ACTION

1st Greenside Scout Group, activities for boys & girls, Emmarentia, Fridays.

ANIMALS

Shumbashaba ,Self awareness through horses for teenagers, Diepsloot, March.

ARTS/CRAFTS

Art Classes for teens & pre-teens w/Yda Walt, Auckland Park, Fridays. 1 free trial lesson.
Bryanston Organic & Natural Market puppet show & puppet making Wksp, Apr 11.
Color Cafe ceramic painting for beginners, ladies night, moms & daughters, Hyde Park, Mar 13,27
Crystal Kidz Creativity Wkshps, Petervale/Bryanston in Feb/Mar & Easter Programme in Mar/Apr.
Smudge Art Centre make tool boxes, art kits, purses, Craighall Park on Tues & Thurs in Feb.
Ethno Art Studio charcoal wkshps & adult art classes, Honeydew, Mar 14, 28.

BOOKS

Exclusive Books Children’s Book Festival for kids u/12yrs Jhb & Pta, Mar-Apri.

COOKING

Little Cooks Club , Rivonia, Kyalami, Fourways, Bryanston, Kids cooking wkshps in Feb & Mar.
uShef Cooking Courses for kids from 7yrs & domestic workers, Olivedale, Feb & Mar.

DANCE

Kim Field Winter Dance Workshops, breakdancing & hip hop lessons, Fourways, Mar 27-Apr 15.

DRAMA

Theatre Workshops , National Childrens Theatre, Jan 24-Mar 14.

EASTER

Ludwigs Rose Farm Easter Weekend w/egg hunt, pony rides & more kids fun, Pretoria N, Apr 10-13.
Zwartkops Quad Centre Easter Egg Hunt!, Centurion, Apr 12.
Easter Special @ uShef, Olivedale, Mar 30-31.
Crystal Kidz Easter Creativity Programme @ Crystal Essence, Petervale/Bryanston.
Easter Bunny Cullinan Steam Train, Friends of the Rail, Apr 13.

FOOD

Koljander Pancake sale, Melville, Mar 7.
Greenlands Free screening of the documentary film -” Earthlings”, Parkview, Mar 11.

FRANCHISEES

Equal Zeal® Franchisee Training, Life Coaching Studio for Kids, Chartwell North, Mar 27-30.

FUN

Sinbad’s Stunt Show Gold Reef City Theme Park Mar 28-Apr 14.
EQual Zeal™ Training Family Fun Day – Zeal the Zebra shows his True Colours Book Launch, live music, storytelling, life skills wksps etc., Chartwell, Mar 21.
Honeydew A-maze-ing Mazes Alien Sunday at the Lost in Space Maize Maze, Mar 15.
Playdays @ Elf’s Hill, Randburg, Mar 4,18.
Drakes Party Farmyard, pony rides, waterslide & feeding farm animals, Linbro Park, every Mon & Wed.

GENIUS

KidsLab & TeenLab Workshops, an intro to Genius Mind!, Jhb, Mar 21
The Matrix Workshop Wiz1, about how exactly we are ‘plugged in, Jhb, Mar 28,29.

MARKETS

Rosemary Hill Market w/ quality produce & kids activities, Pta East, 2nd & last Sun of mnth.
The Rustic Food Market w/homemade and farm produce, Fourways, every Sun.
blubird Whole Food Market for fresh produce, Birnam, every Sun.
Jozi Food Market in Parktown North every Sat morning.
Urban Midrand Market, for quality goods and kids activities, 1st Sat of every mnth.
Crafter’s Market at Bokkie Park, 1st Sat of every month in Boksburg.
Craighall River Craft Market w/organic food, playgd & pony rides, 2nd Sat of every mnth.
Bryanston Organic & Natural Market, food, crafts, kids activities, every Thurs & Sat, 9am-3pm.
Irene Village Market at the Smuts Museum, Irene, Pretoria, 2nd Sat of every mnth.
Body, Mind and Soul Fayre for holistic fun & entertainmt in Edenvale Mar 8,9; Apr 5.

MUSIC

Old Mutual Blues, Jazz and Roots Festival Festival @ Emmarentia Dam, Apr 4.
Music Rose Festival @ Ludwigs Rose Farm, Spiced Coffee Restaurt & Butterfly Garden, Pta North, Mar 21-22.
Music for Toddlers, Smudge Art Centre,Craighall Park, every Fri.
Sundowner Music Concerts, at UJ Kingsway Art Centre, Auckland Park, every Mon.
Dancing Queen a tribute to ABBA & Queen, Barnyard Theatre-Cresta, Jan 8-Mar 8.

NATURE

Paranthropus Exhib w/ fossils from about 2 millions yrs ago, at Maropeng, Dec 6-Mar 6.

PARENTING

Bright Ideas,wkshps by Nikki Bush for parents & anyone raising kid, Bryanston, Edenvale, Mar-May.

SHOWS

Planetarium, shows & lectures, Braamfontein, Thur, Fri & Sat.

