All Weekend

Little Bo Peep - Port Jefferson. At Theatre Three, this is a live performance. Through Feb. 21. Cost: $10/ticket.

The Snow Queen - Northport. Live performance at the Engeman Theatre. Runs every Saturday and Sunday through March 8.Cost: $15/ticket.

Little Mermaid Jr. - Smithtown. Live performance at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts. Cost: $15.

Paint Party - Port Jefferson. Kids can be a material scientist for the weekend at The Maritime Explorium. Cost: $5/person.

Seal Cruise - Freeport. Hop aboard the Captain Lou in Freeport, hosted by the Riverhead Foundation to search for harbor seals and other mammal life. Monday, Jan. 19 too. Runs through April 12. Cost: $19-$26.

Messy Afternoons at LICM – Garden City. At the Long Island Children’s Museum, all weekend long. Cost: Free with museum admission.

Explorer Family Backpacks – Uniondale. Pick up a backpack and explore the world through this Hofstra University gallery. Cost: Free.

Saturday, February 14

Puppet Show - Sag Harbor. At Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre. Cost: $12, kids under age 3 are $8.

Discover Winter Birds at the Great Backyard Bird Count - Oyster Bay. Nature walk. Bring binoculars. Cost: Free.

Valentine's Day Party - Roslyn. Gym time, art table, snacks and Rockin' Railroad performance. Cost: $10/members, $20/non-members.

Nautical Knot Tying - Cold Spring Harbor. At the Whaling Museum, learn to tie the special knots used by sailors, past and present. Cost: $4 kids age 3-12, & seniors 65 & up; $6 adults. Under age 3 is free.

Valentine's Day Play Date - Bellmore. At Le Play Cafe, babies, toddlers and preschoolers can enjoy open play, a Valentine's Day craft, tattoos, parachute and cookies and juice. Cost: $15/child, $10/siblings.

Bird Feeder Craft - Glen Cove. Build your own bird feeder. Cost: Admission + $5 craft fee.

Valentine's Day Ice Princess Party - Amityville. Manicure, hair, makeup, glitter tattoo, photos, dancing, sing-a-long, pizza and dessert. Cost: $34.99.

Free IEP Workshop - Mineola. Understanding your child's IEP, placement, programs, etc. Cost: Free.

Valentine's Day Workshop - Bellmore. Kids will decorate lollipops treats for this one-hour workshop. Cost: $20.

Little Bo Peep - Port Jefferson. Live theater. Cost: $10.

Shrek The Musical - Bellmore. At The Showplace, Plaza Theatrical Productions, this is a live performance. Cost: $10.

Creative Movements - Westbury. For little dancers ages 3-5. Cost: $20/class.

Swam Lake Act II - Ronkonkoma. Ballet Long Island presents this live performance. Cost: $9-18.

Valentine's Day Craft Event - Riverhead. Craft at Safari Adventure. Cost: $14 children, $9.25 for toddlers (includes all day play.

Valentine's Gift to Wildlife - Oyster Bay. Make a special birdseed treat for feathered friends at the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary. Cost: $5 or a bird seed donation.

What Does the Elephant Say? - Garden City. This "tooting" craft is a heartfelt valentines. Cost: Free with museum admission.

Parents Night Out - Huntington. Kids will make Valentine's votives, play games and enjoy pizza. At the Long Island Achievement Center. Cost: $25/child, $15/sibling.

Parent's Night Out - Sayville. At High Kick TKD, this is a drop-off event. Cost: $10/hour per child.

Parents Night Out - Smithtown. At Lil' Builders, kids will enjoy Lego fun, dinner, snacks, dessert and get to take home a mini-build or Lego heart necklace. Cost: $40/first builder, $30/second builder.

Science Saturday at the Long Island Science Center – Riverhead. Enjoy a day at the Long Island Science Center. Cost: $5/person.

Sunday, February 15

Magic Carpet Show - East Meadow. Children ages 4+ can enjoy this show put on by the Tricky Biz magic shop. Reservations required. Cost: $5.

Morgan's Journey - Garden City. Live performance at the Long Island Children's Museum. Cost: $5 with museum admission, $10/theater only.

Jungle Play - Bellmore. At Le Play Cafe, kids can enjoy open play, tattoos, parachutes, color your own jungle animal mask, jungle balloon animals to take home and animal crackers and juice. Cost: $15/child, $10/siblings.

Weekend Open Art Studio for Kids - East Hampton. Budding artists can work independently at Guild Hall on a variety of arts and crafts projects. Also on Sundays through Feb. 22. Cost: Free.

Seatuck Family Nature Club - Islip. These programs will be geared around the current season and include topics such as seasonal birds, tremendous trees and signs of the season. Cost: Free.

Family Sundays at the Museum - 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. Cost: Free with museum admission.

Lego Club - Bridgehampton. Enjoy two hours of Lego fun every Sunday at the Children's Museum of the East End. Cost: $10/admission.

Sunday Kids Club - East Hampton. Drop off kids for a 9am-12pm kids camp at Hampton Kids. Cost: $30-40.

Main Photo: The Snow Queen at The Engeman Theatre.