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HITLIST THE BEST KIDS STUFF
✽ Pollok Family Day and Highland Cattle Show A free day out for the whole family, featuring horses, cattle, martial arts, crafts and lots more. See preview, right. Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Sun 24 Aug.
✽ Baby Loves Disco and Pop Lock-In Clubbers-in- waiting can hit the dancefloor, play games, eat snacks and look appalled at their dancing grown-ups, at these fun disco events tailored for different ages. Hummingbird, Glasgow, Sun 7 Sep.
✽ What The Ladybird Heard Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’ farmyard adventure leaps from picture book to stage in this lively show about two crafty robbers and an even cleverer ladybird (pictured). Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Tue 9—Thu 11 Sep.
✽ It’s in the Bag Puppets, songs and rhymes from duo
It’s in the Bag, with a Teddy Bears’ Picnic for toddlers, and Knights and Princesses for ages 3–6. Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Sat 13 Sep.
✽ White Enter a gentle world where everything is white, in this multi-award winning show for little ones aged four and under. macrobert, Stirling Sat 13 & Sun 14 Sep.
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Activities & Fun BodyWorks Wed 20 Aug–Thu 18 Sep, 10am–5pm. Included in admission. Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. Find out how the human body works, perform a virtual autopsy, run in a giant hamster wheel and become a ‘snot ninja’. FREE The Play Café Wed 20 Aug & 27 Aug, 10.30am–12.30pm. Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Family members of all ages can enjoy some creative time together. Dance with Babies Thursdays, 1.30– 2.10pm. £5 (four classes £15). Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. Learn salsa, belly and swing at this dancing workshop for parents and babies. Roller Disco Thu 21 Aug, 6.30–8.30pm. £5–£8 (children £3–£6). Blairdardie Sports Pavilion, 479 Blairdardie Road, 276 1525. Roller skating sessions for families/beginners. FREE Toddler Time Fridays, 11.30am. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Songs, stories and fun for under 5s with a different theme inspired by the museum each week. Early Years Drama Classes: Pre-School Workshop Fridays, 2.30–3.30pm. £2.50. Merry-Go-Round, 32–34 Nithsdale Road, Strathbungo, 423 2299. Youngsters are introduced to drama through games, activities and creative play. Junior Rugby Tots Saturdays, 9am & 9.35am. £7.25. Partick Trinity Church, 20 Lawrence Street, rugbytots. co.uk. Play programme that uses the multiple skills of rugby to create a fun environment where kids can develop basic core motor skills. Ages 2–3.5 years. FREE Saturday Art Club Saturdays, 10.30am–12.30pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Art activities relating to the displays. Ages 3–12. FREE Japanese Carp Kites Sat 23 Aug, 1–3pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Make your own unique flying fish.
✽ FREE Pollok Family Day and Highland Cattle Show Sun 24
Aug, 10.30am–4.30pm. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, 276 0924. A chance for the whole family to enjoy entertainment and activities to get closer to nature. See preview, right. Part of Homecoming Scotland 2014, Glasgow City of Science. Senior Rugby Tots Mondays, 10.10am & 11am. £7.25. Partick Trinity Church, 20 Lawrence Street, rugbytots. co.uk. Ages 3.5–5 years. See Glasgow, Activities & Fun Tweeting Toddlers Tuesdays, 11.30am–noon. £4 suggested donation. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Songs, stories, activities and outside exploring. Ages 0–3. FREE Bonjour les Petits Tuesdays, 1.30–2pm. Merry-Go-Round, 32–34 Nithsdale Road, Strathbungo, 423 2299. Little ones can learn French in a fun and interesting way. Ages 2–5. FREE Sing Out Children’s Choir
Tuesdays, 3.30–5pm. St Margaret’s Scottish Episcopal Church, 353–355 Kilmarnock Road, Newlands, 636 1131. A new choir for kids in P4–7 who want to get into singing and musical fun. FREE Wacky Racers Sat 30 & Sun 31 Aug, 1–3.30pm. Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Place, 287 2660. Create your own crazy mini vehicle and compete to win the title of ‘Riverside’s Wackiest Racer’. Family Fun with Attitude Sun 31 Aug & 7 Sep 2–4pm. £3–£6. La Bodega Tapas Bar, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. A day for the family to learn to dance together. Toddler Tuesdays Tue 2 Sep, 10.30–11.15am. £3 per child. The Tall Ship at Riverside, 150 Pointhouse Place, 357 3699. Songs, rhymes, puppets, music, games and imaginative play for ages 1–4. The Scottish Mother & Baby Show Fri 5 Sep–Sun 7 Sep, 10am. £7– £16.50. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. A mother and baby consumer show with over 150 exhibitors. FREE Junior Ride the Braes Sun 7 Sep, 12–4pm. Cathkin Braes Country Park, Cathkin Road, 276 0927. An exploratory off-road ride around the Green route of the Cathkin Braes Commonwealth Games MTB Track specifically for youngsters.
✽Baby Loves Disco Sun 7 Sep, 1pm. £8. Hummingbird, 186 Bath
Street, 07986 527947. A chance for pre- schoolers and their parents to enjoy some dayclubbing with themed crafts, face painting and a licensed bar.
✽Pop Lock-In Sun 7 Sep, 4pm. £8. Hummingbird, 186 Bath Street, 0845 166 6039. An afternoon lock-in for 4–11 year olds with chart tunes, a streetdance instructor, karaoke, plus a relaxing parents room.
Books & Storytelling FREE Meet Miffy Sat 30 Aug, 1–2.30pm. Waterstones, 153–157 Sauchiehall Street, 332 9105. Storytelling and colouring-in for wee
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ones with a visit from the little bunny rabbit Miffy. Family Storytime Sat 13 & Sun 14 Sep, 10.30am. £5 (family £15; babies and under 1s free). Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. Interactive storytelling of Little Red Riding Hood for families with children under 7 years. Music Nature Detectives Music and Rhythm Fridays, 11am–noon. £4.50. Merry-Go-Round, 32–34 Nithsdale Road, Strathbungo, 423 2299. Music and percussion workshops with Ross and his Nature Detectives. Ages up to 18 months. Tonic Tinies Wednesdays, 10.30– 11.30am. £3. Merry-Go-Round, 32–34 Nithsdale Road, Strathbungo, 07983 588675. Imaginative play through music and movement. FREE ABC, Music and Me Mondays, 12–1pm. St Francis Centre, 405 Cumberland Street, 429 0275. Activities for kids aged 2–5 encompassing music, dance, movement, sound and encouraging hand-eye coordination
Theatre & Dance The Hare and the Tortoise Sat 30 & Sun 31 Aug, 10.30–11.30am. £5 (family £15; under 1s go free). Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. The steady tortoise teaches the speedy hare a lesson in this adaptation from Scottish Youth Theatre. The Singing Kettle: Jungle Party Sat 30 Aug, 1pm & 3.30pm. £11 (family £40). Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4956. Dress as your favourite jungle animal and join in the songs. I Spy With PC Mckay Sun 31 Aug, 2pm. £6.50 (£5.95). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Help PC Mackay find cheeky Robert’s dog and Randalph’s lost wand. Ages 3+.
POLLOK FAMILY DAY AND HIGHLAND CATTLE SHOW They won’t all look this cute, but the Highland Cattle Show will have plenty of interestingly shaped beasts for you to look at, and see if you agree with the judges’ decision. Less bovine entertainment is also available, including crafts, music, dance, a martial arts display, children’s entertainment – and a chance to enjoy nature without leaving the city. And, with back-to-school expenditures still smarting, you’ll be pleased to know it’s all free. ■ Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Sun 24 Aug.
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