STORYTIME

Dibuka and Alliance Française story telling by Izindaba, music, theatre, Zulu, French, English, listen, relax, sing & enjoy, Parkview, every 1st Sat of the mnth.

THEATRE

SA Ballet Theatre Studios Cinderella, Braamfontein, Mar 20-Apr 5.
Porralicious The Finalsh @ Pieter Toerien Theatre, Montecasino, Mar 4-15 excl Mon & Tue.
“Not the Midnight Mass” Montecasino, Mar 4-15 excl Mon & Tue.
Joburg Promusica Kidz Roald Dahl’s “Danny the Champion of the World”, Roodepoort, Mar 2-28.
Into the Woods, Jnr by Gecko Productns @ Wits Amphitheatre, Braamfontein, Mar 12-21.
The Rocky Horror Show Barnyard Theatre-Broadacres, Fourways, Mar 3-Apr 12, excl Mon.
High School Musical at Montecasino Teatro, Fourways, Jan 24-Mar 15th, excl Mon & Tues.
Jack and the Beanstalk at the Peoples Theatre, Braamfontein, Mar 9-Apr 25.
The Secret Garden at the National Childrens Theatre, Parktown, Mar 9-Apr 25.

TRAINS

Friends of the Rail, Steam train trip in and around Pretoria, Pretoria, Mar 29 .
See EASTER ACTIVITIES for Easter train,

WALKS/HIKES

Check the calender every weekend for a list of regular walks or hikes in Gauteng.
The National Zoological Gardens of SA (Pretoria Zoo) 5km Fun Run/Walk, 3rd Sat of mnth.
The Zoo Trot at JHB Zoo, 2nd Sun of the mnth.
Alberts Farm Walk in Greymont, 3rd Sun of every mnth.
Small Mammal Biodiverstiy Assessment, Melville Koppies Central, Mar 21.
Kloofendal Nature Reserve Weekly guided walks, nocturnal walks & presentations, Roodepoort, Sat: Mar 7-28; , Apr 18, Sun: 15,29.
Giloolys Farm, Linksfield Ridge & Harveys Park Walk at Giloolys Farm, Mar 29.
Melville Koppies Central Walk , Emmarentia, every Sunday.
Melville Koppies West Walk , Westdene, 1st Saturday of every mnth.
Sandspruit Walk in Rivonia, every Sunday.
Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve in Mondeor, every 2nd & 4th Sun of the mnth.

WEEKEND RETREAT

One Breath Celebration Kung San people take us on guided journeys, wkshps, drum circle etc. Mar 27-29.

ANIMALS (daily)

Namirembe Holiday Day Camp, Muldersdrift, W Rand, Mar 24,25,31; Apr 1,7,8
Shepherd’s Fold Stables camps, Apr 1-3; 20-22 & Breakfast outride for all level riders, Apr 26, Elandsrift.
Stone Meadows Horse Haven Educ Day Camps, Magaliesburg, Mar 29-Apr 5, Apr 5-12, Apr 19-23.
Horse Haven Day Camps in Kyalami, Mar 31–Apr 3.

ARTS/CRAFTS

O’Summit Montessori Holiday Club, lots of fun activities, Bryanston, Apr 16-30.
Crystal Kidz Easter Creativity Programme, Bryanston, Mar 30-Apr 14, excl w/kend & public hol.

CAMPS (sleepover)

Esperanza Riding School Holiday Camp, fun and educational, Pretoria East, Mar 30-Apr 3.
Basecamp SA Holiday Camp, fun activities, outdoor action etc, Hartbeespoort, Apr 8-14.
Inkwenkwezi Junior School Holiday Camp, Drakensberg, Apr 27-May 1.
Adventure ‘n Beyond Holiday Camps in Brits & Hekpoort, Apr 5-10;19-24.
BBK Trails Camps, Waterval Boven, Mpumalanga, Mar 29-Apr 5, Apr 5-12, Apr 19-23.
Chartwell Stables Holiday Pony Camp , Fourways, Jhb, Mar 31-Apr 2.
Happy Acres Holiday Camp, Magaliesburg, Mar 28-Apr 4.
Shepherd’s Fold Pony Day or Sleepover Camps in Elandsdrift, Muldersdrift Jhb, Apr 1-3; 20-22.
Sugar Bay Holiday Camps, Natal Coast, Mar 29-Apr 5; Apr 5-12; 12-19; 19-26; 26-May 3.

FAMILY HOLIDAYS

We have listed programs for later in the year, that need to be booked well in advance.
Dolphin Encountours Holiday a 4 night educational dolphin program, Mozambique, Mar 22-26.
Swim with Dolphins Holidays by Halo Gaia Holistic Tourism, S Mozambique, Jul 9-12; Dec 12-16.

SPORTS

International Tennis Academy Holiday Clinics, Lonehill & Greenside, Mar 30-24 Apr, excl w/ends.