Having spent hours pouring over the programme, circling events and exhibitions that they’d like to see and workshops that they’d like to attend, the Edinburgh International Science Festival had the high expectations of our kids to meet. Arriving at the City Arts Centre (CAC) on the opening day, and as first timers to the festival, we were still a bit unsure of what to expect. We wondered would there be enough for the girls to do? Would the science itself be lost on them? We needn’t have worried. We spent the whole day immersed in a colourful, hands on and educational world of science.
Engaging for All Ages
Tara (who is seven) meanwhile loved the chance to go on a Jungle Safari, an energetic journey through the human digestive system (Engergise) and the drop in sessions that let her develop her own photograph, knock pretend brains off coconuts and craft to her heart’s content as she made starfish and a phosphorescent sea pen, as well as a bright yellow coral polyp and squat lobsters to put on the imitation coral reef.
Sharing Childhood Experiences
The Science of our Food
Leaving the festival (for the time being) armed with a new Space book and some new knowledge, Tara joyfully proclaimed that we needed to bring her cousins back to the Science Festival next weekend. That confirmed that we needn’t have worried that there would be enough for the girls to do!
Booking Information
For more information on the Edinburgh International Science Festival see www.sciencefestival.co.uk. The booking hotline is 0844-5572686.
For details on Edinburgh’s range of festivals see www.edinburghfestivalcity.com.
*This blog comes in association with Edinburgh Festival City.com
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