FAMILY Activities BASKETBALL CLINIC Practice for tournaments held Mon. through Thurs. ...
BASKETBALL CLINIC
Practice for tournaments held Mon. through Thurs. till Sept. 7; North Meadow Recreation Center, Central Park (midpark at 97th St.), 212-348-4867; Fri. 4:30-6:30, free.
CARTOON CHARACTERS
Learn how to become the next Tony Millionaire or Mike Wartella during drawing class w/Jamie Fallon; 96th St. Regional Library, 112 E. 96th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-289-0908; Mon. at 4, free.
ETIQUETTE CLASS FOR CHILDREN
Learn about proper place setting & more as certified expert offers hands-on instruction to kids ages 6-18?boys, the male-female ratio at this thing is like 10-90; Plaza Hotel, 5th Ave, 3rd fl. (59th St.), 212-546-5495, reg. req.; Sat. 12-2, $35 incl. lunch.
FAB DAY
Day of performances, workshops, activities, music, dancing & tours; E. 4th St. (betw. 2nd Ave. & Bowery), 212-780-9037; Sat. 11-7.
FOLK TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Stories accompanied by live music, workshop follows; Lefferts Homestead Children's Historic House Museum & the Prospect Park Zoo; Flatbush Ave. (Empire Blvd.), 718-855-7882 or www.prospectpark.org; Sun. at 2, call for price.
ILLUSTRATING BOOKMAKING: TREE BOOKS
Create your own tree-shaped book w/collage of leaves & friendly creatures; Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave. (10th St.), 212-243-4334; Fri. at 2, free.
KIDS PROJECT SUMMER CAMP: COME AS YOU ARE
Awareness program for disabled kids using activities & disabled puppets; Chatham Square Branch Library, 33 E. B'way (betw. Catherine & Market Sts.), 212-964-6598, reg. req.; Tues. at 3, free.
SKETCHING TO SEE
Learn the art of sketching w/Central Park Conservancy naturalist Sarah Elliot; Dana Discovery Center, Harlem Meer in Central Park, 110th St. (5th Ave.), 212-860-1370; Sat. at 1, free.
SUMMER KIDS DANCE
Broadway Dance Center hosts summer program for kids ages 3-12 interested in learning forms & techniques & things; 221 W. 57th St., 5th Fl. (B'way), 212-592-930, call for days & times [through 8/11].
2001 YOUNG FILMMAKERS CAMP
Basic editing & film instruction using high tech toys?recommended for moneyed youth ages 13-18; Film/Video Arts, 50 B'way (Canal St.), 212-673-9361; call for info [through 7/31].
UNDULATING FORMS
Family workshop examines Gehry's work & allows kids to create marine animals from recycled materials; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (betw, 88th & 89th Sts.), 4212-23-87 Sun. 1-4, $10 for child & adult.
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; call for times, $5 [through 8/31].
MAYA THE BEE
Entertaining families for more than 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.
19-CENTURY WOOD CRAFTS
Master woodsmith, Arthur Kirmss, teaches families about tools & hand-made wooden objects from the 1800's, when stuff was just generally more rugged; King Manor Museum in Kings Park, Jamaica Ave. (153rd St.), 718-206-0545; Sat. 12-4, free w/mus. adm.
PICTURE BOOK & STORIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Kids age 2-4 come for reading & seeing at the Donnell Library Center's Central Children's Room; 20 W. 53rd St. (Madison Ave.), 212-621-0636; Tues. at 11, free [through 7/31].
STUART LITTLE
Screening recommended for kids ages 5 to 10, 'cause that mouse don't take crap from toddlers; Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (5th Ave.), 212-621-0636; Weds. at 11, free.
SUMMER CAVALCADE
Month-long activities for the kids; This week, enjoy storytelling by Juan Bobo; Riverside Park S., Hudson River (betw. 68th & 72nd Sts.), 212-408-0219; Thurs. at 1:30, free.
SUMMERTIME STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Annual storytelling at the Hans Christian Andersen statue, feat. professionals reciting a different tale each week from around the world, Central Park, 72nd St. (5th Ave.), Weds. at 11, free.
TALES IN THE PARK
Children's theater group, Once Upon a Time Inc., pres. a different fairy tale each week. Today, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland; Queens Museum of Art, New York City Bldg., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700, www.queensmuse.org; Sat. at 3, free [through 8/19].
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.