The Rosen Castle Kiddies Activity Centre was founded in 1997 (then Kiddies Campus Activity Centre). It is an interactive centre where children between the ages of four and nine years old learn a variety of life, business and technical skills through role playing under supervision of trained guides.

The Kiddies Activity Centre comprises miniature outlets where children learn the specific skills applicable to various businesses. There is a mini ABSA branch with an automated teller where the kids learn the basic principles of money management, a mini Pick ‘n Pay outlet where they learn how to shop within a budget, an e-tv mini-broadcasting studio where tomorrow’s newsreaders and screen personalities can show off in front of a real camera and even more!

To date our Activity Centre has had more than 40 000 young visitors and it is so popular that by November every year the Activity Centre is usually fully booked for the next year!

Each participating company provides their exhibition/outlet at their own cost. The Kiddies Activity Centre is operated on a non-profit basis, but an entry fee of R20 per child is charged, to cover maintenance and the wages of the guides.

From Mondays to Thursdays schools from all over the Western Cape visit the centre. Typically only one class (maximum 35 children) will visit the Activity Centre during the morning from 09:00 to 12:00. On Fridays the Activity Centre is open exclusively to the children from Rosen Castle.