Kids Culture 08.04.16
Dinner at Bhumi
The Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton has invited families to enjoy dinner, games, a craft, and farm tours at Bhumi Farms in East Hampton on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
The menu will include dishes prepared with organic produce grown and harvested at the farm, but families who simply want to enjoy the setting can take their own picnics. The cost is $30 per person for those buying dinner, $25 for members, or $20 and $15 for those taking their own meals. Reservations have been requested with the museum by Monday.
Lighthouses, Yoga, Magritte
At the East Hampton Library on Saturday, teens entering 9th through 12th grades can take a practice ACT from 9 a.m. to noon. The practice test and results are free, but space is limited and advance registration is required for this and other library programs.
On Monday at 11 a.m., Susan Verde, a children’s book author and yoga instructor, will lead Story Time Yoga for ages 5 and up. Adults should plan to busy themselves elsewhere in the library; this one’s for kids only.
While learning about Long Island’s many lighthouses, kids entering second through fifth grade will make mini ones of their own that can be illuminated with a battery-powered tea light in a program on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
Also on Tuesday, from 4 to 5 p.m. kids in fourth grade and above will use hemp string to wrap or macramé bracelets or key chains that they can decorate with beads if they like.
Teen readers have been invited to talk about what they’re reading in the library’s Any Book Club on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
On Friday, Aug. 12, kids 4 and older will make magazine paper collages inspired by the work of René Magritte from 3 to 4 p.m.
“Pinocchio” Marionette Show
The National Marionette Theatre will present “Pinocchio” on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Guild Hall. Before the production, kids 5 and up can make their own marionettes in a workshop that runs from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Tickets to the performance cost $18 for adults and $14 for children, or $16 and $12 for museum members. The workshop costs $10, $8 for members. Advance purchase has been suggested as programs often sell out.
We’re Jammin’
Josh and the Jamtones will jam out in a free concert for kids at the Southampton Cultural Center on Job’s Lane next Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Tomorrow the Puppet Company will present “Al E Gator and Friends,” a marionette show, at 4:30 p.m. The outdoor puppet show on Friday, Aug. 12, will be Liz Joyce and a Couple of Puppets’ “The Doubtful Sprout.”
Family Fun
Hot dogs, shave ice, music, and dancing will be on offer at the Hampton Library’s Family Fun Day on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. on the back lawn. Also on the schedule this week is a 3-D printing workshop for ages 7 to 12 on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The library is on Bridgehampton’s Main Street.
Of Moths and Meteors
Whether you want to be inside or out, the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton has a busy weekend planned for kids and families.
Saturday begins with a movement program for ages 3 to 5 at 10:30 a.m. After reading Eric Carle’s “The Very Busy Spider,” kids will do some animal-themed yoga. Later in the day, at 6:30 p.m., families can join in a beach cleanup while also learning about the various sorts of trash we dump in our oceans, how long it takes to break down, and its effects on the marine ecosystem.
A program for families on two hallmarks of August — moths and meteors — will be held on Saturday night at 8. Families will search for and identify insects of all varieties using magnifiers and microscopes. Then, weather permitting, they’ll scan the night sky for signs of the Perseid meteor showers.
On Sunday, kids 2 to 6 can learn about soil in a workshop at 10:30 a.m. with Melanie Meade. Advance registration has been requested for all museum programs.
Scream for Ice Cream
Kids 2 to 5 can listen to a story and make their own ice cream on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Montauk Library. On Tuesday the library will screen “Kung Fu Panda 3” at 3:30 p.m. The Lego Builders Club will gather on Friday, Aug. 12, at 4:30 p.m.