Kids Culture 06.22.17

Puppets  and Crafts

A Couple of Puppets will perform its version of “The Three Little Pigs” at the Amagansett Library in a program on Saturday at 3 p.m. that is best for ages 2 to 7.

Sharks will be the focus of a program at the library next Thursday at 6 p.m., when the presenter will be a marine educator who is also the survivor of a shark attack. Geared to ages 5 to 12, with parents welcome, the evening will offer insight into current shark research while dispelling common misconceptions about these creatures. Advance registration is required for both programs.

The first of what will be weekly story time and craft gatherings of the library’s summer reading club for kids 4 to 7 will be on Monday at 3 p.m.

Soulful Summer Fun

Camp SoulGrow, a not-for-profit offering workshops, volunteer opportunities, and adventures for kids 7 and up, will have a full schedule of offerings starting next week.

The week will begin on Monday with boxing with Richie Daunt at the camp’s downtown Montauk studio from 5 to 6:30 p.m. From 6:30 to 8, kids can join other campers for a pizza party on the downtown green while listening to the free Monday night concert there. Tuesday it’s meditation at the Montauk Salt Cave from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., surfing with Austin’s Surf Camp from 1 to 2:30, and a visit to Navy Beach with the Navy SEALS from 2:30 to 4. A bus will leave the downtown studio at 11 a.m. and return at 4 p.m.

On Wednesday at Third House in Montauk County Park, kids can make stained glass with Ralph Perricelli from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., do gymnastics from 1 to 2:30, and make art with Carol Sharks from 2:30 to 4. There’s a pool party planned at the Montauk Yacht Club next Thursday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. On Friday, June 30, camp activities will be back at Third House, where there will be a hike of the Amsterdam Beach trail from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., carpentry with Christopher Conroy at 1, and a waterworks party from 2:30 to 4.

Kids who plan to take part in activities that span lunchtime have been asked to take a bagged lunch with no nuts or products containing nuts. Camps are offered on a donation basis, but a one-time contribution of $100 has been requested upon registration at the start of the season to help support the camp. Those unable to pay will not be turned away. Registration for individual sessions is online at campsoulgrow.org.

CMEE Book Swap

Kids tired of reading the same old books can inject new life into their home libraries just in time for summer at a book swap at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Lemonade will be served, and kids can make bookmarks for their new reading material.

Headdresses and Electronics

After looking at some examples of African tribal headdresses, kids 4 and older will have a chance to make one of their own on Monday at the East Hampton Library. The program runs from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

And that’s just the beginning of next week’s fun. On Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m., a Snap Circuits workshop will introduce kids 7 and older to the basics of electronics. Butterflies will be the topic and the special visitors in a program next Thursday at 3 p.m. for kids 4 and older. Also that day, teens who will be freshmen next year will be welcomed in the library’s young-adult room at 3:30. The room is reserved for high school students.

On Friday, June 30, kids 4 and older can make paper bag puppets and put on a show from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Raptors and Strawberries

From henna art in Bridgehampton to strawberry DNA in Sag Harbor to birds of prey in Montauk, the other libraries in the area have much to pique a kid’s interest.

Folks from the Quogue Wildlife Refuge will visit the Montauk Library on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. with a collection of birds of prey native to New York and the stories about how each one came to live at the refuge. On Tuesday at the library, kids 6 and older can celebrate Independence Day early by making wooden American flag crafts and decorating chocolate-covered pretzels from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Strawberry season usually brings shortcake to mind, but on Sunday at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, children 8 to 12 can instead extract stringy DNA from squished-up berries. The program runs from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

At the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton, teens will learn about the history of henna body art and then have a chance to create their own temporary designs at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

Advance registration has been requested for all library programs.