Enjoy the Great Weather at These Fun Family Events

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The summer holidays might be officially over, but it doesn’t mean that all the fun ends there. The weather has just started becoming more and more amazing, and there will be quite a few cool events to enjoy it with. Here are some that we can all enjoy with friends and family:

Roundabout

Book Fair

Roundabout’s next book fair is just around the corner, so if your home library needs some new titles, make sure to visit their fair either on Saturday or Sunday, Sep 9 and 10. The event will be held right in front of their store. What’s great about it is that all books are donated and all the proceeds will go to children in need. If you have books to donate, make sure to take them with you.

Where: Roundabout, 2 Xiangjiang Beilu, Chaoyang District

When: Sep 9-10, 10am-3pm

Price: Free

Picnic With Ponies

H.O.P.E Foundation

Support the Therapeutic Riding program at HOPE this Sat, Sep 9, by attending their Picnic With Ponies event, where you and your family get to spend a sunny Saturday afternoon enjoying a horse show, delicious food and drinks, as well as some super fun games and activities. You are encouraged to bring your own tents, picnic mats and camping chairs, and make a day out of it! Scan the QR code on the poster to register.

Where: 223, Zuodi Lu, Lisui Town, Shunyi District

When: Sep 9, 11am-4pm

Price: RMB 20/person, RMB 50/family

Bricktionary exhibition

Solana

The traveling "Bricktionary" exhibition by certified LEGO® Professional Ryan McNaught, better known as the brickman, comes to Beijing all the way from Australia. Themed on the English alphabet, the exhibition sees LEGO versions of the 26 letters from A to Z. Other noteworthy landmark LEGO creations include a 4-meter-tall spacecraft, a 3.6-meter-tall ecological tree, not to mention a towering Shanghai Tower that measures over 3m tall!

Kids can also get their build on with the four interactive building zones, such as the "Brick Portal" that projects completed works onto the wall, and an exclusive Beijing mosaic assembly station, designed by McNaught for this first-ever exhibition in China.

You can buy tickets onsite at Solana or search "Ryan McNaught" or "Lego" on Dianping to purchase tickets.

Where: Solana Mall, level 2 Kids Section

When: Until Sep 31

Price: Tickets from RMB128

YCIS Welcome BBQ

Yew Chung International School

YCIS opens its doors and welcomes everyone to come together at their annual Welcome BBQ to enjoy some live music and great food. In addition to the BBQ, there will be in-classroom info sessions during the event. These seesions aim to provide valuable information about their curriculum, teaching methodologies and any updates for the upcoming academic year. It's an excellent chance for parents to learn more about the school and ask any questions.

 To sign up, scan the QR code below.

Where: YCIS BJ Campus

When: Sep 15, 5.30 - 8.30pm

Price: Free

Friends of Little Park

Workshops

Little Park Childcare will be organizing a series of workshops on infant development for parents and infant-toddler educators. You'll have the opportunity to learn from experienced educators and get the tools needed to support your child's development. The first workshop in the series is The Diaper Change! where you'll learn about consent, independence and respect through diaper change and other caregiving practices. Scan the QR code on the poster to sign up.

Where: Little Park, Bldg 10-9D, Jingda Apartments, Chaoyang Gongyuan Lu, Chaoyang District

When: Sep 17, 3.30-4.30pm

Price: From RMB 100, select your own price!

Don't forget about these ongoing family-friendly events and activities!

Festival of Lights

At Longtan Park

You don't have to leave Beijing to enjoy a good light festival. Longtan Park is located in Beijing's Dongcheng district and has been hosting a kid-friendly festival that festures more than 17 light installation sculptures spread around the park. There's also a waterplay area for the kids,so don't forget to take water toys and a change of  clothes for your little ones.

Where: 16 Longtan Lu, Dongcheng District

When: Ongoing

Price: RMB 98 for 1 adult + 1 child
RMB 68 per adult

Dance Classes

By Sunshine Studio

Dance classes for kids and adults are back every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday at Sunshine Studios. Starting from RMB 140 for one one-hour class a week, classes are divided according to kids' age and level, so if your kids want to learn some cool dance moves and become stronger, fitter and more confident, scan the QR code to register for one of these classes.

Where: 7 Gongtixi Lu, Chaoyang District

When: Every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday

Price: Refer to poster

Massless Art Exhibition

EPSON teamLab

This kid-friendly exhibition has been extended to Sep 30, so catch it now if you haven’t yet!

Becoming part of the artwork and understanding how alive the world around us really is is the main idea behind this awesome exhibition. There are floating clouds you can walk through, an infinite crystal universe to experience, and typhoon light balls that continuously move and change color when pushed by another light ball. One of the really awesome parts of the showcase is the Sketch Ocean exhibit, where visitors get to draw a fish on a special piece of paper and see their fish swim out into the ocean with fish drawn by others!

Where: Joy City Mall (Chaoyang)

When: Tuesday to Friday 10.30am - 6pm (last admission 5pm) Weekends and Holidays 10.30am - 8pm (last admission 7pm)

Price: RMB 138 for kids, RMB 198 for adults, free for kids under 2

Images: Pexels, Courtesy of the organizers

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