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Post Category - What's OnWhat's On - Post Category - Things to Do With KidsThings to Do With KidsFluffy bunnies and fluffy pancakes are right around the corner with Easter 2016 hopping into Dubai with pastel parties and bubbly brunches!
With the school holidays fast approaching, the weather warming and the supermarket shelves stocked full of chocolate eggs, it can only mean one thing – Easter is almost here! Whether you’re looking for fun family activities, traditional roast meals, places to meet the elusive Easter bunny or a few ideas on non-chocolate related treats, we’ve rounded it all up for you here, mamas!
Dining Out
Family Easter Brunch at Fairmont, The Palm
Gather your gang for an Easter BreakSlow brunch that includes a scrummy buffet and carving station with plenty of Easter inspired dishes. Kiddos prone to wandering at mealtimes? Not a problem – they’re all invited to join an egg hunt in the Seaview Garden or to meet real bunnies at the ‘Easter petting zoo’ (watch out, they’ll want a pet rabbit mamas!). And the Easter Bunny will be diving in from the sky – you know, as he does.
When: 27th March 12pm – 3.30pm
Price: AED 325 per person. Children aged 6-12 half price, under 6 dine for free.
Booking: +971 4 457 3457 or palm.dining@fairmont.com.
Easter Brunch at Fairmont Ajman
Need an excuse to gather friends and family for a feast? No, we didn’t think so. This Easter, the Fairmont Ajman will transform their usual brunch into an eggciting eggstraveganza (sorry, couldn’t resist) complete with Easter inspired dishes, heaps of desserts and an egg hunt for the kiddos.
When: Friday, 25 March, from 12:30pm to 4pm
Price: AED 375 per person for unlimited Moët & Chandon, AED 225 for hops and vines, and AED 175 for the non alcoholic brunch experience. Children aged 11 and under dine for free.
Booking: +971 6 701 5544 or ajman.dining@fairmont.com
If you’ve never been to Fume then book in – immediately – this awesome little joint is the perfect chilled out date night spot or girlie get-together. But we digress. This Easter, Fume is offering a gorgeous sharing menu with faves including BBQ lamb ribs with artichoke, Asparagus with poached egg and aged goat’s cheese fondue, Scotch egg with wilted creamy spinach and Pan-seared sea bass fillet with black mussel paella. And that’s just for starters. Puds include a completely moreish 7 layer carrot cake, baked lemon tart and Sicilian ricotta cheesecake. We tried it and loved it (just make sure you wear loose pants). And there’s more – the Easter bunny will be visiting the resto during the kids’ brunch on Friday and Saturday and the Fümé team will be on hand to take Easter themed pictures of the littles plus there’ll be face-painting and an egg hunt too.
When: Friday, 25 to Sunday, 27 March (Kids brunch 12 noon to 4pm)
Price: AED 195 per person not including drinks, AED 189 extra per person for a 2 hour beverage package including house red, white and spirits.
Booking: +971 4 421 5669
An Adult Affair at Crab Tavern
Book a babysitter and re-live your youth at the Crab Tavern, Media One Hotel 80’s & 90’s themed brunch – with all the usuals including yummy seafood, unlimited Mason Jar Mary Bar plus an adult Easter egg hunt with prizes such as complimentary drinks, bites or even another brunch – woohoo!
When: Friday, 26 March 1pm to 5pm
Booking: 04 420 7489 or reservations@crabtavern.ae
Traditional Easter Roast at The Ivy
Roast lamb with roasted new potatoes, buttered baby carrots and peas all served with homemade mint sauce and gravy – or a Roast Beef with Yorkshire puds and all the trimmings. Need we say more?
When: Friday, 25 March and Saturday, 26 March
Price: AED 160 per person
Booking: +971 4 3198767 or email theivy.reservations@jumeirah.com
Sometimes nothing’s gonna do it but a Sunday roast (even if it is a work day) – so book an Easter date lunch or night at Gaucho for fab roast beef with all the trimmings. And if you’re looking for a sweet treat to round it all off then hop out on to the terrace for an egg hunt with a view.
