For the Kids in August

If you are look­ing at ways of keep­ing your kids enter­tained and edu­cated this August then look no fur­ther, the Noordhoek Farm Village has the answer.  And while your kids are busy hav­ing fun you can too by brows­ing around one of the shops or catch­ing up with old friends over a coffee.

The Noordhoek Farm Village is in a beau­ti­ful set­ting under oak trees and you will be able to shop, dine and relax here.  There are also a num­ber of reg­u­lar events that take place. Situated on the south­ern slopes of Chapman’s Peak Drive in the Noordhoek Valley this tran­quil farm set­ting is only a 25 minute drive from Cape Town’s city centre ...

The kids’ activ­it­ies take place every Saturday this August and all the activ­it­ies are free of charge. This is a fant­astic way for your kids to inter­act with oth­ers and make some new friends. All of the activ­it­ies run from 10h30 to 12h30 (a per­fect oppor­tun­ity for mom and dad to enjoy a lazy Saturday brunch) and are held in the fully enclosed Bandstand. So par­ents can be rest assured the activ­it­ies will take place even if there is rain.

Saturday 1 August is Craft Day and your kids will have an oppor­tun­ity to be cre­at­ive and to hone in on their motor skills by using beads and paper to make craft items. The activ­ity cul­min­ates in a pup­pet show.

An inter­act­ive and excit­ing the­at­rical exper­i­ence is planned for Saturday 8 August with the Enchanted Parties Theatre. This will expose your kids to a num­ber of essen­tials with the focus on the magic of theatre and storytelling.

Your kids will also be intro­duced to import­ant les­sons such as con­ser­va­tion and their her­it­age, this will all be achieved through the story of a fairy who finds her­self lost on Table Mountain and her jour­ney try­ing to find her way home. Magic tricks, singing and dan­cing all form part of the show to keep your kids enthralled.

Saturday 15 August is a day for mit­tens and scarves, your kids will be able to test their design­ing skills by cus­tom­ising their own mit­tens and scarves. They will be able to dec­or­ate, glam­or­ise and per­son­al­ise their items with but­tons, rib­bons and glit­ter paint. Bring your kid their own scarves mit­tens or you can pur­chase a scarf for them to per­son­al­ise for only R5.

Celebrate a Winter Wonderland on Saturday 22 August. Kids can have fun while mak­ing their own edible snow­man or snow globe.  Don’t for­get to bring a jar (with a well fit­ted lid) and one or two per­sonal or spe­cial items to cre­ate a unique snow scene in a bottle, this day will be all about snow!

The final Saturday in August (the 29^th) is Pizza Day at the Toad. Be pre­pared to take a flour covered happy child home with you this after­noon. Your kids will have fun learn­ing and get­ting messy while bak­ing pizza.

They will prac­tise fol­low­ing dir­ec­tions, rolling out dough and choos­ing what top­pings to put on their pizza, they will also dis­cover what makes a pizza rise. Some cre­at­ive skills will be tapped into while dec­or­at­ing their own pizza and your kids will be rewar­ded at the end by being able to eat the pizza they have created.

And since there are 5 Saturdays in August this year, your kids will have 5 fun filled Saturday morn­ings and you will be able to spend those 5 morn­ings enjoy­ing all that the Noordhoek Farm Village has to offer. For more inform­a­tion you can visit the Noordhoek Farm Village’s web­site at http://noordhoekvillage.co.za/

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For addi­tional des­tin­a­tion inform­a­tion please see:
Noordhoek Attractions
Things to Do in Noordhoek
Noordhoek Accommodation
Cape Town Accommodation