ARTS & CRAFTS

CLAY MATES

The Staten Island Children’s Museum hosts a series of events guaranteed to bring out one’s creative side. On Summer Wednesdays, the day begins at 10 a.m. with “Poca A Poco,” an hour of storytelling and crafts aimed at teaching Spanish to new speakers. “Tots ‘n Block” takes children to Block Harbor to explore and pretend on the pirate-themed playground. At 1:30 p.m., clay time commences as children knead art pieces using air-drying clay.

Wednesdays in June, July, and August, Staten Island Children’s Museum, 100 Richmond Terrace, between Wall Street and Hamilton Avenue, Staten Island, 718-273-2060, all events free except Block Harbor admission, $3.

I AM LEGEND

Artist Frida Kahlo often put personal experiences — whether it was a tragic bus accident in grade school or contracting polio at age 6 — at the center of her artworks. Student painters can follow Kahlo’s example at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan program “Modern Masters: Frida Kahlo.” At this event, children will explore the stories Kahlo told in her work and create their own self-portraits using bright acrylic paints. Recommended for children ages 5 and up.

Tuesday, June 24, through Saturday, June 28, 2, 3, and 4 p.m., Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St., between Broadway and Amsterdam avenues, 212-721-1223, free with museum admission, $9 general, $6 seniors.

DRIP, DROP

The Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center hosts a “Drip Painting Workshop” for children. Pint-size artists can tour the home of the Abstract Expressionist art couple, and then create Jackson Pollock-style paintings. Pollock and his wife, the artist Lee Krasner, purchased the home and studio in 1945. While living there in the 1940s and ’50s, Pollock began employing his famous drip technique. Friday, July 11, July 18, and July 25, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., the Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center, 830 Springs-Fireplace Rd., just north of Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, 631-329-2811, $25.

CONCERT

DISNEY DARLING

The Good Morning America Summer Concert Series presents Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana live from the concert stage at Bryant Park. The Disney Channel’s wildly popular television series, “Hannah Montana,” chronicles the life of a girl who lives a normal teenage existence by day and that of a famous pop star by night. The titular character, played by Miss Cyrus, manages to hide her dual identity from all but her family and closest friends. Fans eager to secure a good spot should arrive no later than 7 a.m. Friday, July 18, 7 a.m.-9 a.m., Bryant Park, between 5th and 6th avenues and 40th and 42nd streets, 212-768-4242, www.bryantpark.org, free.DANCE

THE HAPPIEST FEET

At American Ballet Theatre’s pre-performance workshops, dancers between ages 4 and 12 can flex their feet, learning classical ballet positions. Members of ABT’s artistic staff direct the sessions. Children are taught a short piece of choreography based on a work presented during an ABT Kids concert. Budding ballerinas also learn the basics of stage dueling as seen in “Romeo and Juliet.” Friday, May 30, 4:30 p.m., 890 Broadway at East 19th Street; Saturday, May 31, 9:30 a.m., Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center Plaza, Columbus Avenue, between 62nd and 65th streets, 212-419-4321, $20.

JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS

Get ready to wiggle and shake as performer Lenny Hoops leads children in the finer points of the hula hoop. Mr. Hoops has performed as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Arts for Transit, Music Under New York series. Participants get show off their hoop skills — or to pick up some — as they groove to Mr. Hoops’s soulful percussion. Saturday, August 9-Sunday, August 10, 1 p.m., M.T.A. Transit Museum, Sanford Gaster Education Center, 130 Livingston St., between Smith Street and Brooklyn Bridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, 718-694-1792, free with museum admission, $5 general, $3 seniors and children ages 3-17.

FESTIVALS

DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE

Children’s Day at the South Street Seaport is in its 15th year this summer. The family-oriented festival promises a fun-filled lineup featuring Gordon from “Sesame Street,” Nick Jr.’s Dora the Explorer, and the Brooklyn Philharmonic, which performs at 8 p.m. Zambelli Fireworks sets off a pyrotechnic show on two barges at 9 p.m. Saturday, June 14, noon-5 p.m., South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 89 South St., near Beekman Street, 212-732-7678, free. For more information, go to childrensdaynyc.com or southstreetseaport.com.

ART PARTY

At the Museum Mile Festival, parents can appreciate the art while their little ones create mini-masterpieces. Festival-goers are given free access to nine participating museums: El Museo del Barrio, the Jewish Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Neue Galerie are just a few. The venerable mile will be closed to vehicular traffic; baby carriages are welcome. Also on the program is a block party that encompasses the participating museums, featuring outdoor entertainment and live music. Tuesday, June 3, 6-9 p.m., Fifth Avenue, between 82nd and 105th streets, 212-606-2296, free.

BERRY FAIR

All things strawberry — from shortcakes and pies to those covered in chocolate — are on offer at the Strawberry Festival in Queens. A group known for its upbeat country twang, the Mary Lamont Band, performs as visitors engage in strawberry-themed crafts, or hop aboard a strawberry ride. Hungry revelers can snack on jams, confections, and pastries made with the red fruit. This year’s Strawberry Festival Queen is also crowned. Sunday, June 1, noon.-3 p.m., Lower Highland Playground, Jamaica Avenue from Ashford Street to Elton Street, Queens, www.nycgovparks.org, free.FILM

STORMY WEATHER

The Sony Wonder Technology Lab hosts a screening of “Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue” in its HD Theater. In the film, weatherman Al Roker issues a storm warning to the residents of Sesame Street. The neighborhood gets busy preparing for the inclement weather. But after the storm passes, Big Bird discovers his nest has been destroyed. He learns about recovery and rebuilding as a result of the losses. Saturday, June 28, noon, Sony Plaza Public Arcade, Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 56th Street, between Fifth and Madison avenues, 212-833-8100, free.

