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young boy and how he got his unusual nickname. Ages 9+. Rapunzel Wed 24 Oct, 1pm. £3.50. Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. The classic story is narrated by a chatty frog. Ages 3+. Cloud Man Thu 25 Oct, 10.30am & 1pm. £3.50. Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Join cloud expert Cloudia on a journey up, up and away. Ages 4–7. Wizzi Wizard’s Hallowe’en Magic Sun 28 Oct, 3pm. £5.50 (adults £5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Magic show from Wizzi Wizard. Ages 3+. Grisly Tales from Tumblewater Mon 29 Oct, 1.30pm & 6.30pm. £3.50. Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. An orphan is on the run in a monstrous town of warped stories. Ages 8+. Jack and the Beanstalk Sat 3 Nov, 2pm. Sun 4 Nov, 3pm. £5.50 (adults £5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Glove puppet retelling of the well-known story. Ages 3+. EDINBURGH Activities & Fun Step It Up Dance Classes Dates, times and prices vary. Various venues, Edinburgh, www.stepitupdance.co.uk Street and breakdance classes for young ’uns. Farmers Helpers Workshops Thu 18 & Fri 19 Oct, 10am–12.30pm. £7. Gorgie City Farm, 51 Gorgie Road, 623 7031. Hands-on farm work sessions for ages 8–12. FREE Thomas the Rhymer Puppetry Workshop Thu 18–Sun 21 Oct, 1.30pm & 2.30pm. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Make your own puppets and tell the story of Thomas the Rhymer. Ages 4–12. FREE Day Out at Cammo Fri 19 Oct, 11am–3pm. Cammo Visitor Centre, Cammo Road, 447 7145. Fun-filled day with stalls and nature activities. Go Wild in the Creepy Old Woods for Hallowe’en Sat 20 Oct, 10am–12.30pm. £4. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Follow the ranger into the woods and build a shelter to keep you safe from anything spooky. FREE All that Glitters is not Gold Sat 20 Oct, 10.30am–12.30pm & 1.30– 3.30pm. Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House, 142 Canongate, 529 3963. Make your own decorations using metal foil embossing. Screen Makeup: Blood & Gore Workshop Sat 20 Oct, 10.30am–12.30pm. £14. Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. Learn how to create blood, guts and gore to be used in your own films. Ages 8–12. FREE Apple Festival Sat 20 & Sun 21 Oct, 1–4pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Taste a selection of apple varieties and find out how easy it is to grow your own. Screen Makeup: Zombie Horror Workshop Sat 20 Oct, 1.30–4pm. £14. Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. Use special effects make-up to create your own zombie look so you’ll fit right in when the apocalypse comes. Ages 8–12. FREE Bags of Art Sun 21 Oct, 2–4pm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Collect a bag of fun activities from the Art Station and get creative. Ages 3–12. Wicked Witches & Wily Wizards Mon 22 Oct, 10.30am–12.30pm. £4. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Be inspired by the spooky season and make a witch or wizard hat. Toddler Sense Mon 22 Oct, 10.30–
11am. Included in admission, plus £2 suggested donation. Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Adventure play for kids aged 13 months–3 years. Snugglebugs Fri 26 Oct & Mon 5 Nov, 10.30–11.30am. Included in admission, plus £2 suggested donation. Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Singing, dancing and movement, followed by arts and crafts. Ages six months–five years. The Ghastly Ghostly Castle Sat 27 & Sun 28 Oct, 10am–12.30pm. £6. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Spooky stories, a scary treasure hunt and the chance to make some terrifyingly tasty food. FREE Treasure Trove Sat 27 Oct, 10.30am–12.30pm. Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House, 142 Canongate, 529 4143. Make your own museum artefact out of clay, herbs, sand and moss. FREE Ghosts and Ghouls Sat 27 Oct, 10.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm. Museum of Childhood, 42 High Street, 529 4142. Make a spooky lantern. Ages 5+. FREE Volcano Fun Day Sat 27 Oct, 11am–3pm. Holyrood Park, 652 8150. Family activity day based around volcanoes. FREE Into Deep Space Sat 27 & Sun 28 Oct, noon–4.30pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Astronomy fun, including comet making and meteorite handling. Glow in the Park Sat 27 Oct, 5.30– 8.30pm. £5 (adults £2; under 3s free). Fettes College, East Fettes Avenue, 332 2281. The Royal Blind School’s annual charity walk with a magic and illusions theme. Holyrood’s Hallowe’en Mon 29 & Tue 30 Oct, 6–8pm. £5 (£3; children £2). Holyrood Park, 652 8150. A child- friendly scary walk through Holyrood Park. Messy Play Wed 31 Oct & 14 Nov, 11am–3pm. Included in admission, plus £2 suggested donation. Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Drop-in arts and craft session. Ages six months– five years. Monkey Music Fri 2 & Mon 12 Nov, 10.30–11.15am. Included in admission, plus £2 suggested donation. Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Dance, play percussion instruments and have a lot of fun. Gunpowder, Treason & Plot Sat 3 Nov, 10.30am–12.30pm. £4. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Learn the history behind Bonfire Night and make your own Guy Fawkes. FREE Wild Wigs and Dashing Hats! Sat 3 Nov, 10.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm. Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House, 142 Canongate, 529 4143. Make some spooky wigs and hats. Environmental Arts and Crafts Wed 7 Nov, 11am–3pm. Included in admission, plus £2 suggested donation. Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Kids can learn to upcycle and create jungle junk jewellery. Books & Storytelling FREE Meet the Fairy Queen Sat 20 Oct, 11am. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 556 9579. Tale of Thomas the Rhymer and the Fairy Queen. Ages 4–12. SISF. FREE The Enchanted Museum Sat 20 Oct, times vary. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 556 9579. Wandering bards and magical surprises for the whole family. East of the Sun and West of the Moon Wed 24 Oct, 7.30–8.30pm. £8 (£6). Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. See Glasgow, Books & Storytelling. FREE Tell-a-Story Day with Waterstones Fri 26 Oct, 2pm. Waterstones George Street, 83 George Street, 0843 290 8309. Stories from the collection An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales. Ages 8+. FREE Hearthside Tales Sat 27
Oct, 10.45–11.05am & noon–12.50pm. Gladstone’s Land, 477b Lawnmarket, 226 5856. Fun morning story sessions. SISF. East of the Sun, West of the Moon Sun 28 Oct, 3pm. £6 (£4). The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. See above. FREE Meet the Ancestors – Spooky Stories Sun 28 Oct, 2pm, 2.45pm & 3pm. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Spooky Hallowe’en tales and mystical music. Ages 4–12. FREE Hallowe’en Storytime Mon 29 Oct, 10.30am. Waterstones George Street, 83 George Street, 0843 290 8309. Fun and spooky tales. Ages 3+. Music BabyLovesBeats! Sun 21 Oct, 1–2pm. £3 per family. Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, 07846 961257. Reggaeton, dancehall, hip hop, house
Kids and urban sounds for a family dance session. Suitable for under 5s.
✽Children’s Classic Concerts: Mission Impossible? Sun 28
Oct, 3pm. £10–£14 (children £6–£9). Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. See Glasgow, Music and preview, page 81. Jo Jingles Mon 29 Oct, 10.30- 11.05am. Fri 9 Nov, 11am–3pm. Included in admission, plus £2 suggested donation. Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Nursery rhymes and fun songs for ages six months–five years.
Theatre & Dance The Forgotten Orchard Sat 20 & Sun 21 Oct, noon–3.30pm. £4. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2937. A funny, moving play about apples. Ages 6+.
✽Baby Loves Disco Sun 21 Oct, noon–2pm & 3–5pm. £8. Electric
Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. For kids aged six months–seven years.
PREVIEW FUN DAY COMMONWEALTH FAMILY FESTIVAL City Halls, Glasgow, Sat 20 Oct
It may be nearly two years away, but now that the Olympics are fast becoming a happy memory, it’s time for the Commonwealth Games to step into the spotlight. And in the run-up to Glasgow 2014, there’ll be no rest for that happy thistle-headed chap Clyde, as he pops up at events across the country to promote the Games. First up on his date list, is the Commonwealth Family Festival, a
day of free performances and workshops for toddlers to teenagers. Taking over the Old Fruitmarket and City Halls, the Festival will feature a diverse range of performances and workshops, all inspired by the Commonwealth countries. ‘It’s building awareness of the Games,’ explains co-ordinator, Maggie Singleton. ‘And one of the reasons for having Clyde the mascot along, is we’re trying to highlight the 17 different sports that will be in the Commonwealth Games.’
Alongside the sporty elements, families can enjoy Half Moon young
people’s theatre, with their Australian-themed show, A Roo in My Suitcase (pictured), Toto Tales will deliver some traditional African tales, while Tigerstyle send a beat pulsing through the building with Dhol drumming, beatboxing and bhangra dancing. Artists will be running hands-on craft activities, with storytelling
for under 5s, and a fusion ceilidh for all-comers to join in backed by Scottish and African musicians. And, during this free extravaganza, you can also learn the 71 nations that will be sending athletes to the Games, courtesy of architectural group Stone Opera.
‘They’ll be compiling a big map which will have all the
Commonwealth countries on it,’ explains Singleton, ‘and we’ll also have an artist who’s going to write all the names of the countries in Gaelic, and then children can make their own signs for it.’ (Kelly Apter)
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