FAMILY Halloween Events & Activities BOO AT THE ZOO ...
BOO AT THE ZOO
Prospect Park Wildlife Center hosts special Halloween program for kids; Flatbush Ave. (Empire Blvd.) Bklyn., 718-399-7339; Sat. & Sun. 12-4:30, free.
CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN COSTUME BALL
Trick-or-treating, magic acts, dancing, storytelling, & fortune telling, benefits Police Athletic League; FAO Schwarz, 767 5th Ave. (betw. 58th & 59th Sts.), 212-477-9450, ext.303; Tues. 7-9, $60 per kid, $120 per adult.
CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN PARTY
Gobblins, witches, haunted hallway, refreshments, games, prizes & show by Magical Musical Marian?recommended for ages 2-9; Jack & Jill School, 209 E. 16th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-475-0855; Sat. 11:30-2, $5.
CMA'S TRICK-OR-TREAT PARADE
Create trick-or-treat bags & costumes, & paint pumpkins before going trick-or-treating; meet at Children's Museum of the Arts, 182 Lafayette St. (betw. Broome & Grand Sts.), 212-274-0986; Sun. 12-5, Tues. at 4, free.
EERIE HALLOWEEN PROGRAMS
Hear Puppet Tales for an All Hallow's Eve read by The Puppet Art Troupe (2) then join the museum for their annual "Eerie Panorama Tour" of NY (3:30); Queens Museum of Art, New York City Bldg., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700 or www.queensmuse.org; Sat., free w/mus. adm.
FALL FOLIAGE FOOLERIES
Costume parade & pumpkin decorating?pumpkins & refreshments provided while supplies last; Brooklyn Botanical Garden, 1000 Washington Ave. (Eastern Pkwy), 718-623-7333; Sun. 12-4, $2 kids, $1 adults.
FAMILY ART PROJECT
Create nature masks to transform into a critter of the wild or plant for Halloween; Wave Hill, 675 W. 252nd St. (Indep. Ave.), Bronx, 718-549-3200; Sat. & Sun. 1-4, free w/grounds adm.
FESTIVE HALLOWEEN PARTY
Reading of Lumpy Bumpy Pumpkin along w/other fun family activities such as mask-making & Halloween safety; YMCA, 30 3rd Ave. (Atlantic Ave.), Bklyn., 212-724-0677; Sat. at 11.
FREE PUMPKINS
To the first 500 kids in costume, along w/pumpkin decorating, Halloween parade, storytelling, food & costume contest; Harlem RBI Field of Dreams, 100th-101st Sts. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-722-1608; Sat. 9-3, free.
HALLOWEEN HI-JINKS
Bring your pint-sized hobgoblins on down to this old-fashioned Halloween party feat. mask decorating, fortune telling, games & of course, treats; Mount Vernon Museum & Garden, 421 E. 61st St. (betw 1st & York Aves.), RSVP 212-838-6878; Sun. 1-3, $6, $4 kids under 12.
HALLOWEEN PARTY
Annual party of games, candy & fun at Lesbian & Gay Community Center, One Little West 12th St. (betw. Hudson St. & 9th Ave.), 212-620-7310; Sat. 1-4, contrib.
HALLOWEEN ON HAUNTED WALK
Join puppeteer Ralph Lee in the woods at NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8700; Sun. 2-4, grounds adm. & $1.
MONSTER MASH
Magic show, pumpkin carving, scary stories, Halloween parade & more; Edward Moran Bar & Grill, 4 World Trade Center, 250 Vesey St., 212-945-2600; Sat. 12-4, free.
Annual mash & harvest celebration w/face painting, workshops & live performance by Spiderwoman Theater; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (St. Marks Ave.), Bklyn., 718-735-4400; Sat. 6:30-8:30, $25 per family of 6, $5 per person.
MORNING OF GARGOYLES
Eve Bunting reads from Night of the Gargoyles, workshop on making masks, clay gargoyles & trick-or-treat bags follows; Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave., 2nd fl. (110th St.), 212-932-7347; Sat. at 12, $5.
PUMPKIN CARVING & MAKEUP SESSION
Carving w/kid-friendly tools (Fri. at 7) & scary transformations, haunted house & apple bobbing (Tues. at 7) at 6th St. & Ave. B Garden, 212-982-5673; free.
