Spring break in Dubai

The city of superlatives, reknown luxury destination in the Middle East and transfer point for flights to Asia and Australia, Dubai offers a surprisingly family-oriented, safe holiday in and out of the sun.
Family entertainment indoors starts on the plane.  Emirates airlines offers the best inflight entertainment in the industry with100 movies and television shows on demand for economy passengers, including fifteen channels for kids only as well as allow seat-to-seat calls, cell phone use and internet access in all classes.
For edutainment, the indoor theme park KidZania inside the world's largest mall, Dubai Mall offers a true-to-life work and education experience by using corporate sponsors to recreate a working city. Children ages 4-14 can earn play money and academic degrees. At Kid Zania Dubai Mall, which celebrated its first anniversary in 2011, players start with a loan from HBSC Bank, take test and pay tuition at the universty,  use teh flight simulator as a pilot at Emirates, take care of patients as a doctor or parmedic at Dubai Hospital, or create an orignal fragrance at Swiss Arabian perfumes.  Earnings enable them to buy gift items at any of KidZania’s locations around the world. Parents may follow the fun or find a quiet oasis on the second floor at the Parent’s Lounge stocked with Arabic hospitality, magazines, movies and books. True to its motto, “making a better world for the future,” KidZania represents Dubai in all its futuristic goals.

To find the old Dubai outdoors with older children, go to the market stalls at the souks. Pashminas, gold jewelry, spices, and souvenirs cross the Dubai creek on two-minute  abra water taxi  for one dirham, about 30 cents.  After a short walk on busy street leads into galleries where cashmere pashminas from India, gold embroidered slippers from Pakistan, and gold filigree jewelry.  Pashminas have a purpose here, not only are they elegant and take up little room and protect from the wind, sun and change in temperature after sunset.
The public beach at Jumeirah also provides an inexpensive safe, sunny way to enjoy the outdoors and local culture.  The sunset silouette on the Atlantis castle on the Sea of Oman can be seen here as well as at any other luxury resort.   An added freedom to mothers is the Monday women's only policy.
Nearby and next to the Burj Al Arab “sailing ship,” the Jumeirah Luxury Resort offers day passes which include $130 food and beverage vouchers, luxury towels, changing rooms, umbrellas, lounge chairs, beach service, access to two outdoor pools and two indoor pools as well as other amenities.
To reach the highest point of the Dubai experience in a few seconds without paying too much, atop the tallest building in the world, Burj El Kalifa, make a reservation online. Descend gratis into one of Dubai’s loveliest evening promenades where the world’s largest fountain dances to music and gives a surprisingly romantic finish to an otherwise familiar touristic day.