Weekend Happening.... Kite Flying in Kuwait

I’m a bit free to blog so I won’t waste my time,  my kids and I super duper love going to Al-Farsi kite flying event every Friday.

The location is quite far to be honest but being there is just amazing, it’s like away from all the stressful crowd and noise in the city

So if you happen to have the time, try kite flying….. you can google the location ( AL FARSI Kite Flying) 

WESOME STARTS NOW! LEGOLAND® DUBAI OFFICIALLY OPENS TO THE PUBLIC

Dubai, UAE: 1 November, 2016 – Awesome officially starts now as LEGOLAND^® Dubai, part of Dubai Parks and Resorts, the region’s largest integrated theme park destination, opened its gates to hundreds of guests yesterday with an unforgettable opening ceremony.

The LEGOLAND Billund Guard Marching Band kicked off celebrations, which included a choreographed dance number from the LEGOLAND® costume characters, spreading smiles across faces of excited flag-waving fans who then took part in a 10 second countdown to opening.

Siegfried Boerst, General Manager of LEGOLAND Dubai, officially opened the region’s first LEGOLAND theme park, along with Nick Varney, CEO of Merlin Entertainments and Raed Al Nuaimi, CEO of DXB Entertainments, owner of Dubai Parks and Resorts, by pushing a giant red LEGO® button, launching a pyrotechnic show and sending multi-coloured streamers into the sky before the kabuki curtain dropped, revealing the colourful theme park.

Siegfried Boerst, General Manager of LEGOLAND Dubai commented: “We are excited to celebrate this historic day with friends of LEGOLAND Dubai as we officially open the region’s first theme park aimed at families with children aged 2-12. We are committed to offering unforgettable experiences and we look forward to welcoming families from the region to experience days filled with adventure and fun.”

LEGOLAND Dubai is the ultimate world of LEGO adventures for families with children aged 2-12. It features over 40 interactive rides, shows and attractions and 15,000 LEGO model structures made from over 60 million LEGO bricks.  LEGOLAND Dubai features six themed lands - LEGO CITY, ADVENTURE, KINGDOMS, IMAGINATION, FACTORY and MINILAND - each unique in their design, entertainment and playful learning experience.

LEGOLAND Dubai day tickets start at AED 250 for children and seniors and AED 295 for adults. 

For more information visit :  www.LEGOLAND.ae and www.DubaiParksandResorts.com

LEGOLAND Dubai, together with LEGOLAND® Water Park, is part of Dubai Parks and Resorts which will also feature MOTIONGATE™ Dubai – a unique theme park showcasing some of Hollywood’s most beloved characters from DreamWorks Animation, Sony Pictures Studios and Lionsgate. Committed to bringing together the best of the East and West, Dubai Parks and Resorts will also feature Bollywood Parks™ Dubai, the first ever theme park based on the sights and sounds of Bollywood. The entire destination will be connected by Riverland™ Dubai – a retail, dining and entertainment walkway and guests can stay at the Lapita™ Hotel, a Polynesian-themed family hotel part of the Marriot Autograph® Collection. Expected to open in late 2019, Six Flags Dubai will be destination’s fourth theme park and the region’s first Six Flags theme park.

Events in kuwait November 2016

Majid Al Futtaim Opens First LEGO® Certified Store in Kuwait

Kuwait, 25 January 2016 - Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and North Africa, has opened its first LEGO® Certified Store in Kuwait, as it continues to build on the success of the recent UAE store openings and expand its portfolio across the Middle East.

The flagship Kuwait store is located in the heart of the popular The Avenues Mall and is the largest LEGO retailer in the Middle East. Covering 336 square metres, the family favourite outlet stocks the most extensive LEGO product range available in the region. Since the store opened its doors on 26^th December 2015 it has been hugely popular with shoppers, which strengthens Majid Al Futtaim’s decision to open a second store in the country, within the 360 Mall, later this year.  

Omar El Banna, Marketing & Business Development Director at Majid Al Futtaim - Leisure & Entertainment, said “We are delighted the first LEGO Certified Store is now open in Kuwait and that we have been able to bring the much loved LEGO brand to shoppers. It is clear to us from the success of the recent store openings in Abu Dhabi and Dubai that there is a huge demand for the brand, not only in the UAE but across the GCC. We feel the partnership emphasizes Majid Al Futtaim’s commitment to deliver great moments for everyone, every day and we look forward to it going from strength to strength throughout 2016.”

The successful partnership between Majid Al Futtaim and the LEGO Group began in 2014, with the first LEGO Certified Store opening in the Middle East at Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi. 2015 saw the opening of three additional stores in Dubai at The Dubai Mall, the Mall of the Emirates and City Centre Mirdif. 

The LEGO Group was founded in 1932 and has since gone on to keep millions of children and many adults entertained throughout the world. LEGO products are now available across 130 countries, with over 700 billion LEGO elements manufactured since the brand’s inception. The LEGO Certified Stores offer the complete product range of creative toys including LEGO^® City, LEGO® Star Wars^TM, LEGO^® DUPLO^®, LEGO^® Friends, LEGO^® Creator Expert, and LEGO^® The Simpsons^TM, “”Pick a brick” and “Build a minifigure”.  For further information please visit: www.LEGO.com.

Art in Practice: A hands-on workshop of art applications for children

 Who can attend?

Open for children ages 8 to 11

Brief
Students will learn about artists who use abstraction to emphasize the importance of feelings and ideas, applying these ideas in a variety of ways to their own work. For the creation of their art projects students will gain exposure to the different styles of several iconic artists to draw inspiration.

The artists and styles we will explore include Salvador Dali's transformations of realistic figures, Charles Demuth's precisionist style, and Georgia O'Keeffe and Helen Frankenthaler's abstract color studies. Other projects give students a chance to abstract a face as they create a Pablo Picasso-style portrait, and paint a historical mural on Mission life in the style of Diego Rivera.

Objective
To provide an introduction of concepts, vocabulary, and skills through looking at modern artists who use abstraction to emphasize the importance of feelings and ideas; exploring concepts such as form, movement, rhythm, unity, and utilizing the knowledge in creating a variety of applied art projects.

Outline
August 10: Surrealism – Legends
August 12: Abstract landscapes- Landscape Design
August 15: Cubism – Self-portrait
August 17: Number Designs – Poster Design
August 19: Organic and Geometric Shapes – Interior Design
August 22: Symbolic Colors – Habitats Study
August 24: Mural – Urban Design
August 26: Form in nature – Garden Design
August 29: Repetition of shape – Tea Party
August 31: Optical Illusions – Print Making

Workshop language
English & Arabic (Bilingual)

Price $365 

Bookings can be made through their website www.nuqat.me 


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