101 Things to Do with Kids in Cape Town

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
  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
  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!

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