Kids Culture 08.13.15
Katy’s Kids
Kids who have experienced the recent loss of a loved one will find other youngsters dealing with the same issues in a series of Katy’s Kids group sessions at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton. Developed by Katy’s Courage, an organization founded in memory of a Sag Harbor girl who died of a rare form of cancer, Katy’s Kids will “create a safe, caring place where children, teens, and their families can grieve and share their experience,” according to a release. Sessions are offered twice a month on the first and third Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. The next session will be on Wednesday.
Your Life as a Musical
Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor has two musical theater workshops coming up for kids, an intensive four-hour one for teens and a weeklong camp for ages 9 to 12. The camp will have kids draw on pop music, favorite Broadway songs, and more to imagine “what it might be like if their lives were musicals,” according to the theater. Campers will meet from Monday through Friday, Aug. 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the former Stella Maris School in Sag Harbor. The cost is $465 for the week.
In the teen workshop, which will take place on Aug. 25 from 1 to 5 p.m., participants will get one-on-one coaching from the theater’s artistic director, Scott Schwartz, and finish up with a showcase for friends and family. The cost is $125. Advance registration is required for both.
Butterfly Hunt
In a family program on Sunday at the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, children and their parents will seek out feather butterflies in the gardens, and then use them to make mobiles they can take home. The cost is $25 per child, and the program, which runs from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., is limited to 25 children. Reservations can be made at 329-3568.
Music and More
Hot on the heels of its Children’s Fair, the East Hampton Library is bringing something of the fair atmosphere to its home base. On Monday, Evan Gottfried will present a family “music extravaganza.” The interactive show for kids up to age 8 will run from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. On Wednesday, face painting is on the schedule from 2 to 4 p.m. for ages 3 and older.
Critters in the Water
George Held will present selections and images from his new children’s book of poems about animals, “The Water Critters,” on Saturday at 4 p.m. at the South Fork Natural History Museum. A book signing and refreshments will follow, and there will be temporary tattoos for kids.
On Sunday the museum will introduce children to some real live water critters — those that inhabit the pond in its field. Participants will use a screen to search out frogs, turtles, and salamanders. A program for those 6 to 9 meets at 10 a.m., and another for younger children 2 to 5 will be offered at 2 p.m. Reservations have been requested for all of the above.
Great Danes
Victor Joseph, who wrote the children’s book “Danes Are Great,” will visit the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton on Saturday with Brando and Kruger, the Great Danes who inspired the book. The program starts at 10 a.m.
Brushbots
Kids 8 to 12 will use toothbrushes, small motors, and a battery to make tiny robots that they can race during a program next Thursday at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor. The class runs from 4 to 5:30 p.m., and advance registration has been suggested as only 10 participants can be accommodated.