This year the West End Festival is delivering up its biggest range of activities for children and families - from plays and comedy shows, to an appearance from the star of classic kids' tale 'The Gruffalo'. Here's a few suggestions for the tiniest festival goers:
Young kids will love I Spy with PC McKay, an interactive adventure at the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre. From lost dogs to missing wands, join in with PC McKay and help him find out what’s going on in this silly, comedy adventure.
I Spy with PC McKay, June 6, 2pm, Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre. £5.95.
Boring old Sundays will never be the same again. The Stand Comedy Club presents a live stand-up show for younger comedy fans. With three top comedians every month this event will keep running after the Festival. Best for eight to twelve-year-olds, each young comedy fan must be accompanied by an adult.
Glasgow Kids Comedy Club, June 7, 2.30pm, The Stand. £4.
Emily Dodd: Can’t Dance Cameron features that most distinctive of birds, the capercaillie. This is a treat for all Scottish wildlife fans: Cameron the capercaillie thinks he’s the worst dancer in the Cairngorms, but with the help of his new friend Hazel the Squirrel, maybe he’ll be able to dance after all. This informal performance is suitable for ages three to six.
Emily Dodd: Can't Dance Cameron, June 13, noon, Hillhead Library. Free entry.
In a special show from the creator of children’s classic 'The Gruffalo', there's a rare chance to meet some of Julia Donaldson’s best loved creations: a detective ladybird, trumpeting turtles as well as the world famous Gruffalo and Julia Donaldson herself. Afterwards there will be a book signing of 'What The Jackdaw Saw', Donaldson’s latest collaboration with Nick Sharratt.
Julia and Malcolm Donaldson with Nick Sharratt, June 21, noon, Maryhill Central Community Halls. £5, family ticket £18.
Dress as a bug or a woodland creature, make a mask, create a flower wreath, take part in some bug-related activities with Knit Wild or bring along a picnic and celebrate the Summer Solstice in this magical setting the for Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper Feast. Actor Tam Dean Burn will also be along to read the William Roscoe’s original poem accompanied by a live original soundtrack by Nik Paget-Tomlinson.
Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper Feast, Children’s Wood and Kelbourne Scout Hall, June 21, 2pm–6pm with a poetry reading at 5.30pm. Free entry.
West End Festival, June 5-28 2015, various venues.
See five music picks at the West End Festival from Time Out.