Story, Craft & Play at Duncan Place (ages 3 to 6) - Elmer Day Celebration

For the third year in a row we are celebrating the birthday of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant! We have had so much fun in the last couple of years we want you to come and join us for an afternoon of colourful craft and play. Wear your brightest clothes and get ready to celebrate with the world's most colourful character.

Together, we'll be reading and celebrating the children's picture book 'Elmer' by David McKee. We'll then get creative making some Elmer themed crafts for you to take away with you, and also work on a group project together. We'll have some light snacks for you to tuck into, and there might even be a game or two if we've got time. Come and join the fun!

Information for grownups:

• Please select one ticket per child (accompanying grownups don't need a ticket)
• Please stay with your wee one/s for the duration of the event.
• Due to limits with space, we have set a maximum limit for available tickets to 15 children (who will also have their grownup with them). This also lets us prepare our craft supplies accordingly.
• We hope you understand why we are quite firm with our age range for this event (ages 3 to 6). We regularly have other events for ages 7 to 11, and it's only fair that the younger children have their own events too. Also, the crafts planned aren't suitable for any children younger than 3. Ages 3 to 6 is just perfect for these story, craft & play events.
  

If you have any questions, or if there is anything we can do to help your visit, please get in touch with Drew (Community Engagement Coordinator) by email on events@duncanplace.org

Access

There is ramped access into the building. The event will be held on the ground floor of Duncan Place Community Hub and is wheelchair and pushchair accessible.

There are two individual toilets on the ground floor with one being wheelchair accessible.

There is foyer space and outdoor space for those that might need to break away to a quieter area during the session.

If there is anything we can do to help you attend, please get in touch with Drew by emailing events@duncanplace.org or telephoning 0131 364 4350.

Getting Here

We can be found on Google Maps here > https://goo.gl/maps/qNZeEKWL1uhdQRBd7

Duncan Place is a few minutes’ walk from Leith Walk, Duke Street, Great Junction Street and Easter Road. This area is very well served with buses, including 1, 7, 14, 16, 21, 25, 34, 35 & 49.

www.lothianbuses.com has a journey planner.

Bike racks are available in our outdoor space. Please bring a secure lock. We do not have any to loan out & bikes and scooters are not allowed in the building. Bikes and scooters are left at your own risk and Duncan Place will not accept any responsibility for any damage or theft. CCTV does cover the bike racks.

Duncan Place has 1 disabled parking space and 1 further space alongside the exterior fencing, both available on a first come basis.

Parking bays have been painted on the road outside the building and on-street (card only) pay and display meters have been installed by City of Edinburgh Council, at a rate of £3.10 per hour, Monday to Friday 8:30am until 5:30pm.

There are also yellow zig zags on the street. Again, please check signage but at the time of writing it is free to park on the zigs zags after 4pm Mon to Fri and all day on the weekends.

There is free parking at the nearby Tesco. At the time of writing parking is available for up to 3 hours.