Kids, etc.

Big Fun for Little Ones

by Jessica Loughery

Suburban Sound All Around

Sat., Nov. 11, 10 and 11:15 a.m., $15, The Baldwin School, 701 W. Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-525-2700, www.baldwinschool.org

Tiny tushes will be movin' and shakin' as Philadelphia Orchestra cellist Gloria de Pasquale and storyteller Misty Tolle Pereira provide toddlers with their first interactive music lesson. The hosts will introduce kids to string instruments by encouraging them to sing, clap and otherwise express themselves. Ages 3 to 5.

Sat., Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., $3-$5, free 2 and under, Camden Children's Garden, 3 Riverside Drive, Camden, N.J., 856-365-8733, www.camdenchildrensgarden.org

Train-lovin' young'uns will stare in awe at the grand-scale displays during this locomotive extravaganza. Little conductors can hop on board for rides on a mini train, participate in a reading of The Polar Express with their own jingling bells and add free hats and books to their Thomas the Tank collections. All ages.

Fri., Nov. 10, 8 p.m., free, Children's Book World, 17 Haverford Station Rd., Haverford, 610-642-6274, www.childrensbookworld.net

Bookworms will have an opportunity to chat with their favorite local kids' authors and illustrators during this casual meet-and-greet. Participants include writer Jennifer Bryant (Pieces of Georgia) and artist Matt Phelan (The New Girl... and Me). All ages.

Sat., Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $2-$6, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Historic Landmark Building, 118 N. Broad St., 215-972-7600, www.pafa.org

Your children can dream up the next Bugs, Daffy or Donald. Cartoonist Lance Hanson leads the whole family in developing and creating original cartoon characters out of polymer clay. Afterward, take a stroll through the gallery. Ages 5 and up.

Nov. 10 and 17, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 11-12 and 19, 2 p.m.; Nov. 18, 2 and 7:30 p.m., $8-$15, Newtown Arts Company, Crossings Community Church, 80 Lower Silver Lake Rd., Newtown, 215-579-0429

The Disney movie kids went crazy over is now a theater production hitting stages nationwide. The Newtown Arts Company presents the story of two unlikely thespians: Troy, the swoon-worthy basketball star, and Gabriella, the book nerd. Expect the typical teenage antics of cheerleaders, jocks and brainiacs, all put to song. Ages 7 and up.