Family Activities

thurs. 27
.Early New Year's Celebration
- Children ages 7-12 are invited to
make a craft, play New Year's bingo and
celebrate with fun, food and festivities, 1
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, Central
Library's Children's Room, 1 Lafayette
Square, Buffalo; free. 858-8900,
www. buffalolib. org
.Color and Light Activities -
Have some fun and learn something
while the staff of the Buffalo Museum of
Science gives you a peek at their new
exhibit "Palette of Life: Colors of Your
World," 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27,
Explore & More, a Children's Museum,
300 Gleed Ave., East Aurora; $.
655-5131
fri. 28
.Family Fridays! - Open play
Family Day, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28,
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. 28, Buffalo State College's
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium,
Science Building 115, 1300 Elmwood
Ave., Buffalo; free.
878-4911,
www.ferguson
planetar ium.net
sat. 29
.Art Express -
Family fun with
storytelling and art projects,
themed journey and
exhibition, 2 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 29, Castellani Art Museum,
Niagara University Campus,
Lewiston; $. 286-8367,
gr anfield@niagar a.edu
.Pretzel Making - Grab some
dough to make your own pretzel, 1-4
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, Explore &
More, a Children's Museum, 300 Gleed
Ave., East Aurora; $. 655-5131
.New Year's Storytime - 10:30
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, Brighton Place,
999 Brighton Road, Tonawanda; free.
332-4375
.Winter Hike at Times Beach
- Meet at the Foothills Trail Club at
the Tifft Street parking lot, Buffalo, at
9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29 for a
six-mile hike. 675-3989,
www.foothillstrailc lub.org
sat. 29 & sun. 30
.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. 30
.Star of Wonder - Features the
astronomical and cultural origins of
various holiday traditions, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 30, Buffalo State College's
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium,
Science Building 115, 1300 Elmwood
Ave., Buffalo; free. 878-4911,
www.fergusonplanetar ium.net
.Soap Flakes - Flakes of soap are
fun to form figures, or even just a ball of
soap. Use your soap at home or as a gift,
1-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, Explore &
More, a Children's Museum, 300 Gleed
Ave., East Aurora; $. 655-5131
.Sunday Family Walk - Walk
through the woods as naturalists help
you seek out the natural wonders that
abound, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, Beaver
Meadow Audubon Center, 1610 Welch
Road, North Java; free. 1-800-377-1520,
www. buffaloaudubon. com

mon. 31 .Snowshoe/Hike in Holland Ravine - Meet at the Foothills Trail Club at the Holland Willows, Savage Road, Holland, at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31 for a nine-mile hike. Bring your own snowshoes, hiking poles, lunch and water. 675-3989, www.foothillstrailc lub.org

wed. 2 .Wacky Wednesdays! - Open play for ages 5-12 with inflatables and games, 3:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, Kidzplay Hero's Facility, 9300 County Road, Building C, Clarence Center; $. 741-1500

now-Jan. 1
.Our Body: The Universe
W it hin- Ane
educational exhibition will expose the
inner workings of human anatomy by
presenting actual human specimens,
anatomical displays, reproductions of
historic anatomical artwork and more,
through Jan. 1, the Rochester Museum
& Science Center, 657 E. Ave.,
Rochester; $. 585-271-1880,
www.r msc.org