October 23, 2008: Vol. 31, No. 42

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October 23, 2008 / Brooklyn news / Parenting / Family Calendar

Our exclusive family calendar!

By Susan Rosenthal Jay

for The Brooklyn Paper

Saturday, Oct. 25

10 am–3 pm: Make sock monkeys (and learn about creativity)! Etsy Labs [325 Gold St. at Johnson Street in Downtown, (646) 262-3273].

11 am: Learn about the Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s new building and why floors are made out of bamboo. Admission, $5. Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights). Call (718) 735-4400 for info.

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). Call (718) 638-5000 for info.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel.” Puppetworks (338 Sixth Ave. at Fourth Street in Park Slope). $7 kids, $8 adults. Call (718) 965-3391 for info.

1–5 pm: Harvest festival. Pony rides, bounce tent, storytelling, costume parade, food. Free. PS 295 (330 18th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues). Sorry, no contact phone number.

Sunday, Oct. 26

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel. See Sat., Oct. 25.

12:30 pm: Truth and myths of creepy crawly creatures starring the Madagascar cockroach! Free. Fort Greene Visitors Center [enter park at Myrtle Avenue between Washington Park and North Portland Avenue, in Fort Greene). Call 311 for info.

1 pm: Learn about squirrels. Free. Owls Head Park, Park House (Shore Road and Colonial Road in Bay Ridge). Call 311 for info.

3 pm: Middle Eastern folklore. Admission, $5. Brooklyn Children’s Museum [145 Brooklyn Ave., at St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights, (718) 735-4400].

Tuesday, Oct 28

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

Saturday, Nov 1

11 am and 2 pm: Art-making class for kids. See Sat., Oct. 25.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel. See Sat., Oct. 25.

Sunday, Nov 2

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel. See Sat., Oct. 25.

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