About us

cherry

This is Cherry, who started selling toys 27 years ago – out of a suitcase! She’s a primary school teacher, at present running a remedial practice in NILD therapy from home. She’ll give you advice on any aspect of child development, from babies to biggies.

geoff

This is Geoff, who has a passion for kids – he takes a special interest in each small client, as he believes they are also important. He will go the extra mile to help you find that perfect gift!

Chantal
Heather
Dale

This is the rest of the gang! Chantal, Heather and Natasha all work at Hi Ho Cherry O on various shifts, so you’re bound to meet them all! They’re friendly, helpful and will go out of their way to make a visit to our shop a fun and worthwhile experience.

Who are we?

Hi Ho Cherry O is an independent toyshop, owned by Geoff and Cherry Howell and situated in a small shopping centre in the leafy suburb of Meadowridge in Cape Town.

Before establishing the business as a shop, Cherry used to sell educational toys from our home in Tokai. The shop has been laid out by Cherry using her teaching and remedial experience to facilitate your choice of gift or developmental aid.

Our clientéle is drawn mainly from the neighbouring suburbs, but we are proud that many clients from up-country and even abroad make a special trip to our shop every time they visit Cape Town!

We pride ourselves on offering our clients the widest range of educational and developmental toys, games, puzzles, books and posters under one roof – and our advice is free!

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Our Vision

Our vision is to promote creative and constructive play. We believe play should be active and not passive so on our shelves you will find toys and games that promote involvement, using logical thinking and language.