KIDS HIGHLIGHTS
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FAMILY MID-TERM BREAK: OPEN STUDIOS St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Sun 24 & Mon 25 Feb, glasgowlife.org.uk The gallery hosts arts and crafts activities for the whole family over the school holiday. FAMILY FRIENDLY WEEKEND: THE ANCIENT WORLD St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Sun 24 & Mon 25 Feb, glasgowlife.org.uk Discover artefacts from ancient Greece, China and Egypt in the museum’s collections, then learn traditional crafting techniques to make something special to take home.
SCIENCE FUN Gallery of Modern Art, Sat 16 Mar, glasgowlife.org.uk Find out what art and science have in common by creating crazy science experiments alongside artistic masterpieces, inspired by Fischli/Weiss’ film in Gallery 2.
KEITH FARNAN: KIDOCRACY The Stand, Sun 17 Mar, glasgowcomedyfestival.com Keith Farnan dons the robes of Brehon, an ancient Irish know-it-all who leads an island run by kids, at this interactive comedy show for children aged six- plus. COMEDY WITH BABY Dram!, Glasgow, Sat 23 Mar, glasgowcomedyfestival.com Glaswegian comic Stephen Halkett hosts this comedy show designed to help parents get out of the house and bring along their babies, with pram storage and soft toys available. See preview, page 72.
MEDIEVAL MELEE Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Sat 23 Mar, glasgowlife.
org.uk Become a medieval warrior for the afternoon and try out armour and swords, build your own trebuchet and fight for victory in role-playing games. STEPHEN HALKETT: PARTY TIME Dram!, Sat 23 Mar; The Tall Ship, Sun 24 Mar, glasgowcomedyfestival.com Children’s party hosted by comedian Stephen Halkett, with plenty of games, jokes, dancing and prizes to be won.
MINDFULNESS FOR FAMILIES St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Sat 30 & Sun 31 Mar, glasgowlife.org.uk Simple crafting sessions designed to help families spend quality time together and relieve stress and tension. Suitable for children aged five-plus. EDINBURGH
OPEN STUDIO: MAKE AN IMPRESSION Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Tue 5 Feb, Tue 5 Mar, nationalgalleries.org Messy art-making mornings in the Farmer Studio for children aged one to three. Bringing a change of clothes is highly recommended.
THE CAT IN THE HAT King’s Theatre, Wed 6–Sat 9 Feb, capitaltheatres.com Stage adaptation of Dr Seuss’ wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, with original music and spectacular circus displays. MAGIC CARPET National Museum of Scotland, Fri 8 Feb–Fri 29 Mar, nms.ac.uk Storytelling, songs and activities that take place in a different part of the museum each week. Suitable for ages two to four.
EAST ASIA FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY National Museum of Scotland, Sun 10 Feb, nms.ac.uk Afternoon of family-friendly cultural tasters
Four Go WIld in Wellies
based on Chinese, Japanese and Korean traditions, featuring dress-up, calligraphy workshops, performances and more.
CHINESE NEW YEAR AT THE MUSEUM National Museum of Scotland, Thu 14 Feb, nms.ac.uk Celebrate Chinese New Year by learning how to make paper lanterns and hong bao, dressing up in traditional costumes and following the family trail to spot the 12 calendrical animals hiding around the museum. WALK, TALK, MAKE Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Sat 16 Feb, Sat 16 Mar, nationalgalleries.org Explore the grassy grounds of Modern One and Modern Two and the interesting sculptures that are dotted around the expansive lawns. Suitable for ages two to five.
FAMILY ART TOURS Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Sat 23 Feb, Sat 30 Mar, nationalgalleries.org Short interactive tours around the gallery’s collections, designed to help boost children’s confidence in engaging with and chatting about art. The tours will be BSL interpreted. TALES FROM THE MAGIC DRUM Scottish Storytelling Centre, Sat
2 Mar, scottishstorytellingcentre. com Storyteller Dougie Mackay mixes stories with West African drumming in this interactive session for ages four-plus. OUT OF TOWN
ROOM ON THE BROOM Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling, Tue 12 Feb, macrobertartscentre. org Plenty of songs, laughs and scary fun for children in this adaptation of the bestselling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Suitable for ages three-plus. FOUR GO WILD IN WELLIES Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling, Sun 10 Mar, indepen-dance.org.uk Whimsical adventure featuring bobble hats, scarves and tents that have a life of their own and, of course, lots of fun in wellies. For ages three to five. Also touring, see list.co.uk/kids for details.
PUPPET ANIMATION FESTIVAL Various venues, Scotland, Sat 30 Mar–Sat 20 Apr, puppetanimationfestival.org UK’s largest and longest established annual performing arts event for children pulls some strings to present a feast of puppet-based entertainment, working with local authorities, organisations and venues throughout Scotland.
THE SINGING MERMAID The Studio at Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Wed 6–Fri 8 Feb, capitaltheatres.com Stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Lydia
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Monks’ story about the mermaid who is kidnapped by a wicked circus master. See preview, page 72. puppetry and original music. See preview, page 72. Also touring, see list. co.uk/kids for details.
their productions of The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Tortoise and the Hare and Three Little Pigs.
storytelling and technical magic. See preview, page 71.
LITTLE GIFT Platform, Glasgow, Wed 13 Feb; Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 15 & Sat 16 Feb; m6theatre.co.uk Children’s show about an old soul who gets a surprise visitor, told through NORTHERN BALLET Various venues, Vue Cinemas and Cineworld, Sat 16, Sat 23 Feb, Sat 2, Sun 24 Mar, northernballet.com Screening of Northern Ballet’s interactive children’s ballets, featuring
FIRST STEPS: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Fri 15 Mar, capitaltheatres.com Birmingham Royal Ballet performs excerpts from its production of Beauty and the Beast, told alongside
JAMES CAMPBELL: THE HILARIOUSLY FUNNY WORLD OF . . . Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 30 Mar, glasgowcomedyfestival. com Stand-up comedy show for kids by the author of the Boyface series. Suitable for children over the age of six. 1 Feb–31 Mar 2019 THE LIST 73