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New York Family Magazine
Weekend Planner 
American Girl is hosting a fairy tale come 
true on Broadway, with a "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" screening, an actor Q&A, and a feast at the store's cafe. Magical! (Friday)

 

Go back to prehistoric times at the Bronx Zoo's brand new Dinosaur Safari, featuring 40-foot animatronic dinosaurs that move and roar, plus crafts and musicals galore. They're alive! (Friday-Monday)

 

Calling all Lego lovers: Build to your hearts' content at Liberty Science Center, whose Block Party exhibit features more than 1,600 blocks, cogs, cylinders, and gadgets. Get busy! (Friday-Monday)

 

Shipwreck treasure and pirate lore come to Discovery Times Square, where you can ogle 500+ authentic items then dig for gold at a robot installation. Ahoy, there! (Friday-Monday)
 
Celebrate Memorial Day at the Intrepid Museum's kick-off for its Summer Salute to Heroes, which includes festive activities and performances, an epic game of Simon Sez, and more. Feeling patriotic? (Friday-Monday)

You know it's summer when Victorian Gardens, the amusement park in Central Park, opens its roller coasters and magic shows. See the line-up here. (Friday-Monday)

More carnival fun: Rides like Corona Choo Choo, Queens Himalaya, and Fantasy Frog Hopper come to Queen's only amusement park at Flushing Meadows Carousel. Hop on! (Friday-Monday)

Marvel at Google-approved, kid-created art at the American Museum of Natural History, which is showcasing the 50 winners of the Doodle 4 Google contest. Genius. (Friday-Monday)

Do you lava volcanoes? Learn all about these natural wonders, then create your own
eruptions and "fizzy paintings" at the Chidren's Museum of Manhattan. Getting hot, hot, hot! (Saturday)

Governors Island's family festival and opening weekend means all sorts of kindie concerts, bubbles, puppet making, bouncy houses, and much more. What's not to love? (Saturday)

Feel the beat at La Mama Theater's beatbox workshop. Learn to combine rap, spoken word, and other vocal effects for a whole other kind of sound. Rock on! (Saturday)

The Cloisters is celebrating 75 years with a magical festival of unicorns crafts, mythical art hunts, and a Magic Tree House reading with author Mary Pope Osborne. Ooh, ahh. (Saturday & Sunday)

The New York Aquarium reopens after being hit by Hurricane Sandy! Come say hello to the friendly creatures at the Aquatheater, now with a new sea lion demonstration. Wild! (Saturday-Monday)

Summer on the Hudson brings soulful house music from local DJ Herbert Holler to an all ages dance party at West Harlem Piers Park this weekend. Ready to groove? (Sunday)

Turn an average picnic into an interactive dance and story circle at a Native American-themed edition of A Clearing in the Forest at Central Park. Hello, culture. (Sunday)
Bonus Tip
Planning on raising a child in Brooklyn? 
Here's your chance at getting the scoop on great baby gear, services, and advice: A Child Grows in Brooklyn presents the Annual Brooklyn Baby Expo on June 2. From 10am to 4pm, head over to the International School of Brooklyn for info and samples--and enjoy a ticket discount just for New York Family 
readers.

May 24-27, 2013
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