What's on at half term?
10 February 2012 - 20 February 2012
Looking for something to do with the kids during the half-term holidays?
There's no need to sit at home being bored during the February holiday - there's lots to do in Midlothian!
- Learn to ski (or snowboard)!
- Be active!
- Create some crafts!
- Try Tubing!
- Make a splash at swimming!
- Become a bookworm!
- Play in a park!
- Take some photos!
Learn to ski (or snowboard)!
Spaces are still available in some of our Junior Ski and Snowboard Schools running from Monday 13 - Friday 17 February. Ski course costs £99.95 and snowboard course costs £107.50, both including equipment and uplift:
Mornings 10:00-12:30
- Snowplough Turns (ski)
- Plough Parallel (ski)
- Mountain Mini (ski)
- Parallel (ski)
- Slider (snowboard)
- Rider (snowboard)
- Turner (snowboard)
- Intermediate (snowboard)
Afternoons 14:00-16:30
- Snowplough Turns (ski)
- Ski Surfer (ski)
- Parallel (ski)
- Advanced (ski)
- Turner (snowboard)
- Ski School application form
- Snowboard School application form
- Ski class descriptions (standards)
- Snowboard class descriptions (standards)
- Reception: 0131 445 4433
Be active!
Lasswade High School centre is hosting some fun activities from Tuesday 14 - Thursday 16 February:
- Sports sessions each morning 10.00 - 12.00
- Try trampoline 13.00 - 14.00 for 3 afternoons
- Mini kickers football coaching each afternoon 13.00 - 13.45 for boys and girls aged 3 and 4 years.
- Kiddie kartwheels each morning at 11.00 - 12.00. Pre school gymnastics for boys and girls aged 3 - 5 years.
- Gymnastics - 2 classes for 3 afternoons: Beginner 1 at 12.00 - 13.00 and Beginner 2 at 13.00 -14.00
Create some crafts!
Our libraries are running free crafts events for children during the holidays:
- Danderhall: Monday 13, Thursday 16, Friday 17 and Monday 20 February, 14:00-15:00
- Gorebridge: Monday 13 and Thursday 16 February, 14:30-15:30
- Loanhead: Friday 10 February 15:00-16:00
Try Tubing!
Snow tubes are round inflatable doughnuts with smooth plastic bases to enable them to slide down the slope. They're great fun!
A half-hour session costs £4.60 per child, and there's sessions on Monday 13, Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15 and Friday 17 February.
Make a splash at swimming!
Our 4 pools offer daily public swimming sessions, and special Family Swimming Fun sessions available at Loanhead and Penicuik at weekends.
There's a flume at Bonnyrigg, and Toddler Pools at Newbattle and Loanhead.
Become a bookworm!
There's nothing like immersing yourself in a good book! Our childrens' reading groups are a chance for kids to talk about and share the books they enjoy:
- Bookbugs (ages 0-4) meet in all our libraries
- Chatterbooks (ages 9-12) meet in Dalkeith or Penicuik
If there isn't a group near you, you can still enjoy books, CDs or DVDs by visiting your nearest library:
Play in a park!
Our award-winning parks have lots of facilities for children such as adventure play areas, or you could just go for a walk and see what animals and birds you can spot!
Take some photos!
Dust off your camera, take some photos of "Midlothian in Winter" and enter our photography competition
- Midlothian in Winter photo competition on Flickr - entries close Wednesday 15 February
Alternatively, dig out your Christmas in Midlothian photos, choose the best and see if your photo is picked for next year's Christmas Card:
Our next photo competition will be "Springtime in Midlothian". Entries are not yet open, but if you see any early daffodils or snowdrops, then grab a photo and look out for the group on Flickr!
