Dress up for Purim

Celebrate the Purim holiday with fun activites at Hannah Senesh Community Day School on March 1.

Children 2 to 10 years old can enjoy the whole Megillah, starting off with a special performance by Orin Etkin of Timbalooloo, followed by a reading of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” and then an interactive performance with home-made props, sets, and costumes.

Everyone is invited to make a crown and mask, have their faces painted, and dress up to the nines in costumes.

Step into Purim on March 1 from 9 am to noon. Admission is $5.

Hannah Senesh Community Day School [342 Smith St. between First and Second places in Carroll Gardens, (718) 858–8663, www.hannahsenesh.org].

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