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101 Things to Do with Kids in Cape Town

Updated Friday, 26 May 2017

As much as your kids will tell you they canโ€™t wait for the school holidays, the words “Iโ€™m bored,” will inevitably cross their lips when the holidays are longer than a week or 10 days. So we’ve compiled a list of “101 things to do with kids in Cape Town“, revisiting popular kid-friendly venues and including a few new finds to help you keep them busy. We hope our list will inspire a few outings or perhaps give you some fresh ideas for school holidays …

Have fun exploring new places and revisiting old favourites with your kids and we hope the ‘kid’ inside you will enjoy these outings too …

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(Click on the region links to view the descriptions and details of each “thing to do”).

  • Things to Do with Kids in the Cape Town City Bowl

    001 – catch the double-decker open top bus
    002 – go to the top of Table Mountain in the cable car
    003 – ‘A is for Apple’
    004 – visit or enrol at the Zip Zap circus
    005 – take a horse-drawn carriage tour
    006 – explore the Cape Town Castle
    007 – watch the firing of the Noon-day Gun
    008 – feed the squirrels in Government Avenue
    009 – explore the Iziko Planetarium
    010 – try Art Jamming
    011 – visit the Deer Park Cafรฉ

  • Things to Do with Kids in the Atlantic Seaboard

    012 – ride the Blue Train
    013 – play Putt-Putt
    014 – walk along the beachfront promenade
    015 – scratch for gemstones at the Scratch Patch
    016 – visit the Two Ocean Aquarium
    017 – visit the play canyon at Santa Ana Spur
    018 – see model ships at the SA Maritime Museum
    019 – take a harbour cruise to see the seals
    020 – go to the World of Birds
    021 – stroll around the Hout Bay Harbour and Mariners Wharf
    022 – hang out at Hout Bay beach
    023 – enjoy fish โ€˜n chips on the rocks at Fish on The Rocks
    024 – get creative at Clay Cafรฉ
    025 – sandboarding on the dunes at Hout Bay
    026 – play at Scarecrows
    027 – lunch and play in the childrenโ€™s playground at Dunes
    028 – spend a day at Scarborough beach
    029 – collect mussels off the rocks
    030 – play with animals at Higgeldy Piggledy Farmyard
    031 – ride a camel
    032 – go snorkelling with the seals
    033 – pony rides for little ones, horse riding for bigger kids
    034 – visit Noordhoek Farm Village
    035 – a day of fun at Long Beach

  • Things to Do with Kids in False Bay

    036 – swim with the Boulders Beach Penguins
    037 – more gemstones at the Scratch Patch in Simons Town
    038 – boat cruise off Simon’s Bay
    039 – visit the Warrior Toy Museum
    040 – explore Simons Town and learn about “Just Nuisance”
    041 – build a kite
    042 – fly your kite
    043 – spend a day at Muizenberg Beach
    044 – play Putt-Putt at Muizenberg
    045 – slide down the Muizenberg water-slide
    046 – learn to surf at Gary’s Surf School
    047 – play at Planet Kids

  • Things to Do with Kids in the Southern Suburbs

    048 – explore the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
    049 – go rock climbing at CityRock
    050 – picnic at Liesbeek River Park
    051 – action sports at Stadium on Main
    052 – ten-pin bowling
    053 – play laserquest
    054 – play at Jimmy Jungles
    055 – climb trees at Arderne Gardens
    056 – visit the South African Rugby Museum
    057 – fly a kite or play on the Rondebosch Common
    058 – visit Rhodes Memorial
    059 – see a show at The Baxter Theatre
    060 – a multi-media sound experience at The Sound House
    061 – water related activities with splash swimming
    062 – play at Maynardville Park
    063 – pony rides and other fun activities at Millstone Cafรฉ
    064 – playtime at Bizzy Bodies
    065 – feed farm animals at The Barnyard
    066 – see a real puppet show

  • Things to Do with Kids in Blaauwberg

    067 – visit SANCCOB for the tour
    068 – build sandcastles at Bloubergstrand beach
    069 – visit the MTN ScienCentre
    070 – indoor and outdoor playpark – Play Of Play
    071 – skate or watch the skaters at Bugaloo Skate Park
    072 – go toRatanga Junction Theme Park

  • Things to Do with Kids in the Northern Suburbs

    073 – visit the play park at Stodels
    074 – adventure playground at Jimmy Jungles
    075 – go toboganning at Cool Runnings
    076 – ice skating at Grand West
    077 – go ten-pin bowling
    078 – see weird animals at Tygerberg Zoo
    079 – stand on an egg at the Ostrich Ranch

  • Things to Do with Kids in the Cape Winelands

    084 – play at Bugz Play Park
    085 – visit the Franschhoek Motor Museum
    086 – see old cars at Wijnland Auto Museum
    087 – walk around the Stellenbosch Botanical Garden
    088 – visit the Toy and Miniature Museum
    089 – see wildlife at The Giraffe House
    090 – see the cheetah at Cheetah Outreach
    091 – visit Eagle Encounters
    092 – see crocodiles at Le Bonheur Croc Farm
    093 – visit the Drakenstein Lion Park

  • Things to Do with Kids in the Cape Overberg

    094 – hire bikes in Greyton and explore the countryside
    095 – tea and cake at Abbey Rose
    096 – horse riding in Greyton (lessons and outrides)
    097 – watch whales from the Hermanus cliff path
    098 – meet the Hermanus whale crier
    099 – see the whale show at the Whale Museum
    100 – play at Funzone
    101 – pet the farm animals at Klein River Cheese Farm

Your Feedback and suggestions

Once you’ve browsed our list of 101 things to do with kids in Cape Town, ask your kids’ opinions and send us their (and your) suggestions of their favourite things to do. Leave us as message in the comments below if you’ve discovered some new gem our readers with families may not know about or if you think we’ve left something out and tell us about your experiences at these places. We love hearing from you and we’re sure other parents will appreciate your input!

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