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Planting Fields Foundation Education Center at the historic Laundry Building - 10:00 AM Pick
Long Island Aquarium - 9:00 AM
Suffolk County Farm & Education Center - 10:00 AM Pick
Planting Fields Foundation Education Center at the historic Laundry Building - 10:00 AM Pick
Sport Fishing Education Center and Aquaculture Facility - various times Pick
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Things to Do for Kids and Families on Long Island January 7 and 8: Disney on Ice and Feasts for Beasts Opening Weekend
The holidays are over, the kids are back to school…everything is back to normal. Except now they're bored, suffering from postholiday letdown. How can you keep them entertained? We've got you covered. Disney on Ice is in town, the Long Island Children's Museum is opening a new exhibit and is presenting a fun performance in its theater, plus there are a couple of children's productions being put on around the Island.
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Saturday:
Louise Reichlin & Dancers presents The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City
2pm
$4 with museum admission (LICM members $3), theater only $8
Follow the adventures of Ojo as he goes on a quest to bring his uncle, who has been turned into marble, back to life. Along the way he makes new friends, including the Patchwork Girl, and learns the importance of working together as part of a community.
Winnie the Pooh's Winter Tail
Showplace at Bellmore Movies
11am
$10
Pooh and his Hundred-Acre Wood pals discover the magic of winter and the best gift of all—friendship— in this musical tale.
Pinkalicious
BayWay Arts Center
East Islip
2pm
$10
Follow Pinkalicious through this musical romp based on the popular children's book.
Saturday and Sunday:
Disney on Ice: Mickey and Minnie's Magical Journey
Nassau Coliseum
Uniondale
Saturday: 11am, 3pm, 7pm ; Sunday: 1, 5pm
$25–$80
Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy have their bags all packed for a journey that will transport audiences straight from their seats into the magical worlds of best friends Lilo and Stitch as they hula in Hawaii, Simba and Nala as they explore the African Pride Lands, Ariel and Sebastian as they experience an aquatic adventure in their undersea kingdom, and Peter Pan and Tinker Bell as they soar through the starry skies.
"Feasts for Beasts" Opening Weekend
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City
12–3pm
free with museum admission
Visit the LICM for the opening weekend of its newest permanent exhibit "Feasts for Beasts." Discover the amazing ways animals find and eat their food, and participate in fun themed activities.
Sunday:
Family Sundays at the Museum
Nassau County Museum of Art
Roslyn Harbor
1pm
Free with museum admission ($10, $8, $4, members free)
The museum offers a docent-led family walk-through of the exhibition; supervised art activities for the whole family begin at 1:30 pm. Special family guides of the main exhibition are available in the galleries.
Trout Birthday Party
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
2pm
$4–$6, children under 2 and members free
Celebrate the birth of the trout at the Hatchery with refreshments and a special happy birthday song.
Evening Tower Tour
Fire Island Lighthouse
4:15pm
$20 per person
View the sunset from the top of the lighthouse. Reservations required.
