Children's museums - Children's Museum in Easton, 9 Sullivan Ave., North Easton Village. 508-230-3789 or www.childrensmuseumineaston.org. Museum in Old Fire Station. Admission $6; members and children under 1 free. TRUCKS ON TUESDAY, 10:30 to 11 a.m., weather permitting; BOOKS WITH BILL, every Wed., Bill shares themed stories, free with admission; ANIMAL HAPPENINGS, every Thurs., 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Free with admission to museum

RISD Museum of Art, 224 Benefit St., Providence. Free-for-all Saturday, last Sat. of every month free, 11 to 4 p.m. Sunday family workshop for children ages 5 to 12, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., $15 includes museum admission, $5 members. Children must be accompanied by adult. 401-454-6674 or risdmuseum.org.

Providence Children's Museum, 100 South St., Providence, 401-273-KIDS or www.childrenmuseum.org; Tues.-Sun. and Mon. school holidays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., selected Fridays until 8 p.m. $7.50/general, Free/members. Metlife Family Friday, free every Fri., 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; First Sun. of every month is free. PLAY POWER, ongoing

Zoos

Buttonwood Park Zoo, 425 Hawthorn St., New Bedford. $6/adults, $4.50/seniors and teens, $3/children 3-12. 508-991-6178 or www.bpzoo.org. Toe Jam Puppet Band every Mon. 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., $5 above zoo admission. Capron Park Zoo, 201 County St., Attleboro, 508-222-6202, www.capronparkzoo.com. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (final ticket, 4 p.m.), Attleboro residents $2.75/adult, $2.75/child (age 3-12), $2.75/senior; ron-residents, $5.50/adult, $3.75/child (age 3-12), $3.75/senior; under 3 free.

Franklin Park Zoo, weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekends and holidays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 1 Franklin Park Rd., Boston. 617-541-LION or www.zoonewengland.com. $11/adults, $9.50/seniors, $6/children 2-12; Children under 2, free. SING-A-LONGS, with Su Eaton, every Sat. in March, 11 a.m. to noon, free admission.

Roger Williams Park Zoo, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence. $12/adults, $8/seniors, $6/children 3-12, Free/children under 3, members. 401-785-3510 or rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org. KIDZART, April 4, 10 a.m. to 11:30, for kids 6 to 12; VISIT WITH THE EASTER BUNNY, April 10, 1:30-3 p.m., April 11, 10-11:30 a.m., 1:30-3 p.m., tickets required; EGG HUNT SAFARI, April 11, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Winslow Farms Animal Sanctuary, 37 Eddy St., Norton. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, closed Tuesdays. Petting farm for abused and abandoned animals. 508-285-6451 or www.winslowfarm.com.

World War I Memorial Park and Zoo, 401 Elmwood St., North Attleboro.

Coming events

The Power Rangers, March 14, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Disney Store, Warwick Mall, 400 Bald Hill Rd., Warwick, RI. Meet the characters from the TV show and take pictures with them. 401-732-4422.

Robin Hood-The Musical, March 20, 7:30 p.m., March 21, 22, at 2 p.m., Qualters Middle School, 240 East St., Mansfield. $10 adults and $8 students in advnace, $12 adults and $10 students at door. 800-838-3006 or brown-papertickets.com

Pumpernickle Puppets, March 23, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Plainville Senior center, School St., Plainville. Seniors can bring their grandchildren and great-grandchildren for a fun filled morning. Supported by grant from the Plainville Cultural Council, which is supported by the Mass. Cultural Council.

Camouflaged Egg Hunt, April 4, 9:30 a.m., Smithfield and Bristol, RI. Egg hunt starts at 10. Alternative to the same old Easter egg hunt. Children, three to ten, hunt for brown eggs in a natural setting and quickly learn how well the eggs camouflage. Prizes are awarded to all children, with grand prizes given to the finders of the "golden eggs." Participants are asked to bring a basket. Takes place at the Environmental Education Center in Bristol and the Powder Mill Ledges in Smithfield. $5 members, $7 nonmembers for children ages 3 to 10. 401-949-5454 x 3041 or email programs@asri.org. Opera for Children, April 5, 3 p.m., Franklin Performing Arts Company, Franklin. 508-528-8668 or FPAConline.com.

Thomas and Friends Live on Stage: A Circus Comes to Town, April 15, Ryan Center, 1 Lincoln Almond Plaza, Kingston, RI. Tickets go on sale Feb. 16, 10 a.m. $15, $25, $35. ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.

Museum of Natural History Tour and Hike, April 26, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island. Get a behind the scenes look at the amazing collection of natural history items in the vaults of the Museum of Natural History - normally closed to the public. Mike Kieron, the assistant curator of the museum, will guide us through the incredible bird collection and many other wonders of the natural world housed in the museum. At any one time, only 2 perecent of the museums items are on display to the public. $25 members, $30 nonmembers, for ages 12 and up. 401-949-5454 x 3041 or email programs@asri.org.

Dora the Explorer, May 7 through 10, Boston Opera House. Thurs., 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m., Fr., 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 11 a.m., 2 p.m, 5 p.m. They search for the city of lost toys. Ages 2+. 800-982-2787.

Russian American Kids Circus, July 9, 10:30 a.m., South Shore Music Circus, 130 Sohier St., Cohasset. $14.50. 781-383-9850 or www.themusiccircus.org.

Peter Pan, July 15 through Aug. 8, Theater by the Sea, 364 Cards Pond Rd., Wakefield, RI. www.theatrebythesea.com

Crafts

Saturday Kids' Craft Workshops, every Sat., 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton. Parents may explore the museum while their children make art. $8/each child, $15/2 children. 508-588-6000 or www.fullercraft.org.