CONTENTS
NATURE
ARTS & CRAFTS
COOKING
HOLIDAY CLUBS
FUN DAYS OUT
SPORT
ACADEMIC CLASSES
SHOWS
ON THE BIG SCREEN
FREE ACTIVITIES
NATURE
Glen-Graze Santuary have a wonderful holiday program planned for horse loving kids these holidays.
Time : 8.45am – 1pm
Dates: 18 June – 25 July
Price: R250 p/ day
Area: Somerset West
Contact Hazel 074 750 4825
The holiday kids club at The Exotic Animal World is sure to keep all animal lovers age 6 – 12 years busy, with demonstrations, animal handling, helping to clean cages and feed animals, as well as crafts and lots of fun.
Time : 11am – 2pm
Dates: 20 / 26 June & 3 July
Price: R195 p/day
Area: Stellenbosch
Contact : education@exoticanimalworld.co.za
Arts & Crafts
Sundays are Fun days at Clay Cafe- Paarl. Take the kids to enjoy playing on the lawn, bouncing on the jumping castle, enjoying some games or let them paint a new creation.
Time : 9am -5pm
Dates: Every Sunday
Price: Free activities, painting prices differ according to object painted.
Area: Paarl
Contact : www.claycafe.co.za
Join artist Theresa Senger for a fun filled creative session during the holidays. With loads of themes to choose from, your child’s creative session includes all materials and a snack pack.
Times: 10 – 11.30am
Dates : 25 – 27 June / 2 – 4 July
Price: R200 p/session
Area: Durbanville
Contact :0824932989
The tweens and teens can learn to sew these holidays with basic sewing lessons from The Sewing Bees.
Time : pre-teen 10am – 12pm & teen 12pm – 3pm
Dates: 17 – 21 June / 24 – 29 June/ 1- 5 July
Price: R950 p/week
Area: Cape Town
Contact :sugarandycy@gmail.com
Imagination station are hosting affordable fun crafts for kids in their Melkbos studio.
Time : 10.30am – 12pm
Dates: 18/21/28 June & 2/8 July
Price: R200 p/ session
Area: Melkbos
Contact: Yolanda 0827184725
PNA in Canal Walk are hosting a free sand art morning where kids can enjoy making their own sand art pictures. No booking required.
Time : 9am – 9pm
Dates: 15 June
Price: free
Area: Century city
Contact: PNA Canal Walk
Cooking
Willobridge Shopping Centre with Tessas Bakery and Annie & Co are inviting young astronauts to come along and make their own bubble tea and decorate a galaxy cookie.
Time : 10am – 2pm
Dates: 15 – 26 June
Price: R150 p/ child
Area: Willobridge
Contact : bookings on Quicket
Tots n Pots are cooking up a storm with some delicious cooking classes for kids 3 – 13 years old.
Time : 9.30am – 11.30pm
Dates: 22 – 27 June
Price: R180 p/class
Area: Northern Suburbs
Contact 081 364 6888
Holiday clubs
Paarl golf club have Dome great holiday activities planned for the kids. From riding a mechanical bull to riding trains.
Time : different times- please see poster above
Dates: 22 / 25 / 28 June & 2 / 6 July
Price: Free with any child’s meal ordered or R20 an activity
Area: Paarl
Contact 079 834 6334
Kiddo Holiday club has a special program for little kids 0-6 Yeats.
Time : please consult for times
Dates: 17 June – 8 July
Price: please consult for pricing
Area: Tableview
Contact kiddodaycare01@gmail.com
Lucia House has a world of holiday fun planned gor kids age 3 – 6 Years.
Time : 9am – 12pm
Dates: 18 – 21 June
Price: R150 for 4 days
Area: Somerset West
Contact 066 079 1598
Happy yogis has a great holiday program for kids aged 6 – 10 years old witch includes outdoor activities, science experiments and crafts.
Time : 8.30am – 2.30pm
Dates: 24 – 27 June / 1-4 July
Price: R240 p/day
Area: Cape Town
Contact : tkretzen@gmail.com
Fun Things to do
The World’s largest floating bookfair, Logos Hope, has fair has returned to Cape Town. Hop on board and view over 5000 book titles, join the activities or tour the visitor gallery.
Time : Monday – closed
Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 8pm / Sunday 1pm- 8pm
Dates: 8-23 June 2024
Price: R10
FREE for children & pensioners
Area: Waterfront
Contact : @logoshope_southafrica
Stories at Two Oceans Aquarium will be hosting a special book reading 9f Sandi and the Salty sea dog.
Time : 10.45- 11.30 am
Dates: 15-17 June
Price: Free
* normal aquarium entry required
Area: Waterfront
Contact : www.aquarium.co.za
Makers Landing always have the most gun and you can. Join them for a fabulous cooking class and Silent Disco on the 16th June.
Time : 10am- 5pm
Dates: 16 June
Price: Price differs according to activity please enquire.
Area: Cape Town
Contact: sshongwe@Waterfront.co.za
Aquarium members can join a sleep over at Two Oceans Aquarium to start off the holidays.
Time : 6.40pm – 8am
Dates: 15 June
Price: R375 p/ adult & R335 p/ child
Area: Cape Town
Contact: members@aquarium.co.za
SPORT
The silk workshop host regular Saturday morning children’s circus classes.
Time : 12 – 2pm
Dates: Saturdays
Price: n/a
Area: Killarney Gardens
Contact :thesilkworkshop@gmail.com
Join Gym Wizards for stronger, fitter and smarter kids theses holidays and take advantage of their holiday club special, you’ll get 1 day free when booking for 5 days.
