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We hope our images and recommendations inspire you to explore and discover new places with your kids.

🌸 SPRING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ARE COMING! 🌸Wondering how to keep the kids entertained during the school holidays? We’ve got y...
13/09/2026

🌸 SPRING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ARE COMING! 🌸
Wondering how to keep the kids entertained during the school holidays? We’ve got you covered! 😎

From exciting holiday clubs and creative workshops to fun family events and outdoor adventures, we’ve put together a list of activities happening around Cape Town and beyond.

Whether your kids love sports, getting creative, exploring nature or simply trying something new, there’s plenty to keep them busy these holidays. 🙌

Save this post, send it to your fellow parents and check out our website to explore our curated list of holiday programmes and events.

👉 Find all the details, dates, prices and booking links on https://www.capetownwithkids.com/holiday-clubs/

THE TOYOTA STELLENBOSCH WOORDFEES IS COMING TO STELLIES IN OCTOBER!If you’re looking for something a little different to...
12/09/2026

THE TOYOTA STELLENBOSCH WOORDFEES IS COMING TO STELLIES IN OCTOBER!

If you’re looking for something a little different to do with the kids these school holidays, put the Toyota Stellenbosch Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees Children’s Festival on your list.

From 3–11 October 2026, Stellenbosch comes alive with theatre, storytelling, music, dance, books, comedy and plenty of imagination – with a whole programme dedicated to younger festivalgoers.

Some of the highlights for kids and families include:

🥷 Kaskenades! – a fantastical and funny theatre adventure
🐱 Kattekwaad en Koekeloer – playful movement theatre for little ones
🔤 Kom Toer Saam deur die Alfabet! – an interactive journey through South Africa and the alphabet
🎻 Little Maestros – classical music concerts specially created for ages 0–6
🐺 Pieter en die Wolf: Op Orrel – the classic Peter and the Wolf brought to life with pipe organ and storytelling
🤡 Stinkie, Los Uit! – high-energy visual comedy for the whole family
📖 Storie-Speel – an interactive storytelling experience where kids become part of the stories
🌳 Zonkie en die Laaste Boomhuis – three magical tales featuring puppetry and imaginative characters
🧙‍♀️ Liewe Heksie Word Gescam – Liewe Heksie gets herself into trouble with money, banks and… scammers!

🎭 ATKV-Tienertoneel se nasionale wenproduksie – Come celebrate this year’s winner and South Africa’s next generation of talented young artists.

And there’s plenty more across the festival programme, including free events and performances for different ages.

📅 3–11 October 2026
📍 Stellenbosch
👧 Various ages – check individual shows for age recommendations
💰 Tickets from around R50, with some events free. Available at Quicket.

👉 We’ve put together the full Children’s Festival programme on Cape Town With Kids, including dates, times, venues, prices and links to tickets.

Save this post for the school holidays and tag someone who needs a Stellenbosch day out with the kids! ❤️

🎪 GIVEAWAY TIME! Win a Family Day Out at the HOK Carnival 🎪November is bringing Cape Town’s biggest carnival to town, an...
09/09/2026

🎪 GIVEAWAY TIME! Win a Family Day Out at the HOK Carnival 🎪

November is bringing Cape Town’s biggest carnival to town, and we’ve teamed up with Ghost Events to send ONE lucky family on Saturday, 21 November 2026! 🎉

WHAT YOU’LL WIN:
🎟️ 2x Adult Entry Tickets
🎟️ 2x Kids Entry Tickets
🎫 2x Kids Activity Vouchers

Your Saturday entry gets you into the venue, chill zones & non-stop live entertainment — think Kiddies Rave, Lazer & Fire Shows and so much more. Explore the shopping market lane, grab a bite from the food & dessert trucks, hop on Cape Town’s biggest carnival rides, skate at the rollercade, groove at the silent disco... the fun just keeps going! 🎠🍭

Each Kids Activity Voucher includes:
🎡 1 Bumper Ride
🏗️ 1 Dig Zone Full Pass (construction-themed fun)
🎨 1 Berani Activity — choose Slime Making, Canvas Painting, Sunnies Decorating or Ceramic Painting

HOW TO ENTER:
❤️ Like this post
➕ Follow Cape Town with Kids and Ghost Events
🏷️ Tag 2 people who’d love this outing with you
🥳 Bonus entry: Share this post to your story!

