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October 16, 2008 / Brooklyn news / Parenting / Family Calendar

Our exclusive family calendar

By Susan Rosenthal Jay

for The Brooklyn Paper

Saturday, Oct. 18

11 am and 2 pm: Art-making class for kids with an adult companion. $8, children 12 and under free. Brooklyn Museum [200 Eastern Parkway at Washington Avenue, (718) 638-5000].

11 am: Clowning with Julie the clown. Brooklyn Public Library’s Eastern Parkway branch (1044 Eastern Parkway at Schenectady Avenue in Crown Heights). Free. Call (718) 953-4225 for info.

2:30 pm: Book and movie club invites teens to read a book and see its film version. Today: “The Outsiders.” Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch, Grand Army Plaza at Eastern Parkway in Park Slope. Free. Call (718) 230-2100 for info.

Packer Summer Day Camp

Sunday, Oct. 19

11 am and 2 pm: Art-making class. See Saturday, Oct. 18.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel. See Saturday, Oct. 18.

11 am to 4 pm: Harvest Festival and costume swap for kids. Old Stone House in JJ Bryne Park (Fifth Avenue between Third and Fourth streets). Free. For info visit www.parkslopeciviccouncil.org.

Monday, Oct. 20

4 pm: Big Movies for Little Kids presents “Splish Splash,” water-themed shorts. $6. Cobble Hill Cinemas (265 Court St. near Kane Street). Call (718) 596-4995 for info.

4 pm: Acting lessons for 4 to 8 year olds. Wortspielehaus (62 Union St. near Van Brunt Street in the Columbia Street Waterfront District). Call (212) 731-0668 for fee info.

Tuesday, Oct. 21

11 am: Sing-along. The Moxie Spot (81 Atlantic Ave., at Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights). Free. Call (718) 923-9710 for info.

Friday, Oct. 24

3 pm: Free admission at the New York Aquarium (West Eighth Street and Surf Avenue in Coney Island). Call (718) 265-FISH for info.

Saturday, Oct. 25

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel. See Saturday, Oct. 18.

11 am: Learn about the Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s new building and why floors are made out of bamboo. Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Place in Crown Heights). Call (718) 735-4400 for info.

Sunday, Oct. 26

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel. See Saturday, Oct. 18.

3 pm: Middle Eastern folklore. Brooklyn Children’s Museum [145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Place in Crown Heights, (718) 735-4400].

For all Halloween events, see our Halloween calendar on page 8.

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