Your Baby – July 2019

Look at this – a one-stop medical kit for the

whole family. Put together with the help of Dr

Willie Roux, a paediatrician from Worcester

in the Western Cape, this medicine chest

arms you to deal with almost any emergency

or common illness. It’s got the dressings, the

drugs and the tools (hello, thermometer) and

also some booklets (on CPR, for instance)

that might just prove life-saving during an

emergency. Best to read them before... Plus,

the sturdy container is big enough for everything to remain upright. Order at

kidzmedikit.co.za or KidzMediKit on Facebook – R895 for the full kit.

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10 | JULY & AUGUST 2019

Peppa Pig fans are in for a treat this

September. The smash theatrical tour

returns to our shores – thanks to

Ackermans in association with Smile

904 FM, East Coast Radio and Hot

91.9FM. The whole family can look

forward to Peppa Pig’s Big Day Out, a

one-of-a-kind, action-packed show

with incredible life-sized puppets

and beautiful costumes. The show

is especially designed to give young

fans an unforgettable first live-theatre

experience and encompasses the

charming, colourful nature of the

hit television series with everyone’s

favourite songs.

You’ll be laughing, cheering and

dancing. The show runs at Cape

Town’s Artscape Opera House from

6 to 8 September, and at The Globe

Theatre at the Suncoast Casino in

Durban from 13 to 15 September,

before heading to Emperors Palace

in Johannesburg from 20 to 29

September. Tickets from Computicket.

A first aid kit for the whole family

It’s winter in Cape Town, and it’s raining
cats and dogs... How about going
underwater without getting wet? We’re
talking about taking the children to see
The Little Mermaid, on at the Canal Walk
Theatre from 15 June to 7 July.
It’s the tale of tails that became
superfamous with the late-1980s Disney film,
but the story about Ariel, the young mermaid
who wanted to become human, was written
by fairy-tale master Hans Christian Andersen
in the early 19th century.
This musical adaptation of the story for
the stage promises “magnificent costumes,
breathtaking sets and charming puppets”,
and a lovely local cast including Alexis
Petersen as Ariel and Cindy-Ann Abrahams
as the sea witch. Tickets are R100 each
from Computicket.

Mermaid tales

Peppa Pig’s Big Day Out tours Mzansi

Poison – pasop!

It’s estimated that more than 1.2 million

children under five are poisoned

accidentally every year. Private hospital

group Netcare reports that nine out of 10

times, poison exposure occurs at home.

So, what steps have you taken to ensure

your little ones are not in danger? Here

are a few tips:

• Keep your cleaning products in
  their original packaging to avoid any
  confusion. • Store poisonous items in
  cabinets, and lock them with child safety
  locks. • Choose child-resistant medication
  packages if you can, and throw out
  unused medication. • Never tell a child
  that medicine is a sweet to encourage
  them to take it. • Check product labels for
  poisonous ingredients. • If you suspect
  poisoning, seek medical care ASAP –
  don’t wait for symptoms to develop.
  Call 082 911 for poison information.

The oral tradition has such

a strong presence on our

continent. Building on this

legacy, BookBeak (bookbeak.

co.za) – a new storytelling

app developed by Africans for

Africans – makes it possible for

our stories, new and old, to be

shared with the world.

Founded by three South

Africans – Kamo Sesing, Cam

Naidoo and Louis Enslin –

BookBeak claims to be the first

African app-based platform

to aggregate the continent’s

short stories from published,

unpublished and self-published

writers and share them.

And BookBeak has some

stories for children too – yay!

What a pleasure no longer

having to run around to find

relevant and appropriate

stories in which our children

can recognise themselves.

“We’ve created a library

of beautiful, culturally relevant

African short stories just

for children.

“This allows their creativity

and imagination to flourish

while engaging with the

diverse library on the app,”

Kamo told IT Web.

A special feature allows you

to replace main characters

with your child’s name – we

can’t think of a better way to

really absorb a story.

Download the app for free

from the Android and iOS app

stores, and a monthly subs fee

of R59 gives you access to the

full BookBeak library.

Our own stories for all to read