Kids, etc.

Big Fun for Little Ones

by Linnay Trail

Runs March 8-11, $14-$50, Wachovia Spectrum, 3601 S. Broad St., 800-298-4200

Super Grover has lost his superness and Sesame Street needs kids' help getting back his action-hero status! Team up with the Fabulous Five, a new band of Sesame heroes, and help Grover get ready for action. Through song and dance, Grover and the audience explore the basics of exercise, nutrition and hygiene. Ages 4 and up.

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Runs March 11-14, $7.50-$25, Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., 215-572-7650

What do you get when you balance people atop six chairs suspended 21 feet in the air? Chinese acrobats! The Peking troupe (pictured) has been touring the world since 1958, and is known for its wire walking, trick cycling and precision tumbling. Ages 5 and up.

Runs March 16-18, $9.50, Montgomery Cultural Center, 208 DeKalb St., Norristown, 610-630-4259

After conducting extensive research and developing characters from actual fossil skeletons, the Renaissance Artist Puppet Company has produced an interactive puppet show that uses slice-of-life situations — a Pakicetus looking for grub, a Basilosaurus sunbathing — to illustrate the evolutionary tree of toothed whales and dolphins, aka cetaceans. With puppets as tall as 12 feet, Renaissance makes the audience part of the show. You don't have any lines, but you might want to practice being oceanlike. Ages 5 and up.

Sat., March 10, 1 p.m., $15-$102, Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St., 800-298-4200

The Harlem Globetrotters' humorous antics are surefire crowd-pleasers, but with more than 22,200 wins in its 80-year history, the team definitely knows how to play ball, too. (It's credited with revolutionizing the fast-break offense and innovating the slam dunk.) Stick around after the show for an autograph session. Ages 3 and up.

Every Sat., through March 31, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., $8-$10, Hedgerow Theatre, 146 W. Rose Valley Road, Media, 610-565-4211

Cinderella had some real bitches for stepsisters, but poor Sara Crewe has one vicious headmaster. After losing her father and her inheritance, Sara is left rolling up her sleeves and getting her hands dirty. After watching the adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 19th-century book, little ones can meet their favorite characters and enjoy snacks. Ages 3 and up.