Typewronger's No Homework Book Club - Oct 2026/Monster Stories
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Typewronger's No Homework Book Club - Oct 2026/Monster Stories is on Sunday, Oct 11 at Typewronger Books, Edinburgh. Family-friendly.
Families
Things to do in Edinburgh with kids
6 dated listings for school-age kids in Edinburgh in the next 60 days — after-school, camps, courses and youth sports, pulled from the town's real event feed and sorted by age, not by who paid to be first.
Kids life in Edinburgh — the short version
If you're raising kids in Edinburgh, this is the page that keeps up. Between Oct 11 and Nov 14, Edinburgh's feed lists 6 dated listings for this age — 6 different programs, covering after-school, camps, courses and youth sports. Most of it runs at Blackwell's Bookshop (1) and Pencaitland Bowling Club (1).
Everything here is a real listing from Edinburgh's own event feed, checked against each program's age range — a program whose ages overlap 5–12 shows up here even if it also fits the age next door.
Coming up for school-age kids in Edinburgh
Dated listings in the next 60 days, soonest first. A weekly program shows a few of its sessions here — the rhythm section below has the full pattern.
Four of a Kind Events: Little Enchanted Worlds Kids Crafts
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Mark Monday, Oct 12: Four of a Kind Events: Little Enchanted Worlds Kids Crafts at Vogrie Country Park, Edinburgh. Family-friendly.
Ghost Food Kids' Cooking Class at The Cookbook Shop
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Edinburgh hosts Ghost Food Kids' Cooking Class at The Cookbook Shop on Tuesday, Oct 13. Good one for the kids.
Kids' Workshop: Make a pomander
Physicians' Gallery, Edinburgh hosts Kids' Workshop: Make a pomander on Wednesday, Oct 14. Family-friendly.
Sam Fern on Writing: How to Scare Children
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Wednesday, Oct 28: Sam Fern on Writing: How to Scare Children at Blackwell's Bookshop, Edinburgh. Worth bringing the whole family.
Children in Need Fundraiser - Music Night
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Pencaitland Bowling Club, Edinburgh hosts Children in Need Fundraiser - Music Night on Saturday, Nov 14. Bring the kids along.
Good to know
By the numbers for this age in Edinburgh: 6 dated listings in the next 60 days; 1 run after school on a weekday and 2 land on a weekend; the busiest single venue is Blackwell's Bookshop with 1 of them.
Free, as marked in the feed: Typewronger's No Homework Book Club - Oct 2026/Monster Stories, Kids' Workshop: Make a pomander. Those listings carry a free tag in Edinburgh's own event data — everything else here, check the listing link for the price before you promise anyone.
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Never miss a registration in Edinburgh
Never miss a registration in Edinburgh — swim lessons, minor hockey, camp sign-ups: the dates land in your inbox before the rush, not after.
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Common questions
What's on in Edinburgh for school-age kids right now?
The feed lists 6 dated listings for this age in the next 60 days, running Oct 11 to Nov 14 — the Coming up section is pulled straight from it.
Are these drop-in, or do I need to register?
It varies by program, and the page only says which is which where a listing's own words say so — the Good to know section names the drop-in and registration listings it found. When it doesn't say, the listing link is the place to check.
What's free for school-age kids in Edinburgh?
2 of the current listings are marked free in the feed; the Good to know section names them first.