In the interactive part of the museum - the auto city, young visitors can ride a retro car, mastering the skills of driving a pedal car and getting acquainted with the rules of the road. Here you can play, draw, participate in free master classes. In the cinema hall you can watch a short film "The Tale of the Master Magician" about how old cars are restored.

The Moscow Zoo is interesting for children not only in summer. A real miracle that can only be seen in winter is polar bears, who are not afraid to take a dip in a cold bath even in the most severe frost. By the way, polar bear cubs are born only in winter. Children under 17 can visit the zoo for free.

The Museum of Moscow is the best place to study and get acquainted with the history of the capital. When visiting with the whole family, a ticket for 2 adults and 1 or 2 children costs 480 rubles. And those who are keen on technology and cars can recommend the Moscow Transport Museum with a very impressive collection of retro models, special equipment and modern vehicles. Ticket for children (7-17 years old) - 200 rubles.

The Museum of Childhood on Lubyanka presents everyday items that surrounded our loved ones when they were small. In the Living Systems Museum, you can learn in a playful way how the human body works. The Museum of Dolls will introduce amazing dolls from different times, collected from all over the world. And in the Kuklachev Theater there is an opportunity to chat with tailed cat artists before the performance.

Panorama 360 is an observation deck (by the way, the highest in Europe) with stunning views of the capital in Moscow City. But children are interested in visiting here not only for this reason. Ice cream is made in this building at the factory. And upstairs on the site there is a small copy of it, which clearly demonstrates the entire technological process of making a sweet dessert, which you can try there. It also houses the Skyscraper Museum.

In the Kuzminki park, you can visit Father Frost (by the way, he lives in his Moscow estate all year round), as well as visit his wooden tower and the Snow Maiden's tower, make the most cherished wish on the New Year's throne, write and leave a letter in the mail of Father Frost, take a walk through the fairy forest. Or you can go on a country trip “Visiting the Christmas Tree” (Museum of New Year’s Toys in Klin), get acquainted with the famous exhibition “VDNKh - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”, visit the Soyuzmultfilm film studio, as well as the Moscow Planetarium, the Ostankino Tower, the largest in Europe, the oceanarium - Moskvarium.

By the way, during the winter holidays, 77 popular museums in Moscow receive all visitors free of charge. Among them are the Museum of Cosmonautics, the Tretyakov Gallery, the New Manege, the museum-apartment of Marina Tsvetaeva, A. S. Pushkin, Sergei Yesenin, M. A. Bulgakov, the estates Izmailovo, Kolomenskoye, Lyublino and others. Outside of holidays, the best museums of the capital can also be visited free of charge, but only on Sundays. And children under 16 can do it at any time (this rule does not apply only to children's museums). At the same time, some events may remain paid, so check the information on the websites of museums.

For savings and convenience, you can purchase Moscow CityPass Junior and Moscow CitiPass electronic cards. For quite adequate money (a 3-day card costs 6,500 rubles), you can visit more than 60 museums of the capital without a queue, visit Zaryadye Park, go on an excursion on a double-decker bus.

New Year's performances, shows and Christmas trees

Holidays in Moscow are an unprecedented opportunity to visit bright New Year's performances with children. And there are plenty to choose from. The most important Christmas tree in the country is the Kremlin one. A Christmas tree is arranged in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Also, festive events will be held around the symbol of the New Year in the Hall of Columns and the City Hall, in circuses, Moscow museums, and at the Mosfilm film studio.

A fabulous journey and exciting adventures with the Master Wizard who saved the New Year and, of course, with Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden await young guests at the New Year tree at the Automobile History Museum on December 26 and 28 and January 4. Ticket price - from 1100 rubles.

Other festive programs: ice Christmas trees with the participation of figure skaters, the Zapashny brothers' New Year's show in Luzhniki, the Safronov brothers' Christmas trees, the Nikulin Circus New Year's program with a performance for kids, a show at the Great Moscow Circus, The Nutcracker in Chinese staged by the Dalian Acrobatic troupes, Christmas trees with tricks of acrobats and stuntmen in the Adventure Cinema Park.

Skates, skis, sleds...

You can go skating at the country's most fashionable ice rink in front of the Kremlin towers on Red Square. Ticket price - from 200 rubles (free of charge from 10:00 to 12:00 on weekends and from 10:00 to 16:00 on weekdays).

