Whole Month: Go nutty!
November is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month. If your family is allergy-free, go celebrate at Peanut Butter & Co. Open every day at 11 a.m., the shop offers sandwiches like The Elvis (grilled peanut butter sandwich with bananas and honey) and Ants on a Log (celery sticks with PB and raisins). Sandwiches start at $5.00; cookies, sundaes, shakes and other treats are also available from $1.25 and up. Or kick it at home and make your own peanut butter -- check out KidsHealth.org for an uber-easy recipe.

Nov. 1: Read all about it!
The first day of the month was National Family Literacy Day, but you can celebrate it any day of the month. The motto? “Turn off your TV and pick up a good book” (methinks they should add Blackberry, iPod and Wii to the turn-off list). Gather the crew and trek to your local library or bookstore. Select a few new reads, head back home, and start reading (aloud or each by yourself -- or both)—or head to one of the many story times around the city. A perfect way for the whole family to spend the afternoon while eating some of that leftover Halloween candy....just don’t get chocolate on the pages.

Nov. 6: Blow your horn!
Tenor or bass. Alto or soprano. All kinds of saxophones are celebrated on this day. Grab some old paper towel tubes, make your own saxophones, and play along to some swingin’ jazz tunes by John Coltrane. Be-bop your way over to the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame, housed on the fifth floor at Jazz at Lincoln Center in the Time Warner building. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the hall of fame is free to the public. With state-of-the-art multimedia kiosks, learn about great saxophone players like Ornette Coleman, Lester Young and, of course, Charlie Parker.

Nov. 21-27: Roll the dice!
Roll the dice, shuffle the cards, find that last piece: it’s Games and Puzzle Week. All week long, after the dinner dishes and homework are done, dig out a jigsaw puzzle or a board game before bedtime. Maybe try a new card game like Go Fish or start to teach your five-year-old chess. Also remember those easy, board-free games like I Spy, 20 Questions, or Charades. Serious laughs will ensue when Dad has to get you to guess “High School Musical 2”.

Nov. 26: It’s a Good Day, Charlie Brown!
In celebration of Charles Schultz’s birthday, why not wander outside and recreate some memorable Peanuts moments? Channel your inner Snoopy by skating a figure-eight at one of the many outdoor ice skating rinks around New York City. Admission rates run from free at the Pond at Bryant Park to $5-$19 at Wollman Rink and Rockefeller Center; skate rental fees vary as well. For some more Peanut-y free outdoor fun, grab a football, head to the park, and take turns being Lucy (the football holder) and Charlie Brown (the would-be kicker).

Nov. 28: E.T., phone home!
Celebrate Red Planet Day (which commemorates launch of Spacecraft Mariner 4) with a trip to The Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space. Admission is included in the general suggested price for the museum ($16 for adults, $9 for kids ages 2-12). Check out the center’s latest exciting exhibits all about Mars -- see daily images of Mars and weigh yourself to see how much you’d weigh when hanging out with your little green friends. For an added fee, catch the new 3-D space show “The Search For Life: Are We Alone?” (yes, that’s Han Solo himself, Harrison Ford, narrating the film).

May the Force be with you this November!