101 Things to Do with Kids in Cape Town

Kids wish list

As much as your kids will tell you they can’t wait for the school hol­i­days, the words "I’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 Café
• 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 ‘n chips on the rocks at Fish on The Rocks
  024 — get cre­at­ive at Clay Café
  025 — sand­board­ing on the dunes at Hout Bay
  026 — play at Scarecrows
  027 — lunch and play in the children’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 Café
  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 Helderberg
  080 — build your own Teddy Bear
  081 — visit Monkey Town
  082 — go on a 'Strawberry Safari'
  083 — visit Butterfly World
• 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!

2010 South African School Holidays:
School Holiday 1 (Autumn) From 27 March to 11 April
School Holiday 2 (Winter) From 10 June to 12 July
School Holiday 3 (Spring) From 2 October to 10 October
School Holiday 4 (Summer) From 11 December to 11 January

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