The GUM Skating Rink on the main square of the capital is distinguished by impeccable ice quality. Here you can often meet famous figure skaters and hockey players who give master classes.

Also, for those who like to ride, there are huge skating rinks in Gorky Park, in the VDNKh parks, in Sokolniki.

VDNKh has the largest outdoor ice rink in the country. More than 4,000 adults and young fans of this sport can ride it at the same time. In addition, there is where to relax and have a bite (you can go to special restaurants right in your skates).

In Gorky Park, you can ride along a wide central alley with stereo figures and a light installation, in speed skating areas, in light tunnels, and on playgrounds. This artificial ice rink is considered the largest in Europe.

By the way, right opposite - in the Muzeon art park you can test yourself on a 6.5-meter tubing slide, which is considered one of the highest in Moscow.

You can also ride on the ice and snow slides on tubes, skis and snowboard on Sparrow Hills, while admiring the fabulous view of the winter city from the most beautiful observation deck in Moscow.

Unforgettable winter entertainment with cheesecakes, snowmobiles, riding a painted horse-drawn sleigh, dog sledding or reindeer sledding, tubing slides, skiing, large skating rinks, ice labyrinths and delicious Russian cuisine are waiting for all tourists in Kolomenskoye, in Izmailovsky park, in the museum-reserve "Tsaritsyno", in the Sheremetevs' estate in Kuskovo, in the Winter Park in Luzhniki.

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New Year holidays- a long-awaited time for both children and adults. So many amazing plans and expectations for holiday miracles these days. It is especially pleasant that during the winter holidays you can relax with the whole family.
And that is why this time is one of the most difficult tests for both children and (especially!) Parents. How to spend a stress-free vacation, not only not get tired of the rest, but also to accumulate energy and gain strength for the long, difficult months that await us after?
Here are some tips on how to make the most of your New Year's Eve.

Travel holidays

Your idea of ​​the perfect vacation may be different for you and your child. And he doesn’t care that you put in a lot of effort and spent a lot of money to organize a trip, for example, to Paris. The child most of all wanted to go skiing or go to visit his grandmother for pies. This happens quite often. To ensure that traveling with children does not turn into torture for everyone, you need to plan everything from the very beginning so that everyone can find something to their liking.
Well, it's boring for a child to watch the masterpieces of world art, but he loves crafts - introduce him to the relevant professions, find a pottery workshop or show him a blacksmith. Is it not interesting for children to listen to a tour about the wooden architecture of Rostov for seven hours? Take them to watch how they make Rostov enamel or beat the bell, or ride the slides, in case of emergency. In every corner of the world, there is sure to be something that will captivate your child specifically: a music store, a water park, a technical museum, an exhibition of comics or dolls, a trip to the places of Harry Potter battle glory, a designer shop. After all, there are playgrounds everywhere. Was it worth it to cross half the world to ride a swing? For him, yes.
It is important when planning a trip to take into account the interests of all family members, even if they seem a little strange to you and you would dream of not leaving the Louvre for a week. Well, if you try and prepare interesting stories, then everyone will walk around any city and museum with pleasure.

Holidays at home

Sometimes, after months of daily stress, the most desired rest is just to be at home, not to rush anywhere, not to plan anything, not to spend three hours on the road. This is a great solution, but there is a danger that you will spend two weeks with the whole family in a fog, moving between the dining table, sofa and TV, and get tired of relaxing in the first week. Doctors say the only way to deal with hibernation is physical activity. If you stay at home, you will have to ride ice rinks, walk in the park, jump on a trampoline, climb a climbing wall - anything, just don't sit still.
Lying down with a book for two weeks is the blue dream of adults, but the child must have an adventure on vacation, something that he will remember and talk about. And this is not a second-rate tree with harmful candy as a gift. It should be something important and desirable for him: a movie, a concert, a hockey match, a snowman modeling workshop or robotics - it doesn’t matter, the main thing is that it should be what he wants, and not what you think is useful or where to get tickets.
Most of all, our children in everyday life lack, oddly enough, communication with loved ones: gather friends and relatives, visit with the whole family, simple gatherings with tea and board games in a warm company can become the most memorable event of the New Year.

