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GLASGOW
Activities & Fun FREE Tots at Scotland Street Fri 29 Apr, 11–11.40am. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Interactive play session for ages 2–4 and parents. Introduction to Circus Skills Sat 30 Apr, 10am–1pm. £35. The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, 402 5020. Three-hour workshop aimed at ages 8–15 (under 8s will need to apply by email), teaching the basics of trapeze, acrobalance, ball and scarf juggling, plate spinning and peacock feather balancing. FREE Hands-On Sunday Sun 1 May, 1–3pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Games, art and interactive fun. FREE First Sunday Club Sun 1 May, 2–4pm. St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street, 553 2557. Arty activities and the chance to handle historical objects. FREE Gardening Day Tuesdays, 12.30pm. The Children’s Garden, 730 Great Western Road, weegarden.co.uk Weekly green-fingered session. FREE Wee Wednesdays Wed 4 May, 2pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Drop-in workshop based on the museum displays. Ages 2–5. FREE RSPB Weekend: The Magic of Migration Sat 7 & Sun 8 May, 11am–1pm & 2–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Drop-in family events and activities with the RSPB, looking at the amazing journeys birds make, including the chance to make a flying finger puppet. Skillshops Saturdays, 7 May–18 Jun, 11am–noon. £50 (£40). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. A new term of fun sessions teaching drama, voice and movement to ages 5–7. FREE With a Hop, Skip and a Jump Sat 7 May, 1–2pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, Nitshill, 276 9300. Explore the different ways animals move around in the natural history collection. Booking essential. FREE Comics Alive! Sat 7 May, 1–3pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, Nitshill, 276 9300. Learn how to make a comic, inspired by the art collections. Ages 7+. Booking essential. Time Travellers Sat 7 May, 2pm. £2 (under 16s £1.50). Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Re-live schooldays of the 1940s with this actor-led session. Places are limited, please arrive early.
✽✽ FREE Tramway Family Day: Alice in Wonderland Sun 8 May,
10am–6pm. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. A day of fun for all ages between 0 and 12, inspired by one of the most fantastical and imaginative children’s stories of all time. See preview, right. FREE Family Film Programme Sun 8 May, 2pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. A surprise film screening for all the family. Skillshops Mondays, 9 May–20 Jun, 6.30–8.30pm. £60 (£50). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Summer term of fun but productive drama classes for ages 13–17. FREE Play Scotland Sat 14 May, 10.30am–4pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Games, art, performances and a film screening on the theme of play. FREE Discover! Festival of Museums Sat 14 May, 11am–12.30pm, 1.30–3pm & 3.30–5pm. Sun 15 May, 1–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. The
museum’s regular programme of engaging events for ages 4–11 goes all festive with special activities as part of the Festival of Museums. FREE Bogey-Making Sat 14 May, 12–3pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Nothing to do with noses, this one – bogeys are simple home-made carts or trucks, and Glaswegians of generations past had a grand old time building and racing them. Ages 7+. Booking essential. FREE Festival of Fun: Play Through the Ages Sat 14 & Sun 15 May, 1–4pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Explore how people played throughout history. FREE School’s IN for Summer! Sun 15 May, noon–4pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. A chance for all ages to go back to school for an afternoon of challenges and competitions. FREE Saturday Art Club Special Sat 21 May, 10.30am–12.30pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Take inspiration from pop artist Peter Blake’s bold painting ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ and make your own art. Ages 3–11. FREE Archaeology Uncovered Sat 21 May, 11am–1pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, Nitshill, 276 9300. Learn about the work of the real Indiana Joneses of this world. Booking essential.
Music FREE Musical Movement Sat 30 Apr, 1–3pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, Nitshill, 276 9300. A painting workshop for ages 7+ exploring how artists are influenced by music.
✽✽ Dr Craig Woodson Play-Along Concert with Kronos Sun 15
May, 3pm. £10. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. A fun family performance and instrument- making session. Conductor Woodson teaches the audience how to make their very own drumpet (a drum-trumpet hybrid) that will then be used for a mass- participation performance. See feature, page 18. Part of Kronos in Glasgow.
✽✽ The Presents Mon 16 May, 10.30am & Tue 17 May, 10.30am & 1.30pm. £3 baby + adult; additional tickets £2. Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Everyone has a front row seat at this intimate show for babies aged 6–18 months and their grown ups. Watch as a series of tantalising packages are opened up to reveal colours, sounds, toys and surprises in Reeling and Writhing’s latest offering.