Giveaway closes 17 September. Winner will be announced in our stories, so keep an eye out! 👀

Good luck, and see you at the carnival! 🎪✨

*This giveaway is not affiliated with, sponsored, or administered by Meta. Tickets cannot be exchanged for cash.

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Spring has sprung and it’s even more fun to take the kids outdoors! Let’s see what you could be up to this weekend.Frida...
09/09/2026

Spring has sprung and it’s even more fun to take the kids outdoors! Let’s see what you could be up to this weekend.

Friday: End the week with an outdoor play session at Homestead Park in Oranjezicht. Bring the dogs, pack a little picnic and let the kids explore the massive jungle gym. There is also a little deli across the road for some fresh coffee and treats. 🛝

Saturday: Don’t miss out on the South African National Parks FREE National Parks week which is ending on Sunday. In the Cape Region, you get free access to Agulhas National Park, Bontebok National Park, Table Mountain National Park and Tankwa Karoo National Park over the weekend. Just note that Boulders Penguin Colony Table Mountain Aerial Cableway are excluded from the special. 🏞️

If you want to visit some penguins with the kids, head over to Stony Point Nature Reserve in Betty’s Bay. It’s very similar to Boulders Beach but much more affordable and the little black and white fellas are just as cute as their friends in Simon’s Town. 🐧

Sunday: Have some fun at the V&A Waterfront on the weekend and start with some pedal boat action at Pedal Boat Cape Town . They run a R50 special throughout September where you can hop on a pedal boat for 30min and only pay half the price ⚓️

Afterwards, the kids can burn even more energy at be.UP Park - pop.UP Park - a fun indoor play park inside the Watershed building. They charge R120 per hour or R205 for a 2 hour session. 🥳

🥮✨ KIDS IN THE KITCHEN: MAGICAL MOONCAKES! ✨🥮Looking for something fun and creative for the kids this Spring School Holi...
08/09/2026

🥮✨ KIDS IN THE KITCHEN: MAGICAL MOONCAKES! ✨🥮
Looking for something fun and creative for the kids this Spring School Holiday? 🌸

Willowbridge Lifestyle Centre is inviting little chefs aged 4–12 to step into a world of sweet creativity and make their very own Magical Mooncakes! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

And the best part? No oven needed! 🙌

During this 45-minute hands-on experience, kids will:
🥮 Make at least 3 mooncakes using a chocolate & vanilla biscuit mixture
🍫 Choose from delicious fillings including BarOne Cookie Blast and Cookies & Cream
🍯 Create their own Caramel Crunch filling
🐻 Choose from fun mooncake moulds, including cute animals
✨ Decorate their creations with sprinkles and edible gold dust
🍪 Receive a fortune cookie with a chance to win a special treat or prize
👩‍🍳 Dress the part with a chef hat, apron and gloves
📸 Take a fun photo at the Magical Mooncakes photo frame

The mooncakes are no-bake treats with a delicious, fudgy texture – somewhere between a cake pop and a cheesecake bite. 😋

📅 26 September – 4 October 2026
⏰ 10:00 – 14:00
📍 PNP Court, Willowbridge Shopping Centre
💰 R200 per child
👧 Recommended for ages 4–12
⏱️ Sessions are 45 minutes, with 20 children per session.

Parents don’t need to stay inside the activity area, but must remain at Willowbridge and be available if their child needs assistance.

🥮 A sweet, messy and creative holiday activity the kids can actually eat afterwards!

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07/09/2026

A tiny walk with a BIG Cape Town story ⛰️✨

Tucked above Vredehoek is the Murray & Stewart Quarry, better known as Vredehoek Quarry. Drive to the end of Chelmsford Road, park at the dirt parking area, then walk past the boom and turn left along the gravel road. About 100 metres on, take the path to the right and you’ll reach it in around 3 minutes.