Studying on holidays

Many parents worry that during the holidays their children will forget what they have learned, and they perceive their free time as an opportunity to improve subjects that are difficult to learn. The most harmful thing that can be done on New Year's days is to force the child to solve examples or cram the rules. It will give nothing but horror and hatred. But vacations are really a great time to teach a student to enjoy intellectual work, to make studying seem to him not a heavy burden, but an endless source of joy from knowledge.
For this, it is necessary that there be a cult of this knowledge in the family. When we scold children for not wanting to learn, it is worth considering what are we learning ourselves? The option “I graduated from my universities a long time ago” is not accepted. New Year's holiday is the perfect time for self-development: go to an ebru painting workshop together or a lecture on game theory, sign up for a tour of the planetarium, or simply search the Internet for popular science films. And you can also attend developmental trainings or even.

There are many games that, while entertaining, perfectly reinforce school knowledge: mathematical ones, such as "Okay" or "Rummikub", language ones, for example, "Erudite". There is a very fun game "Hat", when you need to guess the character with the help of questions, and you agree to guess only real historical figures. Or another very funny fun: take a book, open it to any page and read the first two paragraphs; let everyone else continue this story to the best of their imagination - a great way to learn how to write essays.

Holidays - a break from control

At school, our children every day are in a very regulated world, full of rules, laws, prohibitions, where everyone is given grades. In fact, psychologically it is very difficult. Let them relax on vacation, just be themselves. Holidays are a great time when you do not need to ask the child what he received, whether he did his homework, whether he filled out the diary. It is also important for parents to take a break from constant control. Appreciate it and enjoy mutual freedom.

go skiing and snowboarding, celebrate new year with kids from all over the world or forget about the cold and go to sunny California–all this together with the study and practice of the language!

StudyLab experts told, what foreign schools and camps offer this winter–for those who want to plan their holidays in advance and have time to book a place. Featured–English, German and French language programs for children from 7 to 17 years old.

Intensive English in England

Short term language programs at Newbury and Sherbourne

When:January 6 - 26, 2019 (7-13 years old); December 16–January 26 (13-17 years).
Where:Newbury, England; Sherborne, England
Age of students: 7-13 (Sherborne), 13-17 (Newbury)

Winter to Holidays in England are ideal for those who want to improve their English in just 1-2 weeks. Sherbourne School offers t intensive language practice for children 7-13 years old, and Newbury- for teenagers 13-17 years old.

The program for children includes 21 hours of English per week, workshops and a project work . Every week students unite in groups and prepare projects on a variety of topics: from the life of insects to the theater of the times of Shakespeare, and on Wednesdays they go on excursions (to London, Oxford, Reading) to consolidate the learned vocabulary and get acquainted with the life, architecture, history and traditions of Great Britain.

For teenagers, the program is built around skills that will come in handy at university. Debates, research, public speaking, preparation for IELTS - all this will help high school students to communicate more confidently in English and adapt to the British system of education. At the same time, there will be time for rest: studies are supplemented by interest clubs (photography, cooking, gardening, singing, fashion) and sports sections (football, basketball, badminton, table tennis, swimming, gym, kickboxing and aerobics).

Themed holidays at Bell St. Albans

When: January 6 – February 16, 2019
Where:St Albans, England
Duration: 1-6 weeks
Age of students: 11-17 years old

Combine language learning, rest and acquaintance with England the winter program at Bell St. will help. Albans, a classical school with a beautiful Victorian building. Every week students are waiting for new theme, project and study tour.

You can choose a week with a theme you like and come to its start, or you can stay for the entire period of the course. English lessons are held every day for 3 hours, and sports activities (archery, football, fitness or traditional British games) - 4 times a week.

European holidays: active holidays and languages

Snowboarding and skiing in Switzerland

When: December 16, 2018 – February 16, 2019
Where:Verbier, Switzerland
Age of students: 7-18 years old
Duration: 1-2 weeks

Do you want to get into a real snow fairy tale? Welcome to camp Les Elfes! Here, children and teenagers can not only effectively improve their English, but also zero to master skiing and whether snowboarding.

The program is scheduled by the minute: in the morning - breakfast and skiing lessons with a professional English-speaking instructor, then lunch with a view of the Alps and back to snowboarding. And in the evening - games, discos or gatherings with children from different countries, hot chocolate and marshmallows.

