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Storytelling about the parts of history they don’t teach you at school! Tall Tales Sat 25 May & 8 Jun, 10am. £6. Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Fun, interactive tales for ages 3–5. FREE Scotland the Brave Sun 2 Jun, 1–3pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, 276 9300. Our country’s history brought to life through storytelling. Ages 5+.
Theatre & Dance I Love You More Than . . . Sat 18 & 25 May, 10.30–11.15am. Sun 19 & 26 May, 11–11.45am. £6 per child; accompanying adults free. Beanscene, 19 Skirving Street, Shawlands, 632 8090. Interactive storytelling session. Southside Fringe.
✽The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish Wed 22–Fri 24
May, 10.30am & 1.30pm. Sat 25 May, 11am & 2pm. £10 (£7.50). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Tom and his little sister really, really, really want a goldfish. So why not swap dad to get one? Ages 6–10. See review.
✽Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom Sat 25 May, 1pm &
4pm. Sun 26 May, 10am & 1pm. £12.50–£16.50. Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. Richard Lewis’s adaptation of the television animation, set in a miniature world of fairies, elves and insects. Birthday Sun 26 May, 6pm. £5 (£3). Eastwood Park Theatre, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Members of the Eastwood Park youth theatre respond to the theme of ‘birthday’. Pink! the Musical Sat 1 & Sun 2 Jun, 10.30–11.15am. £3–£5. Cottiers Kelvinbridge, 420 Great Western Road, 357 5825. Hopscotch Theatre present a musical version of Pink! by Glaswegian author Lynne Rickards. Ages 3–8. The Amazing Mr Noah Sat 1 & Sun 2 Jun, 2pm. £5.50 (adults £5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Prof Popup’s trapped indoors on his hols, so what better time to tell the story of Noah and his incredible ark – with a little help from you. Ages 3+. Baby Loves Disco Sun 2 Jun, 2–5pm. £8 (non walking babies free). Mansion House, 20 Glassford Street, 08444 999990. A chance for kids aged six months–seven years (and their parents) to get their respective grooves on. All That Magic Sat 8 Jun, 2pm. £5.50 (children £5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Alex the Magician performs his magic. Ages 3+.
EDINBURGH Activities & Fun Alien Invasion Until Fri 28 Jun, 10am–5.30pm. Included in admission. Our Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, 550 7800. Exhibition featuring costumes and props from the most iconic sci-fi films and TV shows. Hoofstock Walkabout Thu 16 May, 7.30–9pm. £7 (members £5). Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 314 0379. Learn about hooved creatures, as you follow the Hoofstock Keepers round the zoo. FREE LaNua Youth Dance Group Thursdays 16 May–13 Jun, 4–6pm. Portobello Swim Centre, 57 Promenade, 669 6888. Dance classes for kids aged 10–16. FREE LaNua Youth Dance Group Fridays 17 May–7 Jun, 4–6pm. Pilmeny Youth Centre, 44 Buchanan Street Leith, 554 0953. See above. FREE Soar Into Spring Sat 18 & Sun 19 May, 1–4pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Spring- based activities for all the family. FREE Minibeast – Monsterbeast Sun 19 May, 1–3pm. Holyrood Park Education Centre, 1 Queen’s Drive, 01506 842065. Discover giant insects and spiders from around the world; you
FOOD FUN HENDERSON’S FAMILY DAY St John’s Church, Edinburgh, Monday 27 May
Information on healthy living comes at us from all quarters today, but when these two cuties were growing up there was only one person they needed to look to for advice – their mum. For Oliver and Catherine Henderson, having food pioneer Janet
Henderson to cook for them meant years of tasty meals made with fresh, seasonal, local ingredients. Happily, since 1953, the people of Edinburgh have had access to much the same, via Henderson’s farm shop and vegetarian restaurant on Hanover Street. In celebration of its late founder’s achievements, the Henderson’s
50/50 festival will feature 50 days of food-related fun, including a free Family Day and barbecue.
