Kids Culture 03.05.15
Student Arts Festival, Part II
Younger artists had their time in the spotlight and now it’s high school students’ turn. The second part of Guild Hall’s Student Arts Festival will open on Saturday with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. It will remain on view through April 19, with after-school hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
As part of the festival, eighth graders from the Montauk School will host a Word Up! celebration of poetry on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The evening will showcase pieces written under the guidance of professional poets who visited the school’s eighth-grade classrooms earlier this school year. Admission is free.
Jingle Jingle
Families have been invited to take part in recording a jingle in celebration of the Amagansett Library’s 100th anniversary. “Drop in anytime during the morning” on Saturday, a library release chirped, from 10:30 to 12:30, that is, and “use your voice or an instrument.” The theme song is “short and snappy and easy to learn. Come solo or as part of a group!”
A chance to get face to face with Long Island’s reptiles and amphibians will present itself on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the library, courtesy of the South Fork Natural History Museum. This program is for kindergartners through fourth graders, and reservations by phone have been requested.
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Pizza and Pajama Night tomorrow at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton will give a tip of an oversized floppy hat to Dr. Seuss, whose birthday was Monday. (He was born back in 1904, kids, in Springfield, Mass.) A story by the man otherwise known as Theodore Geisel will be read, pizza will then be scarfed, and a Seuss-inspired craft will follow. And there’s always time to play in the museum. The fun starts at 6 p.m., and the cost is $10, free for members.
On Saturday, kids 3 to 6 can put their toques on, figuratively speaking, and make French toast sticks in the museum’s kitchen from 10 to 10:45 a.m. “Kids will crack, whisk, season, dip, and shake as they learn how to make this tasty not-just-for-breakfast snack,” in the words of CMEE’s website. The toast sticks will be served with berries and freshly whipped cream. Space is limited, and reservations have been suggested. The cost is $24, which includes museum admission, or $12 for members.
The WonderSpark Pigs
WonderSpark Puppets will offer its take on the classic “Three Little Pigs” on Saturday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre in Sag Harbor. The show features tabletop puppets made by the husband-and-wife team of Chad Williams and Lindsey (Z) Briggs and is geared to children 2 to 6. Tickets cost $12, $10 for theater members and grandparents, and $8 for additional children and those under 3.
A Writing Challenge
At the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, a teen short-story challenge will begin on Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. The library promises “10 weeks, 10 hours, 10 slices of pizza” as writers ages 14 to 18 get an intensive introduction to short-story writing. Advance registration has been requested.
Earth Models
Kids 8 to 12 years old will make models of the earth at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton on Saturday as they explore what causes seasonal changes, including the longer days and warmer temperatures of summer to the shorter days and biting cold weather we experience in winter. There is a $3 materials fee for the workshop, and registration in advance is required.