French and skiing with the Ceran school

When: December 29, 2018 – January 5, 2019
Where:Siviez, Switzerland
Age of students: 9-17 years old

This time, the Ceran school is waiting for students in a cozy town two hours from Geneva, next to the famous ski resort of the Four Valleys. Celebrate the New Year in a new way, go skiing and improve your knowledge of the French language - all this can be done here in one vacation.

The school week runs from Monday to Friday - every day students attend 6 French lessons and 3 hours skiing. Training will improve pronunciation and listening comprehension, learn read and write, and use language in real life situations. Lessons pass in mini-groups of 3-4 people.

And on December 31, the school is preparing a magical New Year's Eve party for students with a DJ and treats.

German with Humboldt-Institut

Course start dates: December 23, 30, 2018, January 6, 2019
Duration: from 2 weeks
Where:Lindenberg, Germany
Age of students: 13-17 years old

One of the best language centers in Germany, Humboldt-Institut is located in a picturesque location at the foot of the Alps. From here, students can go on an excursion to the romantic resort town on the island of Lindau, Meersburg, Lake Constance, Munich, Stuttgart, as well as in the Austrian city of Bregenz.

The winter program of the school provides an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in the study of the German language and play your favorite sport.

Every week - 30 hours of German in class, ski and snowboard lessons and amazing excursions. From entertainment - indoor pool, sauna, mini-golf and discos. Children who are passionate about creativity will also find something to their liking - the school has Arts & Crafts rooms.

Return to summer on the sunny coast of the USA

Winter Camp in San Diego CISL, California

Start dates:6, 13, 20 January 2019
Where:San Diego, California
Age of students: 13-17 years old
Duration: 2-4 weeks

Just imagine: in Moscow everyone is making snowmen and wrapping themselves in down jackets, and you are windsurfing, rollerblading and traveling around America, learning its language and culture.

The San Diego Winter Camp program includes 20 hours of English per week, accommodation with an American family, exciting trips and daily activities. If desired, students can visit Los Angeles, Hollywood, Disneyland, Las Vegas and see the Grand Canyon. But the main goal of such an adventure is to improve your conversational skills and immerse yourself in the language environment.

Eckerd College ELS, Florida

Consultation for parents of a preschool educational institution on a winter theme. Winter break fun for kids and parents

Alimova Ludmila Vyacheslavovna
Description: This article is for informational purposes and is recommended for parents, and will also be useful for educators, methodologists, teachers of additional education.
Purpose: material for a slide folder in kindergarten.
Target: to develop productive activities, physical activity, moral and aesthetic education, to strengthen the health of preschoolers during the winter holidays.
Tasks:
1. To form an idea of ​​the traditions and customs associated with folk winter holidays and festivities.
2. Improve health through winter games and outdoor activities.

3. Improve skills and abilities in working with snow (sculpting, drawing).

Joint leisure of children and parents during the winter holidays

December. The most magical time of the pre-holiday bustle and preparation for the New Year is approaching. For children, this is the time of gifts from Santa Claus and winter fun. Children love winter very much for its unique opportunity to enjoy and get unforgettable impressions from active outdoor activities. Little fidgets love to ride downhill, skiing, skating, snowmobiling. With great pleasure they sculpt a snowman and make snow fortresses. And this is true, because one of the diverse factors affecting the health and development of a preschool child is physical activity.
Every child wants to share his joy with his closest people - parents. But often mothers and fathers do not know how to diversify the winter holidays of their children, as if they themselves were not children. And everything is extremely simple. Even the most ordinary walk can turn into a fun holiday thanks to games and creativity in the snow.
Winter holidays are a unique opportunity to spend joint leisure time for children and parents, to actively use the time for health benefits, plunging into the magic of winter fun. So what are they, fun?

Snow masterpieces

An adult perceives snow as precipitation that does not make it easy to move along the road, and children love snow for its many accumulations of beautiful, dissimilar snowflakes. Moreover, snow for children is a material for creativity. Snowmen, towers, fortresses, caves of unprecedented size, all such masterpieces can be seen in every yard during the winter holidays.

Painting in the snow with aerosol paints is no less exciting. Snow-white background, soft texture help to create amazing New Year's drawings.

The most favorite game of all girls and boys in the winter is "Snowballs". And not in vain! During this game, motor activity, eye, finger motor skills develop, and ringing laughter causes a positive emotional mood.

