The City of Edinburgh Council Children and Families Department will be holding a Virtual Family Fun Day on Thursday 22 October 2020.
Storytelling, arts and crafts, magic, hairdressing, yoga, quiz and a scavenger hunt. Find out about local support for families at the same time. There is a full schedule of events and activities planned:
- 10am Bookbug by Edinburgh libraries
- Join Colin and Bookbug for a song and rhyme with your wee one Sing along from the comfort of your own home.
- 10.30am Spooktacular play with Play Talk Read
- Join Play Talk Read for autumn / Halloween arts, crafts and singing. This event is suitable for families with children aged 0 to 4. We can send you a free craft pack before the session. Please contact
ptr@smartaplynetwork.org
07801897171.
- Join Play Talk Read for autumn / Halloween arts, crafts and singing. This event is suitable for families with children aged 0 to 4. We can send you a free craft pack before the session. Please contact
- 11am Hairstyle help with Dad’s Rock
- Sign up in advance to Dad’s Rock for our popular hairstyle workshop. This event is suitable for dads and mums with children aged 2 and over. It’s a fun, relaxed hairstyle session with our trained team who will help with practical skills in how to plait and put up hair, including pony tails. Please bring your child and hair brush, hair ties and hairbands.
- 11.30am Children Inspired by Yoga Online
- Join yoga for children for a short yoga session introducing popular poses, some calming breathing and relaxation. This event is suitable for children aged 8 to 11.
- 12 noon Parents v kids Halloween quiz with NSPCC
- Sign up in advance to the parents v kids Halloween quiz suitable for primary school aged children. Know your Hocus Pocus from your Halloweentown? Your candy apples from your candy corn? This quiz pitches parents against their children in a fun filled quiz about Halloween.
- 12.30pm One Parent Family Scotland
- Join Tom to talk about One Parent Family Scotland what they do to support parents and children. For more information visit One Parent Family Scotland.
- 12.45pm Keeping kids safe online
- Sign up in advance to keeping kids safe online for a free 30 minute webinar for parents, carers and grandparents to make it easy for you to keep your family safe online.
- 1pm Scavenger hunt with HomeLink
- Sign up in advance by emailing
Lyndsey.m@homelinkfamilysupport.org
For a fun scavenger hunt. This event is suitable for children under 6 and their parents. The session will be held on Zoom and will last approximately 20 minutes.
- Sign up in advance by emailing
- 1.30pm Positive Transitions service
- Join our Positive Transitions service to find out a range of projects supporting children, young people and families in Edinburgh and East Lothian.
- 2pm Story time with Stepping Stones
- Join Anna from Stepping Stones to listen to three children’s stories. This event is suitable for children under 5.
- 2.30pm Tatty Bumpkin yoga adventure
- Sign up in advance to children’s yoga for a yoga activity session for children aged 2 to 7. This event includes yoga poses, relaxation and music.
- 3pm Getting ready for winter with Maximise
- Sign up in advance by emailing
Jude.currie@childrens1st.org.uk
for a chat with our advice, employability and family support team. We’ll share together tips and ideas for the winter months, helping keep homes cosy and pennies in pockets.
- Sign up in advance by emailing
- 3.30pm Magic maths with Edinburgh Uni
- Join in to learn fun, mathemagic tricks. This event is suitable for children aged 8 and over.
- 4pm Make a plant pot and flowers with Edinburgh libraries
- Join Edinburgh libraries for some arts and crafts. You’ll need
- a yoghurt pot or jar
- acolourful magazines / newspapers
- a cereal box
- glue and scissors.
- 4.30pm Speak out. Stay safe with NSPCC Scotland
- Sign up in advance to speak out stay safe and listen to Alan Stewart from NSPCC Scotland’s Schools service talk about the charity’s work with primary school children, letting them know their right to be protected from abuse and neglect. This event is suitable for primary children and parents.
Please sign up for some of our events in advance. The event organiser will contact you with details of how to take part on the day. More information and sign up at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/allofus