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The Arienas Collective - gift vouchers and gift making workshops

Experiences are run from a supportive and welcoming home environment in the Edinburgh New Town.

Spaces are limited so artists can offer hands-on help and support. All equipment is provided, as are all the materials you will need. The value of the Gift Voucher will be taken straight off the cost of any workshop or experience - all of them are eligible! The Gift Voucher cannot be exchanged for money or be refunded. There is a soldering workshop on 15 December where you can learn how to make stud earrings and cufflinks and a ring making workshop on 24 November. There is also a Christmas gift making silver clay workshop on 29 November. They run experiences where you are encouraged to lose yourself in the moment, and to switch off from the everyday through focusing on the act of creating. To find out more about this and other workshops go to www.thearienascollective.com

Give some bliss this festive season Looking for a unique and indulgent gift for your loved one?

Visit the KnotStressed Therapies Gift Shop for a range of fabulous massage gift vouchers. There’s something for everyone. Choose from indulgent KnotStressed Signature Treatments - awarded 5-stars and described as “Float Away” by The Scotsman, Massage Workshops for friends/partners to learn great massage tips, heavenly Pregnancy and Postnatal Massages, super stretchy Thai Massage Signature Experiences, muscle maintenance Sports & Remedial /Deep Tissue Massages, as well as a wide range of yoga classes, parent/baby classes, and £10-100 stocking-filler gift vouchers for friends to choose their own treat. All treatments take place at our gorgeous KnotStressed Therapies city centre clinic. With over 70 5-star reviews on google - you’re in good hands.

During November and December £1 will be donated to Tommy’s for every Gift Voucher sold. www.knotstressed.com/shop

Montrose Terrace & Abbeyhill Festive Open Night - Thursday 6th December from 4-9pm Gather your friends and join us for a fun-filled festive shopping evening filled with freebies, massage tasters, great offers, delicious nibbles and mulled wine. From artisan gifts to affordable art, handmade jewellery to massage gift vouchers, we’ll have everything you need for stuffing stockings and picking presents this festive season.

Drop into Knotstressed on the night and get your £10 gift card to use against a massage in the New year. www.tinyurl.com/festive-open-night

Doodles

Get creative this Christmas and make some lovely personal and unique gifts for friends and loved ones. All ages and abilities welcome.

Friendly, helpful staff always on hand to help and advise with baby and child hand/ foot prints. Robins, Reindeers, Angels and penguins are just a few festive hand and footprint ideas! We have lots of Christmas decorations to choose and table ware to choose from. Open 7 days a week and late opening every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Booking advisable.

27 - 29 Marchmont Crescent, Edinburgh Tel. 0131 229 1399

Scottish Seabird Membership Gift

Scottish Seabird Centre membership is a gift that keeps on giving.

Your membership gift will support the Centres marine education and conservation projects, such as SOS Puffin, helping protect the puffin colonies in the Forth. You’ll also have free entry to the Centre all year, plus discounts, magazines, special news and events. There’s a whole host of options from individuals to family, senior to life membership, catering for all families and budgets.

Conservation and education charity, the Scottish Seabird Centre, also offers wildlife adoptions that everyone will love. Choose from puffin, gannet or seal. Buy from the gift shop or online.

Buy online or from the Centre. www.seabird.org 01620 890202

‘Maggie’s Mittens’ and ‘Maggie’s Monsters’

‘Maggie’s Mittens’ and ‘Maggie’s Monsters’ are both Scottish themed picture books which are suitable for ages 2-7. They are both beautifully illustrated by Alison Soye and written by Edinburgh based Coo Clayton.

‘Maggie’s Mittens’ tells the tale of Maggie trying to get rid of her itchy mittens that she really doesn’t want to wear. She tries throwing them at various statues and creatures including Greyfriars Bobby and the Loch Ness Monster. A story that many parents and children will relate to!

‘Maggie’s Monsters’ sees Maggie on the hunt around Scotland for a real monster to play with. She comes across all sorts of Scottish wildlife including wildcats, deer and highland cows but in the end finds the perfect monster to play with. Both books are priced at £6.99 and would make a lovely Christmas gift.

Christmas trees and Wreaths On sale from 30th November 4ft- 20ft Christmas trees in stock. Commercial venue trees up to 60ft. Buy from Conifox, the supplier of the Edinburgh Mound Christmas tree.

The Edinburgh Baby Co is a family run business for local families. They offer everything Mum, baby and bump could need and do it with love and care.

Junior Noah's ark with natural characters £75.00 A beautiful junior Noah's ark playset with 18 chunky natural characters, perfect for small world play. This traditional toy is handcrafted from rubber wood, showcasing natural wood grain.

