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SAT 9/27
As any diligent multitasker knows, staying busy is good. If you want to prepare your child for the nonstop motion of the “real world,” Richard Scarry’s Busytown exhibit is a good start. Scarry, whose children’s books have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, is best-known for characters such as Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Hilda Hippo, and Mr. Frumble. In Busytown, kids can bump into those characters while shopping at the local store, talking in a telephone booth, building in the construction area, operating a crane in the shipyard, or touring the power plant. The interactive exhibit also teaches children motor skills, coordination, and communication. Get a move on and check out Busytown through January 11 at the Young at Art Children’s Museum, 11584 State Rd. 84, Davie. Exhibit opens at 10 a.m., and children 2 and older are welcome. Call 954-424-0085. — Audra Schroeder
FRI 9/26
BINGO!
Let’s face it. Bingo halls are no longer safe. The places are dens of copious iniquity, where decent little old ladies turn into degenerate gambling addicts, and people get mugged in the parking lot for their hard-earned bingo winnings. What is this world coming to? Happily, Tamarac Park (7501 N. University Dr., Tamarac) may have the answer with its “Family Fun Bingo.” For $5 per family (limit of four people), you get refreshments, a chance to win prizes, and a thug-free parking lot for those who manage to win in this fiercely competitive world. Think you’ve got what it takes? Then bring it at 7 p.m. Friday. Call 954-724-2445 — Dan Sweeney
THU 9/25
COME AND GET IT…YOURSELF!
At some point in a parent’s life, the thought must occur that it’d be nice if those little rug rats would do some of their own damn cooking for a change. The idea probably occurs just as a pot boils over because the cook is too busy telling the kids that, no, dinner is not yet ready, but it will be soon, so shutup. And that same thought, or at least sympathy for it, must have occurred among the folks at the Beverly Park Community Center (6291 Funston St., Hollywood). From 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, kids ages 6 to 12 can learn how to bake cookies, make homemade ice cream, and even whip up their own tacos and spaghetti. The cooking class costs $5 per week, and preregistration is required. Call 954-967-4234. — Dan Sweeney