Skates and skis

We all know the benefits of being active. A large selection of skates will not leave indifferent neither children nor parents, and skating will bring a lot of pleasure. To avoid injuries, it is necessary to use protective equipment: a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads.
According to experts, skating promotes the development of the musculoskeletal system, strengthens the back muscles, develops the correct posture, as well as the prevention of flat feet.
Skiing is a useful and exciting activity. Even breathing will enrich the lungs with oxygen, and the landscapes of the winter park will leave pleasant impressions.

snow Hill

Children are delighted with skiing from a steep snowy mountain. Go to the nearest hills, so that with a healthy blush and unhealthy shortness of breath, ride with your child on a sled, ice rink, just standing on your feet. The feeling is incomparable.
The rapid downward movement overwhelms the child with feelings and emotions. Well, if mom and dad are hooked on the trailer, there is no limit to joy!

Help animals and birds

During the winter holidays, you can make a birdhouse or feeder, hang it in the park or in the yard, filling it with bird seeds or nuts for squirrels. Watching how titmouses peck grains from a homemade feeder or how a squirrel takes nuts into a hollow is a fascinating sight for children. At the same time, the child develops a sense of love, care and responsibility for our smaller brothers.

Walks with the whole family

Walking, breathing fresh air is necessary in any weather for both adults and children, because nature has no bad weather. But when the air temperature reaches 15 degrees below zero, it is recommended to reduce the walking time in order to avoid frostbite. It is important to choose the right clothes and shoes, the movement should not be constrained, so as not to experience discomfort.
Walks can be organized in the courtyard of the house with benefits, for example, to clear the paths from snow. Leisure in the park today is full of entertainment programs: sledding, skiing, skating, winter bikes, ice figures, hot treats.
Having left the city with the whole family, you can enjoy the beauty of winter landscapes, vast expanses of snow-covered fields and trees. Russian winter is the splendor of nature! And all this can be captured on a camera, make homemade sketches from memory. At the same time, the child will not only have a pleasant time, but will also acquire artistic and aesthetic skills. Discussing such walks, the child will receive unforgettable impressions and enrich his vocabulary.

Do not justify your boring leisure time with unpleasant cold weather. A little desire and activity should be shown, and the winter holidays for a child can turn into a small planet of entertaining hobbies, interesting leisure and emotional pleasure. In his memory, this will become the warmest and most pleasant memory associated with spending joint leisure time with his parents.

Very soon, the long-awaited favorite holiday of all the guys will come. All schoolchildren are looking forward to it, because it is also the winter holidays. Of course, students need psychological relief after school days. I want every child to spend the holidays in a combination of pleasant and useful

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Useful winter holidays.

Very soon, the long-awaited favorite holiday of all the guys will come. All schoolchildren are looking forward to it, because it is also the winter holidays.Of course, students need psychological relief after school days. I want every child to spend the holidays in a combination of business and pleasure. Holidays are a great opportunity to relax, get enough sleep, spend time with family, meet relatives, invite friends, watch your favorite movies, go to the cinema, go downhill and skate, play a computer. But, most importantly, you need to remember that holidays are an opportunity to recuperate after a hard study and prepare the body for the next academic quarter. How the child rests during the holidays depends on his performance and academic success. Parents dream that the holidays will be useful for the child. First of all, it is necessaryremember the daily routine. For each child, it is individual, but must correspond to the age and needs of the student.

The best vacation it's outdoor activities. You can enjoy the beauty of ice sculptures. Frosty fresh air is a good way to improve health.

Do not forget about the safety of the child. It is necessary to remind about the rules of the road, about icy conditions. Use caution when riding ice slides to avoid injury.

Pay attention to rational nutrition. Indeed, on New Year's holidays, we often pamper our children with sweets, cakes, pastries and other sweets.

During the winter holidays, provide childrenopportunity for creativity. Let the child of primary school age draw more, make crafts, applications or collages on a given topic, collect puzzles, play board games.

You need to take the time to read. Together with the child, you can choose a book that will interest him. I want the child to spendless time on the computer, tablet, because sitting in front of the screen is fraught with the danger of losing vision and developing poor posture.

It is important that schoolchildren during the winter holidays experience as many positive emotions as possible, relax, enjoy the fun, and restore the strength that is needed in further studies.

Happy New Year 2017 and Happy Holidays!

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