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Glasgow
Activities and Fun
Summer Art Camp Until Fri 1 Aug. times vary. Prices vary. Kclvinside Academy. 33 Kirklee Rd. Arts workshops throughout the summer. Age 5— 15. Contact Impact Arts for more details on 0141 575 3023.
Make and Take Market Thu 17 Jul. 10am-4pm. £1 per activity. The Giant Workshop Space. 121—127 Saltmarket. 357 5000. Get stuck in with some hands- on activities then take your new creations home. Children must be accompanied. FREE Zest Holiday Programme Tue—Thu & Sat until 9 Aug. times vary. Gallery of Mode Art. Royal Exchange Square. 287 3059. Add some life to the school holidays with a bundle of different drop-in activities for families and children. The line-up comprises: sculpture. glitter. 3D. pottery painting.
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printing. extreme drawing and loads more. Booking required. Please see website for a full list of workshop times and different age categories.
Craft Workshop Tue—Thu until 31 Jul. I—3pm. Included in admission: £4.95 (£3.75; additional children £2.50). The Tall Ship at Glasgow Ilarbour. l()() Stobcross Road. 222 2513. Maritime-themed craft activities aboard the Tall Ship.
FREE Mobile Movie Mania Thu 17. 24 8; 3| Jul. 1~—3pm. Platform. The Bridge. 1000 Westerhouse Road. Easterhouse. 276 9696. L'se green screen and Bluetooth to make a mini animated movie. Ages 8+.
A Play in a Day Wed 8: Fri tmtil 30 Jul. 1 lam—2pm. Included in admission: £4.95 (£3.75: additional children £2.50). The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour. l()() Stobcross Road. 222 2513. Join Resident Storyteller. Lulu. in a race to bring a story to life using props and costumes. then perform for friends and fatnin after lunch. Booking required. Ages 7+.
Haptic for Kids Sat 19 Jul. noon. 1pm. 2pm & 3pm. £8 (children £4: family ticket £16). The Lighthouse. I I Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. Take inspiration from the current Haptic exhibition and create a 31) collage of colour. texture and shape. Ages 3 -6.
Whatever the merits of the original work, game-of-the-movie titles tend to be rushed to market to coincide with a cinema release for the most cynical of purposes. The multiple development years that characterise genre- defining titles such as Halo and Grand Theft Auto, and have turned them into media phenomena far bigger than Hollywood blockbusters such as
WALL-E, are usually not in evidence.
This WALL-E is a 30 platform game. It involves looking over our hero’s solar powered shoulders and moving him in and out of danger while solving puzzles built into the environment. Precise timing and a certain degree of lateral thinking is called for, but when all else fails dumb luck will do it. Missions are divided between the binocular-faced trash-compacting robot throwing cubes of about five kinds of rubbish to progress past obstacles and his less interesting girlfriend, a flying laser-armed probe called Eve who squeals mechanically when guided carelessly into scenery. As in any good relationship, Eve and WALL-E occasionally join forces to enhance their overall capabilities while at the same time hobbling their
individual assets.
The repetitive mission tasks swing all too often from pitifully easy to infuriatingly difficult. A minority of the settings are visually delightful but the graphical sophistication of the in-game environments seem to have been rendered with no more ambition than for the capabilities of consoles
built seven years ago.
That WALL-E the game does not escape its limitations as a piece of merchandising only adds to the clunking irony that Pixar’s science fiction fairy tale rails against consumerist excess and sloth. A message that a video game of any virtue, but especially one aimed at children, is poorly
equipped to deliver. (William Parish)
I Available now for X -Box 360, P82, P83 and Wii‘.
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* FREE Fun in the Park 2008 Sat 19 Jul. noon—4.30pm. Springburn Park. Balgrayhill Road. An action packed aftemoon of free activities including mountain biking. a falconry display. storytelling. face painting. community stalls. live music. a free stress busting massage. giant climbing wall. dog display team and much more. See
www.healthynorthglasgtmzco.uk for details.
