{"id":96408,"date":"2015-07-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/cool-holiday-stuff-for-kids-to-do-in-johannesburg\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:52:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:52:48","slug":"cool-holiday-stuff-for-kids-to-do-in-johannesburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/cool-holiday-stuff-for-kids-to-do-in-johannesburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Holiday Stuff For Kids To Do In Johannesburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kids don’t have to leave Johannesburg to have a fun, action-filled, doing and making holiday. End the reign of the iPad and get kids exploring maize labyrinths, solving puzzles, making invisible ink, sewing, master-chefing, meeting ring-tailed lemurs and having a ridiculous amount of fun.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Showstopping Science<\/h2>\n

\"graham-walker-700x467\"Acclaimed scientists Graham Walker and Joe Duggan are going nutty professor at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre. Dr Walker has been known to freeze flowers with liquid nitrogen, fire marshmallows out of a bazooka, explode balloons and cause inflammatory chemical reactions. They’ll also be demonstrating safe experiments to try at home with ordinary household objects. This show will capture your kids’ imagination and encourage a life-long love of science. Catch them on the 10 July at 10am and 12pm and on the 13 July at 10am, 12pm and 3pm. The show is included in the ordinary entrance fee to Sci-Bono, but bookings are essential. Call\u00a0011 639 8459. Free for kids under 3. R25 for kids aged 3 to 16, students and pensioners and R40 for adults. Corner of Miriam Makeba and President streets, Newtown, Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

2. Mini-Masterchefs<\/h2>\n

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Courtesy of Little Cooks Club<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The little Cooks Club unleashes your child’s inner master chef and gives them the chance to grow in confidence and creativity in the kitchen. It’ll also help them appreciate good food while having fun learning and perfecting new skills. Each class is priced according to what is being made and the duration (most last between 1 and 2 hours). Little Cooks club is designed for kids aged 2 to 6 years old. A 3 hour class usually costs R250. Check the\u00a0events<\/a>\u00a0page to find a class on the date and at the venue that suits you, each event has a different organiser and contact number.<\/p>\n

3. Get Silly and Zorb around in a Giant Inflatable Ball<\/h2>\n

\"joxi_x_5\"Jozi X<\/a> has the longest zorb ride in South Africa. Climb into the 3m diameter inflatable ball and roll down the 200m long slope.\u00a0R80 pp\u00a0for 1 zorb roll and\u00a0R100 pp\u00a0for 2 rolls. Jozi X<\/a> also has slacklining to practise your balancing skills and develop core strength, the crazy sport of Bubble Soccer and the Big Air Krush Kushion Jump. This will get you practising serious tricks, flips and rolls on skateboards, bmx bikes and snow boards. R50 for 3 hours, call ahead during the week to book a session. Jozi X adventure centre, Cnr Main & Sloane, Bryanston.\u00a0Wed to Sun from 10 am to 5pm. Call\u00a0082 456 2358.<\/p>\n

4. Parrots, Lemurs, Flamingoes and Chameleons at Montecasino Bird Gardens
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Go for the fantastic flight show and meet Oliver the Southern White Pelican among many other lively characters. You’ll also encounter sloths, chameleons and red-ruffed, ring-tailed and brown lemurs in the park. Open from\u00a008h30 to 17h00 every day. Flight of Fantasy Shows on weekdays at 11am and 3pm and on the weekends at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Children over 10 years and adults pay R64. Children under 10 years and pensioners pay R36.\u00a0Cnr William Nicol Drive &\u00a0Montecasino Boulevard,\u00a0Fourways. Call 011\u00a0511 1864.<\/p>\n

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