Kids Culture 04.16.15
Nature Nick’s Menagerie
The South Fork Natural History Museum will have a free Earth Day open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lots of fun in store for kids. The highlight of the day will be a visit from Nature Nick and his live animals from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. His menagerie includes a kangaroo, a monkey, a snake, and a bird of prey.
On Sunday at the museum, 6 to 10-year-olds can learn how animals adapt to their habitat. Kids will then come up with their own invented creatures during a program at 10 a.m. Advance registration has been requested.
Spring Ballet
The young dancers of the Hampton Ballet Theatre School will present their spring ballet tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday at Guild Hall’s John Drew Theater. The program includes “The Littlest Mermaid,” an original ballet conceived and choreographed by the school’s director, Sara Jo Strickland, and “Les Sylphides,” choreographed by Michel Fokine to music by Chopin. Older students will appear in the latter, while the talents of younger students will be showcased in the former.
Show times are tomorrow at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2. Tickets cost $25 for adults and $20 for children in advance; $30 and $25 at the door. Advance tickets can be had by calling 855-222-2849.
The Big Egg Drop
How on earth can an egg dropped from the top of the Children’s Museum of the East End’s tall pirate ship ever survive without breaking? That’s the question that the museum’s annual Egg Drop Challenge will answer on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Kids of all ages will be given the materials to make cozy containers to protect their eggs. Admission to this popular event is $14, $2 for members. It’s usually sold out, so advance registration is a must.
The museum also announced this week that it is opening its doors to low-income families free of charge. As part of a national Museums for All initiative, those who have an Electronics Benefits Transfer card will be able to present it for free admission to CMEE, which is the first museum on Long Island to extend this offer.
Recycling as a Craft
In the spirit of Earth Day, the Amagansett Library will have kids making crafts from recycled items after a story time on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. On Sunday at 2 p.m., those in third through sixth grade will have a chance to make a letter square for the library’s alphabet quilt or to take home. Those in kindergarten through sixth grade can illustrate a poem after school at 3 p.m. on Monday to help celebrate National Poetry Month.
For Earth Day
An Earth Day story and craft time for ages 4 to 6 will happen on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the East Hampton Library. On Wednesday at the same time, kids 4 and older can make recycled robots.
Movie Night
The young-adult movie at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton tomorrow night will be “The Maze Runner.” Show time is 7 p.m.