Kids Events are listed by city, then type. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to kids@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Laura Ennor.
GLASGOW Activities & Fun FREE Toddler Time Fri 17 Aug, 11.30am–noon. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Take the wee ones along for songs, stories and fun with a different theme inspired by the museum each week. Suitable for under 3s. FREE West of Scotland Highland Cattle Club Show Sat 18 Aug, 10.30am–12.30pm. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, 276 0924. See the prettiest beasts in the west of Scotland as they enjoy their moment in the spotlight. The judging starts at 11am in the Bothy Field. FREE Saturday Art Club Sat 18 Aug, 10.30am–12.30pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Art activities relating to the displays, with drawing, collage, sculpture-making and games. Parents can get stuck in too. Ages 3–11. FREE Archaeology Uncovered Sat 18 Aug, 11am–1pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, 276 9300. Unearth your inner Indiana Jones with some hands-on archaeological activities that you’ll really dig. Ages 7+. Acting Up Drama Workshops Sat 18 Aug, times vary. £6 per session. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Fun drama workshops aimed at building confidence and creativity and leading towards a performance devised by the kids themselves. Ages 4–10 from 11am–
noon; children with additional needs from 12.30–1pm; ages 8–11 from 1–2.30pm and ages 12–16 from 2.30–4pm. FREE Curious Doodle Day Sat 18 Aug, 1–4pm. St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street, 276 1625. Create a huge artwork inspired by the museum’s Curious exhibition. Materials and protective clothing provided. Suitable for all ages. FREE Discover! at Kelvingrove Sat 18 & Sun 19 Aug, 1.30–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Join in activities and trails to learn all about the objects and paintings at Kelvingrove. Ages 5–11 years. FREE Explore! at Riverside Sat 18 & Sun 19 Aug, 1.30–4pm. Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Place, 287 2660. Explore the travel and transport displays with fun family activities. Ages 5–11 years. FREE Saturdays at the Palace Sat 18 Aug, 2–4pm. People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green, 276 0788. Activities for kids and their guardians including child-friendly talks about the displays in the museum. FREE Drawing In Sat 18 Aug, 3–5pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A space to draw, create and exchange ideas in the foyer of the cultural melting pot that is the CCA. Kids must be accompanied by an adult at all times. FREE Farm Open Day Sun 19 Aug, noon–3.30pm. Tollcross Children’s Farm, Wellshot Road, 763 1863. Fun for the whole family with nature-based music, games, face painting and more. Books & Storytelling FREE Toddlers Tales Fri 17 Aug, 3.30–4.30pm. Dennistoun Library, 2a Craigpark, 276 0768. Bring books to life while engaging in physical activity through stories and rhymes. Suitable for
ages 3–5 and their parents/carers. FREE Toddlers Tales Tue 21 Aug, 10.30–11am. Anniesland Library, 833 Crow Road, 276 1622. See above. FREE Toddlers Tales Wed 22 Aug, 10.30–11am. Couper Institute Library, 84 Clarkston Road, 276 0771. See above. Music Tonic Tinies: Inspiring Musical Adventures! Mon 20 Aug, 11–11.45am. £4 (siblings free). Sports Trust, 1 Finlay Drive, Dennistoun, 07983 588675. Kids can explore imaginative play through music and movement. Ages 18 months– four years. Tonic Tinies: Inspiring Musical Adventures! Wed 22 Aug, 11–11.45am. £3 (siblings free). Merry-Go-Round, 32-34 Nithsdale Road, Strathbungo, 423 2299. See above, but for ages 2–3.
Theatre & Dance Wee Mice Tuesday 21 Aug–4 Dec, 1.30–2.15pm. £104 for 16-week term. Scottish Ballet, Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 331 6297. Ballet-themed games, imaginative play and dance stories for girls and boys aged 3–5 and their parents/ carers.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES Activities & Fun Robot: The Fantasy and the Reality Until Thu 23 Aug, 10am–5pm. Museum admission £7.25 (children £5.25; under 4s free). Sensation, Greenmarket, Dundee, 01382 228800. Enter a world of cyborgs and androids; play with robot pets, meet the only interactive life-sized humanoid in Scotland and check out an exhibition of robots and props from TV and movies, including Iron Man, Star Wars and Red Dwarf. Drop-In Holiday Workshops Fri 17
Aug, 10am–noon & 1–3pm. £6. Jupiter Artland, Bonnington House Steadings, Wilkieston, 01506 889900. Arty outdoor activities inspired by the Jupiter artists to make the summer hols that little bit more creative. FREE Professor Egghead’s Seashore Showtime Sat 18, Mon 20 & Wed 22 Aug, 2–2.45pm. Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, North Berwick, 01620 890202. The Prof challenges bird-brained youngsters to take part in some game shows with a twist. There’s Seal or No Seal, Flock Busters, Quackety Quack and, of course, Who Wants to be a Duck Bill-ionaire. Ages 5+. FREE Children’s Guided Tour of Jupiter Artland Sun 19 Aug, 1.30– 3.30pm. Jupiter Artland, Bonnington House Steadings, Wilkieston, 01506 889900. All kids are welcome to join this hunt for art, exploring the amazing sculpture dotted around the woods and meadows of Jupiter Artland.
Music The Presents Thu 23 Aug, 10.30– 11.15am & 1–1.45pm. £10 per child + adult. Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, Stirling, 01786 473544. Everyone has a front row seat at this intimate show for babies aged 4–18 months and their grown ups. Watch as a series of tantalising packages are opened up to reveal colours, sounds, toys and surprises in this engaging musical show from Reeling and Writhing. Theatre & Dance The Netherlands National Circus Thu 16 & Fri 17 Aug 4.45pm & 7.30pm; Sat 18 Aug 2pm, 4.45pm & 7.30pm; Sun 19 Aug 1pm & 3.30pm. £7–£21. Caird Park, Mains Loan, Dundee, 0844 4155 228. An award-winning circus spectacular blending together aerial feats, acrobatics, comedy, dance and theatre.
Tollcross Children’s Farm – Open Day
Aimed specifically at families with young children, this fun annual open day (or more specifically afternoon, it’s only on from 12-3.30pm) is a chance to experience the popular little farm, but with bells on. As well as the usual line-up of animals, including sheep, pigs and llamas, you can take part in nature-based games, listen to live music, get your face painted and more. ■ Tollcross Children’s Farm, Glasgow, Sun 19 Aug. 108 THE LIST 16–23 Aug 2012