FREE Saturday Art Club Sat 19 & 26 Jul. 10.30am—Ipm. Gallery of Modem Art. Royal Exchange Square. 229 1996. Art activities run by a different an educator each week relating to the art on display with drawing. collage. sculpture-making and games. Parents can get stuck in too. Ages 3—12. FREE The Magnificent Seven: Hazy Summer Days Sun 20 Jul. Various venues. Glasgow. Join the Countryside Rangers for a summer walk around some of Glasgow’s finest sites. Places limited: booking suggested on 014] 276 0931. FREE Back to the Drawing Board Sun 20 Jul. 1 1.30am—lpm & 2—3.30pm. Museum of ’I'ransport. Kelvin Hall. I Btmhouse Road. 287 2651. There‘s no excuse for being bored on a Sunday — drop into the museum and have fun at this creative workshop where you can sketch some of the objects on display. FREE Family Picnic Time at Crookston Castle Sun 20 & 27 Jul. noon— 1 pm. Crookston Castle. Tollcross Park. 254b Wellshot Road. 763 1863. Games. scenery. stories and songs to accompany your picnic. Hidden Treasures Tue 22 Jul. 1.30—5pm. £5 (£4). The Giant Workshop Space. 121—127 Saltmarket. 357 5000. Seek out Glasgow‘s hidden treasures and have fun with photography and sketching. Ages 7—1 1. FREE Animation Sessions Tue 22 & 29 Jul. 1—3pm. Platform. The Bridge. 1000 Westerhouse Road. Easterhouse. 276 9696. Make a short film using stop-motion animation. Ages 8+. FREE Junior Animation Sessions Wed 23 8; 30 Jul. 1—3pm. Platform. The Bridge. 1000 Westerhouse Road. Easterhouse. 276 9696. Make a short film using stop-motion animation. Ages 6—10. Wind Catchers Sat 26 & Sun 27 Jul. Sat 10.30am— 12.30pm; Sun 2—«4pm. £5 (£4). The Hidden Gardens. 'I‘ramway. 25 Albert Drive. 0845 3303501. Hear stories. follow treasure trails and have fun all around the garden. Ages 3—1 1.
FREE Art on a Mat Sun 27 Jul.
I—2pm. Gallery of Modem Art. Royal Exchange Square. 229 1996. A session for children aged 3—6 and their parents/guardians to work with artists/storytellers Ron I‘airweather and I-‘ergus McNicol. For more infonnation call ()141 287 3059 or email jennybell(a‘csglasgoworg. Booking required. FREE Sundays 0 Scotland Street Sun 27 Jul. 1—2.30pm. Scotland Street School Museum. Museum of Education. 225 Scotland Street. 287 0500. A new drop-in famin club held every second Sunday offering crafty activities inspired by the past. Children must be accompanied. Ages 5— 12. Silent Movie Magic Mon 28 Jul—I-‘ri 1 Aug. 2—-5pm. £35 for block (£27). The Giant Workshop Space. I2I»--127 Saltmarket. 357 5000. Take inspiration from the slapstick fun of silent movies and devise a silent lilm. complete with set. costumes and live music accompaniment. AgL‘S (F8. Summer Creative Play Tue 29 & Thu 31 Jul. 10—1 lam. £3 (£2). The Giant Workshop Space. 121—127 Saltmarket. 357 5000. Creative play involving drama. storytelling. visual arts. music and movement. Ages 3—5.
Storytelling
Story Workshop Thu & Tue until 24 Jul. 1 lam & noon. Included in admission: £4.95 (£3.75; additional children £2.50). The Tall Ship at Glasgow Ilarbour. l()() Stobcross Road. 222 2513. Try your hand at composing nautical tales.
