Kids, History, free events

Think school is bad these days? You kids don't know you're born. Take this interactive tour of SSSM and experience just how bad kids in the olden days had it. Suitable for all ages.

Explore the natural history collections and learn about the animals contained in them. Suitable for under 5s.

Learn all about the folk who lived and worked around Arthur's Seat on this gentle walk around Hunter's Bog and St. Margaret's Loch

Make your own royal headgear from craft materials and explore the symbols of Scotland's royal heritage.

Search for treasure on this family day out, with geocaching for people with any or no experience.

Once upon a time, Edinburgh and the Canongate were two different towns with separate silver hallmarkings. Make your own hallmark using traditional symbols or perhaps something more contemporary.

Prepare to immerse yourself in the story of England at History Live! - an action-packed blockbuster and Europe's biggest historical event. Over 2,000 re-enactors and performers bring two millennia of history to life through stunning combat displays, thrilling battle re-enactments and a host of interactive experiences.

A spectacular Burns Night celebration featuring a cast of over 2000, original music and giant puppets on a parade to celebrate Homecoming Scotland 2014 and Burns Night.

Make your own dinosaur mask and look around the huge prehistoric specimens.

Alba Adventure bring you a fun filled and educational day where you can learn about traditions of the Jacobite era, including swordplay and wearing the belted plaid.

Explore history using costumes, props and your imagination. Ages 4–12.

A fair to celebrate the history of the local farming culture of Aberdeenshire, including craft demonstrations, a photography display, archive film screenings and farmers' markets. Local academy and primary children will also share their fine art projects that explore rural life. The event also coincides with Aden Park's…

Our country's history brought to life through storytelling (sorting the facts from the fiction) and some face time with the armour and weapons used in battle. Ages 5+.

Dig out your inner archaeologist and learn more about what the articles in the collections say about life in the olden days. Ages 7+.

Experience a range of Victorian games and pastimes as we take a look at how Darwin's children would have lived in the 19th Century at Down House and how toys were very different to what you might have today!

The year 2014 will mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI. Today, learn about what it was like for children back then, growing up both before and after the war. Ages 7+.