Babbelbox children’s theatre is situated on the Kimiad Golf Course, Moreletapark, Pretoria. It is the home of kids' entertainment where fairytales come to life. Babbelbox offer various English and Afrikaans shows. Every six weeks two new plays open and everyone loves to watch their favourite.
Tel: 012-9977907 or click here to email Babbelbox.

5 May - Die Storieboek - Kinderteater
The Entertainer Theatre
Marylone Mall
The Reeds Tel: 012 657 0151
R15.00 pp 11:00

5 May 2007
The Princess and the Frog
Venue: Barnyard Theatre, Broadacres, Johannesburg
TIME: 10h00am
PRICE: R35
BOOKINGS: (011) 280 4300 / 083 913 3434

12 May 2007
The Princess and the Frog
Venue: Barnyard Theatre, Menlyn, Pretoria
TIME: 10h00am
PRICE: R35
BOOKINGS: (011) 280 4300 / 083 913 3434

19 May 2007 -
The Princess and the Frog
Venue: Barnyard Theatre, Cresta, Johannesburg
TIME: 10h00am
PRICE: R35
BOOKINGS: (011) 280 4300 / 083 913 3434

22 May to 20 September 2007
The Lion King
One of the biggest musical shows in the world is coming to South Africa in June 2007. Expanded from Disney's animated film of the same name, THE LION KING follows the adventures of a lion cub, Simba, who is driven into exile after the death of his father, the king, then returns after struggling with the responsibilities of manhood and his future role, to overthrow his wicked uncle and reclaim the kingdom. Book through Computicket
VENUE: Teatro Montecasino
TIMES: Tuesday to Sunday at 20h00, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees, Sunday at 18h00

26 May 2007 -
The Princess and the Frog
Venue: Barnyard Theatre, Broadacres, Johannesburg
TIME: 10h00am
PRICE: R35
BOOKINGS: (011) 280 4300 / 083 913 3434

4 June to 11 August 2007
Babe The Sheep-Pig
Based on the original book by Dick King-Smith, the story has been masterfully adapted for stage by Britain’s top children’s dramatist, David Wood. Audiences from the age of 2 years and upwards will be enthralled by the action packed storyline complete with imaginative set, costume and lighting design and creative use of audience participation. “This is a tale of high adventure in the farmyard; of humble beginnings and courageous triumphs. This is the story of one piglet’s rise to become the world famous ‘sheep-pig’!”
VENUE: Peoples Theatre, Civic Theatre Complex, Braamfontein
DATES: 4 June to 11 August 2007
TIMES: Performance times vary, two shows daily from Monday to Saturday
TICKET PRICES: R70 for non-members and Kids Club members pay R45, with accompanying audience members paying R60. Special school performances are available at R40.00 per learner, with one complimentary Educator ticket issued per 20 learners.
BOOKINGS: People’s Theatre on 011 403 1563.

19 May 2007 - Grandpa Grump and the Magical Junk Shop
This delightful participative production, Grandpa Grump and the Magical Junk Shop, a show for kids of all ages, featuring Bryan Hiles "Grandpa Grumps is a grumpy old junkshop owner who constantly loses things in all his junk. It’s his granddaughter’s birthday and he can’t find Molly the missing rag doll. Join him on an adventure and help him find his spectacles, false teeth, and Molly; and most importantly, his imagination."
VENUE: New Seabrooke's Theatre @ Durban High School, KZN
TIME: 10h00am

Seabrooke’s is a new theatre for the city of Durban currently under construction at Durban High School. It is an air-conditioned, 120 seat facility and officially opens with a cocktail function for invited guests, VIP’s and dignitaries on the 17 May 2007. To mark the opening of Seabrooke’s we are holding a three-day opening weekend from 18 – 20 May to coincide with our derby Rugby match against Westville.

17 to 20 May 2007 - Your Baby Show @ The Coca-Cola Dome
With over 24 000 visitors and 160 exhibitors in Joburg 2006, Your Baby Show™, South Africa’s most successful show for pregnant women and parents of children from 0 to 6 years old has given into the demand from both parents and exhibitors in Durban and Cape Town. Your Baby Show is proud to announce the launch of 3 shows in 2007. [Read more]

Little Sprouts Open Day
Visit us this Sunday 6 May from 9:30 - 13:00. [Read more]

Every Friday in May 2007 - Olivedale LIBRARY STORYTIME
Dates: 4, 11, 18, 25 May 2007
Venue: Olivedale Library
Times: For preschoolers at 10h00am each Friday.