We walked through the low tunnel to find towering rock walls, a quiet pool and a completely different view of the mountain. It feels like discovering a secret little world just above the city.

But this wasn’t always a quarry: it began as the Vredehoek Tin Mine in 1911. Around 100 people worked here searching for cassiterite, the ore used to produce tin. A deep shaft and horizontal mine passages (known as adits) gave miners access to the rock and helped move ore out. The mine was short-lived, producing only about four tonnes of ore concentrate before operations stopped around World War I.

Later, Murray & Stewart used the site as a stone quarry, extracting hard siltstone for Cape Town buildings until the 1930s. The water? Mountain runoff and groundwater collect in the old excavations and mine workings including a small weir used during the mining days. So the tunnel wasn’t built for water; it was part of the mine/quarry access.

A proper Cape Town adventure for curious kids. But the tunnel is old, low and in rough condition, with loose stones and rusty supports, so sturdy shoes, close supervision and good judgement are essential 🌿

Have you explored this hidden corner of Devil’s Peak?

👻 SPOOKY SEASON IS NEAR 🎃We’re throwing a Halloween bash and trust us — you don’t want to miss this one! Boo-k the date ...
05/09/2026

👻 SPOOKY SEASON IS NEAR 🎃
We’re throwing a Halloween bash and trust us — you don’t want to miss this one! Boo-k the date now, because there’s something for everyone (yes, even the grown-ups) 😈

🍬 What’s on the menu of mischief:
🎃 Trick or Treat Goodie Bags — sugar-loaded loot bags for the kids (sorry parents, not sorry)
💀 Face Painting — full witch, vampire & pumpkin transformations
👜 Tote Bag Crafting — let the little monsters create their own spooky masterpiece
🧟 Sensory Play — squishy, gooey Halloween fun for our smaller ghouls & goblins
🔦 Mini Treasure Hunt — let the hunt begin!
🏆 Best Dressed Prizes — dust off those costumes, we’re judging (lovingly)
🍷 Glühwein for the grown-ups — because surviving a room of sugar-high kids in costume deserves a reward

Dig out the costumes, bring your best trick-or-treat energy, and join us for an afternoon of crafts, candy & a little bit of chaos 🕸️

📍 Luxe & Little, 3 Noreen Ave, Claremont
📅 31 October 2026
⏰ Time slots: 1:30–3pm | 3:30–5pm
🎟️ R350 per child (2 adults included) - Limited tickets per session
🔗 Booking link: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/389330-halloween-kids-party/

Looking forward to a fun-filled day with cute little monsters 👻

03/09/2026

We couldn’t decide on a single caption for this masterpiece - so we simply took them all 🤣

“When your friends match your level of craziness”
“Live like nobody is watching”
“No adult supervision required”
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing”
“My therapist said find the right people - this is what I found”
“4 girls, 1 weekend”

Any more caption ideas? Let us know 😎

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉TOYOTA MUSIC FESTIVAL – OPEN-AIR CONCERTS 🎶We’ve teamed up with Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees to give ...
02/09/2026

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉
TOYOTA MUSIC FESTIVAL – OPEN-AIR CONCERTS 🎶

We’ve teamed up with Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees to give one lucky family of four the chance to enjoy a night at the TOYOTA MUSIC FESTIVAL Open-Air Concerts at Jan Marais Park this October!

Choose your night:

🎤 7 Oct — Zaan Sonnekus, Tasché & Sossi
🎸 8 Oct — Spoegwolf & Van der Aven
🎶 9 Oct — Booshle G. & Tatum Tides
🎻 10 Oct — Jeremy Loops & Tessi Nandi

Whichever night speaks to your soul (or your playlist), we’ve got you covered!

To enter:

✅ Follow Cape Town with Kids and Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees
✅ Like this post
✅ Tag 2 people you’d bring along and comment which concert you’d love to attend
✅ Bonus entry: Share this post to your story!

The giveaway closes 11 September — get those tags in! 🙌

📍 Jan Marais Park, Stellenbosch | 7–10 October 2026 | Tickets at Quicket

T&Cs apply. This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Meta/Instagram.

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