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