New in August

Crab Cruises continue through the end of September on board Wilmington’s Riverboat Queen. Enjoy all-you-can-eat crabs on a sightseeing cruise, Sundays at 3pm and Thursdays at 7pm. $14-$44, reservations required.

Nearly every day in August the Delaware Children’s Museum in Wilmington features a fun art project for kids with educational tie-ins. Build a safety cage for an egg and see if it can drop without splattering (“Egg Drop,” Tues., Aug. 16 & Sat., Aug. 27), draw the blueprint for your dream home (“Be an Architect,” Mon., Aug. 8, Sat., Aug. 20 & Tues., Aug. 30), make sculptures from toothpicks and packing peanuts (“Geodesic Peanuts,” Sun., Aug. 7 & Wed., Aug. 24) and try floating your own boat made from recycled materials (“Boat Float,” Mon., Aug. 15, Fri., Aug. 19 & Sat., Aug. 27). Free with admission, $12.

Summer planetarium shows at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton run Tues.-Fri., through Sept. 4. At 10am, soar along with Big Bird and other Sesame Street friends through the galaxies in One World, One Sky (best for ages 3-6). At 11am, Passport to the Universe, narrated by Tom Hanks, takes you through billions of light years. The 1pm show, Dawn of the Space Age, teaches about early space exploration. $5.

Discover how donuts are made — from mixing ingredients to icing the treats — during behind-the-scenes factory tours at Krispy Kreme Philly’s Fox Chase location, 7855 Oxford Ave. Tours run Tues.-Sun., 4pm & 6pm.

The Pinch & Penny Show, a new daily puppet show at the Please Touch Museum in Phila., Aug. 2-Sept. 18, teaches kids how to save money. The show is part of a two-month-long Financial Literacy Program at the Museum, which also features daily storytimes focused on numbers and counting, coin-themed crafts, a new Banker puppet pal and a display of toy money, through Sept. 30. Free with admission, $15.

Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Aug. 3-Oct. 30, features more than 50 works by Rembrandt, including a group of oil portraits found in the artist’s home and studio that depict the face of Jesus. Three of these portraits have never been on view in the U.S. before this exhibit. $12-$25.

Disney princesses take centerstage at the Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre in Titusville, NJ. The children’s theater summer season continues with Disney’s Cinderella Kids, Aug. 5-14 and Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Kids, Aug. 19-28. $5.

Save the dates for two mega festivals in the Lehigh Valley. First up: Musikfest, August 5-14 in Bethlehem, with Maroon 5, Stone Temple Pilots, Train and more national touring acts. “Kid-tastic Fun” at Musikfest includes crafts at Banana Island’s tent and a musical instrument treasure hunt. Then, from August 30-Sept. 5, The Great Allentown Fair returns with headliners including Bruno Mars, Marc Anthony, Journey and Sugarland, plus old-fashioned fun: demolition derbies, carnival rides, barnyard animals and cooking contests.

August is Family Fun Month at Christ Church and Christ Church Burial Ground in historic Philadelphia. Visit with Ben Franklin on Friday afternoons to listen to stories about his life and other early Americans. On Saturdays and Sundays, uncover clues at the graves of seven signers of the Declaration of Independence during history scavenger hunts. Free with admission, $1-$5.

In anticipation of a new Dinosaurium opening this fall, the Garden State Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill celebrates prehistoric creatures this month. Dino Tales in the Discovery Theatre, Sat., Aug. 6 & the following Tues.-Thurs. through Aug. 25, features familiar children’s stories with a T-rex twist, like “The Three Little Triceratops.” On weekends Aug. 13-21, kids can make & dig for fossils. Free with admission, $10.95; Mon.-Thurs. after 5pm, $5.

In conjunction with the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, the Penn Museum in Phila. features recovered artifacts from the site of the World Trade Center in Excavating Ground Zero: Fragments of 9/11, August 20-Nov. 6. Free with admission, $6-$10, ages 5 & younger free.