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FREE Art Cart Sat 5 & 12 Jul. 10am—4.45pm. City Art Centre. 2 Market Street. 529 3993. The Art Can will be loaded with a variety of art materials and literature to help all ages engage with the City Art Centre‘s collections.
FREE Art-tastic: Recycled Asian Kites Sun 6 Jul. noon—4pm. Royal Botanic Garden. lnverleith Row. 552 7171. Use scrap materials to make a kite based on Asian nature designs. Suitable for all ages.
FREE National Gallery Art Cart Sun 6 Jul. 2—4pm. National Gallery of Scotland. The Mound. Princes Street. 624 6200. The An Cart will be loaded with a variety of art materials and ideas to explore the collections through fun crafty activities. Ages 3—12.
Around the World in Art Summer School Mon 7—Fri l 1 Jul. Times vary. £20 per week. Out Of The Blue Drill Hall. 30—36 Dalmeny Street. Leith. 555 7101. Travel from Aboriginal Australia to Japan and from Africa to Native America in the space of one week. sampling the art of each country and having a go yourself. 1 lam—noon for ages 3—6; 1—2pm for ages 7+; under 5s must be accompanied. mail jbdawson@tesco.net to book or visit www.juliedawson.me.uk
Jewellery Week Mon 7—Fri l 1 Jul. 10.30am—l2.30pm. £70 per week. Imagination Workshop. 136 Marchmont Road. 466 0148. Create necklaces. chami bracelets. earrings. phone charms. watches and rings at this five-day crafty workshop for ages 10+. Booking essential.
Pondemonium Tue 8 Jul. 2—3.30pm. £1 (accompanying adults free). lnveresk Lodge Garden. near Musselburgh. 665 1855. Explore the Inveresk pond at this Ranger-led children‘s event. Booking essential.
Make Sweet Music from Nature Thu 10 Jul. 10.30am—12.30pm & 1.30—3.30pm. £4 per adult/child. Lauriston Castle. 2a Cramond Road South. 529 2963. Make musical instruments from recycled natural materials in a workshop led by Stephanie Walker.
A Magical Woodland Fri 1 1 Jul. 10.30am—l2.30pm 8.: 1.30—3.30pm. £4 per adult/child. Lauriston Castle. 2a
C rarnond Road South. 529 2963. Artist Stephanie Walker shows you how to make a woodland collage wall hanging.
FREE Sunday Science: Arran’s Unique Ttees Sun 13 Jul. noon ~4pm. Royal Botanic Garden. lnverleith Row. 552 7171. Max Coleman talks about the unique species of trees on Arran. Ages 5+. Scrapbooking and Card-making Mon l4——Fri 18 Jul. 10.30am—12.30pm. £70 per week. Imagination Workshop. 136 Marchmont Road. 466 (1148. Five mornings of cutting out and sticking on. Bring along some family photos. Ages 6+. Booking essential.
Future Earth Wed 16 Jul. Times vary. Admission applies £9.50 (£7.50; children £5.95; under 3s free). Dynamic liarth. Holyrood Road. 550 7800. A new performance-based show created with the help of Edinburgh International Science Festival's Generation Science programme. which takes audiences on a time travel joumey into the future with A111 and her friend.
Good Vibrations Wed 16 J til. Times vary. Admission applies £9.50 (£7.50; children £5.95: under 3s free). Dynamic Earth. Holyrood Road. 550 7800. See picture caption.
FREE A Slice of Life Thu 17 Jul. 10.30am—l2.30pm & 2 4pm. National Museum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. History comes to life in the form of a steam engine driver. an Edinburgh doctor from the 1800s and a lady sentenced to the stocks.
Theatre & Dance
The Singing Kettle: Pirate Island Sat 12 & Sttn 13 Jul. noon 8; 3pm. £10 (family ticket £36). Festival Theatre. 13—29 Nicolson Street. 529 600-0. Scotland‘s favourite children's entertainers set sail with their brand new 2008 show.
Books
FREE Team Read L'ntil Sun 31 Aug. Edinburgh City Libraries' reading initiative returns with a ‘moving image’
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Storytelling
Family Story Circle: Summer Stories Fri 4 ck 1 1 Jul. 2.30pm. £3 (family ticket £10). Scottish Storytelling Centre. 43 45 High Street. 556 9579. The family storytelling event goes weekly for July. with a revolving roster of storytellers. Ages 4+.
Mary Queen of Scots Sat 5 ct Sun 6 Jul. 11am. noon. 2pm ck 3pm. £1 1 (£9: children £5.50). lidinburgh Castle. Royal Mile. 225 9846. Scotland's most famous queen returns to tell her own tale of tragedy. treason. turmoil and martyrdom in this living history presentation.
Tiny Tales Tue 15 Jul. 1 lam. £3 (accompanying adults free). Scottish Storytelling Centre. 43 45 High Street. 556 957‘). Stories. rhymes and songs for wee (and not so wee) ears. \Vith Marie Louise Cochrane. Ages 6 months 3 yrs.