SCARY STORIES
Storyteller Tammy Hall resurrects tales from the past incl. story about Flatbush's Pope Joe; Lefferts Homestead Children's Historic House Museum, Prospect Park, Flatbush Ave. (Empire Blvd.) Bklyn., 718-965-6505; Sat. & Sun. at 2 & 3, free.
TRICK-OR-TREATING AT AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Snoopy, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Ms. Frizzle & Ms. Spider from Scholastic Magic School Bus welcome children & their families to an afternoon of trick-or-treating, arts & crafts & entertainment from Big Apple Circus; American Museum of Natural History, 79th St. (Central Pk. W.), 212-769-5200; Tues. 3-7, $6, $12.95 for adm. & Monster Meal package!
WONDERWEEN
Come dressed for Halloween & watch Little Witch, Elmo Says Boo & Arthur's Scary Stories; Sony Plaza, 550 Madison Ave. (55th St.), 212-883-8100; Sat. & Sun., 12-4, free.
Activities
FAMILY ART WORKS
Art activity classes for children & parent, grandparent, friend or caregiver?be creative & make colorful masks at The Educational Alliance, 197 E. B'way (Jefferson St.), 212-780-2300; Sun. 1-2:30, free [through 12/31].
FREE GYMNASTICS
Every Friday night middle & high-school students ages 12-19 are invited to attend free gymnastics classes; McBurney YMCA Chelsea Center, 122 W. 17th St. (betw. 16th & 17th Sts.), 212-643-9013; register at 6.
HP INVENTOR CENTER
Exhibit lets kids learn about & discuss some of USA's prominent inventors & construct their own gadgets; Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-721-1223; Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 10-5, free w/mus. adm. [through 11/30].
NYC TEENS
CitiKids Coalition hosts evening of discussion & exploration of various youth issues; The CityKids Foundations, 57 Leonard St. (betw. Church St. & W. B'way), 212-925-3320; 6, free.
Things to See & Hear
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD & THE LITTLEST MERMAID
Miss Majesty's Lollipop Playhouse offers two productions as alternatives to the boob tube; Grove St. Playhouse, 30 Grove St. (betw. Bedford & Bleecker Sts.), 212-741-6436; Sat. & Sun. at 3:30, $8.50 [through 11/19].
BONSAI BONANZA
Explore 12th-century art of the Bonsai tree & take home a seed to grow your own at Enid A. Haupt Conservatory; NY Botanical Garden, 200th St. (Southern Blvd.), Bronx, 718-817-8700 or www.nybg.org; Weds.-Sun. 10-6, $2-$7 [through 10/29].
CHILDREN'S SCULPTURE GARDEN
One-hundred & twenty bronze miniatures surround 40-ft. high peace fountain; Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. (112th St.), 212-932-7347 for days & times; free.
THE CONFINO FAMILY APARTMENT
Take tour through space based on immigrant family's first home in 1916. Actress plays teenage Victoria Confino & answers questions; LES Tenement Museum, 90 Orchard St. (Broome St.), 212-431-0233; Sat. & Sun. at 12, 1, 2 & 3, $6-$8.
GALLERY TALKS
The Museum of Modern Art feat. guided walks & discussion. This week, Weird or Wonderful? Art of Today; 11 West 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves), 212-708-9400; sign-in at 9:45 a.m., $5 per family.
GEO ZOOM
Celebrate opening of new exhibit for kids. Interactive exhibition w/exciting & educational activities to teach kids about geography of themselves & others. This week, investigations into how plants grow; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (St. Marks Ave.), 718-735-4400; Sat. & Sun. 10-5 [through 3/01].
MAYA THE BEE
Jazz puppet play for tikes 3-9 based on German book about bee who runs away from hive; Salon Theater, 45 Bleecker St. (Lafayette St.), 212-539-6644; Sat. at 11, $7-$15.
RUMPLE WHO?
Revival of children's classic "Rumplestilskin" at Thirteenth St. Rep, 50 W. 13th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-675-6677; Sat. & Sun. at 3, $7.
THE TEDDYBEARBAITERS
Improv group takes Brecht's theories & makes them a reality for your children in attempt at extreme interactive theater; Waterloo Bridge Theater, 203 W. 38th St., 5th fl. (7th Ave.), 212-330-8879; Sun. at 11, $7, $3 kids.
WISEACRE FARM & RUMPLE WHO?
A birthday on the farm & a classic at Thirteenth St. Rep, 50 W. 13th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-675-6677; Sat. & Sun. at 1, $7.