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Al Riwaq Gallery Age: Nine to 13 Timing: 11am to 1pm Duration: July 7 to 21, Saturday to Wednesday

Activities: Summer workshop on animation films by Mohammed Sharkwai

Rates: BD45

Location: Al A'ali Shopping Complex

Contact: 17581176 or email info@alriwaqgallery.org

Bright Beginnings

Age: Two Camps - Fun in the Sun for two and three-year-olds and Explorer's Camp for children between four and nine.

Duration: July 5 to 30 for Fun in the Sun and until July 31 for Explorer's Camp

Timings: 8.30am to 12.30pm, Sunday to Thursday

Activities: Arts and crafts, science experiments, water play, music and movement, treasure hunts, dance, cooking, story telling, yoga, trips to the Lost Paradise of Dilmun, Busy Bees, Fun Land and Magic Planet in Manama

Rates: BD200 for Fun in the Sun and BD300 for Explorer's Camp

Location: Adliya

Contact: 17710405

Children's House

Age: Two workshops: Putting on a Play for nine to 14s and TV and Film Making for 13 to 18-year-olds

Duration: July 6 to 18 and July 12 to 30

Timings: 4pm to 7pm from July 6 to 9 and 10am to 3pm from July 11 to 18 for workshop one. Workshop two timings are 2pm to 6pm from July 12 to 16 and from noon to 6pm from July 19 to 30

Activities: Putting on a Play will have Titch Children's Theatre Company artistic director Nick Pryor guiding children through the process of creating a play, casting, improvisation and rehearsals with a final performance on July 18.

The second workshop will have film director Fadi Tannous guiding youngsters through the process of film production including making short documentaries or fictional films, the basics of script writing, presenting and acting, understanding light and camera, production and post production.

Rates: BD120 for workshop one and BD150 for the second workshop

Location: Children's House, Janabiya

Contact: Dina Shaheen on 36001777 or 17699844, email theatre@thechildrenshousebahrain.com or ashaheen@batelco.com.bh

The Diplomat Radisson BLU

Age: Five to 12

Duration: To August 20

Timings: 9am to 3pm

Activities: Soft ball, pool volleyball, basketball, tennis, ping pong, swimming, water polo, dodge ball, board games, treasure hunt, baking, arts and crafts, yoga, dancing, aerobics, relay games, face painting, educational and quiz games, clown and magic shows, movies, Play Station 2, Wii, visits to attractions and amusement arcades and other places in Bahrain

Rates: One day trial BD10 for members and BD15 for non members, one week BD65 for members and BD70 for non members, two weeks BD125 for members and BD135 for non members, three weeks BD185 for members and BD200 for non members, four weeks BD235 for members and BD255 for non members, five weeks BD285 for members and BD310 for non members, six weeks BD330 for members and BD360 for non members, seven weeks BD370 for members and BD405 for non members, eight weeks BD410 for members and BD450 for non members

Location: Diplomat Spa

Contact: 17531666

Yahoo Health Club

Age: Five years and above

Duration: July 1 to October 31

Timings: Karate - Saturday, Thursday from 4.30pm to 6pm and swimming on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 4.30pm to 7pm (two batches)

Activities: Karate and swimming classes

Rates: BD30

Location: Middle East Hotel, Manama

Contact: Sajeesh Kumar on 39079142

Chaoss

Age: Three and above

Duration: July 13 to August 27, Sundays to Thursdays (except first week)

Timings: 9am to 12.30pm

Activities: Gymnastics, dance, indoor and outdoor games, arts and crafts and swimming.

Holiday swimming programme from July 13 from Saturday to Thursday from 2pm, Traditional Karate Classes from July 14 on Sundays and Tuesdays from 5pm to 6.45pm and Summer Taekwando Classes from July 14 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3.20pm to 5.30 pm (two batches)

Rates: BD13 per day, BD55 per week, special rates for three weeks for siblings for the summer camp. Swimming classes BD5 per class or BD45 for 10 classes. Karate classes BD4 per class or BD7 for two classes a week. Taekwando for BD7 per class or BD42 for seven classes

Location: Budaiya Highway

Contact: 17592096, log on to www.chaossbahrain.com

Alliance Franaise de Bahre•n

Age: Six to 10 and high school students above 11 years

Duration: July 19 to August 5, 18 hours

Timings: Four times a week, 4pm to 5.30pm

Activities: French classes

Rates: BD70 and BD5 registration

Location: Isa Town

Contact: 17683295

Delmon Hotel

Duration: July 1 to October 31

Timings: Saturday, Monday, Wednesday

Activities: Swimming

Rates: BD50

Location: Manama

Contact: Kiran on 36104515

Mšvenpick Hotel

Age: Four and above

Duration: Until July 31

Timings: Evening after 4pm

Activities: Private and group swimming lessons seven days a week. Also sports fitness, gymnastics and plenty of energetic games

Rates: BD55 for 10 classes, group discounts also avail_able

Location: Muharraq

Contact: 17460000

Pineapple Spa

Age: 13 to 17

Duration: July 5 to 30, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday

Timings: 9.30am to 1.30pm

Activities: A complete fitness and nutrition analysis, skin and hair analysis, educational routine of aqua aerobics, exercise classes, nutrition seminars, lifestyle seminars, skin, hair and nail care demonstrations

Rates: BD120 per month and BD40 per week

Location: Next to Old Palace, Gudaibya

Contact: 17712000

Indian Club

Age: Five to 15

Duration: July 21 to September 10

Timings: 9am to 12.30pm

Activities: Outdoor trips, art and craft, movies and music, dance classes, swimming sessions, sports coaching, personality development, career guidance

Rates: BD50 for members and BD 60 for non members. Fees includes transportation charges

Location: Manama

Contact: Cherian K M on 39427425

Janabiyah Music Centre

Age: Seven to 10 and 11 to 14

Duration: July 12 to 17 and August 30 to September 3

Activities: Singing, rhythmic skills, composition, general musicianship, song writing, hand drumming, body percussion and general performance skills

Rates: BD75 for five days

Location: Janabiya

Contact: Lydia Auld on 39047734 or email janabiyamusiccentre@gmail.com

ABC Pre School

Age: 18 months to six years

Duration: July 5 to 30

Timings: 8am to 12pm

Activities: Summer games, art and craft, creative pottery, cooking, weekly fancy dress parties, treasure hunt and Monkeynastics - a gymnastics and movement education programme given by qualified trainers who will show the youngsters aerobics and exercises using special child-sized gym equipment that will be set in the indoor play area

Rates: BD110 including two snacks

Location: Tubli

Contact: Nasreen Ismail on 17785795 or 36676755

My Gym

Age: Three to seven

Duration: July 5 to September 3

Timings: 9am to 1pm, Sundays to Thursdays

Activities: Relays, sports, games, puppets, gymnastics, arts and craft

Location: Seef District

Contact: 17566566

Dana Pre School

Age: Two to 10

Duration: July 5 to September 19

Timings: 9am to 12.30pm

Activities: swimming, computer classes, English and Arabic language classes, field trips to McDonald's Al Areen and other places across the island, drawing, cooking

Rates: BD25

Location: East Riffa

Contact: Zubaida on 17770180