Cresta Shopping Centre Is Sizzling This July

Joburg Admin / June 28, 2018

What To Do With The Kids These Holidays?

Stumped for ideas on how to keep the kids busy and entertained these school holidays? Especially activities that are both fun AND educational? Good news. Cresta Shopping Centre has partnered with the fantastic Young Engineers to bring shoppers a great activity for kids, from 29 June - 15 July 2018. The enthusiastic team will provide an engaging, hands-on learning platform where educational goals are achieved by using LEGO® and K’nex® assembly kits, uniquely designed by their trained staff to demonstrate scientific principles in a fun way. The experiments are not only fascinating, but form scientific intuition with stories that capture the imagination. cresta The Young Engineers team will be set up at the Cresta Shopping Centre Kids Holiday Zone, outside The Barnyard Theatre on the Lower Level, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the school holidays, kicking off on Friday, 29 June 2018. Here and the dates and times of the Cresta Shopping Centre Kids Holiday Zone:
  • Friday – Sunday: 29 June – 01 July 2018
  • Friday – Sunday: 06 July – 08 July 2018
  • Friday – Sunday: 13 July – 15  July 2018
cresta How to participate:
  1. Bring the younger kids over for some play time with blocks and colouring-in fun at the activity zone (FREE, no booking required).
  2. Book a 60-minute workshop for the kids – 7 years or older only – for any time that suits you. Cost is R150 per child and bookings happen at the Young Engineers Zone.
  3. Book for one of the three FREE sessions per day (seats limited, workshop is worth R150) – for children 7 years or older only. Book at the Young Engineers Kids Zone or ahead of time online.
The free daily workshops, brought to you by Cresta (worth R150) are at the following times:
  • Fridays – 10:00, 13:00 and 15:00
  • Saturdays – 10:00, 13:00 and 15:00
  • Sundays – 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00
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Let's Not Forget About The 2018 FIFA World Cup Action!

So, that’s the kids sorted... But what about the parents? Especially the parents that want to watch all the FIFA action live? You guys can make your way to one of the various Cresta Shopping Centre restaurants that will be airing all the Soccer World Cup action on their screens:
  • Ocean Basket
  • Calisto’s
  • De Auro’z
  • Burger King
  • Turn n’ Tender
  • Panarotti's
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Who and What's NEW at Cresta?

Committed to bringing their shoppers the best in retail trends and experiences, Cresta Shopping Centre is delighted to welcome their latest NEW stores to the world-class centre:
  • Sorbet Man –  Shop L49, Lower Level, next to Portobello
  • Blu Kids – Shop U212, Upper Level, opposite Palladium Boots
  • Paul’s Homemade Ice Cream – Shop KU04, Upper Level, walkway between Carrol Boyes and Lindt
  • XKids – Shop BL03, Lower Level, opposite Toys R Us
The following stores have had facelifts and should be visited, as they are now open for trading:
  • MTN – Shop L44, Lower Level, opposite Woolworths
  • Capitec – Shop L06, Lower Level, Entrance 3 opposite Woolworths Coffee Shop
  • Plaka – Shop U224, Upper Level, Entrance 12 close to Pick n Pay

Also, You Can WIN with Cresta this July!

Can you imagine watching a free movie every week for a year? Yes? Well, then you'll want to heart this! Cresta has partnered with Disney Pixar and will be spoiling one lucky Cresta shopper with 52 sets of double movie tickets to enjoy over a year. How awesome is that? To enter, simply purchase any Disney Pixar product at any Cresta retailer before 31 July 2018 or watch The Incredibles 2 movie at Cresta’s Ster-Kinekor. Write your name, ID number and contact details on the back of your till slip or movie ticket and put it into the entry boxes found inside the centre. Second and third prizes include Disney hampers to the value of R2 000 (second prize) and R1 000 (third prize). The Cresta team is full of surprises these days, so keep an eye out when shopping or visiting the centre as you just might be rewarded on the spot. Make sure to Check-In on Facebook and you might be a winner of Cresta vouchers and more.

Other Things You Should Know…

Cresta has been working on the revamping of their escalators and lifts, and they're almost done, with only one more location remaining! Committed to making Cresta Shopping Centre as safe an environment as possible, the local SAPS teams can be spotted walking around the centre every day to increase visibility and provide more safety for shoppers.

For More Information

For more information about Cresta Shopping Centre and their upcoming entertainment, visit www.crestashoppingcentre.co.za. Also, don't forget to check them out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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