Kids Culture 07.14.16
“Pinkalicious” in Song
Young fans of Elizabeth and Victoria Kann’s “Pinkalicious” series of books will be happy to know that there’s also a “Pinkalicious” musical that will come to the Guild Hall stage on Wednesday at 5 p.m. It follows the original story of a girl who eats so many pink cupcakes that she develops Pinkititis. John Gregor wrote the music for the production, which features lyrics by him and the Kann sisters. The musical is best for children 2 to 7.
Before that, children might indulge in some pink sugary sweetness of their own during a cookie-decorating workshop with the folks from Citarella at 4 p.m. The workshop costs $10, $8 for museum members. Tickets to the musical are $18 for adults and $14 for kids; $16 and $12 for members.
Be Smart, Eat Right
High school students and those heading there next year can get an early start preparing for the SATs with a practice test on Monday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the East Hampton Library. The test and results are free.
The second in a series of nutrition programs for kids presented by the Wellness Foundation will be held next week. This one will focus on the benefits of berries and the difference between natural and refined sugar, and will include a demonstration of a tasty sorbet kids can make at home. A class for kids 4 to 7 with an adult will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. It will be repeated for an older group, ages 8 to 13, on Friday, July 22, at noon.
Tuesday will also bring a recycled-art program for ages 4 and up at 4 p.m. Kids will use all sorts of discarded materials to make three-dimensional wall sculptures. Advance sign-up has been requested for all programs.
Band-Aids and Seine Nets
The great outdoors are pretty great, but there are hazards, too. In a “first aid in the forest” program on Sunday at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton, kids 6 to 8 will learn how to avoid those hazards while also being prepared for them. There is a $3 materials fee for the program, which begins at 10:30 a.m.
A family beach exploration at Northwest Harbor in East Hampton on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. will introduce adults and children to some of the creatures that make their home in the harbor and its nearby tidal creek. Participants will use a seine net to find these creatures and a variety of other tools to get a closer look. Advance registration with the museum has been requested.
Lights, Camera, Action
Kids can learn some of the basics of professional filmmaking during student workshops with Hamptons International Film Festival filmmakers later this month at the Southampton Arts Center on Job’s Lane. The workshop will focus on “visual self-expression,” according to a release. Participants will learn the various steps to making a complete film, from development to writing and acting to blocking, production, cinematography, and editing, all with the guidance of experienced filmmakers.
A workshop for ages 8 to 11 will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. from July 25 through 29; one for kids 12 to 15 will take place the same days from 2 to 5 p.m. The cost is $375 for younger participants, $450 for the older group. Registration is online at hamptonsfilmfest.org.