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Maynardville Open Air Theatre Festival returns for summer 2019
Denise Loris
The iconic theatre in Maynardville Park, Wynberg, is once again the location of a packed season of classics under the stars. From 17 January till 10 March, the programme includes Cape Town Philharmonic’s Famously Incidental, followed by Cape Town City Ballet’s lively Swingtime in the Park. There will be comedy from Cape Town Comedy Club…
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Fab Ideas 4 day Indoor Christmas Gift Fair
Christmas is just over a month away and so is the 8th Annual Indoor Christmas Fair by Fab Ideas. It will take place from the 14th – 17th of November. We will be visiting the fair, so please do come and say “Hi” if you see us there. There are some amazing gifts for sale.…
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We had a Magical time at MamaMagic!
We had a magical time at MamaMagic this year. Did you attend? We were greeted by the lovely Fadwa, our VIP hostess, and welcomed into a Mom’s dream space! Any product you wanted or question you had, could be found there. Here are some photos from MamaMagic: Watch our video from MamaMagic: It was also…
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You are invited to MamaMagic 2018!
We have been invited to attend MamaMagic 2018 and we would like to invite you to join us. This year MamaMagic will be between the 26 – 28 October 2018 at the CTICC in Cape Town (Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001). We will be there on Saturday. On Saturday they will…
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Cape Town Kite Fest 2018
Denise Loris
There are so many fun things to do in Cape Town this time of the year. We have once again been invited to attend the Cape Town International Kite Festival. We had such a fun time last year. You may remember our video about it: The festival is on the 27 & 28 October 2018 (gates…
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“Run with Vision”
Denise Loris
October is eye care awareness month and we have a great event to share with you, where you can join in and show your support. The Cape Town Society for the Blind is organising it’s very first 5KM “RUN WITH A VISION” event on Saturday 06th October. This event is to raise awareness about the…
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Our Weekend away with Afristay.com
Denise Loris
Recently, Afristay.com invited us to try out their service and tell them what we thought. Since I had a workshop I was giving over the long weekend, we decided we would use that weekend to also have a family weekend away and it was perfectly timed because I really needed some R&R! Booking Before we…
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Earth Fair Market Easter Egg Hunt
Calling all kids…The Earth Fair Market in Tokai will be having their annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday! Bring your parents to the market, find Angie in the Little People’s Corner, she will give you some clues and your hunt can begin. Please note: No Grown Ups Allowed! What is the Earth Fair Market? The Earth…
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Bugz Playpark Easter Egg Hunt
Bugz Playpark will be hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunt on the 2 April at 11:30am. All welcome, children from 1 – 9+ will be on the search for Easter suprises! A HUNT! A HUNT, HONEY BUNNY! We’re hiding eggs in difficulty levels for different ages – come find one, come find them all! BUCKETS OF…
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Our visit to the Cape Town International Kite Festival
Denise Loris
Recently, we attended the Cape Town International Kite Festival. This is the 23rd one of its kind and all entrance fee proceeds go towards Cape Mental Health, so it’s a great initiative. I have a secret to admit… I actually have never been to the Kite Festival before. I am glad we went this year…
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Embrace your family’s #RightToFly
Denise Loris
Our family has been invited to attend the annual 23rd Cape Town International Kite Festival, Africa’s biggest kite festival and we are inviting you to join us! Embrace your right to fly and to have fun on 28 and 29 October in Muizenberg in support of Cape Mental Health. Kiters from England, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands,…
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At the Market
We recently helped organise and participated in a local market. It was lots of fun and it gave us the opportunity to get creative and spend time together. Thank you to Andie for the awesome shot above of the Market. This is one of the cards which my daughter designed. We are donating a portion…
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Family Travels: The Southern Beach House, Agulhas National Park
Denise Loris
Recently, we were blessed to spend a weekend away at the The Southern Beach House situated in the Agulhas National Park. What a glorious weekend away. We got there quite late on Friday night but in a way it was kind of fun because we were able to see the Second Oldest lighthouse in South…
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Family Travels: Our Trek to Johannesburg
We planned to drive to Johannesburg. When I told everyone, they were like… “Why?”, “Why don’t you fly?” and every now and then an “Are you crazy?!”. I really wanted to drive and we had never done it as a family. My husband and I did it few times as newly weds but we had…
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Family Travels: Cape Point, Cape Town
Denise Loris
It feels like there is so much to share with you. We have been out of touch for a while travelling around South Africa. Don’t we just live in a glorious country? A little while ago, we took advantage of the free entry into Cape Point during the middle of the week. It was great…
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