When: Sunday, 27 March, lunch and dinner
Price: Roast AED 185 & Asado AED 350; AED 130 supplement per head for 2 hours of selected Argentine grape and hops
Booking: +971 4 422 7898 or events.dubai@gauchorestaurants.com
If Easter to you means hot cross buns and other delicious freshly baked stuff then Jones is the place. Chocolates, cookies and a scrummy Spring time menu with all of the season’s best ingredients (zucchini, fennel, beetroot and lamb). There’s also an unconventional ‘egg hunt’ for the kiddos who just need to check the underside of their plate to see if they’ve got one of the egg stickers that wins them a prize!
When: The Easter menu is on offer from Monday, 14 March to Sunday 3 April
Booking: +971 2 4438 762
Little chicks and fluffy bunnies at Boardwalk
What better way to celebrate Spring than by frolicking with baby chicks and the cutest cotton-tailed bunnies? The very special Easter petting zoo at Boardwalk, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, will let your little ones do just that (don’t worry mamas, it’s all safe and controlled so the animals aren’t stressed out – we know that’s important). Other than a fab lunch, the kids can spend their afternoon barefoot and fancy free, running around on the grass while you chill out and soak up the gorgeous creekside views. And there’ll be a very special Easter egg hunt right before sunset. Gorgeous.
When: 25, 26 and 27 March
Price: AED 195 per person inclusive of a 3 course meal
Booking: +971 4 417 9999 or creekdining@dubaigolf.com
The Gramercy’s grown-up Easter egg hunt
Who says Easter Egg hunts are only for kids? Join The Gramercy for a fun night of delish food, drinks and games. Challenge your friends to find the white chocolate eggs and win free drinkies or go for gold and seek out the Super Golden Egg for the chance to win an AED 500 voucher to spend at the venue.
When: Sunday, March 27th from 7.30-10.30pm
Price: AED 99 for 3 courses not including drinks or AED 190 with soft drinks and AED 290 with 2 hours of unlimited house beverages.
Can we twist your arm a little more? Be the first of ten bookings and receive and an extra 10% off your bill.
Booking: 04 4377511
Easter Events
Fairmont Dubai Easter Cookie Decorating
What would Easter be without masses of chocolate and treats? The Fairmont Dubai is offering aspiring young pastry chefs to spend their morning decorating huge cookies with the help of their fab team and an extra helping hand from The Easter Bunny himself.
When: Saturday, 26 March, from 10am to 1pm
Price: AED 60 per child
Booking: +971 4 311 8316 or dbi.fbconcierge@fairmont.com
A pre-Easter Market at The Journey
We can’t think of a better place to spend our Saturday (or in fact any day) than The Journey. Located on Kite Beach, this fab outdoor play space totally lends itself to egg hunts and adventures – and will be collaborating with Ripe to bring a special Easter market to its lawns, complete with scrummy organic treats, activities from ‘pot a plant’ to eco toys and oodles of fresh air and greenery. Hooray!
When: Saturday, 19 March, 9am – 3pm
Price: Entry to The Journey costs AED 30 per person for 2 hours
Booking: For information visit www.thejourneydubai.com
Easter Kids Celebrations at Fairmont, The Palm
The perfect after-school/term-end treat for your little tykes – Fairmont’s Falcons Kids Club is putting together a fab sounding Easter experience including games, face painting, easter egg hunts, cooking and more. On Friday, 25 and Saturday, 26, there’ll also be magic shows by the main-man himself (Magic Phil) and on Sunday, 27, a very special Easter egg hunt!
When: Thursday, 24 March 4pm to 6pm AED 150 per child
Friday, 25 March and Saturday, 26 March, from 4 to 6pm: AED 200 per child
Sunday, 27 March, from 10:30am to 7:30pm AED 60 per hour
Booking: Advance bookings required. Children aged 3 years and above. Please contact the ‘Fairmont Falcons Kids’ Club’ on +971 4 457 3331 or e-mail angela.cheyne@fairmont.com
Springfest at Reform Social & Grill
Want masses of space for the kids to frolic in while you shop over 50 vendors for hoemware, fashion and jewellery? Yes, so do we. And it gets better mamas – Reform Social & Grill will be keeping the little ones entertained with an appearance from the Easter bunny, face painting by Tickles & Giggles as well as a magic show by Magic Phil. See you there!