‘Henderson’s is a family firm that’s still run by two of Janet’s children,
and one of her grandchildren will take it into the third generation,’ explains festival director, Simon Preston. ‘You can step inside the restaurant on any given day and find families, older people and students in there – it’s always been a place for everyone. So when we were planning the festival we knew we had to have a nice family day where we could get kids in and enjoying fun foody activities.’ Run in conjunction with Edinburgh Community Food, the event will
feature a food art table, bicycle powered smoothie maker, and the chance to make ‘Fearsome Fruit Monsters’ and vegetable kebabs, before grabbing a kiwi and spoon for the ‘Great Kiwi Race’. What they won’t be doing, is lecturing families on eating healthily,
because as Preston says, ‘the food speaks for itself, so you don’t have to work too hard to hammer the point home – you can allow people to make their own discovery. And the easiest way to enjoy eating healthily is to have fun.’ (Kelly Apter)
may even get to handle them (a little). Booking essential. FREE Bags of Art Sun 19 May, 2–4pm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Explore the work of SJ Peploe and make your own art. Ages 4–12. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Mon 20 & Tue 21 May, 10am–12.30pm. £6 per adult + child. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Teddy hunt in the wood, teddy bear stories and the chance to get crafty. Buff-Cheeked Gibbon Birthday Wed 22 May, 9am–6pm. Included in admission. Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Jon the Buff-Cheeked Gibbon is about to become a teenager. Help his keepers celebrate the big day. FREE Treasure Trove Sat 25 May, 10.30am–12.30pm. Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House, 142 Canongate, 529 4143. Make your own museum artefact out of air dry clay, herbs, sand and moss. FREE Silver Boxes for Tiny Trinkets Sat 25 May, 10.30am– 12.30pm. National Museum of Scotland,
Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. Make a silver trinket box and decorate it with embossed silver and coloured stones. FREE Animal Buddies Sat 25 May, 10.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm. Museum of Childhood, 42 High Street, 529 4142. Wander the museums in search of animal inspiration then create a wheeled friend to take home. Hand Felted Bunting Sat 25 May, 11am–3pm. £6 per adult + child. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Create some gingham, buttoned bunting for your home.
✽ Henderson’s Family Day and Barbecue Mon 27 May, 12-4pm. Free. St John’s Church, Lothian Road, 229 0212. Fun activities and tasty food, at this free family event. See preview. Living Lauriston: At Home Sun 26 May, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm. Included in admission. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. A chance to observe the ways of life back in the day. Ciara Phillips: Early Gallery Goers Tour Wed 29 May, 11–11.45am. £5 per child (includes up to two adults
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free). Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, 248 2971. Tour for kids aged 3–5 to encourage debate and discussion. Kings and Queens Sun 2 Jun, 10.30am–12.30pm. £4 per adult + child. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Travel backwards through time as you learn about kings and queens of days gone by. FREE Taylor’s Funfair Wed 5–Fri 7 Jun, 6–10pm. Sat 8 Jun, noon–10pm. Sun 9 Jun, noon–6pm. Leith Links, Leith, leithfestival.com Rides and fun for children of all ages. Special needs afternoon Thu 6 Jun 1–3pm. Part of Leith Festival. FREE Frame the Stars Sat 8 Jun, 10.30am–12.30pm. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. Take along a picture of your favourite celebrity and make a silver photo frame so you can worship them on your wall. Absolute Improv: Stories Sat 8 & Sun 9 Jun, 2–3pm. £5. The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. Shout out your funniest ideas for the comedians onstage to turn into wacky stories. Leith Festival. Art in the Garden Sun 9 Jun, 11am– 4pm. £10 (includes a buffet lunch). Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. There’s a watercolour artist on hand to teach you the tricks of the art form.
Books & Storytelling FREE Talking Trees Storytelling Sun 19 May, 2–2.45pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Talking Trees storytelling returns to transport adults and children to a magical land far, far away. Ages 5+. FREE Jon Klassen: This Is Not My Hat Mon 20 May, 3.30–4.30pm. Waterstone’s, 128 Princes Street, 226 2666. The children’s author and illustrator reads from one of his books then signs copies afterwards. Family Storytime Sat 25 May & 8 Jun, 10.30am & 12.30pm. £5 (family £15; under 2s free). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. A different Just So story each time. Taste the Tale and Smell the Story Sat 8 Jun, 11–11.50am & 3–3.50pm. £5. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. A multi-sensory journey through the tales of the Brothers Grimm. Ages 4+. Tiny Tales Tue 11 Jun, 10–10.40am & 11.30am–12.10pm. £5. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Tales of the kitchen with Ailie Finlay. Ages 1–3.
Theatre & Dance Baby Loves Disco Sun 26 May, 2–5pm. £9 (non walking babies free). Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 08444 999990. See Glasgow, Theatre & Dance. Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom Sat 1 Jun, 1pm & 4pm. Sun 2 Jun, 10am & 1pm. £12.50–£16.50. King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. See Glasgow, Theatre & Dance. The Waving Cat of Japan Sat 8 Jun, 2–2.55pm. £8 (£6). Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. A magical adventure based on the Japanese symbol of good luck. Integrated sign language throughout. Ages 3–7.
✽Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors Tue 11 Jun, 7pm. Wed 12
Jun, 10.30am. Thu 13 Jun, 1.30pm. £12.50–£16.50. King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. All the terror of the Tudors brought to the stage with 3D special effects.
✽Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians Wed 12 Jun, 1.30pm.
Thu 13 Jun, 10.30am. Fri 14 & Sat 15 Jun,7pm. £12.50--£16.50. King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. The gruesome side of the Victorian era, with no gore spared, is translated onto the stage with groundbreaking 3D special effects.
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