Kids Culture 01.19.17
Winter Clinics at Sportime
A number of winter clinics for kids begin this week at the Sportime Arena on Abraham’s Path in Amagansett and will continue through March 11.
Dodgeball for ages 5 to 10 is offered Mondays from 5 to 6 p.m., and an open playtime for ages 4 to 12 will follow from 6 to 7. On Tuesdays, there is inline skating for ages 7 to 10 and roller hockey for ages 7 and up, both from 5 to 6 p.m. A soccer clinic for ages 4 to 10 will be given on Saturdays from 10 to 11 a.m. The cost is $125 per clinic.
Free youth hockey sessions for all ages are offered on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is at the arena. Programs are offered weekly, with the exception of school holidays.
Free Chess Lessons
Chess players in first through fifth grade, or those who want to learn the game, will gather inside for a free clinic at the East Hampton Youth Park on Abraham’s Path on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. starting next week. The play will continue through March 23, except for school holidays. Registration is at the East Hampton Town Parks and Recreation Department, the Montauk Playhouse Community Center, or the youth park.
Book Swap at CMEE
Tired of reading the same old books? Want to share your favorites with other kids and expand your own collection? The Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton will host a free community book swap on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those who attend have been asked to provide books to give away and will also get to choose books to take home. There will be readings, hot cocoa, and a bookmark craft in the lobby.
Looking ahead, Liz Joyce, founder of the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre, will lead a puppet playgroup at the museum on Wednesdays, starting Feb. 1, from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. for parents with children up to 3 years old. The cost for a five-week series is $90, $75 for museum members.
Family Time With Artists
Those interested in what’s going on at the Watermill Center may want to mark their calendars and secure reservations for a family day there on Jan. 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. The afternoon will include music-and-movement workshops for ages 7 to 12 with past and present artists in residence. Space is limited, and advance registration is required.
Penguin Awareness Day
There are two special activities this week at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton, where tomorrow at 4 p.m. kids 4 and up will observe Penguin Awareness Day by learning about the flightless birds and competing in penguin races. On Tuesday, kids 7 to 12 can make their own designs or copy a pattern using Perler beads, which can then be ironed into a permanent image.