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Visit the Longway Planetarium and check out The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket, weekends at 12:30. (Recommended for families with children 4-9 years old.) Watch as an empty refrigerator box is turned into something really different: a cardboard rocket! Then, take a magical journey through outer space to learn about the planets of our Solar System.

Playing at 2 p.m. weekends, Laser Show: The Great Space Chase. (Recommended for everyone!) Join the chase as Lieutenant Photeus pursues the diabolical Captail Zenon across the universe in this fun filled laser show.

On weekends at 3:30 p.m., watch Nine Planets & Counting. (Recommended for adults and children 10 and up.) How many planets are there? Find out in this exciting Planetarium Show. This show includes a look at the moon, planets and constellations of our current night sky. For more information, contact the Longway at (810) 237-3400.

Open May 24 through September 1, 2008, Crossroads Village & Hucklebery Railroad with special programs and events that highlight our heritage and Michigan life in the 1800's! Explore the 34 historic structures in the 51-acre Village. Visit the blacksmith busy at his forge, mills where the power of water turns grain into flour, saws logs into lumber and presses apples into cool, sweet cider! For more information, call 1-800-648-PARK.

Here's some more great Stuff for Kids in Flint & Genesee County!!

While you're visiting Crossroads Village, don't miss a ride on the Huckleberry Railroad with its 15 historic coaches! This 8-mile, 35 minute ride will take you around beautiful Mott Lake, and through the scenic Genesee Recreation Area. It's sure to be fun for the whole family!

Flint Youth Theatre welcomes...Roger Day in Dream Big! For ages 3 and up. Friday, May 30th at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Join Parent's Choice Award recepient, Roger Day, for a completely interactive kids' concert filled with silly songs and high energy, action-packed dance and sing-alongs.

Playing at the IMAX: Sea Monsters 3D: A Prehistoric Adventure, a film by National Geographic!! Go back in time and discover the incredible variety of marine life that lived in the vast oceans of the Cretaceous period. Playing on a limited basis at the IMAX: A Rainforest Adventure-Bugs! (2003) in 3D. Discover the beauty of Borneo's rainforest while learning about the life of a butterfly and praying mantis! For more information, contact the NCG Trillium Cinemas & IMAX at (810) 695-5000.