France when his mother dies. He reminisces about his childhood inspirations when he and his former classmates read the diary of their old music teacher. The concerts are perfect for ages 3 upwards. Performed in Chinese. Scan QR code for further inquiries and for ticket bookings.

Er Qi Theatre 15 Er Qi Ju Chang Lu Xicheng Beijing – 二七剧场路15号. RMB 180, Early Bird RMB 196,RMB 266, RMB 406, RMB 616 / Regular Tickets RMB 280, RMB 380, RMB 580, RMB 880, 1.30 pm-10 pm

Christmas Charity Market – Dec 21-22

It’s time to celebrate Christmas! Welcome to this year’s Christmas Charity Market. Independent designer brands, beauty and makeup, pet adoption, snacks and mulled wine. and more surprises can be found there to kick off the festive season. This year, this Christmas Market is collaborating with Make-A-Wish Shanghai, helping children with critical illnesses to make their precious wishes come true. You will also have the chance to meet Santa Claus and possibly take a selfie with him. Please RSVP in order to join the fun. 

WeWork Parkview Place, 3F, Building 1, Zone A, Parkview Place, 2 East 4th Ring Rd, Chaoyang District  – 上东公园里，北京市朝阳区，东西坏北路2号. This event is free to attend. 10am-6pm 

Beijing Playhouse Kids Theater Camps – Dec 23 – Jan 4 

This festive season, let your child learn, have fun and be a part of a remarkable production of Robin, a Legendary Hero, at the Beijing Playhouse. Founded in 2005, Beijing Playhouse is the largest, most professional Broadway theater producer and English theater education program provider in China, where your children will learn numerous facets of theater production. Among them are: putting on a real theatrical production, acting, singing, dancing, costume designing, and prop making. Kids will experience the whole process of producing a show including auditions, rehearsal, and performances, and learn to understand the balance between those on and off stage.

Please email [e-mail] or scan the QR code below for booking and additional information. Dadao Studio, No. 52 Yard, Sunhe, Chaoyang District, Beijing – 朝阳，孙河52号， Dadao Studio

Daystar Academy Winter Camp – Dec 23 – Jan 3

Flips and Kicks Plus in proud cooperation with Daystar Academy in Beigao offers your child a fun and active time during the winter with our multi-sports camps. Try loads of new and fun sports like martial arts, gymnastics, football, and fencing. Classes are conducted in the spirit of Flips and Kicks Plus with expert sports coaches. The coaches speak both English and Chinese.

Email: [e-mail], 13718462044. Daystar Academy (Beigao Campus) – 2 Shunbai Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012; 北京市朝阳区顺白路2号 邮编：100012. Half Day Early Bird RMB 2,500/ Normal Price RMB 3,000, Full Day Early Bird RMB 3,600/ Normal Price RMB 4,100, Lunch RM B250/ Transportation RMB 250, 9 am – 2.30 pm 

Black Sesame Christmas Celebration - Dec 15 - Jan 31

Celebrate the holiday season with this amazing deal at Black Sesame Kitchen. Book a private holiday event, be it lunch, dinner, a cooking class, team building, reception, or in-home/ in-office catering. Do this for 8 guests or more and receive two bottles of sparkling wine plus one gift voucher towards a future booking.

Black Sesame Kitchen - 28 Zhong Lao Hutong, Dongcheng District

Begins at RMB280 per Person, All Day

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