Kids Culture 07.09.15

Perlman Family Concert

It’s a little bit of a journey, but a change of scene combined with beautiful music might just make the Perlman Music Program’s annual family concert on Shelter Island Sunday well worth the trip.

The concert, on the program’s campus on Shore Road in Shelter Island Heights, kicks off at 11:30 a.m. and will include popular songs, skits, costumes, and an “instrument petting zoo,” giving kids a chance to touch and try the instruments — a welcome change from “look with your eyes not your hands.” The concert is free, and there will be coloring books and juice boxes for young audience members.

Angelina Twirls Into Montauk

Katharine Holabird, the author of the popular “Angelina Ballerina” series of children’s books and a new “Twinkle” series, will talk about her books and her much-loved characters on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Montauk Library. Ms. Holabird’s stories about a dancing mouse in the village of Chipping Cheddar have won numerous awards and were spun into an animated TV series.

Young fans have been invited to bring books from home to be signed by the author. Advance registration is suggested.

For Fashionistas

Wannabe clothing designers and youngsters with a flair for fashion can design and create a dress for a doll or stuffed animal on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Children’s Museum of the Hamptons in Bridgehampton. Ana Bianchi, the founder of PaperGirl, a company that produces “illustrated dresses,” will lead the workshop.

PaperGirl uses embroidery and digital printing to turn illustrations into “wearable art,” according to its website. “It is as if the dress was a page from an artist’s drawing pad or an illustrated book.” Dresses from Ms. Bianchi’s collection will be for sale, and a portion of proceeds will go to the museum. The workshop is free with museum admission. Advance sign-up is suggested.

Scream for Ice Cream

Ice cream will be on the menu at the Amagansett Library on Wednesday. Children will make their own frozen treats during a 3:30 p.m. workshop. Later that day, those 10 and older can join parents for a program about the moon at 7 p.m., followed by stargazing at 9, weather permitting.

In other fun at the library this week, “Big Hero 6” is the family movie this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Next Thursday’s flick is “Paddington.” Both are rated PG.

On Saturday, children will make pinwheels during a 3:30 p.m. craft session. Reservations are suggested for all the above.

Nature as Family Practice

It’s sometimes hard to find time to stop and smell the roses . . . or watch a worm or study a colony of ants at work. Recognizing this, a family workshop at the South Fork Natural History Museum on Friday, July 17, will focus on ways to bring nature into family life. Called Nature as a Family Practice, it will offer simple suggestions for making the most of “in-between, teachable moments.” The instructor, Barbara Blaisdell, will help families with kids from 4 to 8 design their own lists and calendars of possible mini adventures in the great outdoors. The workshop starts at 10 a.m.

Also at the museum this week, kids 3 to 6 can get in touch with the “animal within” during a movement and mask-making workshop on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. There is a $3 materials fee. Older children, ages 6 to 9, will learn about the life cycle and special characteristics of ferns during a workshop on Sunday at 10 a.m.

Movies, Lanterns, Mermaids

There’s a lot for kids at the East Hampton Library this week, starting with a family screening of “Big Hero 6” this afternoon at 5 p.m.

Rhyme time with puppets will stimulate little ones up to age 3 tomorrow from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. And children 4 and older can use textured materials to print their own creatures during an art program tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. On Wednesday, kids the same age will make Japanese floating lanterns from 4 to 5 p.m. Next Thursday’s family movie at 5 p.m. is “The Little Mermaid.” Finally, on Friday, July 17, at 11:30 a.m. Mr. Skip will get kids 2 and older “movin and groovin.”