We spent this cold, wintry day at the Cape Town Science Centre in Observatory, Cape Town. This place is edutainment on steroids and truly achieves what they set out to do – helping kids experience that science is fun! My nephew arrived saying ‘Science is boring’ and then had to be dragged out of there at the end of the day.Continue Reading
Our family were invited to visit Windfall Guest Cottages in Robertson for a long weekend a little while ago. Although I shared our wonderful experience there on social media, I haven’t yet posted about our trip here on the blog. This is largely due to the fact that our weekend was such a necessary and timely change in pace for our busy family that I managed to pick up a cold on our third day there and succumbed to feeling generally run down.Continue Reading
My Mom and I were invited to celebrate an early Mother’s Day at the Taj Hotel with a spa treatment followed by Afternoon Tea. We cleared our diaries pretty quickly and booked our afternoon of spoils. The timing was perfect because my Mom leaves for Thailand tomorrow to meet her new grandson (and my handsome nephew) and so won’t be here for family celebrations on Mother’s Day this Sunday.Continue Reading
Judah joined the cool kids club when he became the proud owner of this Mini Rider Canvas Backpack from Chapel. It’s a classic, stylish bag that is just the right size if your kid is as independent as mine and wants to carry their own water bottle, a snack and a toy on their next adventure with you.Continue Reading
So, that’s a bit of a click bait title because the good news is not just about one self-proclaimed ‘Constantia school in Nyanga’ but about 21 high quality early childhood development centres that are being launched or upgraded in under-resourced communities in Cape Town and Gauteng over the next two years.