Gayle's Guide ✨ 4th June 26

We took a trip out to see the seabirds on Bass Rock and Craigleith at the weekend and had such a wonderful time spotting all the gannets and adorable wee puffins! Glad I brought the kids’ beach buckets on board though - turns out our youngest hasn’t quite found her sea legs! 🤢

🍿 Toddler Club: The Magic Faraway Tree (1-5y) 09.30 🐤
📍 The Everyman Cinema, St James Quarter
Also on Saturday at 09.30 and Sunday at 09.45.

📖 Hjarta the Poet 12.00-13.00 🆓
📍 Mcdonald Road Library, Leith
”Settle in for a relaxed afternoon of stories inspired by the natural world, featuring your favourites alongside traditional folk tales. Children will also make their own crafts to take home using recycled and natural materials!”

🏳️‍🌈 Porty Pride Story Time with Ashley Douglas 10.30-11.00 🆓
📍 Portobello Bookshop
Porty Pride is taking place from the 4th-7th June so you can expect lots of fun and festivities! This story, “The Lass and the Quine” is the first LGBTQ+ kids’ book written in Scots and aimed at those aged 5-8 years but all ages welcome.

✨ Stick around after and join in with a wonderfully colourful and proud Porty Pride Dog Walk at 12.00!

🎨 Art Stomps 11.00-12.30 (2-5y) 🐣🐤🆓
📍 Modern One, Belford Road
Wonderful outdoor creativity to charge your batteries!

😌 Relaxed Morning 10.00-12.00 🌻🆓
📍 National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street
These sessions at the museum are on the 1st Sunday of the month and are for anyone who would prefer a quieter and calmer experience. There is a quiet space on level 4 and sensory backpacks available to borrow. ✨ A relaxed session will also be running in the ‘Giants’ exhibition today. You must buy a ticket to enter the exhibition. We’ve been to see the Giants and it’s class!

🌳 Nature Play 09.30-11.30 🐤
📍 Saughtonhall Community Hall
Every Monday during term time, this weekly session for preschool children is starting back up. It’ll generally take place in the nearby woodlands and will allow for some very wholesome, bonding time with your little one. Hunt for bugs, make mud pies, collect sticks and build dens. Plus the option to block book or do single sessions. Perfect! 👌🏻

🚼 Kin Weigh & Stay 14.30-16.00 🐣🆓
📍 Kin Collective, Leith
This monthly parent/baby session will help anyone looking for a bit of reassurance by checking their baby’s weight and hearing from others in the same boat.

🎲 Dads & Dice (and babies) 19.00-20.00 🐣
📍 Gorgie Mem
Yet another great shout for the gang at Dads Rock! Dads, bring your babies for an hour of games, chat, and lads lads lads.

🎻 Dance N Play (18m-5y) 10.00-10.45 🐤
📍 Dance Base, Grassmarket
We’ve been to this class loads and it is just a joy! The teacher Jo is incredible with the children and even plays her fiddle during the class to get everyone moving. It’s honestly one of the nicest things myself and the kids have ever done together and is just as much fun for the grown ups as it is for our little dancers.
✨ Jo also runs Toddler & Preschool Creative Moves at Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Leith on Fridays at 10.15.

🎡 Taylors Funfair – Children with Additional Needs Afternoon 13.00-15.00 🌻
📍 Leith Links
”If you have a child with additional needs, bring them along for all the fun of the fair in a family friendly, quieter atmosphere before the fair opens to the public. Rides are adjusted according to the needs of the riders – speak to the staff about slowing the speed, lowering the music volume, or stopping flashing lights and they will do their best to accommodate the needs of your child.”