The daytime programming is divided into three streams: 0-3.5, 3.5-6.5 and 7-12 years old. Evening programme is undivided.
| Thursday | |
|---|---|
| Time | Group 1 |
| 9.30-12 | Set up -- This will be an interesting study in chaos. Children will be welcome, but there will be no formal programme. However, there will be no fee charged either. |
| 12-12.30 | Video in Hall IV: cartoons |
| 12.30-1 | |
| 1-1.30 | Final stages of preparation |
| 1.30-2 | Story tree assembling |
| 2-2.30 | Registration |
| 2.30-3 | Storytree (Thomas the Tank Engine) |
| 3-3.30 | Costume |
| 3.30-4 | |
| 4-4.30 | Train sound making |
| 4.30-5 | Thomas the Tank Engine goes walkabout |
| 5-5.30 | |
| 5.30-6 | Art: to make holes in paper for use with storytime |
| 6-6.30 | Storytime: Peepbo |
| Time | Group 2: Theme SPACE |
| 9.30-2 | Same as group 1 |
| 2-2.30 | Registration: go to flying groups |
| 2.30-3 | Space treasure hunt |
| 3-3.30 | |
| 3.30-4 | Travel guide to the Galaxy |
| 4-4.30 | The Marrog from Mars: poem, art |
| 4.30-5 | |
| 5-5.30 | Time capsules: the priorities |
| 5.30-6 | Fragments from the future: clay modelling |
| 6-6.30 | Storytime |
| Time | Group 3 |
| 9.30-2 | Same as group 1 |
| 2-2.30 | Registration: general introduction and doodles |
| 2.30-3 | Dragon selection |
| 3-3.30 | Group discussion |
| 3.30-4 | Talk: Scenery, how to make illusions |
| 4-4.30 | Scenery design |
| 4.30-5 | Scenery manufacture |
| 5-5.30 | |
| 5.30-6 | Talk: Wyrms and Fire Lizards |
| 6-6.30 | Dragon design brain storm |
| Evening programming | |
| 7.30-9 | Art in the jungle, art in the kitchen. Art can be found in many places, using all sorts of materials |
| Friday | |
| Time | Group 1 |
| 9.30-10 | Registration |
| 10-10.30 | Richard Scarry stories/actions |
| 10.30-11 | |
| 11-11.30 | Dance (hokey cokey) |
| 11.30-12 | Storytree: random selection |
| 12-12.30 | Finger plays (round and round the garden, goes the teddy bear, etc) |
| 12.30-1 | Lunch: cartoons |
| 1-1.30 | |
| 1.30-2 | The story of the red balloon |
| 2-2.30 | Decorate balloons and add streamers |
| 2.30-3 | |
| 3-3.30 | Balloon walk |
| 3.30-4 | |
| 4-4.30 | Art: Bonnets for the balloons |
| 4.30-5 | |
| 5-5.30 | Circle dancing |
| 5.30-6 | |
| 6-6.30 | Storytree |
| Time | Group 2: Theme ANIMALS |
| 9.30-10 | Registration: go to hopping groups |
| 10-10.30 | Peter Rabbit and friends: storytime |
| 10.30-11 | |
| 11-11.30 | Stone painting and shell animals, mice, |
| 11.30-12 | rabbits etc. |
| 12-12.30 | Talk: Get those bunny tails fluffy! |
| 12.30-1 | Same as group 1 |
| 1-1.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 1.30-2 | Animal magic masks and tails |
| 2-2.30 | |
| 2.30-3 | Millipede march: conga through the concourse (also outside if dry) |
| 3-3.30 | |
| 3.30-4 | How to make sound effects and shakers |
| 4-4.30 | Story with sound effects |
| 4.30-5 | Talk: on the Regency dance, music |
| 5-5.30 | Origami cats, frogs, dragons |
| 5.30-6 | combined with face painting |
| 6-6.30 | Storytime |
| Time | Group 3 |
| 9.30-10 | Registration and rap |