When: Saturday 19 March, 12 noon to 6pm (Magic Phil at 4pm)
Price: entry is free, AED 115 for a roast meal, AED 100 for kids menu
For booking info visit www.reformsocialgrill.ae
Spring Surprises & Arts & Crafts at Fortnum & Mason
Fortnum’s is bursting with everything Easter this year (stepping into the gorgeous pastel interiors of the store feels like a visit to a Springtime wonderland). Inspired by the colours and plumage of ‘Extraordinary Chickens’ (the ones with the crazy feathers and not your usual brown little birds), the Easter packaging and décor is all about sunny Springtime days. Children (and sweet-toothed mamas) can get to work building their own Sundae’s at The Parlour – using the most amazing choice of ice-creams, sorbets and toppings and served in a special egg box. Fancy winning the title and responsibility of ‘Ice-Cream Sundae Taster’ for a year? One lucky little sundae maker can do just that by finding the Fortnum & Mason Golden Egg. Heavenly. There’ll also be egg painting and plenty of other arts & crafts on offer in-store this Spring – and of course plenty of scrummy treats and gifts to snap up.
When: From Thursday, 24 March
Booking: +971 (0) 4 388 2627, reservationsdubai @fortnumandmason.co.uk
Easter Eggstravaganza at Aquaventure Waterpark
Possibly the coolest egg hunt we’ve heard of – grab your swimmers as the Aquaventure Waterpark is hiding 50,000 eggs along their rapids on 28th March! Collect them for eggschange for delicious chocolate eggs. Head to the park on Easter Monday and join Dubai 92’s Catboy, Aylissa and Jono as they host one of the most eggciting Easter events in town! With small people come early mornings so what better way to start your day than with splashy fun at Aquaventure?! The park will open at 8am for one day only and 0-2 year olds and 3-5 year olds will be able to enjoy a very special Easter Egg hunt in Splashers Lagoon and Splashers Playground with their mamas/dads while more adventurous 6-12 year olds will get to take part in hunting for 50,000 Easter eggs in the Aquaventure River Rapids. Anyone who finds the lucky Dubai 92 eggs can win amazing prizes. Can really big kids join too?
When: Monday 28 March
Passes include full day access to Aquaventure Waterpark until sunset
Book beforehand via the Atlantis website.
An Easter Party at Le Petit Palais
Grab your baskets for some egg hunt fun in our fave little French inspired playspace – plus loads of Easter themed activities from arts & crafts to play time with Mr. Bunny, egg decoration, a carrot toss, bunny hop sack race and much more. Sound good? Mais oui!
When: March 24th, 4pm-7pm.
Price: AED100 for members. AED120 for non-members.
Booking: +971 4 382 7333
All the kit for crafty kids and little egg hunters
Planning some at-home fun for the gang and their friends? Party Camel is our go-to online store for all things celebration and their Easter range is too cute! From dress-up kits for eggs to giant polka dot balloons, chicks to bunnies – all in sunshine yellow, sky blue and pastel pink – the stuff of childhood dreams!
Easter treats
Make sure your dessert is the talk of the desert with SugarMoo’s amazing range of Spring inspired sweets. From a Rainbow Flowers Spring Cake that captures the colours of the season to a carrot cake in the shape of a bunny or Easter basket cupookies, they’re almost too pretty to eat (almost).
From AED 40
And finally…
How cute would this little BeatrixNY lunchbox and matching backpack look as part of your Easter morning set-up and then as part of your kiddos daily routine? We love!
Lunch box AED 135 and little back pack AED 169 available from Babysouk.com – order today and receive FREE next day delivery and gift wrapping. And whilst you’re at it, why not add a little LUSH product as an extra treat!
Have a wonderful Easter, mamas!
