Jozikids - March/April Events

Here are some listings of events for March and April, provided by the Jozikids website. The site has a wealth of information, event listings and places of interest in the Johannesburg area to keep your kids busy during the Easter school holidays. For more information, visit their site at www.jozikids.co.za

MARCH / APRIL EVENTS

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

ARTS/CRAFTS Smudge Art Centre music wkps & art activities, Craighall Park, Tues-Sun Mar 10-Apr 26.
Art Classes for teens & pre-teens w/Yda Walt, Auckland Park, Fridays. 1 free trial lesson.
Bryanston Organic & Natural Market puppet show & puppet making workshop, 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.
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.

BUFFET LUNCH Family Sunday Lunch ,at the Hyatt Regency Hotel w/ kids activities, Rosebank, every Sunday.

COOKING The Bread Workshop ,hands-on bread making wksps, Diespsloot, Mar 28,29.
Little Cooks Club , kids cooking classes, Rivonia, Kyalami, Fourways, Bryanston, Mar & Apr.
uShef Cooking Courses for kids from 7yrs & domestic workers, Olivedale, Mar & Apr.

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

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.
Crystal Kidz Easter Creativity Programme @ Crystal Essence, Petervale/Bryanston.
Easter Bunny Cullinan Steam Train, Friends of the Rail, Apr 13.

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

FUN The Teddy Bears’ Picnic, Society for Animals in Distress, Midrand, fun for kids & adults, Mar 18.
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 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.

KIDS WORKSHOP My Suite Hyatt Mini Hoteliers program, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Rosebank, every Saturday.

MARKETS Body, Mind and Soul Fayre for holistic fun & entertainment in Edenvale/ Pretoria, Mar 7,8; Apr 5.
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 & last Sat of every mnth.

MUSIC Old Mutual Blues, Jazz and Roots Festival @ Emmarentia Dam, Apr 4.
Music Rose Festival @ Ludwigs Rose Farm, Spiced Coffee Restaurant & 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.

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, Parkview, every 1st Sat of the mnth.

THEATRE Black Light Theatre of Prague, "Cartoon Theatre" UJ, Auckland Park, Mar 18-22.
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 Children's Theatre, Parktown, Mar 9-Apr 25.

TRAINS Friends of the Rail, Steam train trip to Pretoria-Tshwane, Cullinan/ Bela Bela, Pretoria, Mar 29, Apr 26.
See EASTER for Easter train, Apr 13.
WALKS/HIKES Check the calender every weekend for a list of regular walks or hikes in Gauteng.
Walk at the wilds with TJ, a leisurely spring snack-pack stroll, Houghton, Apr 26.
Braamfontein Spruit Sandton Field and Study Centre, Sandton, Apr 26.
The National Zoological Gardens of SA (Pretoria Zoo) 5km Fun Run/Walk, 3rd Sat of mnth.
Delta Park Walks Victory park, every 3rd Sun of month.
The Zoo Trot at JHB Zoo, Apr 19, May 17, June 14.
Alberts Farm Walk in Greymont, 3rd Sun of every month.
Small Mammal Biodiverstiy Assessment, Melville Koppies Central, Mar 21.
Kloofendal Nature Reserve Weekly guided walks & talks, Roodepoort, in Mar & Apr.
Giloolys Farm, Linksfield Ridge & Harveys Park Walk, Giloolys Farm, Mar 29.
Melville Koppies Central Walk, Emmarentia, every Sunday.
Melville Koppies West Walk , Westdene, 1st Saturday of every month.
Sandspruit Walk in Rivonia, every Sunday.
Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve in Mondeor, every 2nd & 4th Sun of the month.

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

Thanks to the guys at Jozikids for this info - keep up the great site!

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