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Pop Lock-In Sun 5 Oct, 4pm. £8.94–£11.45. Hummingbird, 186 Bath Street, 0845 166 6039. An afternoon lock-in for 4–11-year-olds with resident DJs spinning chart tunes.
Theatre & Dance Hansel and Gretel Sat 20 Sep, 2pm. £6.50 (children £5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Tip Top Puppets tell the classic fairytale, with the addition of Dennis the Duck.
✽FREE Tramway Family Day: Art Track Sun 21 Sep, 11am–4pm.
Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. See preview, left. Disney On Ice: 100 Years Of Magic Fri 26 Sep–Sun 5 Oct, Times vary. £14–£39. Braehead Arena, Kings Inch Road, 0844 499 1700. A colourful ice show, featuring more than 60 Disney characters from across the years. The Emperor’s New Clothes Sat 11 Oct & Tue 14, 2pm. £6.50 (children £5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. A puppet version of the popular tale, featuring live music. Old MacDonald Had A Farm Sun 12 Oct, 11am & 2pm. £5 (family £15). Eastwood Park Theatre, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4956. A mix of live action, puppetry and animation. Goldilocks & the Three Bears Sun 12 Oct, 2pm. £6.50 (children £5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Miriam Lambert and her puppets tell the story of Goldie and her encounter with a bear family. Big Magic Wand Wed 15 Oct, 2pm. £6.50 (children £5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Alex the Magician presents a fun magic and entertainment show for the whole family.
EDINBURGH Activities & Fun FREE Family Drop-In Workshops Sat 20 Sep, 1.30–3.30pm. City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Create a new identity using paper disguises. Edinburgh Little League Junior Baseball Sun 21 Sep, Sun 28 Sep & Sun 5 Oct, 12–12.45pm & 1–3pm. £10–£20. Warriston Playing Fields, Warriston Crescent, baseballedinburgh. com Weekly baseball matches and training sessions. Ages 6–13. Parent and Baby Group Art Classes Tuesdays, 10.30am–12.30pm. £6.50. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Art activities for mums, dads and the wee ones. Mini French Academy Wednesdays, 9.30–10.10am. £40 for a five-week block. Marchmont St Giles’ Church, 1a Kilgraston Road, 447 4359. Fun French lessons using hands-on activities. Ages 0–4. Junior Rugby Tots Wednesdays 9.35am & 10.10am. £7.25. Craiglockhart Parish Church, Craiglockhart Drive North, rugbytots.co.uk See Glasgow, Activities & Fun. Senior Rugby Tots Wednesdays, 10.45am & 3.15pm. £7.25. Craiglockhart Parish Church, Craiglockhart Drive North, rugbytots.co.uk See Glasgow, Activities & Fun. Disco Duck Wednesdays, 9.45– 10.15am. £2 for first class; £24 for a further 6 weeks. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. A pre-school dance experience designed to increase kids’ self-esteem, coordination and balance while they boogie to catchy tunes. Ages 18 months–4 years old. Disco Duck Thursdays, 11.30am– noon. £2 for first class; £24 for a further 6 weeks. Rosebery Hall, 17 West Terrace, South Queensferry, 331 2113. See above.
ART ART MAKER Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, last Sunday of every month
‘What a great place to hold an art workshop,’ said the Canadian man to his young son, as they both looked around the space. The young boy nodded before returning to the task at hand, the serious job of sticking his cabbages in the right place. The pair couldn’t be more right. Sitting on the floor alongside them in the Scottish National Gallery, it’s hard to imagine a more inspirational setting to get creative. Whereas most museums and galleries run their family events tucked away in an education room, Art Maker takes place right in the heart of the art.
