Life at the Bay

The word “camp” may conjure up memories of slurry porridge and compulsory exercise, but fortunately there is one camp in South Africa that will have your kids remembering the complete opposite. In addition to their delicious dining experience, Sugar Bay Kids Camp is also unique in the following seven ways: 1. Activities are not compulsory Sugar Bay offers over 100 activities, none of which are compulsory. This means that your children are free to choose what they would enjoy every day. Sugar Bay has all the usual camp activities like ropes obstacle courses, paintball, arts & crafts, BMXing, and kayaking, but they also have activities that are not found at most camps like water slides and a 4-station bungee trampoline. 2. This camp has a beach! One of the best perks about Sugar Bay is that it has private access to the lagoon and beach. If you live inland and your children seldom have the opportunity to see the ocean, they will love being...

“Let's take it back to the beach... Where we were young and carefree... This is how it should be...Said the city don't feel me...”   Said the city don't feel you? Well the city pretty much doesn't feel anyone around this time of year when you reminisce all the hard work and dedication you've put into it. I think we can all agree that now we're in the mood to take a break and soak up the sun before welcoming 2016 which will probably go by just as fast as this year did. How do we spend this break? Why not take it back to the beach and head over to Sugar Bay for some chilled fun in the sun! Here's something you should know about what a trip down to the beach in Summer can do for you:   Sunshine is a great source of Vitamin D! Did you know that people get 80 to 90% of their daily dose of Vitamin D from sun exposure? According to Harvard Medical School, most natural and substantial source of vitamin depe...

Having its origin in England, rock climbing has become an increasingly popular sport over the last century. While this sport has mainly been used for exercise purposes, its mental and physical effect on children is not to be under-estimated. Here are three of the main benefits of this awesome activity: The climbing process helps build concentration and focus, especially for children with autism. Allows for physical development as climbing improves muscular endurance, balance and flexibility. Boosts the child’s self-confidence and ability to set and achieve goals.The higher the child climbs it boosts their self esteem as they learn that they can set small goals and achieve them as they climb. A great life lesson to learn at a young age. These are just a few of the benefits of rock climbing which have a long term effect on child growth and development. Encourage physical and mental health by allowing your children to engage in sports. At Sugar Bay, not only ...

Iron Brew on the rocking Bubbles Bus April has come and gone but a lot of memories were created during our Holiday Camp at Sugar Bay. Over 300 hundred kids were part of this amazing experience. The camps ran for four weeks and each week had it's own special theme. Ahoy! Young sailors. We rocked that boat! Our first camp was Rock the boat week, our rock star campers were taken on an adventure like never before. Our young sailors were welcomed into our Sugar Bay Cruise Liner and were kept entertained until they arrived. It was a week of loads of fun.  Let the Dragon adventures begin! Off we go dragon hunting.. A quick photo before continuing our trek to Camp Out. And so the dragon adventures began in our second April holiday camp! Our How to Train your Dragon campers enjoyed a lot of activities including paintball, sea swim, dune jumping and a lot more. Did we mention that our Junior Dragons had a Dragon Hunt, ...

Remember that one time when it was really really cold and nobody could ride their bikes or eat ice-cream? Well we don't, and neither do any of our Sugar Bay campers because every day is a sunny day here! We're celebrating our summer in winter madness with a little bit of France (ooh-la-la), a good dose of ice-cream and waffles, and we're singing winter to the curb at the top of our voices! Pitch Perfect Week (28 June - 5 July) Are your vocal chords at the ready? No?! Aca-scuse me? Fear not, a week of Pitch Perfect palooza will get you ready to sing your heart out. With this year's highly anticipated release of Pitch Perfect 2, we figured it was the perfect (haha, get it!) time to celebrate the aca-awesome movie that had us all practicing our do-re-mi's, singing into hairbrushes and attempting to make some sort of rhythm with a few plastic cups. Whether you're tone-deaf or already a daring diva, you're sure to have the time of your life...

Raaaaaw! How to Train your Dragon Week has just ended and we are all still flying around like Toothless on a sugar rush! It was an epic adventure filled with very delicious viking dinners and plenty of themed games and activities. This particular week marked 53 weeks at camp for a special young lady, 15-year old Cassady Cassim. We got to chat to her on the Sugar Bay bus back to Johannesburg about all things camp. SB: Hey Cass, how old were you at your first camp?  Cassady: I was 6 years old. SB: What was your very first camp like?  Cassady : It was fun and exciting and a good experience. SB:  So Cass, 53 weeks!That's over a year's worth of camp! We have to know, what's the reason you keep coming back?  Cassady : This is my home, I come back for the people. I come back for the counselors and to make new friends. Everyone here gives me love and treats me well. SB: What's the coolest thing about being at camp for you?  Cassa...