5 May 2007 - Teddy Bear Fair - Books, bears, teddies and tea!
Discover the magical world of bears with Your Family.
Date: Saturday 5 May 2007
Venue: Multiflora Flower Market, 5 Marjorie Street, City Deep, Johannesburg
Time: 9am to 1pm
Entrance is free, PLUS you will receive the latest copy of Your Family magazine!

5 May 2007 - Très Joli Café Fashion Show
TIME: 12:00 for 12:30
COST: R100 per person – includes light lunch
Bookings Essential! Limited space available. For more info please contact Bryan/Lizette. (011) 794-2473 (011) 794-2944. [For an address and map click here]

5 May 2007 - Dance With Me Family Fun Day
A family fun day to raise money to send SA DANCE CAMPIONS overseas. Dancing, show dogs, and much more. Bring your family along and support this fantastic cause.
VENUE: Alberton High School
TIME: 9:00am
ENTRANCE FEE: R10
CONTACT: Chantal 0722401351 Mandy 08278257479 Jamie 0766045614

5 May 2007 - Bryandale Pre-Primary School Funday/Miniwalk
Ceres will sponsor medals and lots of prizes. Craft stalls and entertainment for kids. Come see wackhead do a tandem jump as well as our principal. Lots of big prizes to be won.
VENUE: Bryandale Primary C/R Grovender & Cumberland Rd Bryanston
TIME: 08.00 - 13.00
ENTRANCE FEE: R15.00 for walkers
CONTACT: Romi Langhammer 084 516 3839

5 May 2007 - Arts and Crafts at the Bokkie Park
Leisurely shopping in a beautiful, enclosed park, from a colourful collection of arts and crafts. Plenty of fabulous stalls stacked with distinctive goods including aromatherapy soaps, candles, knives, metalwork, woodwork, embroidery, jewellery, doggy-delights, home-bakes, plants, fabric painting, toys, etc. Treat yourself to tea in the tranquillity of the tea garden, grab a snack from one of the many food stalls or head off into the beautiful park for a picnic or braai. Activities for kids - sand art, pony rides and farmyard activities. A wonderful outing for the whole family.
VENUE: Bokkie Park, Southvale Rd, Parkdene, Boksburg
TIME: 9.00am to 2.00pm
CONTACT: Janine Richardson 896 3890 / 083 294 1817 or Joan Gould 893 2655

Sunday 13 May - Mothers Day - Sappi Sunday Picnic Concerts - In association with Classic FM
Enjoy a variety of light classical and jazz concerts on Sunday afternoon in the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden. Bring along your picnic basket, blanket or camp chair and sun umbrella and enjoy the delight of the performances. Do come early though, for starting times: 13:00 - 15:00. Bill Fairley Swing Band. Popular music for all ages featuring hits of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald etc. Admission Fees: Adults R30. Senior Citizens R20. Students R15. Scholars R10. Children under six free. BotSoc Members: Adults R15. Students R10. Scholars R5. (No booking required - pay at entrance). Tel: 011-958 1750.

13 May 2007 - Très Joli Café Mother's Day Lunch
Join us for Mother's Day Lunch. Relax in the sun in our tranquil gardens and enjoy the sounds of music. Live entertainment by: Margaret’s Daughter. Bookings Essential! Limited space available. For more info please contact Bryan/Lizette. (011) 794-2473 (011) 794-2944.  [For an address and map click here]

13 May 2007 - Zoo Trot
Venue: Johannesburg Zoo. Time: 07h30 Cost: R20
Every 2nd Sunday of the month you can walk or run for fun at the Johannesburg Zoo. 5km or 10km. For more information click here to visit their web site.

13 May 2007 - Ceres Family Fun Day
B&B Markets, Ceres and Elite Entertainment are proud to present an all-day celebration jam-packed with entertainment for the entire family! Join us this Mothers Day at the Ceres Family Fun Day for loads of giveaways, face-painting, balloon modeling, a lucky draw and more! Estelle Mostert entertains in the Food Court from 11.30am to 3pm, with the Strolling Afro Violin Duo performing an extensive repertoire including classical works, lilting gypsy and Irish melodies around the Market from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
VENUE: B&B Markets Rooftop
TIME: From 9:00am
CONTACT: B&B Markets on 011 442 4488

