Jill Muller

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Weekend Fun for Westchester Kids: Spring Fun, Egg Hunts, The Science Barge, Wooly Sheep and More, April 12 & 13

Submitted by Jill Muller on Thu, 04/10/2014 - 11:00am

Ready for Spring Break? If you're planning a staycation, Westchester has lots of great events to choose from this weekend. We mentioned a few in our April Go List including the weekend long Sheep-to-Shawl festival and Disney Jr.'s Pirate & Princess Adventure. Of course, we can't forget the many Easter egg hunts happening all over town.

Also on our monthly Go List is Opening Day at the Science Barge. Families can enjoy live music, crafts, science experiments and more. The Greenburgh Nature Center is hosting its Spring Celebration and Egg Hunt with a day of family fun to celebrate the emergence of spring. Meet the animals, make seasonal crafts, look for signs of spring and hunt for eggs.

Read on for our top weekend picks. If you see something that piques your interest, click through to the event listing to view full details. Looking for more options? Be sure to check our Event Calendar for more fun happening this weekend and beyond in Westchester. And don't forget to sign up for our FREE newsletter to get all our latest news and events sent right to your inbox!

Weekend Fun for Westchester Kids: Spring, The Easter Bunny, Live Shows & More, April 5 & 6

Submitted by Jill Muller on Thu, 04/03/2014 - 11:00am

The birds are chirping and baseball is in the air. Spring has arrived. There are plenty of events happening around Westchester this weekend to get the family out of the house. Join The Trailside Nature Museum for a hike around the park to look for signs of spring. The Hudson Highlands Museum is celebrating Trout Weekend with crafts and activities all weekend.

Easter and Passover events begin this weekend. Have breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the Westchester Mall, make some matzah at the Chabad of the Rivertowns, or create Passover decorations at the JCC of Mid-Westchester.

A live performance of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. takes place all weekend at the Irvington Town Hall Theater. Catch Galumpha, a performance combining stunning acrobatics, striking visual effects, physical comedy, and inventive choreography.

If you see something that piques your interest, click through to the event listing to view full details. Looking for more options? Be sure to check our Event Calendar for more fun happening this weekend and beyond. And don't forget our April Go List for our top picks for family outings all month long.

Mostly Free and Fun Things To Do With Westchester Kids This Weekend: Kids' Fair, Concert, Authors and More, March 29 & 30

Submitted by Jill Muller on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 11:00am

March is winding down and this weekend offers lots of family fun in Westchester. Celebrate the last weekend in March with a day of education and fun at the Annual 100.7 WHUD Kids Fair, which we mentioned in our March Go List. Families can enjoy healthy activities, entertainment, games, sports and more. The Voracious Reader in Larchmont is celebrating its 7th Birthday and you can join the celebration with a day of book signings, sales, story times and birthday cake.

Celebrate the wonderful tapestry of peoples, languages and cultures that weave the community together at Global Village Day at Byram Hills High School or check out the Annual Lower Hudson Valley Engineering EXPO at White Plains High School.

Meet Rosemary Wells of Max and Ruby fame at the Katonah Museum of Art. Learn about her artistic process, listen to a Max and Ruby story and participate in a fun family book-making project. Rosemary will have prints and signed books for sale.

These are just a few of our top picks for this weekend. Read on for more ideas for getting out and exploring Westchester with kids. If you see something that piques your interest, click through to the event listing to view full details. Looking for more options? Be sure to check our Event Calendar for more fun happening this weekend and beyond. And don't forget to sign up for our FREE newsletter to stay up to date on all the latest from Mommy Poppins!

Mostly Free and Fun Things To Do With Kids in Westchester This Weekend: Spring, Parades, Performances and More March 22 & 23

Submitted by Jill Muller on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 11:00am

Spring is finally here and we couldn't be happier! To kick off the seasonal celebrations, head to the Greenburgh Nature Center for Spring Fling Fun or take a hike at Teatown Lake Reservation to look for frogs and salamanders returning to mate and lay eggs.

If you haven’t gotten enough Irish this month, the celebrations continue with the Yonkers and Sound Shore-Mamaroneck Saint Patrick’s Day Parades. Katonah Art Center is hosting an Open House and Free Arts Day on Sunday--all activities are FREE and include crafts, music and movement workshops including yoga, Zumba and dance.

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival adds a modern twist to the classic tale, Much Ado About Nothing, at the Paramount Theater. The Tarrytown Music Hall hosts The Very Hungry Caterpillar along with an assortment of other favorite puppet characters.

