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Farm Open Day A free afternoon down on the farm, where as well as the usual selection of cute and not so cute animals, you’ll find music, games and other nature-based fun. Tollcross Children’s Farm, Glasgow, Sun 14 Aug.
The Singing Kettle: Funny Farm Stalwarts of the world of children’s entertainment, the Singing Kettle pour out another cup of sing-a-long fun, featuring new songs and old favourites such as Dingle Dangle Scarecrow. City Halls, Glasgow, Sat 13 Aug.
Professor Egghead’s Tern Around the World Escape from the city and out to the seaside at North Berwick, where the very engaging Professor Egghead finds all manner of interesting ways to teach you about the hard-working Arctic Tern, which flies roughly 34,000 miles in a lifetime! Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick, until Sun 4 Sep.
Events are listed by city, then type. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to kids@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Laura Ennor. GLASGOW Activities & Fun Summer Tee Club Until Fri 12 Aug, 8.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–5.30pm. £28 per session. World of Golf, 2700 Great Western Road, Clydebank, 944 4141. Last chance for a little summer holiday golfing fun at the driving range. As well as tuition from professional instructors, mini-golfers can expect some fun games, arts and crafts and other outdoor activities. The Forgotten Island Until Sun 18 Sep (not Tue/Wed), 10am–5pm. £6 (children £4.50; under 3s free). Glasgow Harbour, between the Riverside Museum and Glasgow Heliport, Stobcross Road, 0844 481 8898. A mystery travelling island has landed on Glasgow’s riverside, and it needs some intrepid explorers to discover its many treasures, as well as helping plant flowers and plants to keep it blooming. PHarty Club Thu 11 & Mon 15 Aug, 10am–noon. children £5. Pollok House, Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 0844 493 2202. Two sessions of Pollok House’s holiday club based around a ‘Victorian Concertina Theatre’ project, where kids will design sets and props,
The fab four fae Fife (Cilla, Artie, Gary and Kevin to the uninitiated) never tire of finding out what’s inside their eponymous boiler. Which is just as well, because there’s always a new generation of wee fans ready to join in with the Kettler’s lively sing-alongs. This time, they’re down on the farm, where a Sheep Dip Derby is set to cause much hilarity, and Bonzo the Dog is raring to meet the farmyard cat. Costumes reminiscent of your favourite farm animal are heartily encouraged. ■ City Halls, Glasgow, Sat 13 & Sun 14 Aug.
write a script and get everything ready for a performance for friends and family. Limited spaces. Booking essential. FREE Pollok Heritage Walk Fri 12 Aug, 11.30am–1pm. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road. Join the rangers on a gentle stroll to discover more about the estate’s cultural and natural heritage. Dog walkers welcome. The Wee Organic Art Club Sat 13 Aug, 10am–noon & Sun 14 Aug, noon–2pm. £5 per session. West End Arts, Hidden Lane, 1103 Argyle Street, Finnieston, 07868 243213. Art club with a conscience for kids, with plenty of world-friendly activities like potato printing, recycled sculpture and mud painting. Numbers are very limited so advance booking is advised. FREE Saturday Art Club Sat 13 Aug, 10.30am–12.30pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Art activities run by a different art educator each week relating to the art on display with drawing, collage, sculpture- making and games. Parents can get stuck in too. Ages 3–11. FREE Scavenger Hunt Weekend Sat 13 & Sun 14 Aug, 11am–1pm & 2–4.30pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Find out if you have what it takes to be a good scavenger by calling at the RSPB’s stand to see if you can find all the hidden treasures on their list. FREE Wheelie Wonderful Sat 13 Aug, 11am–12.30pm. Kelvingrove Park, Otago Street, 276 0927. A cycle around some of the city’s most scenic and tranquil routes. Some of the route is on roads. Please wear a helmet. FREE Farm Open Day Sun 14 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. Particularly suitable for families with young children. FREE Farrier at Pollok Country Park Tue 16 Aug, 9.30am–noon. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road. How are horses shoes made? Find out in this special demonstration. FREE Highland Hop Wed 17 Aug,
1.30–3.30pm. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road. Learn all about the life of the park’s Highland cattle with this tour around the park. Wellies or boots are essential. Music The Singing Kettle: Funny Farm Sat 13 Aug, 2pm & Sun 14 Aug, noon & 3pm. £12 (family ticket £44). City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. Cilla, Archie, Gary and Kevin host another couple of afternoons of musical madness. Party with the pigs and carouse with the cows at this Funny Farm adventure. Bonus points for dressing up as your favourite farmyard animal!
OUTSIDE THE CITIES Activities & Fun Wild Adventures Until Sun 14 Aug, 10am–5pm. £5 (£3.50; family ticket £17) centre admission; activities are included. Almond Valley Heritage Centre, Millfield, Livingston, 01506 414957. Go back in time this summer to recreate a prehistoric encampment through workshops in shelter-building, crop planting, hunting, food preparation and clothes making. FREE Ice Cream Making in the Georgian Kitchen Thu 11, Wed 17 & Thu 18 Aug, 2–2.30pm. Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk, 01324 506850. Learn how to make ice cream the traditional way and try some more unusual flavours from the Georgian period, including lavender, parmesan and brown bread. Booking essential. FREE Professor Egghead’s Tern Around the World Until Sun 4 Sep, daily 2–2.45pm. £7.95 (£5.95; children £4.50) centre admission; activities are included. Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, North Berwick, 01620 890202. The prof ponders how far we’d all go to get a good meal, then applies this to the life of a tern, who doesn’t have it as easy as we do. Landforms! Fri 12 Aug, 10.30am–12.30pm & 1–3pm. £5. Jupiter Artland, Bonnington House Steadings, Wilkieston, 01506 889900. Hands-on art workshops for ages 5–15 based on
Charles Jencks’ Landforms, part of Jupiter Artland sculpture park. Booking recommended. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival. So You Want to Dance? Fri 12 Aug, 2pm. £5. Belhaven Spiegeltent, North Berwick Harbour, North Berwick, 0844 481 8898. Learn a routine to perform to a favourite chart hit. Ages 10–13. Part of Fringe by the Sea. FREE Family Fundae Sun 14 Aug, noon–4pm. SNO!zone Scotland, Xscape Braehead, Kings Inch Road, Braehead, Renfrew, 0871 222 5672. Lots of fun for families both on and off piste: there are special deals on skiing, plus a snowboard painting gallery, snowplay area and a snowboard simulator ride. Kids Jewellery Making Workshops Tue 16 Aug, 10am–2.30pm. children £7.50. Scottish Mining Museum, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, 0131 663 7519. A chance for kids to take their pick from a tantalising array of colourful bits and bobs and make a necklace or something else to wear with pride. Limited spaces, please call to book. Printmaking Workshops for Children Tue 16 Aug, 10am–noon. £5. Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk, 01324 506850. Artist-led workshop in mono printing, relief printing and collographs for children aged 9–12. Children can bring photos, drawings or other images they have found to turn into prints. Books FREE Book Bugs Fri 12 Aug, 10.30am. North Berwick Masonic Halls, 8/10 Forth Street, North Berwick, 0844 481 8898. Fun and friendly 40-minute story sessions for babies, toddlers and their families, with songs and rhymes into the bargain. Part of Fringe by the Sea.
Theatre Puppet Adventures by the Sea Sat 13 & Sun 14 Aug, 11am. £6. Belhaven Spiegeltent, North Berwick Harbour, North Berwick, 0844 481 8898. A rip- roaring 50-minute adventure story populated by pirates, princesses and furry beasts. Part of Fringe by the Sea.
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