13 May 2007 - Mother's Day in the Country
A lazy day for Mom. Indulge her with a Country picnic or a Mother's Day Farm Style Buffet. Relax, under the trees, to the sound of the birds and let the stresses melt away. Or View our beautiful countryside on a Horse trail and end with a picnic. Picnics to order or bring your own.
VENUE: TANGAROA The Strawberry Farm S46 on the R560 near Hartbeespoort Dam. Only 40 minutes from Pretoria and Randburg, at the foot of the beautiful, majestic Magaliesberg.
TIME: 10.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m.
ENTRANCE FEE: R25 per person bring your own
CONTACT: 082 503 5996

13 May 2007 - Steamtrain to Magaliesburg
Steam train to Magaliesburg with Andre Nel as guest artist. Mothersday. Departs Boksburg East & stops at Krugersdorp.
VENUE: Swallow's Inn, Magaliesburg
ENTRANCE FEE: R250.00 p/p. Lunch Inclusive
CONTACT: Dewald Bodenstein (011) 915-3785

19 May 2007 - Mulbry Garden Club
Mulbry is the original larger than life gardening bear, created to create an awareness of gardening and the environment amongst our children.
Date: Every 3rd Sat of the month
Venue: Lifestyle Garden Centre in Randpark Ridge
Time: 3 to 4 pm
Bookings: Sue Clegg 011-792 5616.

19 May 2007 - WITS Sheepdog Trials Dog of the Year
Traditional Sheepdog Trials featuring the best of S.A's working sheepdogs. Catering available on the field all day. Bring your chairs and umbrellas and enjoy the day in the country. NO PETS PLEASE. Saturday and Sunday
VENUE: Borderbrook Farm, 25 Driefontein, Muldersdrift
TIME: 07:30 - 17:00
ENTRANCE FEE: R20 per adult, children under 12 free
CONTACT: Chantal: 082 454 2250 or Elsie 082 441 9646

26 May 2007 - Bedfordview Primary School Fear Factor Challenge
A Family Fun Day for all! FMX bike show, YO TV presenters to entertain the kids, Celebrities of note, Fear Factor Course, Miss & Master Bedfordview, Inflatables, Craft Market Stalls galore.book your space!!!! (Regret no sweets or toys), Golf Competition, Beer Garden, Food Tent, Popcorn & Candyfloss, Balloon Popping, Spin the Wheel, Go Fishing, Tombola, Pancakes Galore, Sweets for the Soul, Big Five Tea Garden, Second Hand Stall, White Ellie Stall, Toys to enjoy, Book Stall and a Vintage Car Show.
VENUE: Bedfordview Primary School, School Road, Bedfordview
TIME: 09h00 - 17h00
CONTACT: Lynn Warner - 072 177 0805

26 May 2007 - Bunny Park Craft Market
A wonderful outing for the whole family with exclusive shopping from a delightful selection of colourful arts and crafts from stalls nestled amongst a grove of oak trees. Established 6 years ago, there is a vast array of handcrafted goods, including aromatherapy soaps, candles, knives, metalwork, embroidery, jewellery, home-bakes, sweets, plants, decoupage, pet accessories, fabric painting, craft kits, etc. Activities for kids include sand art, pony and camel rides and farmyard activities. Browse around at your leisure and enjoy a spoiling from one of the many food-stalls. Picnic and braai facilities available. Also, the last Saturday of every month.
VENUE: Bunny Park, Pretoria Rd, Rynfield, Benoni
TIME: 9.00am to 2.00pm
CONTACT: Janine Richardson 896 3890 / 083 294 1817 or Joan Gould 893 2655

13 May 2007 - Spoil your mom at Thyme
No better venue to relax and spoil Mom. Treat Mom’s old and young with Breakfast or Lunch at Thyme this Mothering Sunday. Booking Recommended.
251 Cedar Avenue, Chartwell North
Telephone: 011 460-0630
or 082 055 3889
Now officially open on Friday and Saturday Evenings.

13 May 2007 – Mother’s Day at The Secret Garden
Secret Garden are having a buffet breakfast 9am to 11:15am @ R75 per person. Children under 10 - R15each. Live music and jumping castle for children. Lunch buffet R125 per adult, live music, jumping castle for children. BOOKING ESSENTIAL.
Contact: (011) 467 1191.
Click here to read more about The Secret Garden.

Monday 7th May - MONDAY MOMS at Canal Walk
WORKSHOP VENUE: Nu Metro Cinemas
WORKSHOP TIMES: 10am and 2pm (Bookings Essential)
If you have a baby aged 0 – 3yrs, have the need to spend time and network with other moms, need to break away for some “baby-and-me”-time, then join us on the first Monday of each month for baby related workshops, designated parking, special goody bags for workshop attendees, discounted parking, and much more!
Registration forms available from Information Desk opposite Stuttafords.
The speaker for the month is Elana Burger who will be speaking on postnatal depression.
For more info or to book for workshops, contact Stephné: 021 529 9639.