Weekend Fun for Kids in Westchester: St. Patrick's Day Parades, Music, Dance and More, March 15 & 16

Submitted by Jill Muller on Thu, 03/13/2014 - 11:00am

It’s all things green this weekend as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. You'll find parades in Peekskill, Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown, Buchanan and Eastchester. If parades aren't your thing, head to Westchester Community College for Tomaseen Foley’s Irish Times where folk entertainers charm audiences with laughter, music and dance. A Celtic Concert by the Westchester Harp Ensemble is also being held at the New Rochelle Public Library.

Other St. Patty's Day themed fun includes a Family Hobbit Hike: Looking for Leprechauns--part art outing, part scavenger hunt. Or head to Trailside Nature Museum's In Search of the Color Green.

Read on for our top picks for fun this weekend in Westchester. If you see something that piques your interest, click through to the event listing to view full details. Looking for more options? Check out our March Go List which has additional picks for this weekend. Also, be sure to check our Event Calendar for more even more fun happening this weekend and beyond.

Weekend Fun with Westchester Kids: Parades, Maple Sugaring, Planetarium Reopens and More, March 8-9

Submitted by Jill Muller on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 10:00am

Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead this weekend. Daylight Savings begins on Sunday and that means "longer days" to get out and enjoy all the festivities Westchester has to offer. This weekend also kicks off the St. Patrick’s Day Parade season. Enjoy parades in White Plains and Mount Kisco plus the Northern Westchester Putnam Parade in Mahopac.

It’s also sugaring season, when the warming daytime temperatures stimulate the sap to flow and there are several sugaring events to choose from this weekend. Head to Sugarfest at Westmoreland Sanctuary where you can enjoy the Nannyhagen Creek Band during a pancake breakfast. Or stop by for an informal sugarhouse chat at the Trailside Nature Museum. Muscoot Farm is also joining in on the sugaring fun, Teatown’s naturalists share facts and folklore about this sweet time of year and the Greenburgh Nature Center hosts a Maple Sugaring Party.

This weekend is also the grand opening of the Hudson River Museum’s new state of the art, digital Planetarium. Read on for our top weekend picks. If you see something that piques your interest, click through to the event listing to view full details. Looking for more options? Be sure to check our Event Calendar for more fun happening this weekend and beyond. Also be sure to sign up for our FREE newsletter to get the latest on news and events in Westchester delivered right to your inbox.

Weekend Fun for Westchester Kids: Family Fun Day, Dance, Art Exhibits and More, March 1 & 2

Submitted by Jill Muller on Thu, 02/27/2014 - 9:00am

They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb and I, for one, am really looking forward to that sweet lamb. At least now we can see the light at the end of the icy tunnel. This weekend Westchester is full of fun events for families including Family Fun Day at the Tarrytown Music Hall and maple sugaring events at The Nature Place, Muscoot Farm and Teatown Lake Reservation.

Several summer camps will be hosting summer camp open house events this weekend including The Nature Place Day Camp, Camp Armonk, Challenge Camp and Blue Rill Day Camp.

Young artists will have a chance to showcase their talents in Westchester this weekend with two events. Joe Cavise brings his young dancers to the White Plains Performing Arts Center at the Dance Invitational 2014, featuring ballet, jazz, hip-hop and modern dance numbers. The Young Artists Exhibition showcases the extraordinary talents of budding artists as seniors from member schools participate in every aspect of the exhibition process.

Mostly Free and Fun Things To Do with Westchester Kids This Weekend: Musicals, Parties, Maple Sugaring & More, Feb. 22 & 23

Submitted by Jill Muller on Thu, 02/20/2014 - 10:30am

If you’re in the mood for some live performances, there are plenty happening in Westchester this weekend. The kids will be mesmerized by the Bossy Frog Band Beach Party in an interactive musical concert. The Missoula Children’s Theater presents a musical adaptation of Hansel and Gretel at the Emelin Theater. And Westchester Community College hosts Danceworks where the performers invite the children to join them up on the stage.

This weekend also kicks off the maple sugaring season in Westchester. Trailside Nature Museum and Teatown Lake Reservation have sugaring events happening this weekend. For more nature themed activities, Make a Seed Bomb at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, have Breakfast with Buster the Bunny at Westmoreland Sanctuary, and participate in a scavenger hunt at the Marshlands Conservancy.

Sunday is the first day of Restaurant Week at Ridge Hill Shopping Center where you can get great deals on lunches, dinners, and treats. New Era Creative Space in Peekskill is hosting two events on Saturday. Design, build and decorate a structure for your favorite toy with the help of ArchforKids educators. You can also drop your children, ages 4-8, off for a Pajama Party which features art, games, stories and dinner.

Read on for our top weekend picks. If you see something that piques your interest, click through to the event listing to view full details. Want the weekend fun delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for our FREE weekly newsletter to stay up to date on all the fun happenings around town. Looking for more options? Be sure to check our Event Calendar for more fun happening this weekend and beyond.