Neighbourgoods Market Braamfontein

The Neighbourgoods Market is finally coming to the city of Johannesburg ! In keeping with our commitment to urban regeneration and the goal to revive and reinvent the Public Market as a civic institution, we have chosen a venue in the heart of the city precinct of Braamfontein. If you consider yourself a foodie or self proclaimed Ramsay when it comes to the kitchen or a maker of specialty artisan goods you can now apply for trade by filling in the trader application on our website. Scheduled launch date is May 2011.

The gift of giving..

So the year is almost very much over which means its also time for our annual Christmas Night Market. Every year we try and take the hassle of gift shopping by bringing it all under one roof. This year it takes place on Wednesday the 15th of December starting at !7h00 till 24h00





So bring the kids down and come shop and eat while doing your last minute x-mass shopping.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NEIGHBOURGOODS MARKET SEASON COMES TO AN END ON SATURDAY THE 18TH OF DECEMBER 2010, BUT DON'T WORRY OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS WE WILL ENSURE THAT THEIR IS PLENTY OF GOODS TO STOCK UP FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON.
WE WILL RE-OPEN ON SATURDAY THE 8TH OF JANUARY 2011.

Bunnies in jackets with brass buttons..

So the initial idea behind me starting this blog was purely for the traders of the kindergoods section to promote their goods etc. and post cool pictures of their goods and other things of interest relating to kids/ babies/ toddlers.

So its decided, that im going to do my best to compile a must have list for kids based on what i think every baby/ toddler/ kid should have, the list starts today. Please forgive me as my opinion can sometimes be a little bias, but i tend to only shop for boys (my nephew) as for girls. I am working on branching out to the more girly side.

At the top of the list is the Peter the Rabbit cup,bowl and plate set, i know that it doesn't really fall under the "locally made" rule but i think every kid should have this when growing up.






Peter Rabbit - one of my personal heroes since childhood.


The second thing i have to admit i didn't find all by myself it kinda came to me,
they are not only "educational" but also just so beautiful and hand-made that it was a no brainer choosing them as my number 2 on the ever growing list of "must have".
MOKO Puzzles made by Dagmar Wijnen, she will be starting at the kindergoods section soon so don't despair i am trying my best to find and bring the cool back to growing up with wooden toys.







To be continued..

Im finally an uncle..

So i have always been fond of kids right, but when i finally became uncle 3 months ago i was as proud as my sister the mother of the baby. So since the birth of Nuah i have noticed that no matter where i am, 'im immediately drawn towards baby clothing, kids toys & Miss Potter ceramic sets etc. Lingering around the kindergoods section on Saturdays have not helped my current "Nuah must have this" syndrome but none the less have a look at some products that you can buy at the kindergoods and i'm sure you'll understand my situation.


The Nephew Nuah.



The cutest pair of shoes by Earth Crusaders.



Soft Toys by Dolly Dinkle




Petit Pois

So now there is even more reason to come don to the Neighbourgoods Market on a Saturday morning and now bring the kids along..

Neighbourgoods Night Market

Come join us on Tuesday evening @ 18h30 for our winter night market.

What to expect? For the foodie you can find Von Geusau hot chocolate, Cape Malay curries and succulent steak sandwiches from Pete Goffe-Wood's Kitchen Cowboys stand. Other usual suspects include Simply Italian pizza's, Spanish style paella, Afro Sushi and fresh tuna burgers seared while you wait. Accompanying the array of food will be our local micro breweries and organic wine merchants.
For the Fashionista there's plenty of must have's from hand crafted leather accessories from Missibaba, hand knitted angora scarfs and mittens ,vintage overcoats from Afraid of Mice and must have Tee's from Muti and as well as never been worn sunglasses and accessories from Magnolia.The Presidents pop-up yellow ducky will also be joining us for the night to fulfill everybody's need for cool design, to mention only but a few.
Don't worry mom's there will also be kiddies and baby clothes from Petit Pios, Sam & Seb, bellablue and very cool old school toys form Dolly Dinkle.

Hope to see you there..

Happy Festive Season..

Happy Festive Season to everyone, please take note that the market re-opens on Saturday the 9th of January 2010..

X-Mas Night Market..

So bring the kids down to the old biscuit mill the Neighbourgoods Market's Yearly X-Mas Night Market. Food, live entertainment and x-mass shopping all doen on the same night, remember don't be late it starts at 6pm ..

The Neighbourgoods Market will be closed on Saturday the 26th of December 2009 and Saturday the 2nd of January 2010. We Re-open on Saturday the 9th of January 2010.