FOOD & DRINK

THE HEALTHY DUCKLING

Teaching children to make healthy diet choices can be fun, in spite of what years of battles over broccoli might have led parents to believe. A grocer that prepares meals with locally grown ingredients, Get Fresh, hosts “Delectables for Ducklings,” a cooking class for little ones and their caregivers. Participants learn to make a variety of tasty, nutritious foods. A certified holistic nutritional counselor, Laura Fischer-Harbage, leads the courses.Children ages 5-9:

Fridays, May 30, June 27, July 11, and August 22, Thursdays, July 10, July 31, and August 21; children ages 3-7: Wednesdays, July 9, July 30, and August 20, and Friday, August 1, Get Fresh, 370 Fifth Ave., between 5th and 6th streets, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-360-8469, $40 one child and adult companion.

GREAT OUTDOORS

MAN IN TREES

The author of “New York City Trees: A Field Guide for the Metropolitan Area,” Ned Barnard, escorts park-goers on one of his popular tree identification walks. The stroll through Central Park includes a stop for lunch (participants should bring their own). Call to reserve a spot on the trail.

Sunday, June 22, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., meet in Central Park, northeast corner of 72nd Street at Fifth Avenue, 212-666-4371, free.

TAKE A HIKE

As part of its Adventures NYC series, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation hosts an eight-mile trek through the wilderness of Staten Island’s 3,000-acre park, the Greenbelt. Trekkers should wear hiking boots and are advised to bring water and snacks. The hike commences in Great Kills Park and ends in Willowbrook Park. Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m., meet in parking lot at Buffalo Street near Hylan Boulevard, Great Kills Park, Staten Island, 212-639-9675, free. For more information, go to nycgovparks.org.

GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM

The NYC Urban Park Rangers lead a canoeing excursion on Central Park’s Harlem Meer. Nestled in the northern section of the park, the Meer is the park’s second-largest body of water. It was repaired in the mid-1990s to meet Frederick Law Olmsted’s original vision for the shoreline. A cluster of spectacular trees flank the water. Participants ages 8 and up should wear sunscreen and be prepared to get wet. Park Rangers provide all equipment, including life jackets.

Saturday, June 14, noon-3 p.m., Dana Discovery Center, 110th Street at Lenox Avenue, 212-860-1376, free.

READINGS

POP GOES THE BEETLE

The Central Park Zoo hosts a story hour with an author and illustrator, Denise Fleming, who reads from her books, including “Beetle Bop” and “In the Tall, Tall Grass.” Young nature enthusiasts can touch and feel real bugs and insects after the reading and take home a craft of their own making inspired by Ms. Fleming’s drawings. Recommended for emerging entomologists between ages 3 and 4. Thursday, May 22, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Central Park Zoo, between 64th Street and Fifth Avenue, 212-439-6500, $32 general, $26 members.

RECREATION

DOWNWARD FACING TYKES

Little ones can stretch their bodies — and expand their chakras — as the founder of Fireflies Musical Yoga for Kids, Kira Willey, brings her yoga course to Bryant Park. The benefits are plenty as yoga has been shown to improve balance and concentration in children (and adults). Recommended for participants ages 3 and up. Saturday, July 12, noon, Bryant Park Reading Room, enter at Sixth Avenue, between 40th and 42nd streets; rain venue: General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, 20 W. 44th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-768-4242, free.

LIVING IN THE PAST

Families can go back in time and experience life on a Colonial-era farm with a visit to the Thomas Halsey Homestead. The historic house built in 1648 is the oldest English frame house in New York State. An early settler, Halsey, and his family were among the first to purchase property from members of Southampton’s Shinnecock Indian Nation. Sunday, July 6, 11 a.m., 249 South Main St., Southampton, 631-283-2494, $4 general, free for members and children under 17.

SCIENCE

ROCK STARS

The American Museum of Natural History hosts “Identification Day,” at which youngsters are welcome to bring in rock, shell, and insect collections for close inspection by the museum’s scientists. Feathers, bones, and other curios are encouraged. Saturday, June 7, 12:30-3:30 p.m., AMNH, Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, 200 Central Park West at 79th Street first floor,, 212-769-5100, free for members or with museum admission, $15 general, $11 students and seniors, $8.50 children under 12. THEATER

IT WAS ALL A DREAM

The Prospect Park Alliance and a community cultural group, PLG Arts, present “Daydream,” an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” In “Daydream,” a group of construction workers have come to rehearse a play in Prospect Park, when they stumble upon a battle between the king and queen of the fairies.

Saturday, June 28, through Sunday, July 20, Saturdays, 11 a.m., Sundays, 3 p.m., Prospect Park, Imagination Playground, Ocean Avenue, between Parkside Avenue and Lincoln Road, 646-221-5608, free.

Compiled by Fritzie Andrade, Charlotte Cowles, Jessica Firger, Rebecca Thomas, and Beina Xu.