Gayle's Guide 💕 28th May 26
Issue 100 - Edinburgh International Children's Festival, family sea shanty workshop, Pedal on Parliament and much more!
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Friday 29th
🍿 Toddler Club: The Highway Rat + Zog & the Flying Doctors (1-5y) 10.30 🐤
📍 The Everyman Cinema, St James Quarter
Also on Saturday at 09.45.
🧱 Friday Lego Club 14.45-15.45 🆓
📍 Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage, Leith
Here’s a great excuse to go and check out the fire engines. This group runs monthly on the last Friday.
Saturday 30th
😋 Leith Food Festival 30th/31st
📍 Leith Links
Like to eat nice food? Well there’s loads of it here and the website promises family entertainment, such as magicians, roaming comedy, circus workshops, stilt walkers and more.
🥳 Family Day 10.00-16.30 🆓
📍 National Museum of Scotland, Chamber St
Kicking off the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival (30th May - 7th June), the museum is the place to be on Saturday where there will be performances, workshops and interactive play sessions all day. Check out the schedule here - it looks incredible, as always, with stuff to entertain all ages. How lucky are we top be able to attend something like this for zero pennies? Well done, Edinburgh!
✂️ Little Creative Morning 10.00-12.00 🆓
📍 Talbot Rice Gallery, South Bridge
”Start your morning with a hands-on, creative workshop inspired by The dead don’t go until we do. Led by artist Fibi Cowley, this session invites children to explore identity, heritage, and storytelling through making.”
🧸 Dr Bell’s Family Centre - Sponsored Teddy Toddle 2026 10.30 🆓
📍 Meet at St.Mary's RC Primary School, Leith
Raising money for Dr Bell’s Family Centre. Sign up for free Sign up for free and collect a sponsor sheet form at reception. Don’t forget to bring yer teddies!
🧏 Deaf Heritage of Edinburgh (10-18y) 12.00-14.00 🆓
📍 Deaf Action, New Town
”Deaf Action Youth Services and Deaf History Scotland are organising a new Youth Club History Club event called “Deaf heritage of Edinburgh” where we will enjoy a special walking tour around Edinburgh led in BSL by guide Trudi Collier.”✨ Another of my incredibly niche events but maybe for one of you, this is exactly what you’re looking for!
🎻 May Family Ceilidh 15.00-16.00 🆓
📍 Corstorphine Old Parish Church
Sunday 31st
🌍 Quiet Afternoon 14.00-17.00 🌻
📍 Dynamic Earth, Holyrood
Here’s an opportunity for children with additional support needs to experience Dynamic Earth with fewer visitors and reduced sensory stimulation. There will be additional accessibility resources available, including sensory bags, social stories, sensory maps and specially trained staff. Also a BSL interpreter will be at the 16.00 planetarium show.
🎪 Kids BALKANARAMA 14.30
📍 The Caves, Old Town
Promising live Balkan beats from 9-piece band called BALKANOES! “This event will take place OVER TWO FLOORS! Head UPSTAIRS for arts & crafts, glitter & facepaints, seating and cosy play area. Head DOWNSTAIRS for live music, fire show, dance & circus, and for getting close and personal with our performers, having a go at their hoops, ribbons, juggling balls and all the other fun stuff (except for the fire breathing stuff, ahem)!”
June 2026
Monday 1st
👑 Royal Rhyme Time (2-4y) 11.00 🐤
📍 Abbey Strand Centre, Palace of Holyrood House
”Join us in the historic Abbey Strand Centre for our special Royal Rhyme Time sessions for toddlers. Each session is led by a member of the Learning Team and explores different themes through interactive storytelling, songs and rhymes.”
Tuesday 2nd
🧸 Pop Up Play 09.00-14.00 (Mon/Tue)🐣🐤🆓
📍 LifeCare Centre, Stockbridge
This cafe has a great free play area for under 5s every Monday and Tuesday with plenty of space for prams. Your baby/toddler gets to play and you can enjoy a well deserved coffee while supporting charity too. Win-win-win!
Wednesday 3rd
📚 Storytime (2-6y) 10.30-11.00 🐤🆓
📍 Morningside Library
A weekly storytelling session for your pre-schooler.
Thursday 4th
🖼️ ABC (Art/Baby/Connect) (0-1y) 10.00-12.00 🐣🆓
📍 Modern One
Coffee, biscuits and a bit of relaxing art with materials provided and no experience necessary. Sounds perfect.
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