5 things to do: Register your children for the Zayed Sports City Ice Rink Ice Skating Fun Camp or get tickets to see Martin Garrix in Dubai

Our daily round-up of activities in the UAE: Register your children ages 5 and older to take part in the Zayed Sports City Ice Rink Ice Skating Fun Camp; donate a teddy bear to be given to a child with special needs; watch episodes 5 and 6 of The Story of Film as part of The 7th Art; sign up your children between the ages of 4 and 7 for A Picture Book Journey; get tickets to see DJ Martin Garrix.

Children ice-skating at Zayed Sports City. Silvia Razgova / The National

Register your children ages 5 and older to take part in the Zayed Sports City Ice Rink Ice Skating Fun Camp. Even beginners can take part in the intensive Learn to Skate programme, which includes two on-ice lessons each day and off-ice games to develop endurance, strength and flexibility. ○ December 13 to 17 and December 20 to 24, 9am to 1pm or 1pm to 5pm, Dh650 per week, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, register at 02 403 4333, [e-mail].

Donate a teddy bear to be given to a child with special needs. Art for All and Ductac invite the community to give back with the Teddy Bear Care initiative. A special, free performance of Santa Claus and The Magic Journey will be held for children with disabilities and learning difficulties, and Santa will visit to give teddy bear gifts to all. Visit the Ductac foyer from now until December 12 to donate a new teddy bear and fill up Santa's sleigh for the cause. Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, 04 341 4777, [e-mail].

Watch episodes 5 and 6 of The Story of Film as part of The 7th Art, launched by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and Image Nation Abu Dhabi. The documentary, by Mark Cousins, explores the history of filmmaking around the world. 7.30pm, free, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, www.facebook.com/The7thArtAD.

Sign up your children between the ages of 4 and 7 for A Picture Book Journey, a winter camp at which they can experience the magic of storytelling through four books – Dr Seuss's Cat in the Hat, Oliver Jeffers's How to Catch a Star, Jill Tomlinson's The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark and Judith Kerr's The Tiger Who Came to Tea. December 20 to 23 and December 27 to 30, 10am to 1pm, Dh800, Courtyard Playhouse, Al Quoz, Dubai, register at [e-mail], 050 986 1761.

Get tickets to see DJ Martin Garrix, who will perform a set as part of a line-up including Jay Hardway, Julian Jordan and Justin Mylo. December 31, doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7.30pm, from Dh350, Meydan, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, www.martingarrixdubai.com.