What's On at Hawthorn Family Learning Centre
Hawthorn Family Learning Centre is the only children and families centre of its kind in Midlothian. Our vision is to support children and families to be safe, healthy, happy, resilient and to learn together. We are committed to providing this through nurturing and respectful relationships.
The purpose of the service is to provide support to children, parents and carers in Midlothian via early years placements and family learning. The service works closely with both Children’s Services and Education to provide high quality environments, interactions, experiences and supports. The centre aims to provide a flexible and responsive service to meet the needs of each individual child and family.
We aim to build positive, safe and trusting relationships with children, parents and carers in order to give children the best possible start in life, helping them to achieve positive outcomes.
Upcoming Events
The following four-week block of groups below are running from 21 July - 13 August 2025.
You are welcome to attend the full 4-week block or can book in any week as a drop-in, as long as your space is booked a minimum of 24 hours prior.
To book a place:
- Email - hawthornfamilylearningcentre@midlothian.gov.uk
- Call - 0131 271 3116
Mondays
- One Stop Shop
- 9.00am - 10.00am
- Community Room
- Donations welcome
- Free
Tuesdays
- Family Craft Group
- 9.00am - 10.00am
- Community Room
- Free
Wednesdays
- Family Outdoor Songs, Stories and Games
- 9.00am - 10.00am
- Community Room
- Free
- Family Messy Play
- 1.30pm - 2.30pm
- Community Room
- Free
Thursdays
- Family Baking
- 9.00am - 11.00am
- Community Room
- Fee
Fridays
- PTA Group
- 9.00am - 11.00am
- Community Room
- Free
- Family Fun Session
- 12.00pm - 2.00pm
- Community Room / Community Garden
- £2 per child
Event Details
A service open to all those living within Midlothian to support families with essential items such as clothes, shoes, food, sanitary wear, toiletries and more. Items are free or a small donation is welcome. This service is supported by the parents of Hawthorn.
A free family craft group suitable for all ages. Come along to our fun, friendly craft group running for 4 weeks over the summer holidays. Each week will be set up with a new activity to explore, learn new skills and get creative!
Family Outdoor Songs, Stories and Games
We welcome all the family to our outdoor family songs, stories and games group. This free learning experience will incorporate songs, stories and games in a fun outdoor setting to promote curiosity and learning in nature.
*This group is outdoors so please dress appropriately for the weather, however there will be limited waterproof clothing available if required.
Our free messy play group has been extended to include the whole family! Come along for a sensory filled session of both indoor and outdoor messy play opportunities focusing on mark-making, sensory exploration, and creative play through exploring a range of textures. This group offers a fun and engaging way for young children to learn and develop important skills through hands-on exploration of different materials and textures.
Come along to our family baking group where we support parents and children to learn basic cooking and baking skills in a welcoming and nurturing environment. Each week will focus on following a recipe and families can take their delicious baking home! As with all our groups this is also free to attend.
Our PTA group is a fully run group lead by our parents/ carers on a Friday morning. We welcome all parents and carers who children attend Hawthorn FLC to join and develop our service further! The parents/ carers are working hard as a team to arrange events and activities, fundraise for our children and service and support each other on a peer level in a safe space.
Our Friday fun sessions welcome parents and children of all ages to come have fun at Hawthorn. Sessions are 12pm-2pm and cost £2 per child (regardless of age) During this session there will be outdoor fun activities suitable for all ages such as football, bubble play and outdoor games in our beautiful secret garden. Inside our community room there will be a craft activity indoors available for older children to engage and promote creativity and fun for all! There will also be a small snack provided as part of the session.
*This group is outdoors so please dress appropriately for the weather, however there will be limited waterproof clothing available if required.
