Kids Culture 02.12.15

Busy During the Break

The East Hampton Town Recreation Department will offer free morning programs in East Hampton and Montauk for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade during next week’s school break. Mornings will include arts and crafts, games, and a chance to run and play with other kids. At the Montauk School, the program runs from 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday through Friday, Feb. 20. A program at the John M. Marshall Elementary School will be offered during the same hours, but not next Thursday. Sign-up is at the schools on a day-by-day basis.

Much to Do at CMEE Too

So you’re not in sunny Florida or frolicking on the beach in Jamaica, but there’s a lot going on this week at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton, so don’t feel too bad for yourself.

On Saturday at 10, kids 3 to 6 can make papier-maché vases, which they can take home with flowers. The program costs $22 including museum admission; $10 for members. Also that day, 7 to 10-year-olds will learn the science behind bread-making as they make their own dough that they can bake at home. The class starts at 10 a.m. and costs $15, not including admission, or $12 for members. Sima Freierman will lead a story time for kids of all ages on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. It’s free with the $10 museum admission.

A winter kids club runs Monday through Friday, Feb. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, with daily drop-off activities for ages 4 to 6 focusing on art, science, cooking, and more. The cost is $55 per day, $45 for members.

SoFo All Week Long

This week will also be a busy one at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton.

Teens can get their hands on bendable molecular models in a class with Melanie Meade on proteins and protein folding on Saturday at 2 p.m.

All through the week, the museum will offer programs for kids of all ages. Monday it’s Are You a Reptile? Tuesday brings birding in the field behind the museum. An amphibian program is scheduled for Wednesday. Next Thursday kids can play the Great Migration Challenge, and on Friday, Feb. 20, they’ll take a walk in the field. Those interested in attending have been asked to reserve a space in advance.

Valentines for the Ages

Emily Raabe, a local author who wrote “Lost Children of the Far Islands,” will share Selkie myths next Thursday at the Amagansett Library and help kids in third through sixth grades write their own myths. The workshop begins at 3:30 p.m.

Also on the schedule at the library this week is a Valentines Day story and craft time on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. for all ages and an origami workshop for kids in kindergarten and up on Sunday and Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. All week starting Sunday, families can enjoy a life-size version of Candyland. On Friday, Feb. 20, at 3:30 p.m., the library will show “The Boxtrolls,” an animated adventure about a boy adopted by trolls. Snacks will be provided. Looking ahead to Saturday, Feb. 21, Selina Pasca of Theatre and More will lead an improv theater workshop for kindergarten through sixth grade, starting at 3:30 p.m. Advance sign-up is requested for all programs. The library will be closed Monday for Presidents Day. 

Puppets and the Three Bears

A Couple of Puppets will present “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” on Saturday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre in Sag Harbor. Tickets cost $12, $10 for members and grandparents, and $8 for additional children and those under 3.

Playdough, Lego, Barbie

Starting Saturday at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, there’s something on the schedule for kids nearly every morning of the week at 10:30. Saturday and Wednesday, there are Playdough Pals get-togethers for ages 3 to 9. The Lego League, for 5 to 12-year-olds, gathers on Tuesday, and on Friday, Feb. 20, it’s a Barbie Brunch for boys and girls 3 to 9.

The Montauk Library has science projects, scavenger hunts, arts and crafts, and games lined up next week during library hours, and looking ahead to Saturday, Feb. 21, it will offer theater and improv acting games from 2 to 2:45 p.m. for grades 3 to 5 and from 2:45 to 3:30 for grades 6 through 12.

Parrish Offers Family Dancing

Dancers mark your calendars! The Parrish Art Museum will hold a family dance party on Friday, Feb. 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The A&G Dance Company will teach hip-hop moves and perform to original music by Adam Baranello, and families can contribute to a collaborative graffiti-style mural and tour the 2015 Student Exhibition while they’re there. The party is free with museum admission. The Parrish is also offering Monday through Friday vacation workshops. Sessions for ages 4 to 6 will be from 10 a.m. to noon. Workshops for ages 7 and older run from 1 to 3 p.m.

Campers Alert: Ross Holding Tours

The Ross School is expanding its Bridgehampton camp this summer and is offering tours to prospective camp families on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon. The camp will be held on the Lower School campus on Butter Lane. Tours can be arranged with Chelsea Audibert at [email protected].