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Shimmy Beach Club: Salty air & sunkissed hair – The kids edition
Shimmy beach club takes kid friendly exciting new heights One of the things I love about living in Cape Town is the abundance of kid friendly places, whether its arts & crafts, dining out, adventure activities, beach days or traditional kids play parks – we have it all. Many of these places I jot down on my list and during the year we work our way through it all, this year I’m adding Shimmy beach club to our list of kid friendly places. Situated in a spectacular location, with a breath-taking backdrop of Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain and vast ocean views, Shimmy Beach Club is a destination with endless…
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Out and about – Canal Walk’s Space Station: December 2017 – January 2018
Canal Walk’s Space Station is family fun for earthlings of all ages this festive season This festive season, Canal Walk Shopping Centre will be playing host to a visiting space station that is designed to welcome earthlings of all ages and provide them with discovery and delight. On loan to Canal Walk by an inter-planetary council of earth conscious beings, the Super-Galactic Space Station will land in the Centre Court on 7th December 2017 and will depart on 14th January 2018. The space station includes a gigantic inflatable space maze where would-be space travellers are welcome to explore a series of zones. Space explorers will proceed to the launch pad before embarking…
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Red Cross Children’s Hospital & 16 Days of Activism
For many children in South Africa, childhood is a box – empty. They grow up in an environment of pervasive violence. This violence alters the very fabric of their childhoods. The Child Protection Office at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital sees an average of 40 to 50 cases child abuse every month. That’s close to (or in many cases over) 600 cases a year. 600 stories of empty childhoods. This year we are standing up and saying no more. We will not limit the scope of our involvement to reactionary healing, we will actively drive awareness to prevent child abuse. But we cannot do it alone, we need your help. In cases of extreme abuse and…
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A day of spoils thanks to the V & A Waterfront
Things to do in Cape Town during the school holidays with the kids (or without – it’s your choice). School is almost out which means the kids are starting to ask what you have planned for them during the school holidays. If like me you leave things to last minute then I’ve got you covered! As most of you know I’m a born and bred Capetonian which one would think means I’ve seen most of the Cape right? Wrong. I stick to what I know, I stay within my comfort zones and what I know would work for my family but every now and then we branch out and it’s always…
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#CarseatFullstop: So what do you look for when selecting an infant seat?
So what do you look for when selecting an infant seat? When it comes to investing in items for your kids it’s important to remember that all our needs are different. The items we choose are dependent on our lifestyle, our financial situations and what’s best for baby. What’s more important is that when selecting a car seat for your baby you want a brand that you trust, that has the highest level of safety standards, one that’s functional and that’s comfortable for your child considering that they spend quite a chunk of their lives in various seats. If you’re asking yourself the question, “Why do I even need a…
