Life at the Bay

The March/April school holidays are coming up soon. If you're wondering what to do with your kids, there is still time to book their stay at the best children's paradise in South Africa. We have four unique and exciting themes for each of our upcoming holiday camps. Places are limited and filling up quickly, so call us now to reserve a spot. Escape Room Week: 22nd - 29th March This week will be all about deciphering codes to unlock doors that lead to epic adventures. On the final day, campers will have to follow the clues to find a key which will allow them to escape from Sugar Bay (with counselor supervision, of course), to have a braai at the beach. Highlights: Laser tag excursion Formal Vegas party night Escape from Sugar Bay Santa's Vacation Week: 12th - 19th April When Santa is away, the elves will come to Sugar Bay to play! This will be a very festive and jolly week at camp. There will be crafts to make, toys to test and presents to unwrap

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

Your child’s behaviour is not an accurate measure of your parenting skills. The best indication of great parenting is your behaviour as a parent. A well-behaved child may have overbearing parents. All children will, at times, test limits to try and get a reaction out of adults. This is normal for kids of all ages and is not a sign of bad parenting. Aiming to be a perfect parent can cause you anxiety and can actually have a negative impact on your kids. A great parent simply tries their best to help their children become happy, healthy and independent adults. Whe ther you have a toddler, a tween or a teenager, here are eight signs that you’re doing a good job: 1. You love your children unconditionally. Even if your child sometimes tests your patience, the point of being their parent is to help them grow. Everything that you teach your child should come from a place of love. Children need affection. Show your kids that

You will find many online tips to help children manage homesickness, but parents often experience separation anxiety as much as their kids. You may have already imagined your child’s first sleepover camp, and everything you could get done. A week or two without your child may sound like a dream come true. However, when you finally get the solitude you have been craving, the house seems dreadfully empty and too quiet. You may find that the only thing refreshing in their absence is the camp’s website, as you frantically search for the latest photo of your child. That looks like my baby’s knee in the background. Does her knee look happy? Is that a new graze or an old scab? Does her knee miss me? You may continuously read a ten-word letter from your child, over-analysing every word. The good news is that it gets easier every time they go to camp. Here are 4 ways to overcome the void when your child is away from home: 1. Use this time productively. See it as an opportunity to

Our last three holiday camps of 2019 are almost fully booked. The nostalgic themes guarantee tons of good old-fashioned fun for our campers. If you want your child to have an incredible experience that they will never forget, call us now to reserve a spot. MTV Music Video Awards Week: 8th - 15th of December We’re going back to the early 2000s, when MTV (Music Television) lived up to its name and played music videos. Campers will have a chance to get in tune with their musical creativity by directing their own music videos, which will be filmed and edited by Sugar Bay ’s Videographer. Highlights: Laser Tag Excursion Gala Dinner Music Video Premier Night Comic Con Week: 15th - 22nd of December We’ll be going even further back in time by commemorating classic comic book characters like Asterix and Obelix . We will also be celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the launch date of Popeye the Sailor Man , which falls on the Thursday of this camp

Want to have a more realistic trick or treat this Halloween? Or do you dream of working on a blockbuster film creating believable cuts and burns? At Sugar Bay we run weekly prosthetics classes where we see vampire bites, severed fingers and slit throats come to life Here's a step by step to create the perfect scare with a severed finger! What you will need:  Skin tone make-up  Piece of soft bubblegum  Blue, red and black make-up  Butter knife  Step 1:  Roll bubblegum and apply right in the middle on the second joint of your finger. Spread out and smooth out to make a clean edge.  Step 2:  Put some make-up (according to your skin tone) on the bubblegum and all over the finger to make it realistic.  Step 3:  Now make a cut in the bubblegum with a butter knife. Apply the blue, red, and black make-up to add a more dramatic effect and  Who's ready to scare mom and dad when they come from work this afternoon?  What other special effects ca

As we say goodbye to frostbites and Mr sniffles, we'll be putting the spring back in your step these upcoming holidays! With the first half of the year done and dusted, we're diving right into summertime fun. We have four magnificent themed holiday camps and with a discount of R2000 on each camp, Sugar Bay is the place to be these August holidays. Are you ready for an epic adventure? Grease Week: 11 - 18 August 2019  Get your dancing shoes on as we're heading into the 70's for a week of singalong and boogie! Come join Sandy and Danny as they turn Sugar Bay into a musical paradise! Highlights    Lipsync battle.  Grease dancing classes.  Slumber party (girls). Mechanics-themed camp out (boys).  Prom-themed party night. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO GET GROOVY?  BOOK NOW FOR A MUSICAL SHOWDOWN.  X Games week: 18 - 25 August 2019  Where are all our adrenaline junkies? From skating to BMX, it's about to get extreme at Sugar Bay on our X-Game