FAMILY Activities BIG HELP Nickelodeon hosts long-running interactive outreach ...

| 16 Feb 2015 | 05:36

BIG HELP

Nickelodeon hosts long-running interactive outreach program for kids ages 7-15 interested in helping their environment, feat. games & workshops on topics like water preservation; Hudson River Park, Pier 25, West Side Hwy. (Chambers St.), 212-533-PARK; Sun. 10-2.

CENTRAL PARK CONSERVATORY

Conservancy offers basketball, climbing courses, fitness programs & more; North Meadow Recreation Center, Central Park (midpark at 97th St.), 212-348-4867, reg. req.; Weds.-Tues., call for times, free.

DIORAMA

Make or just have fun saying "Dioraaaamaa" at Queens Museum of Art; New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Queens), 718-592-9700; Sun. at 1, $2.50 plus materials.

EARTH CELEBRATIONS "Fostering Ecological Awareness Through the Arts" program feat. workshops for children 8+ at the Green Oasis Garden, 8th St. (betw. Aves. C & D), 212-777-7969 or www.earthcelebrations.com; Thurs. 3:30-5:30, free [through 5/31].

FISHING: CATCH & RELEASE Central Park Conservancy staff teaches you the proper way to release a fish without hurting yourself or fellow fishermen?like, if you released the fish & flung it at another guy's head?; Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, 110th St. (5th Ave.), 212-860-1370 to reg.; Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 10-5, free.

FREE-FOR-KIDS PROJECT

Fly-By-Night Dance Theater, the trapeze dance act holds its third annual festival in true fly-by-night style: a different Manhattan or Brooklyn location each weekend; 212-924-0077 for location & res.; $15, $12 st., free for those 18 & under [through 5/28].

GO FISH More fish fun as attendees experience catch & release techniques at Wagner Park; Battery Park City, West Side Hwy. (Battery Pl.), 212-267-9700; Sat. 10-2, free.

MOBILES

Use colored paper & wires to make the coolest thing your baby brother/sister ever saw; Queens Museum of Art, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Queens), 718-592-9700; Sun. at 1, $2.50 plus materials.

MUSEUM OF AMERICAN FOLK ART Drop in for a crafts workshop, they change every two weeks so call before you come; 2 Lincoln Sq. (betw. 65th & 66th Sts.), 212-595-9533; Sun. 2-4, $3 material fee.

MUSEUMKIDS

Film screenings, tours of the museum, gallery workshops, introduction to the encyclopedia collection & storytelling?call for complete sched.; Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave. (82nd St.), 212-570-3961; call for times, free w/mus. adm.

THE NY BOTANICAL GARDEN

Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden is now open. Discover the fun of gardening flowers & herbs; plus demonstrations & yummy compost facility. Highlights incl. animal garden, reflection garden, row row row your boat, flower bed, plant philharmonic & shoe families; NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8700 or www.nybg.org; Weds.-Fri. & Tues. 1-5, $4-$10.

SONY WONDER Sony hosts weekly activities for families. This week, create a visual map for your website during "Planning Your Website" workshop?what, your kid's name isn't registered yet?; Sony Plaza, 550 Madison Ave. (55th St.), 212-883-8100 or www.sonywondertechlab.com; Sun. 3-5, $10.

SPACE ADVENTURE SWEEPSTAKES Enter to win a round-trip all-expenses paid jaunt to the Parent/Child Space Camp in Titusville, Florida, incl. accommodations & spending money; log onto www.nabiscoworld.com for details; contest ends July 14.

Things to See & Hear

ARTHUR'S WORLD

Artist Marc Brown, creator of Arthur series, exhibits his work at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St. (betw. Amsterdam & B'way), 212-721-1234; Begins Fri., $5 [through 8/31].

BABY GENIUSES

Silly family screening of Chris Loyd & Kathleen Turner flick about evil doings & baby heroes; Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 56th St. (Madison Ave.), 212-833-8100, Thurs. at 5:45, free.

GREEN EGGS & SILLY CATS "An absurd comical poetic-adventure for the whole family" performed by adults & kiddies could be the next Seussical; Greenwich Village Center, 219 Sullivan St. (betw. 3rd St. & Bleecker), 212-254-3074; Weds.-Fri. 2 & 7, $10.

MAYA THE BEE Entertaining families for a year now, the jazz puppet play for kids 3-9 is based on German book about a bee who runs away from her hive; Salon Theater, 45 Bleecker St. (Lafayette St.), 212-539-6644; Sat. at 2, $7-$15.

MISS MAJESTY'S LOLLIPOP PLAYHOUSE The Princess & the Pea (1:30); Pinnochio (3:30); Grove St. Playhouse, 39 Grove St. (betw. Hudson & Bleecker Sts.), RSVP 212-741-6436; Sat. & Sun., $8.50 [through 6/17].

RESTORATION OF THE LITTLE RED LIGHT HOUSE

Tour famous landmarks & hear historical stories; meet at the 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; Sun. at 8, $18.

WISEACRE FARM A birthday on the farm at Thirteenth St. Rep, 50 W. 13th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-675-6677; Sat. at 1, $7.