Time : 9am -1pm
Dates: 18 – 21 June / 24 – 28 June / 1 – 5 July
Price: R395 p/day
Area: Cape Town
Contact : admin@gymwizards.co.za
Keep the kids stoked these holidays as Atlantic surf teaches them to surf.
Time : please enquire for times
Dates: 24 – 28 June & 1 – 5 July
Price: please enquire for pricing
Area: Tableview
Contact: www.atlanticsurfco.co.za
Zipzap circus have their ever popular winter tots circus camp in the zipzap Dome yo keep kids moving and entertained.
Time : 10am – 12.30pm
Dates: 24 – 28 June
Price: R960 p/ week or R250 p/ day
Area: Cape Town
Contact: bookings on Quicket
Breakaway rides are offering a gun holiday program to kids age 5 – 17. These 3 day holiday workshops focus on skill progression.
Time : 9- 11am & 3 -5pm
Dates: 15 June, – 6 July
Price:R160 p/ person
Area: various locations, please see the poster above.
Contact: www.breakawayrides.co.za
Little gymnasts can keep active these holidays with a gun holiday gymnastics club at Flairs Gymnastics.
Time : please enquire for time
Dates: 24 – 27 June & 1/5/8 July
Price:please enquire for price
Area: Kirstenhof & Claremond
Contact: Flairs gymnastics
ACADEMIC CLASSES
Kids who love coding can join a Winter break digital camp and enjoy a hands on program. Open to kids Gr1 – 3
Time : 8.40am-1pm
Dates: 1- 5 July
Price: please enquire for pricing
Area: Stellenbosch
Contact : 0712775321
The Stem Studio have a Lego Robotics holiday club running for the Lego fans.
Time : various times, depending on dates,please see the poster above
Dates: 24 – 28 June / 1 – 5 July
Price: R600 p/week or R150 p/ session
Area: Sunningdale
Contact: candice@stemstudio.co.za
SHOWS
Die Koelkamer Teater – Paternoster
A show for the whole family. Share the laughter as two whimsical clowns, a butterfly and a butterfly collector interact and trigger your imagination with a story told using almost no words.
Time : 11am
Dates: 15 June 2024
Price: R115
Area: Paternoster
Contact : www.diekoelkamer.com
Winter Musical celebration
St Mark’s church in Plumstead will explore the story of humanity as told in the Bible, through the medium of music. This musical will include songs from bands such as Third day and Imagine Dragons.
Light refreshments will be served, please register to avoid disappointment.
Time : 7.40pm – 9pm
Dates: 8 June 2024
Price: Free
Area: Plumstead
Contact : St Mark’s church
Canal walk theatre presents their annual pantomime- The Little Mermaid
Time : 11am/ 12.40 & 2pm
Dates: 15 June – 7 July
Price: R110 p/ person
Area: Canal Walk
Contact: book on Webtickets
Time : 11am – 2pm
Dates: 20 – 29 June
Price: R150 p/ticket
Area:Cape Town
Contact :bookings on Webtickets
On the big screen
Why not treat the kids to a movie on the big screen these holidays?
With an assortment of kids movies to choose from, a Winter movie date is always fun.
These movies are currently showing for Winter 2024
GARFIELD
Kids can also meet their favourite lasagne eating cat at these Ster-Kinekor cinemas.
Tygervalley – 16 June
V & A Waterfront – 17 June
Blue Route – 18 June
Somerset Mall -19 June
Cavendish – 20 June
Meet Gru and Kevin these holidays at Canal Walk to promote the Despicable 4 movie.
Time :3.30 – 6pm
Dates: 29 June
Price: free
Area: Canal Walk Shopping Centre
Contact Numetro Canal Walk
Cape Town childhood have a children’s film festival in July.
Time : 2pm – 5pm ( please see the schedule for movie times)
Dates: 4 – 5 July
Price: free
Area: Rondebosch
Contact: info@museumofchildhood.org
FREE ACTIVITIES
Below is a list of Free activities that kids can enjoy these holidays.
Libraries
Most local libraries host a holiday program for the kids during the holidays. If you are unsure or do not see your library listed below please give them a call and the children’s librarian should be able to assist you with a schedule. ( If you’d like me to add them to this list please email me funmammasa29@gmail.com)
Tableview Library have a lovely line up of activities these holidays.
Time : 10.40am – 12.30pm
Dates: 24 – 28 June
Price: free
Area: Tableview
Contact :021 814 1675
Koeberg library have games days, puppet shows,arts and crafts and bingo planned for a fun holiday.
Time : 10.30am – 12.30pm
Dates: 18 June – 4 July
Price: free
Area: Koeberg
Contact: 021 814 1050
The kids can enjoy an assortment of crafts at Muizenberg Library during the holidays.
Time : 10am – 11am
Dates: 18 – 27 June
Price: free
Area: Muizenberg
Contact 021 4442197
Brackenfell police station are taking children’s fingerprints and completing forms for parents to keep in the event of their kids going missing.
Time : from 9am
Dates: 21 June
Price: free
Area: Brackenfell
Contact: Brackenfell police station
Edgemead villiage Square will be entertaining kids with free cookie decorating. 100 kids can be accommodated each day.
Time : 11am – 1pm
Dates: 22 & 23 June
Price: free
Area: Edgemead
Contact: Edgemead villiage square
Disclaimer
Holiday activities are compiled by me, Judy Macgregor – Fun Mamma SA, using various sources. I am not affiliated to these businesses or their practices. Using any of the services is at your own risk
To add your holiday activities and clubs to any of the following holiday guides –
- Summer holiday guide for kids
- Autum holiday guide for kids
- Winter holiday guide for kids
- Spring holiday guide for kids
Please email funmammasa29@gmail.com for more details