Kids activities


Edinburgh's Christmas Santa Stroll

A crowd of Santas in Edinburgh's Winter Festivals

The finale to the Santa Weekend will see thousands of participants raising money for Radio Forth’s Cash for Kids and When you wish upon a Star by completing a stroll throughout

City Approves £750,000 Plan For Skateboard Park

City Planners today passed the Council's proposals to create a Skatepark at Edinburgh's Saughton Park.

SNH Trumpets Bigger Bog at Blawhorn Moss

School children at Blawhorn Moss bog

Celebrations took place yesterday on one of the largest and best examples of lowland raised peat bogs in the Lothians to mark its re-declaration as a National Nature Reserve (NNR). The 110 hectare Blawhorn Moss is owned by Scottish Natural Heritage and the organisation is keen for people to visit this internationally recognised reserve.

Free Admission to Edinburgh Zoo on St Andrew's Day

Lorna Hughes with Budongo Trail Chimp

Edinburgh Zoo is set to open its doors to the public for free, for the first time in its history, on St. Andrew's Day. The Zoo will be joining dozens of other visitor attractions (see story) around Scotland, including Edinburgh Castle, which are participating in the Scottish Government's ‘Visit for Free' initiative on Sunday 30 November.

The St. Andrew's Day DO

St. Andrew's DO launch, Princes Street Gardens West

Scotland's national day of celebration sees a weekend long government-sponsored fest in Princes Street Gardens West, dubbed the St. Andrew's DO.

Newsletter For Edinburgh Parents Launches

An e-newsletter that will provide parents with the latest information about children's facilities and services in Edinburgh will launch tomorrow at Edinburgh City Chambers.

Scottish Storytelling Festival

A festival that celebrates the art of yarn-spinning and tale-telling

Edinburgh International Book Festival Picks

Edinburgh International Book Festival

The Edinburgh International Book Festival pitches camp in Charlotte Square Gardens this year between 9th and 25th August, hosting a staggering 800 authors from around the world. The quality and range of authors always draws wide interest, and this year is no exception. Following the launch of ticket sales last month, heavy traffic made the web site inaccessible for a while and a good number of events have already sold out.

Leith Festival

150 events - theatre, comedy, music, workshops, fairs, and more - in 50 venues. 1 mile radius.

Search is on for Perfect Princess for 3D Panto

The King's Theatre is on the look-out for the perfect princess for its christmas pantomime.

The Lion of Kabul

Children's theatre company Catherine Wheels have created a highly entertaining production with Gill Robertson's dramatisation of a true story.

Meadows Festival

The Meadows festival is a free community festival with sporting activities, local bands,

Mary King's Ghost Fest

A series of ghostly walks and ghoulish events at a number of venues form this the fourth festival of infamous Edinburgh spirits.

Learn To Roll Your Own Compost at Compost Awareness Week

Compost waste

Families and individuals wanting to learn how to turn kitchen scraps into rich, dark compost are invited to a free Compost Fun Day at Seafield Community Recycling Centre this Sunday.

Edinburgh Zoo To Open World's Largest Chimpanzee Enclosure

Lorna Hughes with Budongo Trail Chimp

Edinburgh Zoo will be opening the largest chimpanzee enclosure in the world on Friday 2 May.

Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival 2008

It's a new name for the festival formerly known as the International Children's Theatre Festival, but you can expect plenty more live entertainment for kids from theatre companies as far flung as C

Rope-climbing Robot to Unveil Wheels at Edinburgh Science Festival

Skeletron

Skeletron, the large, wiry robot that looks like a character out of the Terminator film franchise and is able to slide up a rope of its own accord, returns to the Edinburgh International Science Fe