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A unique play area created for children with autism and their families

by admin | autism, day outings, museums, playgrounds | 0 comments

Find out about a unique hands-on play environment created especially for children with autism and their families in honour of World Autism Awareness Month.

“I can see the whole earth from here!”: A review of the Joburg Red Bus Tour

by Tiffany Markman | day outings, museums | 1 comment

My advice? If you’re going to take two toddlers, aged 3 and 2 & 11/12, on a City Sightseeing tour of Jozi via the Joburg Red Bus, you could probably use:

BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life: A review for parents

by Tiffany Markman | museums | 2 comments

BODY WORLDS, in theory, is just my sort of thing. Firstly, I really like guts and gore. Houses of horror and stuff. Secondly, I’ve always wanted to know what the inside of the human body looks like. So whether or not to go was a no-brainer for me.

Our favourite kid friendly places to visit in Johannesburg

by Nani Kornelius | day outings, museums | 3 comments

If you ask my little boy his favourite destination for an outing, the answer – 9 out of 10 times – is a trip to Wimpy! But since his mom can only eat so many hamburgers, here are a few of my favourite recommendations for kid-friendly outings in Johannesburg.

Why you must take your kids to Sci-Bono

by Kerry Haggard | museums | 0 comments

If you’ve not heard about it, SciBono is a playful science learning centre, located in Newtown opposite the Turbine Hall and the SAB World of Beer

A day at the coolest science museum in Jozi

by Jeanette Verster | day outings, museums | 2 comments

We spent the day in Newtown, Johannesburg, today… at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre. It’s like a science museum only cooler… way cooler. It’s 3 floors of stuff… packed with coolness and loads to keep the kids occupied.

Outing for budding young scientists

by Sine Thieme | day outings, museums | 2 comments

Do you have a budding scientist in your family? Or perhaps you want to groom one? In that case, I can’t think of a better Saturday family outing than the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory.

Where to take your kids in Jozi: The Apartheid Museum

by Sine Thieme | museums | 0 comments

The world is so fast-changing in many areas of life that our kids don’t have much of a connection to what we, their parents, would consider the more recent past…

The Transvaal Museum – great for rainy days

by Laura Kim | day outings, museums | 1 comment

We were 3 adults and 6 children ranging in age from 2 to 7 years old, both boys and girls. (yes me and my friends have many many children).
It really is a cheap way to spend the morning and the kids seem to enjoy it…

Visit Maropeng, its a blast!

by Angel Swemmer | day outings, museums | 2 comments

Monday being a public holiday, we decided to make the most of the gawjiss weather we’ve been having and took ourselves off to Maropeng, in the cradle of humankind