EASTER DAYS OUT
Have a giggle JAMES CAMPBELL’S COMEDY 4 KIDS
If ‘stand up comedy for kids’ sounds a tad oxymoronic to you, check out James Campbell’s performance. Designed specifi cally for a younger audience, it involves dancing oatcakes, badger hurdling and discussions on essential topics such as how to make parsnips interesting and why owls don’t like Easter. Adults are invited to come along and learn a funny thing or two as well. Part of Glasgow Comedy Festival. Citizen’s Theatre, Glasgow, 0844 395 4005, Sat 31 Mar, citz.co.uk
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Bring fi ction to life FUNKY PUPPET-MAKING WORKSHOP
Under the careful tuition of Puppet Stew, attendees are given access to mountains of bright, colourful, furry, fuzzy and shiny bits and bobs to create their own puppet pal. They can recreate one of their favourite TV or story characters, or just whip up something from their own wild imaginations. Part of the Puppet Animation Festival. Various venues, Edinburgh. Mon 2–Fri 13 Apr, puppetanimationfestival.org
Get your hands dirty NATIONAL MINING MUSEUM SCOTLAND
9 A family-friendly attraction that’s absolutely free for kids, the National Mining Museum provides a compelling insight into the lives of miners in times past, with the aid of ex-miner tour guides. There’s a dedicated Kids Zone too, packed with games and activities. Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, 0131 663 7519, nationalminingmuseum.org.uk
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Meet the monster THE GRUFFALO
Julia Donaldson’s most fearsome creation sets forth again this spring, challenging the bunny’s status as traditional Easter animal. The kids needn’t be worried though – that crafty mouse is sure to have a trick or two up his sleeve to keep the Gruffalo’s terrible teeth and poisonous nose wart at bay. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 0131 529 6000, Fri 6 & Sat 7 Apr, fctt.org.uk; King’s Theatre, Glasgow, 0844 871 7627, Thu 10– Sat 12 May, atgtickets.com/glasgow
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