Jaime Sumersille

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Unplugged Fun on Long Island

Submitted by Jaime Sumersille on Sun, 10/20/2019 - 11:29am

Attempt the aerial ropes course at Bounce! in Syosset.

Tired of prying phones, tablets, and game controllers out of the hands of your littles? Maybe you just want a digital detox for your own sanity. Mommy Poppins has created a round-up of places to go and things to do on Long Island that offer unplugged fun. Put down the phones and head out the door.

For more family fun, connect with Mother Earth at these Long Island nature centers, plan a day trip and explore a nearby town or visit one of Long Island's many museum s. Or if you're not totally screen-free, check out the 50 Best Kids' Movies for Family Movie Night.

Things To Do on Long Island this Weekend with Kids: Halloween Crafting, Pet Parade, Long Island Oyster Festival

Submitted by Jaime Sumersille on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 8:08am

The Center for Science and Teaching & Learning’s annual Spooky Fest is bigger than ever. Photo courtesy of CSTL

Rock Hall welcomes visitors for a weekend of country fun. Enjoy the harvest market, pumpkin patch, children's craft area, farm animals and more! The Long Island Oyster Festival, a huge waterfront celebration offers a mix of new activities and old favorites.

Get crafty at the Long Island Puppet Theater, making monster puppets and more. Bring Fido along for the Halloween party and pet parade at Sands Point Preserve.

Peep our nature walk guide for the best places to spot the changing leaf colors.

See our Fall Family Fun Guide for the best in seasonal entertainment, including day trip ideas, fall festivals, corn mazes, and plenty of FREE events and activities. As always, our Event Calendar and October GoList are loaded with fun, daily happenings for Long Island kids.

Things To Do on Long Island this Weekend with Kids: Pumpkinfest, Irish Day, Oktoberfest

Submitted by Jaime Sumersille on Wed, 10/02/2019 - 4:40am

There might not be an escape from Milleridge Inn's Haunted Village. Photo courtesy fo the inn

Welcome October on Long Island with a sunset wagon ride along Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank. Theatre Three is hosting a family-friendly Halloween show, A Kooky Spooky Halloween.

See our Fall Family Fun Guide for the best in seasonal entertainment, including day trip ideas, fall festivals, corn mazes. and plenty of FREE events and activities. As always, our Event Calendar and October GoList are loaded with fun, daily happenings for Long Island kids.

Things To Do on Long Island this Weekend with Kids: Long Island Fair, Bubble Run, New Exhibits

Submitted by Jaime Sumersille on Wed, 09/25/2019 - 5:00am

Celebrate the grand seasonal opening of the barnyard pumpkin patch at Harbes Family Farm. Photo courtesy of the farm

There's plenty to do and see on Long Island this first weekend of fall.

The Long Island Children's Musuem debuts its latest traveling exhibit, From Here to There and the Nassau County Museum of Art opens Picture This: The Art of Children's Books.

Walk, run, dance or stroll through the effervescent Bubble Run at Jones Beach.

See our Fall Family Fun Guide for the best in seasonal entertainment, including day trip ideas, fall festivals, corn mazes. and plenty of FREE events and activities. As always, our Event Calendar is loaded with fun, daily happenings for Long Island kids.

Things To Do on Long Island this Weekend with Kids: Maritime & Fall Festivals, Touch-A-Truck, Sesame Street Live

Submitted by Jaime Sumersille on Wed, 09/18/2019 - 4:00am

Meet a friendly ghost and decorate a pumpkin with your own design using a number of crafting decorations at Hicks Nurseries. Photo courtesy of the nursery

Sail into Greenport for the Maritime Festival this weekend. Enjoy classic wooden boats, kayak races, demonstrations of high-tech water sports, wood carving, model ship building, and more.

Or enjoy carnival rides, live music, craft vendors, children's shows including the National Circus Project, a petting zoo, pony rides, and more at Lido Beach Town Park's Festival by the Sea. There are also festivals in Seaford, Bellmore, Woodbury, Old Bethpage and Smithtown this weekend.

Elmo teams up with Abby and Justin, embarking on an amazing journey to be a part of a visiting magic show in Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic show this weekend at the Nassau Coliseum.

Children have a hands-on opportunity to see, touch, and explore heavy machinery and meet the people who build, protect, and serve the community at the Hampton Bays Firehouse FREE Touch-A-Truck event.

See our Fall Family Fun Guide and our September GoList for the best in seasonal entertainment, including day trip ideas, fall festivals, corn mazes. and plenty of FREE events and activities. As always, our Event Calendar is loaded with fun, daily happenings for Long Island kids.

Things to do on Long Island this Weekend with Kids: Dragon Boat Races, KidStock, Italian Festival

Submitted by Jaime Sumersille on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 5:12am

As part of the seasonal festivities enjoy apple-themed games thoughout the day at Harbes Family Farm. Photo courtesy of the farm

Cheer on dragon boat racing teams as they compete over a 250-meter course at a harborfront festival in Port Jefferson this weekend.

It's all peace and love at Kidstock in Port Washington. This open-air family festival features musical entertainment that kids and parents can enjoy together. There are more festivals at Harbes Family Farm, Garden Of Eve, Benner's Farm, Hofstra University and Hicks Nurseries.

Partake in a day of spy-related tours and activities for Culper Spy Day at the Long Island Museum.

See our Fall Family Fun Guide and our September GoList for the best in seasonal entertainment, including day trip ideas, fall festivals, corn mazes, and plenty of FREE events and activities. As always, our Event Calendar is loaded with fun, daily happenings for Long Island kids.

Mattituck with Kids: Fun Things to Do in this North Fork Town

Submitted by Jaime Sumersille on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 6:04am

Ride the pedal karts at Harbes Family Farm.

From local museums and gorgeous beaches to kid-friendly restaurants and unique shops, Mattituck has much to offer Long Island families.

Spanning the Long Island Sound to the Peconic Bay, this North Fork hamlet is perfect for a day trip or a week’s vacation with plenty of fresh-from-the-vine wine and produce, farms and local food, hiking, fishing and beaching to do! We’ve put together a list of things to do and see while you’re there.

Need more suggestions for things to do this fall? Check out our Fall Fun Guide and Long Island Events Calendar. For more out-east fun, take a look at our guide to the Hamptons and North Fork.

Weekend Fun: Fall Festivals, Colonial Celebration, Fireworks

Submitted by Jaime Sumersille on Wed, 09/04/2019 - 1:00pm

Cheer on the start of fall festival season across Long Island this weekend. Photo by the author

With school again in full swing, it's time to pack all that family fun into the weekend. We've rounded up some family fall festivals as they kick off across Long Island.

Elsewhere this weekend, step back to Colonial times as Raynham Hall in Oyster Bay is filled with costumed adult and child re-enactors who bring the 18th century to life. Celebrate the autumn season with outdoor activities for children of all ages at Sands Point Preserve. These are just some of the best kid-friendly events and activities taking place across Long Island this weekend.