Wonderdal Edutainment Centre in Stellenbosch has created a new world of play and learning for children aged 5 to 13.
This indoor and outdoor play centre combines creativity, world-class technology, and educational resources to provide a unique experience that stretches kids’ imaginations and skills.
The centre is equipped with educational supervisors, allowing parents to take a break next door at the Babushka Deli or enjoy wine tastings at the restaurant on Hazendal Wine Estate.
Wonderdal Edutainment Centre offers a wide range of fun and educational activities. Kids can explore the virtual Wonder Garden, climb the Tree of Light, tinker with child-safe electricity and the wind tunnel in the Tinker Workshop, and venture into the Wildlands outside.
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The centre’s colourful and immersive world of play, entertainment and adventure all started from a single seed that sprouted and flourished thanks to Kora, the Tree of Light.
The Amuki characters Zylo, Gomma, Timpa, Vuvu and Shekku take great care when tending to Wonderdal. The only way to see these quirky and caring virtual-reality inhabitants is through a special bracelet woven from Kora’s vines.
The Amuki characters are highly intelligent creatures and bounce between each edu-zone requiring the kids’ help and care. Each zone and Amuki character teaches the kids something new.
Kids can pick from various subjects such as health and nutrition, energy and sunlight, puzzles and brain teasers, or biodiversity and gardening.
Kora is Wonderdal’s arresting Tree of Light. Its branches glow with the help of a hand crank that kids can twist and turn themselves.
Inside Kora’s canopy is a web of nets and peeping holes the kids can climb their way through before they venture further into the virtual garden or tinker with child-safe electricity and the wind tunnel in the workshop next door.
The virtual Wonder Garden is where junior gardeners can enjoy a fantastical and immersive gardening experience. Here, they will learn how plants grow from seeds.
They will plough the ground, cut weeds, water the plants and chase away pests by waving their arms or jumping up and down. Small sensors at the base of the walls can detect when the kids move as they follow along with the Wonder Garden’s Amuki Gomma, guardian of the earth.
At Wonderdal’s Tinker Workshop, the kids can play around with all the different types of energy: wind, kinetic and electric.
Timpa, the bright green and bubbly Amuki character, teaches them everything from how a wind tunnel holds a single packet in place to understanding the inner workings of a small light bulb, alarm or fan, which is demonstrated on the electric boards.
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Cuddled up in the illuminated nooks inside the reading cave, kids can let their curiosity wander even further. Amuki Vuvu, the guardian of the air, guides kids through podcasts and his 700+ books. Each nook holds a library’s worth of knowledge about Wonderdal’s natural elements.
The netted forest canopy, quivering ferns, tunnelling balancing socks, giant Jenga and climbing wall outside will challenge kids’ physical and mental aptitude as each activity comes with its own set of obstacles.
Wonderdal Edutainment Centre is an all-in-one experience that engages children in a fun and interactive way while expanding their knowledge on various topics.
It is a perfect destination for a family day out or a birthday party, and with its educational focus, it is an excellent place for school outings as well.
Details:
- Location: 60 Bottelary Road c/o Kruis and, Ronelle St, Stellenbosch
- Times: Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 5pm
- Website: wonderdal.co.za
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