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Weekend Activities for Kids on Long Island, June 25th - 27th

6/24/10 - By Maria

Summer vacation is upon us! This being the first official weekend of summer, there is a wide variety of family-friendly events. Saturday brings the first Children's Summer Theatre performance of the season, this one at Caumsett State Park. The shows will continue at various state parks all summer long. Also, camps begin as early as Monday. Below are all the details for the "Sea Stars Marine Camp" and the "Ocean Explorers" camp at the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum. And if you're not camp bound, you could always check out the dragonflies and damselflies. We've got the details for you. And so the fun begins.
 

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"PUNCH'S MAGIC LAMP"
Saturday, June 26th @ 3 p.m.
Caumsett State Historic Park
25 Lloyd Harbor Road
Lloyd Harbor, New York
(631) 423-1770
Bring a blanket or a chair for this puppet show.
Vehicle use fee is in effect - $8

 


SHEEP TO SHAWL FESTIVAL
Saturday, June 26th
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Smithtown Historical Society
239 Middle Country Road
Smithtown, NY 11787-2142
Phone: 631-265-6768
Demonstrations include sheep herding and sheering, fleece carding, spinning and weaving, meet the lambs and visit with colonial costumed educators.
 
 
 
BUILD AND GROW CLINICS
Saturday, June 26th
10 a.m.
Lowes, Rte. 110
Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735 
All ages
Free.
Bring the kids into any Lowe's store and build a FREE wooden project. Participants also receive a free apron, goggles, a project themed patch, and a certification of merit upon completion of their project. Class size limited.
Sign up for the project each week on the website and print out
a waiver to sign and bring with you. 

 

 

DRAGONFLIES
Sunday, June 27th
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
Oakdale.
(631) 581-1072 
All ages
Adults, $4; kids, $3; kids under 3, free
$6 parking fee
An introduction inside followed by a walk outside in search of dragonflies and damselflies.

 

 


SEA STARS MARINE CAMP
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County,
Fuch’s Preserve
21 Norwood Road, Northport, NY 11768
631-239-1800, 631-239-1797 (fax)
Ages 6 – 11. Full day, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
one-week sessions, June 28th - August 20th 
Fees: $200-$250
Marine and Environmental Sciences Camp.
Beach trips including swimming.
Marine and environmental science classes, live aquatic animals, arts and crafts and more!
Registration: OPEN.
Contact: Mary Foglia.
 
 
 
The Whaling Museum.
279 Main Street
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
(631) 367-3418
Ages 4-6 and 6-9  
10:00-1:00, four one-week sessions.
Ages 6-9: Mon, June 28-Fri, July 2 from 10:00 - 1:00  
Ages 4-6: Mon, July 12 - Fri, July 16  from 10:00 - 1:00
Ages 6-9:  Mon, Aug 2 - Fri, Aug 6  from 10:00 - 1:00 
Ages 4-6:  Mon, Aug 23 - Fri, Aug 27 from  10:00 - 1:00 
Sign up for one day or every day.
Fees: Members $20 day, $85 week; Others $25 day, $110 week; 15% sibling discount.
Children enjoy hands-on ocean discoveries, arts and crafts, science experiments, and running games about whales, sharks, penguins, and other sea creatures. Snacks served. See website for details and dates.
Contact: Gina Van Bell, x 16.