We’re looking forward to the long weekend, already. My teenagers will fill these three days with a lot of screen time, I’m sure, but here are some activities they could be doing and your kids, too.
Friday
Texas Museum of Science & Technology Star Party. Every Friday in September, look at the stars in the parking lot. 8-10 p.m. Friday. Texas Museum of Science & Technology, 1220 Toro Grande Drive, Cedar Park. txmost.org.
Illustrator Angela Dominguez. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Hampton Branch library branch.
Friday-Sunday
Zach Theatre’s “Mary Poppins” contains all the classic songs everyone remembers from the musical about the gifted nanny. Kirk Tuck.
“Mary Poppins.” See everyone’s favorite nanny come to life. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $29-$79. Zach Theatre’s Topfer Theatre, 202 S. Lamar Blvd. zachtheatre.org.
Saturday
Baby Bloomers for kids infant to 3. Learn about the Alamo, 9 a.m. Saturday. $4.50. Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave. Thinkeryaustin.org.
BookPeople story time with Angela Dominguez, who reads “Marta! Big and Small,” 11:30 a.m. Saturday. 603 N. Lamar Blvd. bookpeople.com
Saturday Family Movie: “Ghostbusters.” 2 p.m. Saturday, Windsor Park Branch.
Saturday and Monday
Thinkery. Little Builders! for kids 12 to 24 months. 9:45 a.m. Saturday and Monday; for kids 24 to 36 months, 10:45 a.m. Saturday and Monday, $20 one child and adult. Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave. Thinkeryaustin.org.
Saturday and Sunday
Bill Murray, left, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis in the 1984 movie “Ghostbusters.” Columbia Pictures.
Thinkery. Suminagashi Fabrics for kids 4 and older. Create Japanese marbled fabric. 11:15 a.m., 1:15 and 3:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $8 child, $8 adult. Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave. Thinkeryaustin.org.
Sunday
Bullock Museum. Free First Sunday. Discover the “La Belle: The Ship That Changed History.” Noon Sunday. Bullock Museum, 1800 N. Congress Ave. thestoryoftexas.com.
Neill-Cochran House Museum. Sunday Funday. “Selfies on Paper.” Learn early photography techniques and make a pinhole camera. 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Free. Neill-Cochran House, 2310 San Gabriel St. nchmuseum.org.
BookPeople Jennifer Rustgi and Ashley White read “A Moon of My Own,” 2 p.m. Sunday. 603 N. Lamar Blvd. bookpeople.com.
