Children's museums

Children's Museum in Easton, 9 Sullivan Ave., North Easton Village. 508-230-3789 or www.childrensmuseumineaston.org. Museum in Old Fire Station. Admission $6; members and children under 1 free. TRUCKS ON TUESDAY, 10:30 to 11 a.m., weather permitting; BOOKS WITH BILL, every Wed., Bill shares themed stories, free with admission; ANIMAL HAPPENINGS, every Thurs., 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Free with admission to museum;

RISD Museum of Art, 224 Benefit St., Providence. Free-for-all Saturday, last Sat. of every month free, 11 to 4 p.m. Sunday family workshop for children ages 5 to 12, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., $15 includes museum admission, $5 members. Children must be accompanied by adult. 401-454-6674 or risdmuseum.org. EGYPTIAN HIPPO IN THE REEDS, Sun. Feb. 22; MAKING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Sat. Feb. 28, in honor of Black History Month;

Providence Children's Museum, 100 South St., Providence, 401-273-KIDS or www.childrenmuseum.org; Tues.-Sun. and Mon. school holidays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., selected Fridays until 8 p.m. $7.50/general, Free/members. Metlife Family Friday, free every Fri., 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; First Sun. of every month is free. Closed Feb. 23. PLAY POWER, ongoing; HOOPOE SHOW, Feb. 19; RHODE ISLAND PBS FAMILY FUN NIGHT, Feb. 20; BE AN ENGINEER, Feb. 21; NO TIME TO WASTE, Feb. 22

Zoos Buttonwood Park Zoo, 425 Hawthorn St., New Bedford. $6/adults, $4.50/seniors and teens, $3/children 3-12. 508-991-6178 or www.bpzoo.org. Toe Jam Puppet Band every Mon. 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., $5 above zoo admission.

Capron Park Zoo, 201 County St., Attleboro, 508-222-6202, www.capronparkzoo.com. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (final ticket, 4 p.m.), Attleboro residents $2.75/adult, $2.75/child (age 3-12), $2.75/senior; ron-residents, $5.50/adult, $3.75/child (age 3-12), $3.75/senior; under 3 free.

Franklin Park Zoo, weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekends and holidays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 1 Franklin Park Rd., Boston. 617-541-LION or www.zoonewengland.com. $11/adults, $9.50/seniors, $6/children 2-12; Children under 2, free. SING-A-LONGS, with Su Eaton, every Sat. in Jan and March, 11 a.m. to noon, free with general zoo admission; GO APE, through Feb. 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., creative and educational ape-related activities.

Roger Williams Park Zoo, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence. $12/adults, $8/seniors, $6/children 3-12, Free/children under 3, members. Half priced admissions from Jan. 2 through Feb. 28. 401-785-3510 or rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org. TODDLER TIME, every Fri. through Feb. 27, 10 a.m. to noon, free with museum admission; WINTER ZOOCAMP AT ROGER WILLIAMS, through Feb. 20, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., kids 6-11, $145 for members, $170 for nonmembers; KIDZART, March 7 and April 4, 10 a.m. to 11:30, for kids 6 to 12; VISIT WITH THE EASTER BUNNY, April 10, 1:30-3 p.m., April 11, 10-11:30 a.m., 1:30-3 p.m., tickets required; EGG HUNT SAFARI, April 11, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Winslow Farms Animal Sanctuary, 37 Eddy St., Norton. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, closed Tuesdays. Petting farm for abused and abandoned animals. 508-285-6451 or www.winslowfarm.com.

World War I Memorial Park and Zoo, 401 Elmwood St., North Attleboro.

Coming events

Sturbridge Village Vacation Week, through Feb. 22, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge. Sledding, ice skating, sleigh rides, indoor crafts, magic shows, and free President's Day admission to all named "George" and "Martha." Bring own skates. Washington's Birthday Ball on Feb. 14, hairdressing 1830's style before the ball. 800-733-1830 or osv.org.

Magic Tree House: The Musical, Feb. 21-22, Colonial Theatre, Boston. Five performances only, Sat. and Sun., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., Sat. 5 p.m. $22.50 to $52.50. ticketmaster.com or 800-982-2787.

The Little Prince, Feb. 28, 7 p.m., March 1, 2 p.m., Orpheum Theatre, 1 School St., Foxboro. Based on children's books by Antoine de Saint Exupery. MEET AND GREET, March 1, 1 p.m., meet and greet and a petting zoo. $10. 508-543-2787 x 4. Opera for Children, April 5, 3 p.m., Franklin Performing Arts Company, Franklin. 508-528-8668 or FPAConline.com.

Thomas and Friends Live on Stage: A Circus Comes to Town, April 15, Ryan Center, 1 Lincoln Almond Plaza, Kingston, RI. Tickets go on sale Feb. 16, 10 a.m. $15, $25, $35. ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.

Dora the Explorer, May 7 through 10, Boston Opera House. Thurs., 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m., Fr., 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 11 a.m., 2 p.m, 5 p.m. They search for the city of lost toys. Ages 2+. 800-982-2787.

Russian American Kids Circus, July 9, 10:30 a.m., South Shore Music Circus, 130 Sohier St., Cohasset. $14.50. 781-383-9850 or www.themusiccircus.org.

Peter Pan, July 15 through Aug. 8, Theater by the Sea, 364 Cards Pond Rd., Wakefield, RI. www.theatrebythesea.com

Crafts

Saturday Kids' Craft Workshops, every Sat., 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton. Parents may explore the museum while their children make art. $8/each child, $15/2 children. 508-588-6000 or www.fullercraft.org.