He december bridge arrives shortly as appetizer to the Christmas holidays. Is a perfect time to make plans with family and friends in the Canary Islands. Many take advantage of these days without work or school obligations to take a getaway to another island in the Archipelago and even outside the Canary Islands. However, Others prefer not to go far and spend their days close to home..
Children will not have class in the Canary Islands on December 7 (day to which the Department of Education of the Government of the Canary Islands has moved Teacher and Student Day), which together with the holidays of the 6th (Constitution Day) and 8th (Immaculate Conception Day) will mean that schoolchildren will have free from Wednesday. Five days (between Wednesday, December 6 and Sunday, December 10) of the December long weekend in the Canary Islands go a long way and it is time to think about activities for the whole family.
Christmas is just around the corner and, without a doubt, some of the leisure initiatives of the December long weekend will be impregnated with that Christmas spirit, but there are also other alternative plans for all tastes. In both cases with activities to disconnect from the routine.
If time permits, going to the beach and enjoying activities such as hiking with the family in the most beautiful places in the Canary Islands are also good options.
Plans with children in the Canary Islands for the December long weekend
Decorate the house
The December long weekend is used by many families to set up Christmas decorations at home, whether it’s the Christmas tree, the nativity scene or both. Assembling with crafts can be a very fun plan with children.
Cooking as a family
Making a recipe as a family is a good plan to spend a great day and take home unforgettable moments. with your children.
It can be a very rewarding and fun activity, since you can make recipes that the whole family likes and share experiences and flavors.
The Gran Canarian palms
Sand nativity scene from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
It will open its doors to the public on December 5 at 12:00 p.m.. This year, it will have eight scenes and will be a tribute to the canarians who are outside the islands. In this edition, number 18, sculptors from United States, Holland, Canada, Ireland and Canary Islands. And, for the first time, there is three island sculptors working in the sand: the brothers Etual and Bentejuí Ojeda and Aarón Ojeda. In addition to the multidisciplinary artist from Cádiz living on the island, Paco Arana. The Nativity will have night lighting so that it can be visited at night and will be ‘green’ thanks to the photovoltaic panels that have been installed for the occasion.
HiperDino Nativity Scene in Miller Bajo
HiperDino has dedicated its Solidarity Nativity Scene to the Canarian typism in homage to the modernist painter – symbolist, decorator, set designer and precursor of typismo, Néstor Martín – Fernandez de la Torre. It is installed in the HiperDino supermarket in Miller Bajo. With the figure of Roque Nublo Enveloping the entire scene, you can see a set of houses and streets with an architectural model reminiscent of the St. Nicholas Cliffwith balconies, fountains and staircases that form an architecture of labyrinths.
Nutcracker
Representation for the whole family. Sunday, December 10 (12:00 p.m.). Miller Building. Tickets at 5 euros for those over 12 years old. Entries in lpacultura.com
Elder Museum of Science and Technology
You can visit the temporary exhibition The color of the stars, by the Galician painter Vesna González. The portraits of 13 scientists They will coexist for two months in an exhibition that combines art, teaching and fun. An exhibition that mixes Pop Art and Sciencemaking the Stars have a thousand colors, turning Art into Science and Science into Art, or does someone believe that they can be separated?
Take a star to the stars and there explain what they say about her! Can Newton’s apple float in air? Or is Schörodinger’s cat colorful? Maybe Einstein have a Bowie lightning bolt? It can be visited until January 28, 2024.
Poem of the Sea Aquarium
One of the best plans to enjoy Gran Canaria with children is to visit the Poema del Mar aquarium. In the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is the spectacular Poema del Mar aquarium, whose name is a tribute to the marine pictorial work of the Gran Canarian artist Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre. The visitor will be able to discover the aquatic biodiversity of the five continents through a route that runs through three large areas: surface marine ecosystems, deep marine ecosystems and freshwater species.
The star of the aquarium is, without a doubt, the Deep Sea pool, which has the largest glass window in the world. Through it you can see more than 350 different marine species, including 8 sharks of various sizes.
Lanzarote
Bethlehem of Yaiza
The traditional southern portal, which year after year never ceases to surprise locals and strangers, is a collective creation of municipal workers Pancho Ortiz, Orlando Caraballo and Aridane Cabrera, who in 260 square meters of surface, the largest in Lanzarotemanage to masterfully represent, together with the Plaza de los Remedios, the landscape and heritage values of Yaiza and Lanzarote. It can be visited from December 1.
Aunts
Acrobatics and circus workshop in Plaza El Pavón (Tías), from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 7.
Reef
Lanzarote Island Gymnastics Club Exhibition in several places in the city simultaneously (8:00 p.m. on December 5): Agustín de la Hoz House of Culture, court attached to the La Vega sociocultural center, sports court in front of the Tinasoria sociocultural center, Plaza Pío XII of Titerroy, Valterra Square and court in the Las Salinas neighborhood
Fuerteventura
Puerto del Rosario
Childish games from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on December 7 at the Las Parcelas cultural center and on December 11 at La Asomada cultural centerled by the PAE Growing Together of the Department of Citizen Participation of the Puerto del Rosario City Council.
Bird
Within the festivities of the Immaculate Conception in La Lajita, treasure hunt for kidson December 8 at 11:00 a.m.
Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura
What began as a small plant production center and a camel farm in 1985, led by a family passionate about wildlife, who dreamed of spreading their passion for nature to everyone who visited Fuerteventura, has become in a large zoo and species rescue and recovery center.
It has about 3,000 animals among birds, mammals, reptiles and fish, 8,000 plants and 30 conservation and research projects. The center offers animal exhibits and is located in La Lajita.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tenerife
Puppets for babies. Seeds with Alfredo Muzaber. Semillas is a family theater show for babies, boys and girls, which seeks to raise awareness and connect the public with Nature through music, puppets, comic and poetic moments.
This show aims to sow seeds of love, hope, excitement and magic in new generations. For families with boys and girls from 6 months to 5 years of age. Registration 922.84.90.60.
On December 5 (5:30 p.m.) at the Central Municipal Library of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Family musical
The most important animated character in the history of Spanish cinema comes true in the Guimerá Theater. Enjoy their adventures in the flesh in the only official musical in Spain. An adventure with original musical themes that join those of the film with impressive live voices and a totally innovative staging through video mapping. The greatest family musical of all time.
December 9: 7:00 p.m.; December 10: 12:00 p.m. Duration: approximately 90 minutes. For all audiences.
39th Canary Islands Craft Fair
will be celebrated from December 5 to 10 at the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Fairgrounds and among other activities, includes micro-experience craft workshops for children from 6 to 17 years old and adults from 18 years old.
The lagoon
The Living Arts and Citizenship Laboratory of Tenerife/TenerifeLAV and the collective for the dissemination of contemporary electronic music Neeve-Micromusic achave been operating since 2016 Sun Dance Family Sessions: family sessions of electronic music, dance and health within the activities that the Laboratory of Living Arts and Citizenship of Tenerife activates for the Leal Theater of La Laguna.
A project aimed especially at families and people of any age eager to dance in a context of health and celebration. The sessions include a little physical preparation ad hoc and movement premises based on the work of the dancer to, from there, enjoy a playful and harmonious session of bodies and beats.
December 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the Leal Theater in La Laguna. Tickets are 5 euros and free for minors.
