Join us for a fun and interactive junior cooking demonstration where young food lovers can get hands-on and let their creativity shine. Inspired by recipes from a variety of children’s cookbooks, this session offers a playful and accessible approach to cooking. From simple treats to colourful dishes, children will learn new skills, explore flavours, and experience the joy of making food. This engaging experience encourages young chefs to experiment with confidence and develop a lasting love for cooking.
Kategorie: Literature Festival
Kids Kitchen
Join us for a fun and interactive junior cooking demonstration where young food lovers can get hands-on and let their creativity shine. Inspired by recipes from a variety of children’s cookbooks, this session offers a playful and accessible approach to cooking. From simple treats to colourful dishes, children will learn new skills, explore flavours and experience the joy of making food. This engaging experience encourages young chefs to experiment with confidence and develop a lasting love for cooking.
Jong-skrywerswerkswinkel
Unlock your imagination and discover your voice in this inspiring young writers’ workshop. This interactive session is designed for emerging writers who want to develop their creativity and explore new ways of storytelling. Through engaging writing exercises, practical tips, and guidance, participants will learn how to shape ideas, create characters, and develop their own unique style. Whether you already write or are just starting out, this workshop offers a supportive and stimulating space to experiment, learn, and deepen your love for words.
NatuurLIT: Voëls van Suid-Afrika
NatuurLIT takes young explorers on a colourful journey through the world of birds in South Africa. In this lively session, children will learn to identify different birds, understand their calls, and discover more about their habits and habitats. Through interesting facts, playful activities, and visual examples, children are encouraged to notice and appreciate the nature around them. This session nurtures curiosity, attention to detail, and a love for the fascinating world of birds.
In collaboration with the National Museum, with demonstrations.
NatuurLIT: Spinnekoppe van Suid-Afrika
NatuurLIT invites young explorers to discover the fascinating world of spiders in South Africa. In this engaging session, children will learn about different types of spiders, their unique characteristics, and the important role they play in nature. Through interesting facts, visual examples, and interactive moments, fear is replaced with curiosity. This is a fun and educational experience that helps children see nature in a new way and develop a deeper appreciation for even the smallest creatures.
NatuurLIT: Soogdiere van Suid-Afrika
NatuurLIT takes young explorers on a fascinating journey through the world of mammals in South Africa. In this engaging session, children will learn about different mammals – from large animals like elephants and lions to smaller, lesser-known species – and how they live, move, and survive. Through interesting facts, visual examples, and interactive moments, children discover what makes mammals unique. This session builds knowledge, sparks curiosity, and deepens a love for nature.
In collaboration with the National Museum, with demonstrations.
NatuurLIT: Slange van Suid-Afrika
NatuurLIT takes young explorers on an exciting journey into the world of snakes in South Africa. In this informative session, children will learn about different types of snakes, how to identify them, and the role they play in the ecosystem. Through interesting facts, visual examples, and practical tips, myths and fears are replaced with knowledge and respect. This session helps children better understand nature and approach it with confidence and curiosity.
In collaboration with the National Museum, with demonstrations.
NatuurLIT: Dinosourusse van Suid-Afrika
NatuurLIT takes young explorers back in time to the world of dinosaurs. In this exciting session, children will learn about different dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago, what they looked like, and how they survived. Through fascinating facts, visual examples, and playful activities, the prehistoric world comes to life. This session sparks imagination, encourages curiosity, and helps children discover the wonder of Earth’s history.
In collaboration with the National Museum, with demonstrations.
LAPA Lekkerleesminuut
Join us at the Lifestyle tent during the Vrystaat Arts Festival for readings by well-known entertainers from LAPA’s popular children’s books.
Die Grafdigter
Mila Kozlowa is a Moscow-based psychotherapist who sits in counselling sessions fantasising about grilled salmon and sex. She also thinks about her frail, old grandmother, Babushka. What is she hiding from her? Did her parents really disappear during a space mission? When Mila meets a South African who shares his war trauma with her, the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur. Where does the dream end and reality begin? And for how long can one believe one’s own lies?
Gerda Taljaard is the author of the novels ’n Engel in die hoenderhok, Kelder, Die laksman se dogter, and Vier susters. Die Laksman se dogter received the kykNET-Rapport Film Prize; Vier Susters won the kykNET-Rapport Fiction Prize and the ATKV Woordveertjie Award for Prose. Her poems and short stories have appeared in various publications, and she has received the Litera and De Compagnie prizes for best short story. She lives in Pretoria.
