Break away from the city life – kick back at Irene Farm and African Pride Irene Country Lodge, Autograph Collection®. Both of these venues now boast some great new additions and are definitely worth a visit
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Everything Kids Expo will be featuring brands, products and services related to Pregnancy, Babies, Kids and Families so that you can make the informed decision in one place. And with great kids entertainment, Live Shows, Market, Great Food, Prizes & Surprises – it will certainly be one show not be missed!
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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.
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Helmets on, harness secure, light meals ordered, and registration (on I-pads of course), brave faces, heart pulsating, we’re all set to go. Magalies Canopy Tours proved to be one of those soul fulfilling, yet exhilarating experiences that definitely left its mark in our memory boxes. Whilst zip-lining and foefie slides seem to be getting popular in the cities, this venue offers the real Tarzan and Jane feel.
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Summer days in South Africa are for being outdoors. Venues with play facilities for kids are great so that parents have a chance to relax and kids get some much needed vitamin D. Two Trees Bakery in the South of Johannesburg is a lovely venue for both day trips as well as parties.
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On a recent visit to Hartbeespoort, my husband suggested we take Zee on the Aerial Cableway. His suggestion was shot down quickly by the horrified look on my face, followed by the tale of how I’d been traumatized by said cableway many years ago…Fortunately for me, there was a very pleasant surprise awaiting us.
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I hate public holidays and long weekends. As a self-employed working mom, they mean I have a preschooler who’s out of routine, complaining of boredom, asking for snacks every 15 minutes and driving me mad… The only way to survive it is to have a concrete plan.
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What a fun experience going to the newly opened Menlyn Park fun centre! As a rule, hubby and I avoid busy shopping malls with the girls and rather go to parks and restaurants that have open air playgrounds and jungle gyms. However, we decided to give the new play area a go and it was a hit!
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These days, I dread it. Largely because, unlike my toddler, I’m not on holiday for the next three weeks – and she still needs to be entertained. Engaged with. Kept in a vague semblance of routine.
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Winter holidays are here and a great venue to take the kids to is the Montecasino Bird Gardens. We took advantage of my father visiting and decided to take my (just turned) two year old along.
I was in two minds whether to take the stroller or not, but in the end I was glad that I did. Little ones get tired of walking and adults get tired of carrying!
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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:
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Holidays change when you’re a mom. No surprise, right? It’s the usual stuff. Suitcases filled not with ‘night-time’ shoes, but with bath toys. Packets of biltong and dried fruit in your handbag, where the pilfered dinky bottles of plonk used to be.
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In the past I have written pieces on things to do in Pretoria without breaking the bank plus a list of 5 kids places to visit for free. As my two gorgeous little girls grow older, I have to seek out new, more age appropriate entertainment and activities for them.
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