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Saturday, July 21

10 am–4 pm: Fishing contest. Prospect Park Audubon Center and Boathouse (enter at Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue), free. Call (718) 765-8999 for info.

10:45 am–4 pm: Zoo puppet show. Prospect Park Zoo (450 Flatbush Ave., at Empire Boulevard), free. Call (718) 399-7339 for info.

11 am: Kid’s Shakespeare. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Imagination Playground in Prospect Park (enter at Ocean Avenue between Lincoln and Parkside avenues), free. Call (646) 222-5608 for info.

1–4 pm: Singing workshop, ages 6 to 10. Camp Tuckaberry (190 Underhill Ave., between Sterling Place and St. John’s Place in Prospect Heights), $50. Call (845) 797-1320 for info.

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1:15–1:55 pm: Boat tour. Prospect Park Boathouse (enter at Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Road), adults, $10; children, $6. Binoculars provided. Visit www.prospectpark.com for info.

2–4 pm: Storytelling for toddlers. Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1000 Washington Ave., at Montgomery Street), adults, $8; kids, free. Call (718) 623-7200 for info.

Sunday, July 22

10 am–4 pm: Fishing contest. See Saturday, July 21.

10:45 am–4 pm: Zoo puppet show. See Saturday, July 21.

11 am: Kid’s Shakespeare. See Saturday, July 21.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: Puppet show, “The Jungle Book.” Puppetworks (338 Sixth Ave., at Fourth Street in Park Slope), $7 children, $8 adults. Call (718) 965-3391 to make reservations.

1–3 pm: Arts and crafts. Audubon Center in Prospect Park (enter at Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Road), free. Visit www.prospectpark.com for info.

4 pm: Musical puppet show, “In a Round About Way.” Old Stone House (corner of Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street, in Park Slope), free. Call (718) 768-3703 for info or visit www.puppetryarts.org.

Monday, July 23

9:30–11:30 am: Storytelling and crafts. Prospect Park Audubon Center (enter at Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Road), $20 per session; $60 per month. Call (718) 287-3400 X114 to register.

Tuesday, July 24

2–4 pm: Plant workshops. Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1000 Washington Ave., at Montgomery Street), $8 adults, free for kids 12 and under. Call (718) 623-7200 for info.

7 pm: Storytelling, lemonade, and cookies in the Hoyt Street Garden (corner of Hoyt Street and Atlantic Avenue), free. Call (718) 237-0145. Free.

Thursday, July 26

1:30–3 pm: Indian sari workshop. Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Ave., at St. Marks Avenue), $5. Call (718) 735-4400 for info.

2–4 pm: Water works. Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1000 Washington Ave., at Montgomery Street), $8 adults, free for kids 12 and under. Call (718) 623-7200 for info.

Friday, July 27

10:45 am–4 pm: Zoo puppet show. See Saturday, July 21.

2–3 pm: Music for toddlers. Audubon Center (enter at Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Road), free. Call (718) 287-3400 to register.

6 pm: Camp-out at the Salt Marsh Nature Center (3302 Avenue U, at E. 33rd Street.), free. Tents provided. Call (718) 421-2021 to register.

6:30 pm: Balkan dance party. Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Ave., at St. Marks Avenue), free. Call (718) 735-4400 for info.

Saturday, July 28

10:45 am–4 pm: Zoo puppet show. See Saturday, July 21.

11 am: Rock band for kids. Brooklyn PLAY (399 Atlantic Ave., at Bond Street, lower level), $20 per family. Call 718-852-2494 for info.

11 am: Kid’s Shakespeare. See Saturday, July 21.

Noon: Learn about gardening. Barnes and Noble (267 Seventh Ave., at Sixth Street, in Park Slope), free. Call (718) 832-9066 for info.

1–4 pm: Dancing workshop for ages 6 to 10. Camp Tuckaberry (190 Underhill Ave., between Sterling Place and St. John’s Place in Prospect Heights), $50. Call (845) 797-1320 for info.

1–3 pm: Arts and crafts. Prospect Park Audubon Center (enter at Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue), free. Call (718) 287-3400 for info.

2 pm and 3 pm: Multicultural storytelling. Lefferts Homestead (enter at intersection of Flatbush and Ocean Avenues and Empire Boulevard), free. Call (718) 789-2822 for info.

2–4 pm: Storytelling for toddlers. Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1000 Washington Ave., at Montgomery Street), adults, $8; kids, free. Call (718) 623-7200 for info.

3:30-4:30 pm: Play with balls. Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Ave., at St. Marks Avenue), $5. Call (718) 735-4400 for info.

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