A traditional toy – the rocking horse –with a modern twist. Cute and fun in equal measure. £99.95 28-30 Marchmont crescent, Edinburgh, EH9 1HG

Adventures at Fort Douglas, Dalkeith Country Park

Give the gift of adventure to your favourite little ones this Christmas with a Fort Douglas gift voucher. Fort Douglas is a magical place for kids of all ages with two play zones: one that’s perfect for toddlers and another for ages 5+. They can explore the maze inside the fort, whizz down a huge slide and fly through the air on our zip wires. There’s secret tunnels to discover, high rise walkways to brave, climbing walls to scramble up and suspension bridges to run across. And in 2019 they’ll find a brand NEW section to play on: the SKY MAZE. Open seven days. Prices from £8 for a joint child/adult ticket.

Find out more at dalkeithcountrypark.co.uk or call 0131 654 1666 to buy your voucher.

Red Thread Studio is a beautiful, fun, relaxed sewing studio based in Newington.

Book your place in one of their Special Christmas workshops such as: Christmas Stocking Making on December 1st As we settle into the last few days before Christmas, prepare for Santa with our fun & creative Red Thread Stocking Making course! Come along and learn the skill of how to make a beautiful hand crafted Christmas Stocking in the fabric of your choice, whilst learning to sew at the same time. Develop confidence in pinning and cutting fabric, threading a machine and stitching seams and corners. or Christmas Pom Pom Cushions on December 8th. Come along and learn the skill of how to make an Envelope Cushion with optional pompoms in the fabric of your choice, whilst learning to sew at the same time. Develop confidence in pinning and cutting fabric, threading a machine and stitching seams and corners. Both courses are suitable for adults and children over the age of 9 and will be an exciting and festive treat before the big day!

Not sure what to gift friends & family for Christmas? GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE to order online! Visit www.redthreadstudio.co.uk

The wait is over – Teeny Tiny Toddler Fest is back, and blasting into space!

Teeny Tiny Toddler Fest is on from Monday 7 - Friday 11 January. Activities will include favourites from previous years, from the Cloud Factory to crawl through kaleidoscopes and testing your reaction times to a cuddle with Cameron, the friendly Camera Obscura bear. Tickets are on sale now. Tickets to Teeny Tiny Toddler Fest make fantastic presents for the holidays, and early birds can buy their tickets at a discount before the new year. www.camera-obscura.co.uk or call 0131 226 3709.

Make sure you visit National Mining Museum Scotland in the run up to Christmas!

Our Gift Shop has beautiful gift ideas as well as fabulous festive decorations for your home. Our new café (Café Coal) will be serving delicious Christmas lunches throughout the month!

Christmas Classes at Narcissus Flower School

From wreath-making to the signature Christmas garland, the tutors will help you to create beautiful, bespoke decorations for the home. Evening Workshops run from 6.30 - 9pm and Intensive Courses run throughout the day from 10am - 4pm, at our school premises on East Norton Place. Please be advised to wear warm clothes and comfy shoes. All tools, refreshments and materials will be provided and you will also, of course, be able to take your creation home. Find out more at www.narcissusflowers.co.uk Gift vouchers are also available are classes and workshops in 2019.

We love the idea of the family having something to look forward to after all the wrapping paper has been recycled.

Cat in the Hat

King’s Theatre Wednesday 6 to Saturday 9 February When the Cat in the Hat steps onto the mat, Sally and her brother are in for a rollercoaster ride of havoc and mayhem! The Cat in the Hat will be a purrfect treat for all the family. Age 4+

In the Willows

Festival Theatre Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 March

With epic show tunes and killer beats, this classic story is brought popping and locking into the twenty first century in an extraordinary new hip-hop musical. Age 6+

The Worst Witch

King’s Theatre Tuesday 7 to Sunday 12 May Featuring all of Jill Murphy’s beloved characters, this thrilling new stage adaptation features original songs, music, magic and a dose of Mildred’s unique brand of utter pandemonium! Age 7+. To book tickets call the box office on 0131 529 6000 or visit www.capitaltheatres.com

Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants

When King Colin’s golden underpants go missing and the royal bottom is bared, it’s Sir Scallywag to the rescue! Brave and bold, courageous and true, he’s the perfect knight for the job… and what does it matter that he’s only six?!

Alongside other pieces including extracts from Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks, Sir Scallywag features lots of audience participation and illustrated projections (including a brief appearance of the King’s bare bottom!). This laugh-out-loud musical adventure is by composer Paul Rissmann, based on the book by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Korky Paul and published by Puffin, Penguin Books Ltd.

Don't forget to join us for our Sir Scallywag-inspired foyer activities!

A range of child-friendly instruments for you to try - become maestro of our multi-coloured orchestra!

Illustration workshops with Korky Paul Dressing up and crafts Recommended for children aged 3+ Usher Hall, Edinburgh February 9th 2019 www.sco.org.uk

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