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All these events and more can be found on our Until Sun 3 April 2011 Shining Lights. The story of Scotland’s lighthouses National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh Free National Galleries of Scotland Free Trails for Children and Families Catherine Rayner and James Mayhew, award winning writers and illustrators for children have designed two free trails to help you explore the gallery in a really fun way. Collect from the information desk at the National Gallery Complex every day.
Wednesday 12 January RBGE Show and Tell: Science Team 1.30 pm - 3.00 pm. 8+, Free, Atrium, John Hope Gateway Join our scientists to hear more about the work of RBGE’s Science team. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR. Tel: 0131 552 7171. www.rbge.org.uk
Daily till January 9th Another World Exhibition Free Family Trails. Exhibition entrance: Adults £7/£5; Children 12 and under free. Fun activity packs available - which become your own Surrealist artwork - to help explore the Another World exhibition at the Dean Gallery. Collect at the entrance and ask at the shop for a pencil case. Dean Gallery, Belford Road. Sunday 9 January Alba Puppet Show. Hawthornden Court. 12:45, 13:45, 14:45 (20 mins) Free. Round off the holidays with some family fun from Alba adventures. Learn the story of the Black Douglas, meet Hamish the Highlander and hear the tale of the last bear in Scotland. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh
12 – 15 January Cinderella. Scottish Ballet, Scotland’s National Ballet Company is delighted to offer audiences another chance to see Ashley Page’s critically acclaimed production of Cinderella, one of the Company’s most successful productions. A fantastic feast of classical and modern choreography that is as original and witty as it is visually striking, Cinderella comes to Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, from 12-15 January. Box office 0131 529 6000. www.festivaltheatre.org.uk Thursday 13 January Story Space 11am (50mins), £6 per child, Age 2-5 A new year extravaganza of tales for tots, with lots of participation. Singing and dancing optional; having fun essential! With Lea Taylor. Accompanying adult free. Scottish Storytelling Centre | 43-45 High Street | Edinburgh | EH1 1SR Sunday 9 January, 2-4 pm Portrait Detectives (Ages 3-12) New free pilot activity for all the family inspired by the Portrait of the Nation at the National Gallery exhibition. Come along and have fun with your detective kit solving the mysteries to be found in these fascinating paintings about Scotland’s people and places. Supported by the Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland. National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound. Sunday 9 January Winter into Spring 12.30 pm - 3.30 pm 5+, Free, Real Life Science Studio, John Hope Gateway. Even at this early time of the year there are a few plants flowering. Come and find out more about what controls seasonal changes in plants and how and why we monitor these changes in the Garden. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR. Tel: 0131 552 7171. www.rbge.org.uk
Come and make music in the February Holidays! 4 day event with classes in Traditional Music, Gaelic Singing, Step Dance, Arts and Crafts, Drama and Shinty. Some instruments are available to hire. At Kaimes School, Lasswade Road, Edinburgh Ages 8 to 18 years (£75/4 days Ages 5 to 8 (Half days £45) For more details contact Gillian MacDonald on Tel: 07514 386925 email: feisdhuneideann@feisean.org
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Saturday 15 January Remembered Remedies (and 19th February) 10.00 am - 12.00 noon. All ages, Free, Atrium, John Hope Gateway. Do you remember collecting hips and haws during the War? Ethnomedica volunteers will be on hand to collect your family's memories of using plants as simple remedies. Come and hear some of the stories that we have already collected. The archived stories will form a valuable record of how plants in Scotland have been used that will in future be made available online. With Ethnomedica. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR. Tel: 0131 552 7171. www.rbge.org.uk Sunday 16 January, 2-4pm Bags of Art (Ages 3-12) Collect a bag of activities from the art station to help your family explore the collection and create your own artworks. Supported by the Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland. Gallery of Modern Art, Belford Road.