DRUMMING WORKSHOPS
Date: Every Saturday in May
Time: 13h00 - 14h00
Venue: Waterfront Craft Market & Wellness Centre
Cost: FREE
Join Township music for their Free Drumming workshop and learn the art of playing an African Djembe drum. It’s the most fun you can have in an hour. Bring your own drums and join in! For more information, call the Waterfront Craft Market & Wellness Centre on (021) 408 7840

VODACOM MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATIONS
Date: Sunday 13 May
Time: 15h00 – 18h00
Venue: V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre
An entertainment highlight as Mother’s Day is celebrated in style with music for moms and families. Band details to be confirmed.

13 May 2007 - INVITATION TO ALL SCHOOLS TO TAKE PART IN THE WOOLWORTHS SCHOOL’S MASS PARTICIPATION COMPETITION!

Vuka South Africa” – let’s get moving!  Move for Your Health is the message that will be reverberating around South Africa in May as part of a global campaign run in conjunction with the World Health Organisation. The initiative serves to promote and encourage regular physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle.
To celebrate this, an event called the Move for Your Health Don Lock Memorial 8km Race and 5km Fun Walk/Run is taking place on Sunday 13 May 2007, in Claremont, Cape Town. The shorter distance (5km) event has been specifically added to encourage Junior School children to participate. Any child under 9 years of age must be supervised by an adult.
To further encourage our children to get physically active, Woolworths has injected
R20 000 of prize money into the Schools Mass Participation Competition, where the three schools with the highest percentage of learners participating in the Move for Your Health Don Lock Memorial Fun Walk/Run are rewarded. Here’s an ideal chance for your school to get active, have fun and win great prizes!  Both adults and children are welcome and with 100 minutes to complete either event, you can easily walk the distance. There are other excellent lucky draw prizes on offer, so don’t miss out on this opportunity for your family, friends, community and school to get active and be healthy.

The event starts at 07h00 on Sunday 13 May. For more information about the event and the schools competition, phone Leigh on 072 447 1600 or e-mail her on move4health@mweb.co.za.

Friday 18th & Saturday 19th May - BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE AN ACTION HERO?
VENUE: Central Promotions Court, Canal Walk
TIMES: Friday 18th: 12noon – 7pm and Saturday 19th: 10am – 7pm
Have you ever wanted to be a movie hero? Now is your chance to personally experience the action of Hollywood movie magic by starring in your own action sequence and flying like Superman, or abseil like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible.
ACTION X (channel 6 on DStv) is taking the Action X Experience to shopping centres around the country for six consecutive weekends in April and May 2007. The event producers will bring the magic of action movies and green screen technology together in an event that promises to entertain and amuse all. The public will be invited to select one movie clip from a selection of six, get changed into movie wardrobe and will then be given the chance to act as the hero in their own movie clip. The producers will make use of live green screen technology and the magic of creating an action sequence will happen LIVE before everyone’s eyes. All participants will receive a free DVD with their own clip and an Action X beanie. Participants also stand the chance to win an advanced driver training course. The Action X Experience is part of an awareness campaign, which aims to reach the public individually through providing them with a clear and memorable experience. It also coincides with the channel’s switch to 24-hrs broadcasting from 1 May 2007.

18 May 2007 - The French School Open Day
The French School will have an open day On the 18 May, from 8.30 to 12.30 pm.
At the school 101 Hope street, Gardens.
Bilingual classes.

Jimmy Jungles is a premier Indoor Adventure Playground that offers supervised, secure facilities for toddlers and children from 6 months to 9 years old. We provide parents with a safe and clean environment where their children can learn and have fun at the same time.
For more information call 021 914 1705

KwaZulu-Natal

5 May 2007 - Hillcrest Primary School Fair
VENUE: Hillcrest Primary School
TIME: 9am to 2pm

6 May 2007 - Music in the Hills
Classical and contemporary music on the slopes of the picturesque Makaranga Garden Lodge in Kloof.
TIME: 3 to 5pm
TICKETS: Adults R75 and Children R30
Tickets available at participating Highway Spar Stores and Makaanga Lodge.

