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Long Island Kids' Activities February 9 & 10: Pre-Valentine's Day Events, Winter Quest 2013, & Charlotte's Web
This weekend, there's an abundance of Valentine's Day–related activities for kids to get into the holiday spirit! At Not Just Art, design valentine sculptures and projects with fancy trimmings. Calling all chocolate lovers: Head on over to the Chocolate-Making Workshop at the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center where you'll learn facts about this confection and make your own chocolate. Painting takes on a whole new twist at the Children's Museum of the East End's Get Creative: Homemade Puff Paint Hearts workshop, where you'll make puff paint with shaving cream and then decorate valentine hearts. Maritime Explorium's Super Science Focus: Celebrate Valentine's Day with Heartfelt Messages workshop will give you the opportunity to design and create your own nautical valentine for a message in a bottle. If you enjoy decorating sugar cookies, attend the Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Workshop at Guild Hall where you'll get plenty of hands-on experience with a Citarella pastry chef. For those who would prefer to brave the cold and explore nature, the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center is hosting Winter Quest 2013, where you'll get to go on an outdoor scavenger hunt with GPS units and make a natural winter shelter. Enjoy warm beverages and a bonfire afterward. And much more! As always, please check out our events calendar every day for fun activities for the family!
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Saturday
Valentine Art Studio
Not Just Art
Oyster Bay
12:30 -1:30pm, 2:00-3:00pm, and 3:30-4:30pm
Ages: 3 and up
$12 first child; $8 per additional sibling
516-922-8300
Design valentine sculptures and projects with fancy trimmings. Reservations required.
Chocolate Making Workshop
Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
Yaphank
10:00am
Ages: 5 and up
$8 per person
631-852-4600
Learn facts about this confection as you make and sample your own chocolate. Registration required.
Valentine's Day Table Craft
DUE TO WEATHER, THIS PROGRAM IS CANCELED
Manhasset Public Library
Manhasset
10:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: 3 and up
Free
516-627-2300
Drop in and make a self-guided Valentine's Day craft project.
Get Creative: Homemade Puff Paint Hearts
Children's Museum of the East End
Bridgehampton
11:00am
All ages
$17 (includes museum admission)
631-537-8250
Make puff paint with shaving cream. Try out your paint while decorating valentine hearts.
Winter Quest 2013
Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
Yaphank
12:30pm - 3:30pm
All ages
$7 per person
631-852-4600
Come dressed in warm clothing and go on an outdoor scavenger hunt with GPS units and make a natural winter shelter. Bonfire and warm refreshments available. Advance registration required.
Sunday
Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Workshop
DUE TO WEATHER, THIS PROGRAM IS CANCELED
Guild Hall
East Hampton
1:00pm
Ages: 6-9
$8
631-324-0806
Decorate premade sugar cookies with the aid of a Citarella pastry chef. Registration required.
Super Science Focus: Celebrate Valentine's Day With Heartfelt Messages
Maritime Explorium
Port Jefferson
1:00pm - 5:00pm
All ages
Free with admission
631-331-3277
Design and create your own nautical valentine for a message in a bottle!
Talking Drums
Brentwood Public Library
Brentwood
2:00pm - 3:00pm
All ages
Free
631-273-7883
Kobla Mensa Denten will explain the construction and history of traditional African instruments. Learn folk songs and play basic rhythms on drums, bells, and gourds. Registration required.
Charlotte's Web
Mid-Island Y JCC
Plainview
3:00pm
All ages
$16
516-822-3535
This theatrical production of the classic story is presented by Plaza Theater Arts.
