| Tired of dreaming up new ideas to keep kids busy and | | | | During school holidays, many museums have |
| entertained? It's time to try out a trip to the museum | | | | programmes designed to keep kids busy and |
| – a cheap, fun, educational way to spend time and | | | | entertained in a productive way. |
| learn together. | | | | Many museums also offer facilities for kids' birthday |
| When you think of a museum, the first word that often | | | | parties. The museum of medicine at Wits medical |
| springs to mind is "boring". Rest assured there are | | | | school, for example, allows kids to dress up and play |
| many wonderful options available to keep kids | | | | roles, imitating medical staff from centuries ago. |
| entertained – and begging for more. Many | | | | There are much more on offer than science and |
| museums offer special programmes for kids that will | | | | medicine, however. With topics ranging from history |
| keep them busy for hours at minimal cost, helping them | | | | and culture to transport, there is bound to be a |
| learn in an interesting, interactive way. | | | | museum that will interest you and your kids and |
| With many kids often struggling with subjects like | | | | provide an opportunity to learn and have fun. |
| maths and science, a trip to a science museum can be | | | | Not everything has to happen in stuffy old buildings, |
| a wonderful option to get them interested in an | | | | either. One of the most popular museum outings for |
| unpopular subject. In Johannesburg, the Sci-bono | | | | kids is the Sterkfontein caves, about an hour outside |
| centre in Newtown offers a collection of interactive | | | | Johannesburg. Located in the Cradle of Humankind, a |
| exhibits that let kids (and adults) play, learn about and | | | | World Heritage Site, these ancient fossil caves have |
| have fun with science and technology. Cape Town | | | | yielded many fossils dating millions of years ago – |
| and Durban have similar dedicated science museums. | | | | just the place to take that little dinosaur lover! |