5 things to do today: Enjoy the Business Express Lunch at Royal China

Or register the kids for a caboodle workshop; sign them up for a storytelling programme at Safa Park; sign up for a typography and sculpture workshop; or attend the Arabian Style Exhibition.

Sign up your child for the Caboodle's Mini Sculptors Workshop. Courtesy of Caboodle

enjoy the Business Express Lunch at Royal China, an award-winning restaurant renowned for its traditional dim sum. All mains are served with steamed rice, noodles or Chinese vegetables and Chinese teas. From 11.30am to 3.35pm, from Dh88 for two courses, and Dh128 for three courses, 4L2-001 The Balcony, Precinct Building 4, DIFC, Dubai, reservations at 04 354 5543, www.royalchinadubai.com

register the kids for the Caboodle Mini Sculptors Workshop, where they can roll up their sleeves and get messy creating anything and everything out of clay. Early bird discount of 10 per cent if booked at least one day in advance. September 14, 21 and 28, 3 to 7pm, Dh90 for two hours, Caboodle Pamper & Play, second floor, The Dubai Mall, near Galeries Lafayette parking, 04 325 3367, www.caboodle.ae

take the kids to Safa Park for the programme Tell Me a Story, an interactive storytelling and rhyming session for children up to age 3. From 10.30 to 11.30am, The Archive, Gate 5, Safa Park, Dubai, [e-mail], 04 349 4033

sign up for Exploring Typography with Möbius Design Studio, a typography and sculpture workshop to gain insights into the processes that Möbius designers went through to produce the artwork for the show The Beginning of Thinking is Geometric. Participants can construct and illustrate letterforms using discarded organic materials. September 14, 11am to 2pm, free, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, 06 556 6555, [e-mail], www.maraya.ae

attend the Arabian Style Exhibition and see the latest in global Arabian style covering arts, handicrafts, fashion and cuisine. From 3 to 10.30pm, Hall 2, Al Ain Convention Centre, Al Ain, www.adnec.ae/al-ain-convention-centre

* Compiled by Ellen Fortini