11 May 2007 - 12 May 2007 - Action X Experience
Get down to Gateway Theatre Of Shopping and.....
" EXPERIENCE THE ACTION BY BEING A HERO IN YOUR OWN MOVIE"
Be a superhero like Superman and fly around the world! Be a hero and rescue a loved one from an oncoming train. Be a hero and fight a hurricane as in Twister. There will be standees of real action heroes (Lara Croft, Rocky), with and without faces, with which our participants can pose or through which they can then place their own faces and have a photograph taken. The participants will receive a DVD of their scene, with their standee photograph pasted onto the cover. Each participant will also receive a black beanie with an embroidered Action X Logo. All around will receive promotional items such as Action X programming info, Z Cards, DSTV offerings/specials, branded calenders etc.
Venue: Expo Xplore, Gateway Mall, Umhlanga
Time: 17h50
Contact: (031) 566 2332

Infant Massage Workshop
Date: 12th May 2007
Venue: Fremantle Educare Centre, 42 Fremantle Road, Hillary
Time: 11am – 1:00pm
Cost: R60.
Provided on the course: Oil & stroke card as well as refreshments. Booking essential to ensure I carry sufficient stock. Contact Candice on: 083 449 5457 or 031- 2630940.
For more information about our infant massage, click here.

12 May 2007 - Christ Church Waterfall Family Market
TIME: 9am to 12noon
CONTACT: 084 682 5501

13 May 2007 - Mother's Day with KZN Philharmonic Orchestra
VENUE: Durban Botanic Gardens. 13 May.
TIME: 14h00
CONTACT: (031) 309 1170.

13 May 2007 - Umgeni Steam Railway
What a treat for your mother to travel on a steam train to the beautiful Bainesfield Country Estate! Tickets are R90 for adults, R60 for pensioners and R60 for children. The train leaves at 10h00 from Pietermaritzburg. (You need to be there half an hour before). There is a refreshment stand and souvenir shop on the train.
Contact: Please contact Robbie Macgregor by phone to check availability of this train. Telephone 082-353-6003

25 May to 3 June - The Royal Show
The 157th Royal Show, Pietermaritzburg will open its gates to the public on Friday, 25 May and will run for 10 days through to Sunday, 3 June.

Sondela Restaurant, Sibaya Casino & Entertainment Kingdom. Sunday morning leisurely breakfasts for families at Sondela Restaurant. 8am to 12noon. Click here for more information.

THRASS - The Phoneme Machine software - MICROSOFT AFRICA SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE - 22 MAY 2007.
The Africa School Technology Innovation Centre (ASTIC), located in the Johannesburg College Campus, Troyville (within the Gauteng Department of Education), serves as a centre for best practice and innovation in the use of ICT in teaching and learning. The Phoneme Machine software is to be showcased at the centre from 22 May, starting with a presentation and demonstration, by educational psychologist Alan Davies (the designer) and Mike Meade (the programmer), from 1500 hrs to 1630 hrs. The demonstration, in one of the learning laboratories with a SMART Board, will be with children from Masibambane College, Orange Farm Township - which is a Centre of Excellence for the teaching of THRASS (Teaching Handwriting Reading And Spelling Skills) in South Africa.
To register for the 90 minute session on 22 May, please contact Angela Schaerer, African Schools Technology Innovation Centre Manager.
v-angels@microsoft.com
+27 83 308 5190.

THRASS - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES: SOUTH AFRICA (on www.thrass.co.uk/sa2007p.htm).
11-12 May 07 Western Cape, Cape Town
12-13 May 07 KZN, Durban
14 May 07 KZN, Pietermaritzburg
15 May 07 Gauteng, Beaulieu
17 May 07 Gauteng, Johannesburg
18-19 May 07 Gauteng, Johannesburg
18-19 May 07 Gauteng, Johannesburg
21 May 07 Gauteng, Johannesburg
22 May 07 Gauteng, Johannesburg
5-6 June 07 Gauteng, Johannesburg
8-9 June 07 Gauteng, Johannesburg
20-21 July 07 KZN, Pietermaritzburg
27-28 July 07 Eastern Cape, East London

Conferences
12 May: Joburg, SMILE EDUCATION. Guest Speaker: Hilary Davies/THRASS UK
26 May: Joburg, NAPTOSA (Foundation). Guest Speaker: Lynda Johnson/Grayston Prep
7 June: Pretoria, Gauteng Principals' Association. Guest Speaker: Alan Davies

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*Release date:
4 May 2007*
In Spider-Man 3, based on the legendary Marvel Comics series, Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. and his duties as a superhero.
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Happily N'Ever After
Meet The Robinsons
The Reef
Back to Gaya
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