Edinburgh
3 ACthItIeS and Fun
- Little Italy Cookery Courses Until Fri 18 Jul. 9am—3pm. £60 per day. Cooking Mania. 75a Main Street. Davidsons Mains. 336 2012. Italian cookery workshop for budding chefs aged 10-15.
Scrapbooking and Card-making
Until Fri 18 Jul. 10.30am—12.30pm. £70
per week. Imagination Workshop. 136
Marchmont Road. 466 0148. Five
mornings of cutting out and sticking on.
Bring along some family photos. Ages 6+.
Booking essential.
Future Earth Wed—Sun until 10 Aug.
times vary. Admission applies £9.50
(£7.50; children £5.95; under 3s free).
Dynamic Earth. Holyrood Road. 550
7800. A new performance-based show
created with the help of Edinburgh
International Science Festival‘s Generation
Science programme. which takes
audiences on a time travel journey into the
future with Alu and her friend.
Good Vibrations Wed—Sun until 10
Aug. times vary. Admission applies £9.50
(£7.50; children £5.95; under 3s free).
Dynamic Earth. Holyrood Road. 550
7800. A new perfonnance-based show
created with the help of Edinburgh
Intemational Science Festival's Generation
Science programme. which follows
Maestro and Bella on a journey through
the science of sound.
FREE Steam-engine Thu—Sat until 2
Aug. 10.30am—I2.30pm & 2—4pm.
National Museum of Scotland. Chambers
Street. 247 4422. History comes to life in
the fomis of a steam engine driver. an
Edinburgh doctor front the 1800s and a
lady sentenced to the stocks.
FREE Extremes Event: Fun with
Beads Sat 19 Jul. 10.30am—4pm.
National Museum of Scotland. Chambers
Street. 247 4422. A drop-in beading
workshop inspired by the Tlicho peoples
of sub-arctic Canada. Ages 5+.
FREE Connect: Super Science
Shows Sat/Sun 11.45am. 12.45pm.
1.45pm & 2.45pm. National Museum of
Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. A
revolving series of family science shows:
Alex's Amazing Adventure; I-iutluxlit' I'm-res; or Soume Amazing! Limited places. Ages 5+.
FREE Art Cart Sat 19 & 26 Jul. 1()am—4.45pm. City Art Centre. 2 Market Street. 529 3993. The Art Cart will be loaded with a variety of art materials and literature to help all ages engage with the City Art Centre‘s collections.
FREE A Hysterical History of
Scotland Sun 20 Jul. 12.45pm. 1.45pm & 2.45pm. National Museum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. Actors Shonagh Price and Alan McHugh take you on a whistle-stop tour of the highs and lows of Scotland‘s history. Fuzzy Foxes and Rascal Rabbits Felt Collages Mon 21 Jul. 10.30am—12.30pm & 1.30—3.30pm. £4 per adult/child. Lauriston Castle. 2a Cramond Road South. 529 2963. Take felt. wool and pom-poms and Tessa Asquith-lamb will show you how to turn them into a woodland collage. A Taste of India Cookery Courses Mon 21~Iiri 25 Jul. 9am---3pm. £60 per day. Cooking Mania. 75a Main Street. Davidsons Mains. 336 2012. Indian cookery workshop for budding chefs aged 10-15. Fabric Fun Mon 21—Iiri 25 Jul. 10.30am— 1 2.30pm. £70 per week. Imagination Workshop. 136 Marchmont Road. 466 0148. Explore working with and creating all sorts of different fabrics on this week-long workshop for ages 6+. including felting. silk paper making. silk painting and weaving. Booking essential. FREE Summer Science Mon 21
Jul—Iiri 1 Aug. 10am—5pm. National
Museum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. Bitesi/e science with five- minute intrtxluctions to all sorts of interesting phenomena. Ages 5+. FREE Art in the Park Thu 24 8t 31 Jul. 2—3.30pm. (‘ammo Estate.
Cammo Visitor Centre. Cammo Road. 447