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Long Island Kids' Activities June 1 & 2: Rocket Competition, Antique & Collectible Auto Show, Birds of Prey & Geocaching
This weekend, head on over to the Rocket Competition at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, where you'll build your very own rocket, complete with streamers, wings, and fins, and then launch it off the museum's launch pad. The Antique & Collectible Auto Show is taking place at Old Westbury Gardens in Old Westbury. I took my son to this event last year, and he was in complete awe of the rows and rows of cars! You also get to interact with the owners of the vehicles and can ask them questions. At the Sands Point Preserve in Sands Point, enjoy a double-feature event: Birds of Prey & Geocaching. First, you'll learn about birds and why they are important to Long Island ecology. Then grab your GPS or smartphone with a geocaching app and go on a spring scavenger hunt through the preserve. The Harbor Fest Dock Day & Craft Festival is taking place at the Town Dock in Port Washington, where you'll enjoy a craft fair, cruises, live music, an organic farmers market, and more. Also on tap: Li Liu-Chinese Acrobat at Longwood Public Library in Middle Island, and the Sheep Shearing Festival at the Sherwood-Jayne House in Setauket. As always, check out our events calendar every day for fun activities for the family! Long Island is home to many beautiful parks so please be sure to check out our articles on Suffolk County Parks and Nassau County Parks.
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Saturday
Long Island Ballet Theatre's Alice In Wonderland
Landmark on Main Street
Port Washington
1:00 pm & 4:00pm
All ages
Seniors/Kids 17 & under $15; Adults $20
631-271-4627
Enjoy a ballet adventure. Follow Alice down the rabbit hole as she meets the weird and wonderful characters of "Wonderland."
Aladdin and the Lamp
Theatre Three
Port Jefferson
11:00am
All ages
$10
631-928-9100
Aladdin finds the magic of the world around him as well as within himself, as he teams up with an outrageous genie.
Family Fun Day
Smithtown Nursery School
St. James
11:00am - 4:00pm
All ages
$5 per person. Additional fee for raffle tickets and other items
631-584-6767
Join the fun with basket raffles, games, crafts, face painting, tag sale, vendors, and lunch/baked goods. Rain or shine.
Li Liu-Chinese Acrobat
Longwood Public Library
Middle Island
11:00am - 11:45am
Ages: 4 years to 6th grade
Free
631-924-6400
Performance includes hand balancing, plate balancing, plate spinning, trick cycling, foot juggling, ribbon dancing, and Chinese water bowl manipulation.
Rocket Competition
Cradle of Aviation Museum
Garden City
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Ages: 3rd-8th graders
Free with admission
516-572-4028
Build a rocket and add a parachute, streamers, wings, or fins to keep your rocket aloft. The bottle rockets will be filled partially with water, attached to an air compressor, and launched off the museum’s launch pad. The goal of the contest will be to keep your bottle rocket in the air for as long as possible. In case of rain, registered participants will participate in rocket building workshops.
Sunday
Antique & Collectible Auto Show
Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury
9:00am - 3:00pm
All ages
Free with admission
516-333-0048
You'll see a wide array of vehicles at this annual auto show, which is sponsored by the Greater New York Region Antique Automobile Club of America.
Harbor Fest Dock Day & Craft Festival
Town Dock
Port Washington
10:00am - 5:00pm
All ages
Free admission. Fee for cruises and any items purchased
516-883-6566
Craft fair, cruises on Manhasset Bay, live music, Children`s Fun Park, Family Fun Stage, enviro-expo, organic farmers market, Art In The Park, nautical exhibit in “tugboat“ museum, model boat regatta, stage coach rides, local vendors, food court, and more!
Birds of Prey & Geocaching
Sands Point Preserve
Sands Point
12:00pm - 7:00pm
All ages
$10 per car
516-571-7901
Birds of Prey takes place from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Learn how hawks and owls hunt and capture prey, raise their young, and survive year round. Learn why birds of prey are so important to Long Island ecology and ways that you can help keep them healthy.
For Geocaching, start anytime between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Explore the outdoors with spring geocaching: a scavenger hunt, using a hand held GPS unit or a smartphone with a geocache app. Enjoy the scenery, trails, beach and water views, and historic sites and architecture while challenging your observation skills.
Sheep Shearing Festival
Sherwood-Jayne House
Setauket
12:30pm - 4:30pm
All ages
$3 per person
631-692-4664
Spinning, quilting, knitting demonstrations, kid’s crafts, guided tours of the Sherwood Jayne House, country music, and refreshments. Take a hike around the farm at 1:00 p.m. and participate in the farm animal program at 1:45 p.m. Sheep shearing presentation at 2:30 p.m.
Zen Gardens
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City
2:00pm - 4:00pm
All ages
Free with admission
516-224-5800
Add rocks, moss, and sand to your “dry garden” and design a special rake to care for and arrange your landscape.