✽✽ The Presents Fri 20 May, 10.30am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm. £6
baby + adult; additional tickets £3. Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, Paisley, 887 1010. See above.
✽✽ The Presents Wed 25 May, 10.30am, 12.30pm & 2pm. £4.
Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. See above. The Wiggles Tue 24 May, 1pm & 4.30pm. £7.75–£18.75. Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. The Wiggles perform their greatest hits, from ‘Hot Potato’ to ‘Toot Too Chugga Chugga’.
Storytelling Tall Tales at the Tron Sat 7 May, 10–10.50am. £6 child + adult; additional tickets £4. Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Interactive storytelling session with movement, mime and props thrown in for good measure. Ages 3–5. Theatre, Dance and Comedy Caged Thu 28–Sat 30 Apr, 7.45pm (Thu mat 1.45pm). £11 (£7). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. A modern retelling of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, for ages 8+. Glasgow Kids Comedy Club Sun 1 May, 3pm. £4. The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. Live comedy for
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PREVIEW THEMED EVENT TRAMWAY FAMILY DAY: ALICE IN WONDERLAND Tramway, Glasgow, Sun 8 May
When young Alice sips from a bottle marked ‘drink me’ in Lewis Carroll’s well-loved tale, Alice in Wonderland, a remarkable change occurs. Which is one of the reasons the team at Tramway was inspired to base its latest Family Day around this most enduring of children’s books, and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass.
‘A lot of it has to do with the idea that art is transformative and allows people to see things differently,’ says Tramway’s audience engagement officer, Rosemary James. ‘And we liked the idea that Tramway can be taken over for a day, transforming the space and allowing it to be seen in a completely different way.’ The Alice in Wonderland Family Day will feature a range of workshops
and drop-in activities based on the books’ colourful characters, including tea party-themed writing sessions with the Mad Hatter and ‘Jabberwocky Words’, where big words are cut into smaller ones. There will also be graphic novel workshops, a storytelling corner, tips on crafting a poem, and ballet workshops with Scottish Ballet (which has its headquarters in the building) based on its current production, Alice. While the building itself will benefit from interactive wall decorations, themed areas and various members of staff roaming about in Alice costumes. Aimed at ages 0–12 and their parents/carers, almost all the activities are free, although signing up for workshops early in the day is advised. ‘Everything is first come first served,’ explains James. ‘And we’re encouraging people to turn up dressed as their favourite Alice character, with prizes for the best costumes.’ (Kelly Apter)
younger fans, best suited to those aged 8–12. This month with Steven Dick, Graeme Thomas and Andrew Stanley. First Light Fri 6 May, 10.30am & 1pm. £4.50. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. A show about day and night from Starcatchers’ artist in residence, Matt Addicott. Ages 0–2. This Workshop Sucks Sat 7 May, 1pm; Sun 8 May, 10.30am & 1pm. £4.50. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. An interactive workshop/performance for ages 3–5, as Professor Katy and Doctor Matt (aka Starcatchers’ associate artists Katy Wilson and Matt Addicott) enlist some help in building the world’s biggest vacuum cleaner. The Elf of Glen Fern Sat 7 May, 2pm. £5.95 (children £4.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, 339 6185. A puppet show telling the tale of a very helpful elf. First Light Mon 9 May, 11.30am & 1.30pm. £4. Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. See above. Greyfriar’s Bobby Sat 14 May, 2pm. £5.95 (children £4.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Puppet version of the true story of the faithful Skye Terrier.
Clockwork Sun 22 May, 2pm. £7 (£5). Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Adaptation of Philip Pullman’s tale where a fireside story of kings, queens and clockwork machines comes to life. Fantastical musical adventure for ages 8+, presented by Visible Fictions and Scottish Opera.
EDINBURGH Activities & Fun Own a Pony Day Fri 29 Apr, 1.30–4pm. £7.50. Gorgie City Farm, 51 Gorgie Road, 337 4202. A day learning all about the hard work (and fun) involved in owning a pony – children (ages 6–12) will get to muck out the pony, groom him, tack him up and, all being well, have a pony ride. Booking essential. FREE Port Edgar Open Day Sat 30 Apr, 10am. Port Edgar Marina and Sailing School, Shore Road, South Queensferry, 331 3330. A chance to try out courses in sailing, motor boats and kayaking, plus there’s a bouncy castle, face painting, mountain bikes and a climbing wall.
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