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By Susan Rosenthal Jay and Harry Cheadle
for The Brooklyn Paper
The Deedle Deedle Dees perform at Brooklyn PLAY on July 28.

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Saturday, July 28

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

11 am: Kid’s Shakespeare. Truncated version of “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.

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. Johns 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 at Prospect Park– Lefferts Historic Household (enter at intersection of Flatbush and Ocean Avenues and Empire Boulevard), free. Call (718) 789-2822 for info.

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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 pm: Nature Talk. Boathouse in Prospect Park (enter park at Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue), free. Call (718) 287-3400 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.

Sunday, July 29

10:45 am–4 pm: Zoo puppet show. See Saturday, July 28.

11 am: Kid’s Shakespeare. See Saturday, July 28.

Noon: Birdwatching cruise. Prospect Park Boathouse (enter at Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Road), adults, $10; children, $6. Binoculars provided. Visit www.prospectpark.com for info.

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 for reservations.

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

2 pm and 3 pm: Folktales at Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park (enter at the intersection of Flatbush and Ocean avenues and Empire Boulevard), free. Visit www.prospectpark.com for info.

2:30 pm: See a mask from New Guinea, Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Ave. between Atlantic Avenue and Empire Boulevard), $5, free for members. Call (718) 735-4400 for info.

Monday, July 30

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

6–8 pm: Arts and Crafts Program at Harry Chapin Playground (155 Bay St. between Clinton St. and Court St), free. Visit www.bhplaygrounds.org for info.

Tuesday, July 31

2–4 pm: Plant workshop, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1000 Washington Ave., between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard), $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.

Thursday, Aug. 2

2–4 pm: Learn about water, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1000 Washington Ave., between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard), $8 adults, free for kids 12 and under. Call (718) 623-7200 for info.

6 pm: Movie: “Hair.” Empire– Fulton Ferry State Park (New Dock Street and the East River), free. Visit www.brooklynbridgepark.org for info.

Friday, Aug. 3

9:30 am: Birdwatch, park at the end of Main Street, past Water Street, in DUMBO). Free. Reserve a space by calling (718) 802-0603, X 18.

10 am: Books for babies. Brooklyn Public Library (431 Sixth Ave., between Eighth and Ninth streets in Park Slope), free. Call (718) 832-1853 for info.

6:30 pm: Caribbean Jazz, Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Ave., between Atlantic Ave. and Empire Blvd), free. Call (718) 735-4400 for info.

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

Saturday, Aug. 4

Noon: Birdwatching cruise. See Sunday, July 29.

1–4 pm: Puppetry and mask-making class. Camp Tuckaberry (190 Underhill Ave., between Sterling and St. Johns places), $50. Call (845) 797-1320 for info.

1:15 pm: Boat tour. See Sunday, July 29.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: Puppet show, “The Jungle Book.” See Saturday, July 28.

2 pm and 3 pm: Folktales at Lefferts Historic house. See Sunday, July 29.

3 pm: Story time. Barnes and Noble (267 Seventh Ave., at Sixth Street), free. Call (718) 832-9066 for info.

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