Upon arrival we’re sent to another part of the gallery to seek out
this month’s subject matter (in this case ‘A Hind’s Daughter’ by James Guthrie in the Scottish Colourists section). Then it’s back to the main room, where blue plastic sheets have been laid out and a multitude of materials – pencils, tissue paper and glue – lie waiting to be transformed into a work of art. Guthrie did it his way and we, the encouraging staff tell us, can do likewise. The location serves two purposes. First to fill the young artists (and
their grown-ups, most of whom are also getting handy with a pair of scissors or a glue stick) with a sense that we all have the capacity to be creative, whether that’s painting an Old Master or fashioning a leaf out of tissue. Secondly, it’s a nice reminder that this is ‘our gallery’, owned by all of us, and children as much as adults have a right to engage with the space, and its contents, in the most accessible way possible. (Kelly Apter)
FREE Street Arts Thu 25 Sep, 6.40– 8.30pm. WHALE Arts, 30 Westburn Grove, 458 3267. Young people living in Wester Hailes can work with visual artists, musicians, photographers and dancers in the streets. Ages 8–16. Street Arts is at Harvesters Sq at 5pm; Dumbeg at 5.30pm; Hailesland at 6pm; Walkers at 6:30pm and Westburn at 7pm. FREE Meet the Experts Fri 26 Sep, 1–5pm. Our Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, 550 7800. Meet deep sea robots and deep ocean researchers and learn about the cameras that can take pictures of things moving as fast as light. FREE Archaeology Day Sat 27 Sep, 11am–3pm. Holyrood Park, Holyrood, 652 8150. Guided walks and activities on the Iron Age in Holyrood Park. FREE Pirates Arts and Crafts Sun 28 Sep, 9.30am. Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. Drop-in arts and crafts event themed around the film The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!, a screening of which follows at 11am. FREE Volcano Fun Day Sat 4 Oct, 11am–3pm. Holyrood Park, Holyrood, 652 8150. Family activity day based around volcanoes, with hands-on activities and walks up Arthur’s Seat. FREE Art Maker Sun 5 Oct, 2–4pm. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. See review, above. Creepy Crawlies Sat 11 Oct–Wed 15 Oct, 9am–4pm. Included in admission. Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Creeping and crawling insects are on display with plenty of handling sessions and crafts for youngsters. FREE Seed Gathering Sunday Sun 12 Oct, 1–4pm. Donations welcome. Gorgie City Farm, 51 Gorgie Road, 337 4202. Learn to identify seedlings and seeds to plant for the future. Japanese Box Gardens Mon 13 Oct, 10.30am–12.30pm. £5. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 228 1155. Create your own miniature garden design before painting it on silk to make a wall hanging. FREE Family Drop-In Workshops Mon 13 Oct, 1.30–3.30pm. City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Invent a new flag for an imaginary country.
KIDS
Autumn Bird House Tue 14 Oct, 10.30am–12.30pm. £5. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 228 1155. Create a stylish abode for birds this winter by decorating a wooden birdhouse. Ages 7+. Books & Storytelling FREE Mrs Mash: The Storyteller Cook Mondays, 10.30–11am. The Skylark, 241–243 High Street, 629 3037. Mrs Mash serves up stories and songs for ages 4+. The Story Kist: Inclusive Storytelling Sat 4 Oct, 11am–noon. £5 (accompanying adults free). Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Multi-sensory stories and games for children with additional needs and their families. FREE Blackwell’s Children’s Book Group Mon 6 Oct, 6–8pm. Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8218. An hour of chat about books for 8-11-year-olds. FREE Blackwell’s Teenage Book Group Tue 14 Oct, 2pm. Blackwell’s, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8218. Regular book group for teens.
Music Happy Ears Sat 20 Sep, 4 Oct & 11 Oct, 10–10.50am. £5. Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, 07778 117333. Live interactive music classes with lots of instruments for ages 0–3 and parents. Sing and Sign Mondays, 10–10.40am. £65 per family for a ten-week block. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Signing and singing with babies. Tiny Tales Tue 7 Oct, 10–10.40am & 11.30am–12.10pm. £5 (accompanying adult free). Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Stories, rhymes and songs for ages 1–3.
Theatre & Dance ✽balletLORENT: Rapunzel Fri 19 Sep, 7pm & Sat 20 Sep, 2pm.
£20 (£17; students £10; children £16). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. See preview, page 90.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES
Activities & Fun Family Bushcraft Experience Sat 20 Sep, 10am–4pm. £45 for one adult and one child: £15 per additional adult, £8 per additional child. Tir Na Nog, The Stables, Balfunning, Balfron Station, 07540 246081. Create bows and arrows and learn how to light fires. Ages 4–14. Steam Open Day Sun 28 Sep, 11am– 4pm. £5 (£3; family £13; members free). Dunaskin Heritage Centre, Dalmellington Road, Waterside, Patna, 01292 269260. Hop on board a steam locomotive, check out the model railway. Pirate Weekend Sat 11 & Sun 12 Oct, 10am–5.30pm. Included in admission. Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, North Berwick, 01620 890202. Nautical activities with prizes for best-dressed pirate.
Theatre & Dance ✽Little Howard’s Big Show for Kids Sat 27 Sep, 2pm. £12.50. macrobert, University of Stirling, Stirling, 01786 466666. Real human Big Howard and interactive animation Little Howard are putting on the show of their lives. The Singing Kettle: Fantastic Funfair Sat 4 Oct, 2pm. Sun 5 Oct, noon & 3pm. £12. Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, 01698 403120. The Kettle gang take on the helter skelters of the funfair. Charlie And Lola’s Extremely New Play Tue 14 & Wed 15 Oct, 11am & 1.30pm. £12.50. Dundee Rep, Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530. Everyone’s favourite brother and sister duo are back with a brand-new play about friendship.
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