Kids, Workshops

Edinburgh's festival season kicks off with the Meadows Festival, which offers the best local bands, dance groups, quirky performers and workshops amidst lots of family-friendly activities.

Taking over the West End of Glasgow each year, the festival treats the ears to a great musical line-up, tantalises all the senses with a carnival and delves into the creative depths of local studios and exhibitions with the Hidden Lane Festival.

Make a wee silver trinket box and decorate it with embossed silver and coloured stones.

Take along a picture of your favourite celebrity and make a silver photo frame so you can worship them on your wall.

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

A workshop to make your own medals and jewellery using various techniques. Tools and materials supplied. Suitable for the whole family (children ages 5+).

Over two hours of high-octane aerial displays ranging from historic warbirds to contemporary military jets. There are also family activities and displays to enjoy.

Learn to live off the land, build a shelter, make fire and forage for food. Please wear appropriate clothing. Children must be accompanied. Booking is essential.

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

A celebration of everything birdy – optic sales, peregrine viewing, talks, workshops, kids activities, falconry, a dusk chorus and much more.

Learn different styles and techniques while creating an evolving piece of choreography. Ages 12+.

Drama workshops for ages 11–14 teaching improvisation, character acting, voice and movement while working in groups to create a short piece of theatre together.

Four days of ballet classes for young dancers with previous ballet experience, inspired by some of your favourite ballets, including The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Hansel and Gretel. There are two sessions: Grades 1 and 2 from 10.30am–12.30pm and Grades 4 and 5 from 1.30–3.30pm.

Hip-hop and street moves for young hip things. Wear loose clothes and indoor trainers or jazz shoes. Ages 9–12 from 4.30pm; ages 13+ from 5.30pm.

Make your own friendship bracelet, perhaps as a gift, using silver beads, pearls and gems.

Make your own museum artefact out of air dry clay, herbs, sand and moss.

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Fun drama workshops aimed at building confidence and creativity and leading towards an annual performance devised by the kids themselves. Children with additional needs from 10.30am; ages 5–11 from 11am; another block from 1pm and ages 12–16 from 2.30pm.

Scotland's only festival dedicated to drumming, with African beats echoing around the landscape of Glenisla. With the emphasis on friendly, relaxed fun, workshops are provided for all the family to learn how to sing, play and dance African style.

Whether you prefer to be on stage or behind the scenes, this summer panto workshop takes you through everything you need to know about working with other youngsters in the theatre to create a performance of Alice in Barrlands. Ages 8–16.