Only a few radiant days of summer remain before classes start back up, which means your brood ought to take full advantage of those homework-free afternoons. Distract your youngsters from the back-to-school blues with fun activities throughout the weekend.

FREE Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Fri 29–Sun 31 at 2pm. Governors Island (212-440-2200, govisland.com). Travel: R, W to Whitehall St; 1 to South Ferry; 4, 5 to Bowling Green; then take the free Governors Island ferry from Battery Maritime Building, South St between Broad and Whitehall Sts, Slip 7. You may have been bored by Shakespeare as a child, but that doesn’t mean your sprites will: Pulse Theater company’s mission is to render classics fun for youngsters without sacrificing the subtlety of the texts. Today, the troupe presents Shakespeare’s gender-bending romantic comedy about a shipwreck, mistaken identities and a series of pranks that go too far. Ages 6 and up.

FREE Sculpture Workshop: It’s a Piece of Park! Sat 30 noon–3pm. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd at Broadway, Long Island City, Queens (718-956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org). Subway: N to Broadway, then walk eight blocks to the East River. The park offers hands-on workshops for children on Saturdays through Sept 6. Today, kids cast and decorate impressions of items they’ve found in the green space. All ages.