It's cold. You're home and the kids are so bored they threaten rebellion. Options? Bundle up and get out!

Cabin Fever Cure: Art

There's music, theatre and crafts for kids ages 6-10 at Duke Island Park , Bridgewater .  $25 for the four week series that starts Saturday, $8 for individual sessions. Call the Somerset County Parks Commission (908) 722-1200 ext. 226 or visit www.somersetcountyparks.org .

Cabin Fever Cure: Nature

The New Jersey Audubon Society ( www.njaudubon.org ) sponsors a nature program for families at the Plainsboro Preserve (609-897-9400). Environmental educators show kids ages 6 and up how to build connections to the natural world. Saturday: 3:30-5:30.

Shake the Hips

Jumps, tumbles and stunts at the National Cheer and Dance Championship Saturday and Sunday, Wildwoods Convention Center . Call 1-866-52-CHEER or go to www.cheertech.net .

Check the Hippos

Button, the hippopotamus at Adventure Aquarium in Camden , turns ten and you are invited to the birthday party, all weekend. Young and old will learn words in Swahili and about the role of hippos in Africa 's rivers. www.adventureaquarium.com

Kids Playing

Way before Wii was hip, back before Barbie or GI Joe, kids made toys from wood, old string, plastic scraps, cardboard.  Jaime Jimenez photographed children in his native Dominican Republic playing with carts, kites and hobby horses made by their own hands. See his pictures at the Paterson Museum ,  (973) 321-1260. Catch a peek at http://mijuguetes.com/

Kids' Play

A musical by Theatreworks/USA ( www.theatreworksusa.org ) based on the children's classic The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe. Saturday 2 and 4 p.m. at Kelsey Theatre , Mercer County Community College . (609) 570-3333.   $10 adults, $8 seniors, students and children.

Grownup kids can go to www.njmonthly.com   and click on the "get out" link,  for some  more mature suggestions!

Have a great weekend!