Kids Cultue 03.15.18

Happy Birthday to Me!

A celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday will be held at the Amagansett Library on Tuesday from 3 to 3:45 p.m. Kids ages 3 and up can listen to a few Dr. Seuss classics, make a craft, and enjoy a healthy snack. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Big Bad Wolf Meets Goat

Goat on a Boat’s puppet theater series at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor will continue on Saturday at 11 a.m. with A Couple of Puppets’ “Little Red Riding Hood.” Suitable for kids ages 2 to 7, the show will feature hand puppets, music, and changing scenery. Tickets cost $15.

Activities Galore in East Hampton 

On Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dawn Christian, an SAT and ACT tutor, will lead a writing workshop at the East Hampton Library designed to help high school students increase essay scores on their SAT or ACT college application tests. Students will learn strategies and tips for planning, writing, and revising during the test.

High school students can also join in a scavenger hunt and perhaps win a prize on Sunday between 1 and 4 p.m.

Children ages 5 and up will learn how to make sugar body scrubs with essential oils and other natural ingredients on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

High schoolers have been invited to take in their favorite movies on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The group will then decide which movie to watch that evening. Snacks will be served.

“Peter Pan” the movie will be screened next Thursday at 4 p.m. and is suitable for all ages.

The countywide Battle of the Books competition will take place on Friday, March 23, at Connetquot High School in Bohemia. High school students have been invited to travel by bus and cheer on the library’s team. The bus will leave East Hampton at 4 p.m. and return by 10. Seating is limited, so advance registration is required, as is a permission slip, which can be found on the library’s website.

Coding, Reading, and Movies 

A new series of coding club classes for children ages 7 to 10 begins today and continues every Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. through April 26 at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor. This informal, self-paced club will allow kids to play on popular coding websites, move favorite movie characters through mazes, and design computer games. No experience is necessary.

Wally, the extra-friendly dog who loves kids and listening to stories, will return to the library on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon.

From 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, families with kids of all ages are invited to watch the 2003 version of “A Wrinkle in Time.” Popcorn and drinks will be served and a discussion about the 2018 version of this movie, which is in theaters this month, will follow the screening. There will also be a raffle drawing, with winners receiving free tickets to the latest “A Wrinkle in Time.”

The book that inspired the movie, but in graphic format, will be the subject of discussion at Sunday’s meeting of a graphic novel club for fourth through sixth graders. From 12:30 to 1 p.m., kids will discuss a version of Madeleine L’Engle’s book illustrated by Hope Larson. The club meets once a month. “Invisible Emmie” by Terri Libens is the next one up for consideration on Sunday, April 22. The books are available at the main desk.

Also on Sunday, kids ages 8 to 11 can concoct magnetic slime from 3 to 4 p.m. as part of the library’s STEAM Sundays series.

Go Irish in Montauk

Children in kindergarten and up can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the Montauk Library on Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. by making some sweet treats such as leprechaun houses out of graham crackers, icing, candy, and Lucky Charms. Then, children will design and make St. Patrick’s Day-themed chocolate-covered pretzels and marshmallows. Registration is required as space is limited.

Birding, Stargazing, and Frogs 

On Saturday at 10 a.m., John Shemilt, a South Fork Natural History Museum program and workshop presenter, will lead a program that offers firsthand experience in caring for purple martins, one of Long Island’s native birds. Participants will learn the importance of feeding purple martins at this time of year and methods to help them prepare for the upcoming nesting season. 

At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Xylia Serafy, a SoFo Museum nature educator, will teach kids ages 6 and up about constellations and their meaningful patterns or images in the night sky.

Also on Sunday at 10:30 a.m., Eleni Nikolopoulos, another SoFo nature educator, will teach kids about frogs and their winter hiding places. The group will then make an edible model of where they think those hiding spots might be. There will be a materials fee of $3 per child.

Advance registration is required for all programs.