Fun for Kids While You Work
For working parents, now is a good time to make a plan for the upcoming school break, and Project Most has one option to keep kids busy on the weekdays from Feb. 21 to 25. A School Vacation Learning Lab will run daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade, with longer hours, sibling discounts, and financial assistance available if you need them. The cost is $350 for the week. Registration is at bit.ly/3kkM7MV or by emailing [email protected].
In the nearer term, this weekend at the Neighborhood House in East Hampton, Project Most’s STEM project for 3 and 4-year-olds on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. will have participants building rockets and learning about pulleys and zip lines. At noon, kids in kindergarten through third grade can make hanging geometric sculptures, also tapping into science, technology, engineering, and math skills.
On Tuesday, the Seuss and Sous snacks and story time for kindergarten through third grade will include a reading of Jory John and Pete Oswald’s “The Cool Bean” and a chance to make and eat hummus with pita chips. On Wednesdays in February, Surprise Science continues for kindergartners through fourth graders from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. The cost for each of the workshops is $20, and advance registration is required.
Explorer Journals
At the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton on Saturday at 10 a.m., kids 10 and older will hike through Sag Swamp, weather permitting, and stop to write down and draw their observations in explorer journals. The cost is $10 for kids, $15 for accompanying adults. Members of the museum pay only for materials.
The museum’s Young Environmentalists Society for kids 10 to 16 also meets on Saturday at 10. In this free program, young people will channel their care for the world around them into planning projects that put their concerns into action.
Reservations are required for both of the above.
Movie Time
Movies are on the schedule on Tuesday and next Thursday at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. Tuesday at 3:30, it’ll be “Hidden Figures,” based on the story of the female African-American mathematicians who were integral to NASA’s early space program in the 1960s. This one is for sixth grade and up. The library will show “Soul” next Thursday at 4 p.m. for families. The animated film explores the meaning of life through the story of a music teacher and jazz musician who finally gets his big break, only to land in an in-between place called the Great Before. Popcorn will be served at both screenings.
Each Friday in February, the library has invited kids 8 to 12 to work on a different STEAM project at 4 p.m.
Advance sign-up is requested for all programs.
Take Your Kid to the Library
The John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor will celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day on Friday, Feb. 4, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Families with kids 1 to 4 can stop by to hear stories and learn about all the library’s offerings.
Among those this week is a story time for that age group focusing on the seasons tomorrow at 11, and a story time for all ages about animals that hibernate in winter on Sunday at 11.
Teens in sixth grade and up can join a speed puzzle challenge and compete for prizes on Saturday from 1 to 3:30. John Jermain asks for registration in advance for all but the open house.
Harry Potter Escape Room
High school Harry Potter fans take note: A Harry Potter escape room challenge happens at the East Hampton Library on Saturday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. If you know your Potter trivia, you’ll have the advantage. On Sunday, high schoolers can earn community service credits from 3 to 4 p.m. by helping to create a young-adult book display.
A valentine canvas and paint craft is on the schedule on Tuesday afternoon at 4 for ages 7 to 10. On Wednesday at 4, it’ll be a Groundhog Day puppet craft for ages 3 to 6. Next Thursday, little ones 18 to 35 months old and their caregivers will move, dance, sing, and play in a Dance With Me program at 9:30 a.m.
An online book group for middle schoolers takes place next Thursday at 4 p.m., with “Panda-monium” by Stuart Gibbs up for discussion. The Page Turners group meets monthly.
You can sign up in person, by phone, or online for all of East Hampton’s programs.
At the Amagansett Library, high school students have another chance to earn community service credits by helping out with a project in the children’s room on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. Evan Harris can be emailed at [email protected] for details.