Outside the cities
Activities and Fun
Astounding Discoveries l'ntil Sun 17 Aug. 10am 5pm. £5 (£35). Almond Valley Heritage Centre. .\lilllie1d. Livingston. 01506 414957. Drop-in crafts. activities and experiments for children and families.
Living in The Forest 'l‘hu .3 Jul. 23.30pm. Children £1 (accompanying adults free). National Trust for Scotland. Newhailes Road. Musselburgh. 653 5595. Ranger-led children's event looking at the local woodland. building shelters and foraging for food and medicine.
FREE Nooks and Grannies Thu 3 Jul. 2.30 4pm. 1)ean Castle. 1)ean Road. Kilmarnock. 01563 522702. (16 scavenging for little critters at this ranger- led country park event.
FREE A Roman Holiday Sat 5
Jul Sttn 21 Sep. 10.30am. Kirkcaldy Museum and Art (iallcry. War Memorial (iardens. Kirkcaldy‘. 01592 412860. Find out what the Romans did for us. with
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up with Edinburgh International Science Festival to bring you Good Vibrations. Join Maestro and Bella as they embark on a journey of discovery to find out how noise is made - and just how much of it you can make. Performed twice daily, this fun interactive show will run alongside Future Earth. in which time travellers from the future tell you how you can make a difference to our planet in the coming years.
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demos. the opportunity to handle equipment and dress tip at this interactive exhibition.
Workshop: Make and Take Sun 6 Jul. 1 1.30am 1pm ck 2 4pm. Admission applies £8.50 (£6.50; under 12s £2: members free). National .‘ylttseum of l-‘light. liast liortune Airfield. 01620 897240. 'l‘urn everyday objects into toys to take home. Ages 3+.
FREE Nature Detectives Tue 8 ck 15 Jul. 10am noon. l.inlithgow Palace and l’eel. Ranger-led activities and fuii aimed at children aged eight and upwards. and younger children if accompanied by an adult.
FREE Summer’s Here Storytime Wed 9 Jul. 2 3pm. 'l'emplehall Library. Beauly Place. Kirkcaldy. 01592 412692. linioy some summery holiday stories and create your own handicrafts.
Pond Dipping Wed 9 Jul. 2pm. £1. Almondell and Calderwoml Country Park. Visitor Centre. by Brosburn. 01506 332254. (let those w ellies on for some seriously fun pond dipping and diseoy er the wildlife therein.
FREE Nature Detectives Wed 9 ck Mon 14 Jul. 2.30 4pm. l)ean Castle Country Park. 1)ean Road. Kilmarnock. 01563 522702. Join the country side rangers in a series of Wednesday walks. activities days and conservation eyents. Bring boots and binoculars. Booking
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Carnival Weekend Sat 12 c& Sun 13 Jul. 10am 6pm. £11.25 (£9.50; children £7.75: family ticket £37). Deep Sea World. .\'orth Queensfcrry. 01383 41 1880. The carnival comes to town with plenty of games. activities. and pri/es. plus a chance to learn about the carnival of the
liRl-Ili Colour Magic Sun 13 Jul.
1.40 4pm. 1)can Castle Country Park. l)ean Road. Kilmarnock. (11563 522702. l.earn how to make traditional dyes from plants in the park and engage in a little tie-dye with some old clothes. Minibeast Mayhem .\lon 14 Jul.
2 3.30pm. Children £1 (accompanying adults free). Home ()f'l'he Binns. l.inlithgow. 01506 834255. Creep into the world of minibeasts. btigs and creepy craw lies.
Go Wild! Thu 17 Jul. 2 3.30pm. Children £l (accompany ing adults free). Preston .\1111. Preston Road. liast Linton. 653 5595. Wild games with a nature theme.
Theatre 8 Dance
The Singing Kettle: Pirate Island Sat 5 ck Sun 6 Jul. Sat noon ck 3pm: Sun 1pm ck 3.30pm. £9.50 (family ticket £34). Whitehall 'l‘heatre. l2 Bellfield Street. Dundee. (11.382 434941). Scotland‘s favourite children's entertainers have set sail with their brand new 2008 show.
The Wolf and the Goat Tue 8 Jul.
1 lain ck 2pm. £6 (£5). Macrobert. l'niycrsity of Stirling. (11786 466666. .-\ charming tale of uncspected friendship featuring a gri/Ily wolf and a wee w bite goat. Suitable for ages 6+.
Fungus the Bogeyman Tue 8 11111 17 Jul (not Sun/Mon). 2.30pm cs 7pm. £15 (£8 £12). Byre 'l‘lieatre. Abbey Street. St Andrew s. (11334 475001). Raymond Briggs' loycablc Bogcy tnan Fungus is here brought to life on stage fora play about recy cling. bumbling. compositing and boarding. Ages 4+.
Jabberwocky Sat 12 Jul. 3pm. £5. liast Kilbride Arts Centre. ()ld Coach Road. liast Kilbride. 01355 261000. folding ‘l'lieatre Company play ottt l.ewis Carroll's wonderful nonsense bocm.