| 10-10.30 | Tech: visit to see tech in action/talk from tech |
| 10.30-11 | |
| 11-11.30 | Improvisation: stock dragons and situations |
| 11.30-12 | Art: visit to art room |
| 12-12.30 | |
| 12.30-1 | Same as group 1 |
| 1-1.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 1.30-2 | Costume workshop |
| 2-2.30 | |
| 2.30-3 | Getting it to run smoothly: ops and oops |
| 3-3.30 | |
| 3.30-4 | Design of publicity material |
| 4-4.30 | |
| 4.30-5 | Same as group 1 |
| 5-5.30 | Masks |
| 5.30-6 | |
| 6-6.30 | What will the production offer? |
| Evening programming | |
| 7.30-9 | Regency Dance Scottish style |
| Saturday | |
| Time | Group 1 |
| 9.30-10 | Registration |
| 10-10.30 | Action stories and live tv |
| 10.30-11 | |
| 11-11.30 | Art: hand prints |
| 11.30-12 | |
| 12-12.30 | Mime of trees and animals (and clean up!) |
| 12.30-1 | Lunch: cartoons |
| 1-1.30 | |
| 1.30-2 | Shakers: making and using |
| 2-2.30 | |
| 2.30-3 | Dressing up |
| 3-3.30 | |
| 3.30-4 | Parade in costume with shakers |
| 4-4.30 | |
| 4.30-5 | Art: sponge prints and t-shirt painting (messy) |
| 5-5.30 | |
| 5.30-6 | Clean up and video |
| 6-6.30 | Storytree |
| Time | Group 2: Theme PIRATES |
| 9.30-10 | Registration: go to marching groups |
| 10-10.30 | Eye patches and headkerchiefs costume |
| 10.30-11 | Field Trip 1: River Clyde runabout |
| 11-11.30 | |
| 11.30-12 | |
| 12-12.30 | |
| 12.30-1 | Same as group 1 |
| 1-1.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 1.30-2 | Blow darts and paper planes |
| 2-2.30 | Talk: pirates in fact and fic |
| 2.30-3 | treasure pouches with plaster of paris: make (then paint on Sunday pm) |
| 3-3.30 | |
| 3.30-4 | Knot yourself in/song (drunken sailor) |
| 4-4.30 | |
| 4.30-5 | Make treasure/paint tshirts |
| 5-5.30 | |
| 5.30-6 | Blood and gore on the High Seas |
| 6-6.30 | Storytime |
| Time | Group 3 |
| 9.30-10 | Registration and limericks |
| 10-10.30 | Orchestra construction and fitting the sounds into place |
| 10.30-11 | |
| 11-11.30 | Fabric painting t shirts |
| 11.30-12 | |
| 12-12.30 | Origami |
| 12.30-1 | Same as group 1 |
| 1-1.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 1.30-2 | Field trip 1: Haggs Castle |
| 2-2.30 | |
| 2.30-3 | |
| 3-3.30 | |
| 3.30-4 | |
| 4-4.30 | |
| 4.30-5 | Production set up |
| 5-5.30 | |
| 5.30-6 | Filk circle |
| 6-6.30 | |
| Evening programming | |
| 7.30-9 | Golden ducks read books Books for children, awards for books for children |
| Sunday | |
| Time | Group 1 |
| 9.30-10 | Registration |
| 10-10.30 | Make paper teddy bears |
| 10.30-11 | Teddy bear hunt |
| 11-11.30 | |
| 11.30-12 | Art: chalks/drawing |
| 12-12.30 | |
| 12.30-1 | Lunch: cartoons |
| 1-1.30 | |
| 1.30-2 | Songs from shows (Muppets, Sesame Street etc) |
| 2-2.30 | |
| 2.30-3 | Finger plan (church, steeple etc) |
| 3-3.30 | Walk to Concourse |
| 3.30-4 | |
| 4-4.30 | Storytree: Funnybones |
| 4.30-5 | Art: skeletons on strings |
| 5-5.30 | |
| 5.30-6 | Video |
| 6-6.30 | Storytree |
| Time | Group 2: Theme THE PAST |
| 9.30-10 | Registration to rolling groups |
| 10-10.30 | Travel mime |
