New York Family: Weekend Planner, March 30-April 1

Contributor: Meghan Gearino As March winds down and April springs up, we're certain that New York families have a lot to look forward to. Both Easter and Passover events dot the coming weekends and our camp fair tour ends with final stops on the Upper East and West Sides. FRIDAY-SATURDAY Simpsons and Shakespeare? D'oh!See the hilarious new show MacHomer at NYU's Skirball Center, great for ages 8 and up. FRIDAY-SUNDAY NEW EXHIBIT ALERT: Animation buffs should check out Ice Age to the Digital Age at the Museum of American Illustration-learn tricks of the trade (like storyboarding) from the studio that brought us Robots and Rio. SATURDAY-SUNDAY NEW EXHIBIT ALERT: The New York Hall of Science is debuting Animation this weekend, an exhibit exploring the art of cartoons from start to finish. NEW EXHIBIT ALERT: For all ages, the American Museum of Natural History's new Creatures of Light: Nature's Bioluminescence exhibit features glowing animals and organisms like fireflies and fungi. To see the full listings at New York Family click here.