Saturday, Dec. 6
11 am and 2 pm: Art-making class. $8, children 12 and under. Free. Brooklyn Museum [200 Eastern Pkwy at Washington Avenue in Crown Heights, (718) 638-5000].
Noon–4 pm: St. Nicholas Day features colonial music, stories, horses to feed carrots to. Free. Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum [5816 Clarendon Rd., at East 59th Street in Flatlands, (718) 629-5400].
12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel.” Puppetworks [338 Sixth Ave., at Fourth Street in Park Slope, (718) 965-3391]. $7.
1 pm: Circus skills, music and physical comedy. Free. Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch [Grand Army Plaza at Eastern Parkway in Park Slope, (718) 230-2100].
Sunday, Dec. 7
11 am and 2 pm: Art-making. See Sat., Dec. 6.
9 am: Kite flying. Starter kites provided. Free. Meet at city park at the foot of Main and Water streets in DUMBO. Call (718) 222-8500 for info.
11 am: Breakfast with Santa. $15 kids, $10 adults. New Utrecht Reformed Church Parish House (18th Avenue and 84th Street in New Utrecht). Reservations necessary. (718) 256-7173.
11:30 am: Melanie Hope Greenberg reads from “Mermaids on Parade.” Free. The Moxie Spot (81 Atlantic Ave., at Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights). Call (718) 923-9710 for info.
Noon–3 pm: Live music, face painting, a magician and Santa. Bring a new toy as admission to event. The Edge Condos (135 Kent Ave., at North Sixth Street in Williamsburg). Register at www.newyorkfamily.com.
2 pm: Randy Kaplan — live! Southpaw [125 Fifth Ave., between Sterling and St. Johns in Park Slope, (718) 230-0236]. $12.
Tuesday, Dec. 9
11 am: Sing-along. Free. The Moxie Spot (81 Atlantic Ave., at Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights). Call (718) 923-9710 for info.
Friday, Dec. 12
4 pm: Lucia Festival features procession, cookie making and crafts projects. Free. Brooklyn Public Library’s Bay Ridge branch [corner of 72nd Street and Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge, (718) 748-5950].
4:30: “The Mama Don’t Band” — live! $35 admission for the family (includes light supper). Jewish Music Cafe [401 Ninth St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues in Park Slope, (718) 832-1266].
Saturday, Dec. 13
11 am and 2 pm: Art-making. See Sat., Dec 6.
9:30–11 am: Get a sneak peek behind the scenes at the New York Aquarium [Surf Avenue and West Eighth Street in Coney Island, (718) 265-FISH]. $24.
Noon and 3 pm: Arts, crafts and songs with Rachel Trachtenburg. $30 per family. Galapagos Art Space [16 Main St., at Water Street in DUMBO, (718) 222-8500].
2 pm: Holiday show. $10. South Oxford Space [138 South Oxford St., between Lafayette and Atlantic Avenues in Fort Greene, (718) 503-4763].
2–3:30 pm: Shark-a-Rama. New York Aquarium [Surf Avenue and West Eighth Street in Coney Island, (718) 265-FISH]. $30.
Sunday, Dec. 14
2 pm: “The Colonial Nutcracker.” $6. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts [2900 Campus Rd., at Hillel Place on the Brooklyn College campus in Flatbush, (718) 951-4500].