| 10.30-11 | Mobiles: trains and boats and planes |
| 11-11.30 | |
| 11.30-12 | Stand up history comedian |
| 12-12.30 | |
| 12.30-1 | Same as group 1 |
| 1-1.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 1.30-2 | Richard Scarry stories |
| 2-2.30 | Field Trip 2: Transport |
| 2.30-3 | Museum |
| 3-3.30 | |
| 3.30-4 | |
| 4-4.30 | |
| 4.30-5 | Video |
| 5-5.30 | Paint pirate treasure pouches ?tartan |
| 5.30-6 | |
| 6-6.30 | Storytime and clean up |
| Time | Group 3 |
| 9.30-10 | Registration and silly walks |
| 10-10.30 | Field Trip 2: Hunterian Museum |
| 10.30-11 | |
| 11-11.30 | |
| 11.30-12 | |
| 12-12.30 | |
| 12.30-1 | Same as group 1 |
| 1-1.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 1.30-2 | Publicity: distribution, targeting, advertising tips |
| 2-2.30 | |
| 2.30-3 | Dress rehearsal |
| 3-3.30 | |
| 3.30-4 | Visit from author/video on writing |
| 4-4.30 | |
| 4.30-5 | Free for all questions |
| 5-5.30 | |
| 5.30-6 | Video and make up |
| 6-6.30 | |
| Evening programming | |
| 7.30-9 | Group 3 Dragon Production |
| Monday | |
| Time | Group 1 |
| 9.30-10 | Registration |
| 10-10.30 | Storytree: random selection |
| 10.30-11 | Dance: the ugly bug crawl |
| 11-11.30 | |
| 11.30-12 | Playtime |
| 12-12.30 | |
| 12.30-1 | Lunch: cartoons |
| 1-1.30 | |
| 1.30-2 | Art: chalks |
| 2-2.30 | |
| 2.30-3 | Ten Green Bottles as it's time to start going |
| 3-3.30 | Breakdown: a chaotic time where things will |
| 3.30-4 | be gradually put away |
| 4-4.30 | and stacked away. |
| 4.30-5 | There will be formal |
| 5-5.30 | programming, no |
| 5.30-6 | charge, but lots of |
| 6-6.30 | books |
| Time | Group 2: Theme MAGIC, INC |
| 9.30-10 | Registration into Mephisto groups |
| 10-10.30 | Mr Majeika poems |
| 10.30-11 | Cartoon workshop* (James Steel) |
| 11-11.30 | |
| 11.30-12 | Chris O'Shea presents |
| 12-12.30 | ... Magic |
| 12.30-1 | Same as group 1 |
| 1-1.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 1.30-2 | Origami: fortune tellers/autograph books |
| 2-2.30 | |
| 2.30-3 | Goodbye and get everything signed |
| 3-3.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 3.30-4 | Same as group 1 |
| 4-4.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 4.30-5 | Same as group 1 |
| 5-5.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 5.30-6 | Same as group 1 |
| 6-6.30 | Same as group 1 |
| Time | Group 3 |
| 9.30-10 | Registration and quote slips |
| 10-10.30 | Pop up cards, including spiral (snakes) and |
| 10.30-11 | collage |
| 11-11.30 | SFX: a brief explanatory flash |
| 11.30-12 | Same as group 1 |
| 12-12.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 12.30-1 | Same as group 1 |
| 1-1.30 | Same as group 1 |
| 1.30-2 | The Dead Camel party: gripes and groans (and suggestions for making childcare better or different). Open ended. May blend into strike down. |
| 2-2.30 | |
| 2.30-3 | |
| 3-3.30 | |
| 3.30-4 | |
| 4-4.30 | |
| 4.30-5 | |
| 5-5.30 | |
| 5.30-6 | |
| 6-6.30 | |
| Evening programming | |
| 7.30-9 | The Good Childcare Guide: can cons and kids co-exist? |