Kids Culture 09.24.15
Close-Up on Trucks
Kids and trucks simply go together, and for the kids who love them, Big Truck Day at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton will offer a close-up look. Emergency response vehicles, construction trucks, and farming machines will be on display on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Admission is $10, free for museum members.
Amagansett School Fair
Children can enjoy crafts, storytelling, and games during the Amagansett School Fair hosted by the PTA from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday on the school lawn. There will be a bake sale, an auction, a raffle, and even a licensed therapy dog, Jazzy, who the adults say loves to hear children read to her. Representatives of the Amagansett Library will be doing library card sign-ups. The rain date for the free event is Sunday.
Nature Data, Memory Jars
Teens today, biologists tomorrow. The South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton needs teens who are interested in biology and the environment to help collect important data about local freshwater and saltwater habitats. Students will visit a North Sea beach on Saturday and learn how to use various scientific tools to take measurements and make observations. Crystal Possehl, a SoFo nature educator, will lead the nature survey, which starts at 10 a.m.
Also at SoFo on Saturday, children of all ages have been invited to make beach memory jars. You can bring your own shells and memories from the summer or take a walk along the beach to collect shells and other souvenirs from the sea. There will also be an educational component to the activity: Nicole Cummings, the workshop leader, will talk about the types of marine life that live in or make the shells. A materials fee of $5 will be collected, and the entire family will be welcomed. The start time is 10 a.m.
Books and Bulbs
For kids who find book clubs appealing but would prefer to choose their own books to read rather than receive an assignment, the East Hampton Library’s Any Book Book Club might be the answer. It meets on Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m., when members get together to talk about the books they are reading independently.
Also at the library, a representative of the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons will show children in kindergarten through third grade how to plant and care for amaryllis bulbs. The organization will provide the bulbs, flowerpots, and soil for the activity, which will happen on Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m.
Who Doesn’t Love Snoopy?
The Montauk Library will hold a library card sign-up event on Tuesday from 2 to 3 p.m. featuring a beloved cartoon character, Snoopy. Kids can hear Snoopy stories, do take-home crafts, and enter a drawing to win a Snoopy stuffed animal. There will also be a giant library card on hand for kids to pose with for pictures.