Family Activities

thurs. 6
Spanish Especially for You Story Time - Enjoy learning about Christmas
and Hanukkah while also learning Spanish. Event includes stories and a craft. No
knowledgeofSpanishnecessary. Fortoddlersandpreschoolers,9:30a.m.Thursday,
Dec. 6, Barnes & Noble, 1565 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst; free. 837-7209
Erno Rossi - Author will present a slide presentation about his latest book,
"White Death: The Blizzard of '77," 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, Brighton Place, 999
Brighton Road, Tonawanda; free. 332-4375
fri. 7
Family Fridays! - Open play Family Day, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, Kidzplay
Hero's Facility, 9300 County Road, Building C, Clarence Center; $.
Star of Wonder - Features the astronomical and cultural origins of various
holiday traditions, 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, Buffalo State College's Whitworth Ferguson
Planetarium, Science Building 115, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. 878-4911,
www.fergusonplanetar ium.net
sat. 8
Art Express - Family fun with storytelling and art projects, themed journey
and exhibition, 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Castellani Art Museum, Niagara Universit y
Campus, Lewiston; $. 286-8367, granfield@niagara.edu
Computer Class for Seniors - 3-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Brighton
Place, 999 Brighton Road, Tonawanda; free. 332-4375
sat. 8 & sun. 9
Rail Barons Display - Includes 1900s replica model trains running on more
than 200 feet of track, as well as a scale Erie Canal lock and 100 miniature buildings
portraying 19th century Buffalo and Western New York, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays, through February, 2008, the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 25
Nottingham Court, at Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo. 873-9644, Ext. 301.
sun. 9
Sunday Family Walk - Walk through the woods as naturalists help you seek
out the natural wonders that abound, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, Beaver Meadow Audu b on
Center, 1610 Welch Road, North Java; free. 1-800-377-1520,
www. buffaloaudubon. com
Star of Wonder - Features the astronomical and cultural origins of various
holiday traditions, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, Buffalo State College's Whitworth Ferguson
Planetarium, Science Building 115, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. 878-4911,
www.fergusonplanetar ium.net
mon. 10
Boo Boos and Tissues - Parents will learn how to make the home
child-friendly where baby can roam safely, and how to recognize illnesses, 6-8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 10, St. Joseph's Hospital, 2605 Harlem Road, Cheektowaga; free, but
registration required. 332-4153
tues. 11
The Broadway Kids - Performance, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, Brighton Place,
999 Brighton Road, Tonawanda; free. 332-4375
Magic Tree House - Spend Christmas in Camelot with Jack and Annie as
Miss Mary Lou presents a story, games and a craft for children ages 5 and older, 4
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, Eggertsville-Snyder Branch Library, 4622 Main St., Snyder; $,
but registration required. 839-0700, www.buffalolib.org
Winter Crafts - Children ages 5-10 (must be accompanied by an adult) are
invited to create two winter crafts to take home for the season, 6:30 p.m. Tues d ay,
Dec. 11, Reinstein Woods, 77 Honorine Drive, Depew; free, but advance registr ation
required. 683-5959, www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html
wed. 12
Wacky Wednesdays! - Open play for ages 5-12 with inflatables and games,
3:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, Kidzplay Hero's Facility, 9300 County Road,
Building C, Clarence Center; $. 741-1500
American Girl - Children ages 5 and older are invited to hear a story from the
American Girl series, play games and make a craft with Miss Mary Lou, 4-4:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 12, Audubon Library, 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst;
free, but registration required. 689-4922, www.buffalolib.org