All Weekend

Nassau County Strawberry Festival - Bellmore. There will be rides, live bands and live acts, as well as tons of strawberry products on sale, such as strawberry shortcake, strawberry cheesecake, chocolate covered strawberries and strawberry daiquiris.

Alice in Wonderland Exhibit - Garden City. At the Long Island Children's Museum, Journey down the rabbit hole for a hands-on experience that introduces math and science for children using the characters and themes from the Lewis Carroll classic, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Activities include Test and experiment while at a Mad Tea Party, Investigate geography in Digging to China, Challenge Alice and the Queen to a game of Crazy Croquet, Make Mad Hatter hats using colorful papers and a variety of fun materials, Create a one of a kind playing card creature to rule Wonderland.

Brookhaven Fair at Bald Hill - Farmingville. Flying shows, magic shows, live animals, rides, games, food vendors and more.

Waterwheels at Work - Port Jefferson. Kids can become an engineer as they design and construct their own waterwheel at The Maritime Museum. $5 entry fee.

Messy Afternoons - Garden City. A hands-on, multi-sensory experience at the Long Island Children's Museum.

Sleeping Beauty Ballet Sleeping Beauty brings to life the engaging battle between good (the Lilac Fairy) and evil (Carabosse). Favorite fairytale characters Little Red Riding Hood and Bluebird also appear in this delightful performance.

Tea Party Playthings Tea time at LICM. Participants will create miniature teacups out of playthings and decorate them with colorful designs. Take your teacups home for an afternoon tea party that will make the Mad Hatter proud.

Saturday, May 31

Science Saturdays - Riverhead. Sci-Fi Festival! Its Star Wars month and the LISC is celebrating with a Sci-Fi Day! Find out what Sci-Fi themes are scientifically possible. People who arrive in costume get in free today.

Kids Create Collage Workshop - Bridgehampton. The artist/teacher is bringing her artwork for kids to cut up and reuse in their creation. Kids can bring their own drawings and paintings (or choose from a wide selection of book covers, paintings and scrap paper) and use them to create another masterpiece. Drop off program at the Children's Museum of the East End.

Cooking Class - Bridgehampton. Kids will make fresh gyros at this workshop. Children (and parents) attending this class will learn everything that goes into making this incredibly popular and incredibly simple Greek dish at the Children's Museum of the East End.

World in a Bottle Craft - Smithtown. At Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, kids can make their own terrarium and watch as the plants grow within the ecosystem. Participants are asked to bring a clear, empty, two-liter plastic bottle with a screw-on top for each person. Reservations are required.

Train a Seal, Kiss a Lion - Riverhead. Go behind the scenes with the Marine Mammal staff at the Long Island Aquarium to train a seal or kiss a sea lion.

Cupcake Workshop - Girl bakers ages 8-18 will make "chocoholic" cupcakes. Cupcakes with Vegan Caramel Frosting, Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes. Allergen free class!

Who's at My Front Door? - Bridgehampton. Learn about nocturnal insects and why they are attracted to artificial light at the South Fork Natural History Museum.

Got Talent? Long Island - Dix Hills. Comedians, dancers, musicians, singer-songwriters, poets, magicians under age 18 will take to the stage to compete for the grand prize.

Sunday, June 1

HarborFest - Port Washington. Annual event that features over 100 arts and crafts vendors, cruises, tours of Manhasset Bay, art exhibits, a food court, free kayaking, rides on the trolley sponsored by the Port Washington Business Improvement District (BID), and many more activities.

LEGO Star Wars Book Signing - Huntington. Jason Fry, co-author of "LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary" will join an interactive kids' event and book signing. Fry will do a Q & A, oversee a Star Wars trivia contest and sign copies of the book. Live Star Wars characters, including Darth Vader and Imperial storm troopers will be on hand for meet and greet and photos. Lego building stations will be available too.

Mommy/Daddy Me Anti-Gravity Yoga - Bellmore. Have your little one explore the Anti-Gravity hammocks while building basic motor skills. All kids AGY classes are structured to introduce basic life skills and build confidence in a light-hearted way while having fun.

Family Sundays at the Nassau County Museum of Art - Roslyn. Each Sunday, Nassau County Museum of Art offers a 1pm docent-led family walk-through of the exhibition and supervised art activities for the whole family beginning at 1:30pm. Special family-friendly gallery guides of the main exhibition are available in the galleries.

Lego Club - Bridgehampton. Play with Lego's in the entryway of the Children's Museum of the East End.

HarborFest Happenings at the Dolphin Bookshop - Port Washington. Alongside Port Washington's HarborFest, The Dolphin Bookshop will be offering a variety of family-friendly events including children's book readings, character meetings, game demonstrations.

Peppa Pig Meet and Greet - Central Islip. Meet Peppa Pig live and in person at the Long Island Ducks stadium. Activities will include: photo opportunities with the iconic Peppa Pig costume character during the game, an inflatable bounce house. After the game kids and kids at heart can run the bases as part of Bethpage Federal Credit Union's Kids Run the Bases promotion.

Frozen Baking Party - Massapequa. Kids will bake Frozen-shaped soft pretzels from scratch under giant snowflake "skies". And they will be making snowflake lollipops, snowball dipped marshmallows with glitter, Olaf Cookies and drinking Elsa blue cocktails with a kid decorated snowfall cake.

Children's Day for Sandy Affected Kids - East Meadow. Live performances and activities such as LEGO spin art, remote control robot demonstration, RVC Lanes, Balloon Twisters and a Birds of Prey exhibit ensure a fun-filled day for children of all ages at Eisenhower Park.

Main Photo: Waterwheels at Work. Courtesy of The Maritime Museum.