Kids Culture 09.17.15

SoulGrow Still in Bloom

Camp SoulGrow, a not-for-profit offering free programs for kids 7 and up, will continue the fun into the fall from its base at Third House in Montauk County Park and elsewhere around the hamlet. The camp runs workshops and adventures in arts, dance, cooking, fitness, music, and community service after school and on weekends, with selections changing from week to week.

Camp SoulGrow teams up with local businesses and other organizations for some projects, like a beach cleanup that was held Saturday sponsored by Concerned Citizens of Montauk and East End Cares. Also offered this week was a visit to the Montauk Seafood Festival, a sewing camp, dance lessons, and honey harvesting. Participants must register in advance at campsoulgrow.org, where the list of offerings is updated daily.

For Young Scribes

Kids 10 to 12 who enjoy writing or just long to be better at it can practice the craft during a series of workshops at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor starting on Saturday. Participants will work from writing prompts, discuss technique, and be part of group critiques during weekly sessions from 10 to 11 a.m. through May. Snacks will be provided. Advance registration has been requested.

The library is also offering SAT math prep courses free of charge with a professional tutor and certified teacher on Tuesdays from 4:45 to 6 p.m. Students can get help in English and Spanish. They have been asked to bring two #2 pencils, a notebook, and a calculator.

Kids 7 and up will use autumn leaves to make decoupage-style bowls during a craft workshop on Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. at the library.

Talk Like a Pirate

The Amagansett and Montauk Libraries will celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day with special programs on Saturday. In Montauk, kids will get pirate bandanas and eye patches, make a telescope, and hunt for hidden treasure in the children’s room from 2 to 3:30 p.m. During a pirate story and craft time at 3:30 p.m. in Amagansett, kids will make pirate hats and eye patches.

Also in Amagansett, Jazzy, a licensed therapy dog, will be on hand to help children practice their reading skills today, next Thursday, and Oct. 1 at 4 p.m. In Montauk, the library will celebrate the first day of fall on Wednesday with apple books, crafts, and snacks from 4 to 5 p.m.

Yoga for Little Ones

Peaceful Planet will bring yoga classes for walkers up to age 5 to the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton on Wednesdays this fall from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The first session will be this week.

Art workshops at the library will have children 4 and up doing foil embossing tomorrow and shaving-cream marbling on Friday, Sept. 25, both at 4:30 p.m. Advance registration has been requested.

Mysteries of Nature

From air to mudflats, the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton will give curious kids something to ponder this weekend. A program for ages 6 to 9 on the gases that make up the air we breathe will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. According to the museum, kids will “experiment with different gases and learn about these invisible molecules that surround us and our planet.” On Sunday, kids the same age can join in a mudflat mystery adventure at 10 a.m. in East Hampton, where they will search for the many creatures that make the mud their home.

Sign-up in advance is required for both programs.