Kids can craft custom gifts for a crush, bestie or doting grandparent in time for the 14th at at Make Meaning’s special holiday sessions. Today and tomorrow, start with picture frame-making using painted hands and fingers, then move on to crafting a sweetheart candle for an eternal flame. Next week, create the perfect cupcake soap and decorate it to your heart’s content. Call to make a reservation, and start debating the merits of “love” vs. “luv.”

When: Tues. & Wed 2/7 & 2/8, Mon. & Tues. 2/13 & 2/14; $40 (RSVP required, no walk-ins, time and location varies).
Where: 329 Columbus Ave. bet. 75th & 76th St., 1501 Third Ave. bet. 84th & 85th St., makemeaning.com.

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Groundhog Day Celebration
It’s been a mild winter, but when will it end? Staten Island Chuck, the city’s weather-forecasting groundhog, makes his prediction this morning.
When: Thurs. 2/2, 6:30-9am (ceremony 7am); Free.
Where: Staten Island Zoo, 614 Broadway, statenislandzoo.org.

Hear
Shine and the Moonbeams
Local kid-lovin’ NYC musicians infuse sweet songs with soul, R&B and rock.
When: Sat. 2/4, 11am; $20/Adults, $13/Kids.
Where: Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St., symphonyspace.org.

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Show Your Lovey
For the month of February, book a one-hour family portrait session at PhotoOp for $100 (regularly $200) — they’ll donate 100-percent of the sitting fee to Baby Buggy, a nonprofit org dedicated to providing baby essentials to families in need. Kids are encouraged to bring their favorite “lovey” to the photo shoot.
When: Through 2/29; $100 sitting fee (additional cost for photos).
Where: PhotoOp, 442 Columbus Ave. at 81st St., 212-362-1911, photoopnyc.com.

One enterprising Hollywood mama, Jessica Alba, and former Healthy Child Healthy World CEO Christopher Gavigan have gotten together on a collection of safe baby products that actually work. The Honest Company features a range of diapers, wipes, skin care and household cleaners made from natural, non-toxic ingredients, prettily packaged and not-astronomically priced. The monthly delivery service lets you customize necessities (choose from stylish diapers printed with ice cream cones or stars, hand soap, sunscreen, healing balm, body oil and more) sent straight to your door. Sign up a favorite green mom-to-be as a great gift, or test it out with a free trial sample pack.

Or, just tell your assistant to report back.

Visit honest.com.

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Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration
Celebrate the holiday with performances by gravity-defying acrobats, festive musical ensembles, costumed folk dancers and the lion dance. Kids can learn the traditional techniques of paper cutting, face painting and calligraphy.
When: Sat. 1/28, arts & crafts 1-2:30pm, performances 2:30-4pm.
Where: World Financial Center Winter Garden, 200 Vessy St., artsworldfinancialcenter.com.

Read
Sesame Street Children’s Library
Select titles, including Elmo Says Achoo! and Elmo’s Breakfast Bingo, are now available as ebooks from Random House, focusing on early learning and reading readiness.
Where: randomhouse.com/kids.

Eat
Pampano Botaneria
Date night alert: Check out the sexy new bar and lounge on the first floor of chef Richard Sandoval’s midtown Mexican restaurant. Small plates (ceviche, huaraches, tacos and other bites) and handcrafted Latin cocktails (including an extensive sangria menu) taste even better after the kids have gone to bed.
Where: 209 East 49th St., 212-751-4545, richardsandoval.com.

Instead, celebrate on the 4th, 16th, or 27th — for the entire month of February, The Pierre is offering a special winter romance package that makes the perfect date (over)night. Hire a babysitter and check into a suite, then slip down to the lobby for a few while the romance concierge brings up a Lover’s Trunk for your DH to stealthily select a “surprise” for you — a little La Perla lingerie, Godiva chocolate or perfect Prada little black dress. After you feign shock at his thoughtfulness, head down to the sleek Two E Bar to toast with chocolate cocktails, retire back to your room to order oysters and Tattinger from room service, then in the morning enjoy breakfast at Le Caprice before you’re tossed back to reality.

Now that’s amore.

Rates from $650. Visit tajhotels.com/pierre.

VisitCamp Fair Tour
Get a preview of summer fun and meet dozens of camps for kids ages 3 to 17. The Director of Camper Placement of the American Camp Association will be on hand to answer questions and help guide your search.
When: Sat. 1/21, 12-3pm; Free.
Where: St. Jean Baptiste High School, 173 East 75th St. bet. Lexington & 3rd Ave.

