Families Edinburgh Magazine

20/05/2026

15/05/2026

☀️ WHALE Arts 2026 Summer Youth Programme ☀️

Get ready for 4 EPIC weeks of FREE summer activities for young people aged 6 - 16.

Our fantastic Summer Youth Programme is back, and this year we've got a brilliant recycling theme running through it! ♻️

Get creative making junk robots 🤖, explore trashion fashion👗, make amazing masks, build miniature worlds, try paper making, join our teen sewing café 🧵 and head out to the Edinburgh Festival … and more, so much more!

🌞 WHALE Arts 2026 Summer Youth Programme
📆 13th July - 7th August
⭐️ For young people aged 6 - 16. All activities are free. Register your interest from Monday 1st June.

The full line-up of activities will be announced soon … so keep your eyes peeled 👀

07/05/2026

🌞 Our next issue covers the whole summer school holidays - we'll have loads of ideas for filling those long (hopefully sunny!) days. You've got until Monday 11 May to book in if you want to be included.


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01/05/2026

We had the BEST time at Foxlake Adventures yesterday! The team are amazing and the activities are brilliant fun. We've wanted to try it for ages but the being cold and wet element has always stood in my way! But GOOD NEWS - the wetsuits are incredible! I spent slightly more time than my daughter in the water as one of us was much better than the other at wakeboarding 😂 So glad I finally visited and can't wait to return!

29/04/2026

Kings Camps are returning to Edinburgh with their sport and activity camps, now with 5 venues in the city! Operating camps in the school holidays since 1991, get 5-17 year olds active, having fun and learning together! Over 30 sports and activities for children to get involved in whether attending for 3, 4 or 5 days in the week - giving children a fun, active and screen-free holiday! 🤸🏀 ⛹

Visit kingscamps.org/venue for dates & prices.

22/04/2026

An immersive moonlit performance for babies 5–18 months and their grown-ups as part of Edinburgh Tradfest at Scottish Storytelling Centre

Inspired by Gaelic lullabies, working songs and seasonal rituals, Harvest Moon unfolds within a soft, atmospheric environment where babies sit close to the performers, creating a shared experience of closeness and wonder. After each performance, the space transforms into a sensory playground for exploration and play.

Sun 3 May: 10:30am & 11:30am

07/04/2026

Discover the Mad Hatter’s World of Wonder until 14 April at Almond Valley Heritage Centre
Throughout the Easter holidays, families can experience a world of creative mischief and outdoor adventure. Enjoy a packed programme of Wonderland-inspired fun! From the Mad Hatter’s Trail of Wonder to adventure zones, craftivities, den building, animal encounters and train/tractor rides, Easter family fun with a Mad Hatter Twist Awaits!

01/04/2026

This Easter, Whizzkids will be offering its favourite fun and educational computer courses, running from Monday 6th to Friday 10th April and Monday 13th to Friday 17th April.

Children aged 7 and up can learn useful keyboard skills using a fun and engaging program on the touch-typing course or create keyrings, cards, t-shirts, stickers and gift boxes on the computer art course. For those with an interest in coding, the Scratch course offers a great introduction with its user-friendly format and the Raspberry Pi course offers a more advanced level of coding using the Python programming language. All lessons take place in small and friendly groups with a maximum of 5 children.

For further information visit www.whizzkids.uk.com, email [email protected] or call 0131 447 5893.

31/03/2026

🐣Join an egg hunt across the ages from 3 April at Dynamic Earth

30/03/2026

🐰 Easter Trail at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from April 3 - 12. £3 per child. Pick up a trail from the West Gate entrance.