Kids Culture 11.24.16
So Fun at SoFo
There will be activities for the whole family at the South Fork Natural History Museum’s free open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., but a few will be geared especially to children. From 10 a.m. to noon, kids of all ages can get their faces painted and make leaf “stained glass,” and kids 7 and older can create cornhusk dolls.
A live animal and insect program from 2 to 3 p.m. is an add-on to the day of free activities and costs $15 for adults and teens and $8 for children, $10 and $5 for those who are members of the museum. Frogs, toads, rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs, mice hermit crabs, and reptiles are among the creatures that will be on hand. Advance reservations are a must for this portion of the day.
The museum has asked visitors for canned goods or nonperishable food items, which will be donated to the Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor Food Pantries.
Family Time at the Parrish
The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill is offering family art activities tomorrow and Saturday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. In addition to gallery tours, there will be art projects inspired by the works in the galleries, a book signing tomorrow, and origami instruction on Saturday, all free with museum admission.
Alex Beard, an artist and author of the children’s books “The Jungle Grapevine,” “Crocodile’s Tears,” and “Monkey See, Monkey Draw,” will be at the museum tomorrow at 1 p.m. to talk about and sign copies of his books. On Saturday, children and adults can learn to create folded paper origami art from 1 to 3 p.m. in the museum’s theater.
The museum’s holiday gift market will take place tomorrow from noon to 5 and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Angelina at CMEE
Katharine Holabird, the creator of the Angelina Ballerina series of books about a young mouse with a passion for dance, will be at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton on Saturday to bring her stories to life with the help of a local dancer. The program begins at 10 a.m. and costs $15, including museum admission. Members get in free. Registration ahead of time is required.
Stinky and Brave
In Sag Harbor at the John Jermain Memorial Library, Kate and Jim McMullan will read selections from their children’s books for children 5 and under tomorrow. Among the many picture books to the couple’s credit are “I Stink!” and “I’m Brave!” The program begins at 10:30 a.m.
Jester Jim in East Hampton
Jester Jim will be back at the East Hampton Library on Saturday at 2 p.m. with a comedy, juggling, and beatbox show for kids of all ages.
Tomorrow, kids 4 and older can learn about the art of frottage, or crayon rubbings, using seashells, wood, coins, and other textured objects to create images they will cut and paste into works of art. The program starts at 2 p.m.
A Snap Circuits workshop on Wednesday at 4 p.m. will have children 7 and older constructing electrical circuits that will light up, make sounds, or power an accessory.
Next Thursday, “The Polar Express” will be shown at 4 p.m. on the library’s big screen. Advance registration has been requested for all but the Jester Jim show.