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Celebrate Chinese New Year
Ring in the year of the dragon as Grace Chang and her dragon Jin Jin light up the stage with puppets, magical illusions, acrobats, miming and storytelling.
When: Sat. 1/21, 1pm; All ages; Free.
Where: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza, brooklynpubliclibrary.org.

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Kids Food Fest
Help teach little ones about healthy choices through fun activities like silly workouts and music performances — plus of course, family-friendly samples. Check the schedule and pick up advance tickets ($25) for special chef demos like guacamole tacos with Sam Talbot, mango-stuffed French toast with Ellie Krieger, and crepes with David Burke. Or, just bounce kiosk to kiosk through your own balanced plate scavenger hunt.
When: Sat.-Sun., 1/21-1/22, 10am-6pm; Free.
Where: Citi Pond at Bryant Park, kidsfoodfestival.com.

Indulge her imagination: Children’s book The Super Adventures of Sophie and the City follows a little girl on her adventures in her dad’s office building, as she peeks into the glam worlds of fashion and design. The story is based on author Kelly Florio Kasouf’s childhood surrounded by the bright lights of Conde Nast, where her father was a longtime exec. This lighthearted trek through the famed 4 Times Square features cameos from style icons like Andre Leon Talley and Isaac Mizrahi, while detailed watercolor illustrations by Judit Garcia-Talavera feature fashions by the likes of Philip Treacy and Alexander McQueen.

Sophie’s trip through a glitz-and-glitter fantasyland may give your own pint-sized fashionista some wild ideas (enter the discussion why it’s not the norm for tots to attend to the Met Gala or New York Fashion Week, and why Manhattan office buildings don’t actually have magic elevators), but it does capture some of the wonder the big city holds for a young heroine (and may inspire you to bring your kids to your own less-than-enchanted office). Plus, the book’s new iPad app lets you explore Sophie’s world even more, with mini city guides based on some of the character’s favorite local NYC spots, an animated video tour of the book and behind-the-scenes looks, and a coloring section to customize some of the whimsical illustrations.

Cue the models.

Visit superadventuresofsophie.com.

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Child First Aid & CPR
In this 2-hour class, learn the current A.H.A and Red Cross guidelines of child (ages 1-10) First Aid and CPR.
When: Sat. 1/14, 1pm; $75 (call to register).
Where: Prenatal Yoga Center, 251 West 72nd St., Suite 2F, 212-362-2985, prenatalyogacenter.com.

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Let’s Join Hands
Little ones can learn Martin Luther King’s message of friendship and love, explore the differences in various cultures and create a hand wreath to take home.
When: Sat. 1/14 2:30pm, Sun. 1/15 2:30pm, Mon. 1/16 11:3oam; Ages 5 and under.
Where: Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave., Brooklyn, 718-735-4400, brooklynkids.org.

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Circus in a Trunk
Catch a trio of charming clowns, who decide to perform the circus themselves when the original troupe never arrives — even better, they pull out the entire performance out of an antique trunk.
When: Sat. & Sun. through 1/29, 2pm & 4pm; $20.
Where: Canal Park Playhouse, 508 Canal St., 866-811-4111, canalparkplayhouse.com.

For inspiration (or to end a deadlock with your DH), see what the baby name know-it-alls at Nameberry.com have to say about modern monikers. Here are the names the experts say rose to the top in 2011:

Boys: Asher, Finn, Henry, Milo, Jasper, Atticus, Oliver, Jude, Felix (also significantly on the rise are Silas, Emmett, Everett, Theodore and Bentley).

Girls: Charlotte, Seraphina, Amelia, Violet, Isla, Imogen, Adelaide, Alice, Scarlett, Lila (also rocketing to the top are Eleanor, Beatrice, Hazel, Cora and Clara).

On the other hand, nothing says “born in NYC” like a local name: Brooklyn, Bronx, Chelsea or Hudson.

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Big Apple Circus
Catch acrobats, jugglers, trapeze flyers, animals and more in the final NYC weekend of Dream Big.
When: Through Sun., 1/8, $15-$95.
Where: Lincoln Center Plaza, bigapplecircus.org.

Hear
The Power of Eight
Hear multicultural music at Carnegie Hall, as musicians, instruments and cultures from around the globe (including Israel, Syria and Jordan) come together to promote peace.
When: Sun. 1/8, 8pm; All ages; $35-$85 (40% off for kids 12 and under).
Where: Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57th St. at 7th Ave., 212-247-7800, listenforlife.org.

Shop
Polarn O. Pyret
The simple Swedish kiddie brand newly launched stateside is discounting its winter wear up to 50 percent off, in stores (UWS and Tribeca) and online.
Where: 200 Chambers St., 428 Columbus Ave., polarnopyretusa.com.