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Weekend Fun: Sheep to Shawl Fest, Egg Hunts, Family Fun Day

Learn how to turn wool into cloth using 18th-century techniques at Sheep-to Shawl. Photo courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley
Learn how to turn wool into cloth using 18th-century techniques at Sheep-to Shawl. Photo courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley
4/10/19 - By Susan Miele

With Easter right around the corner, this weekend offers several related events for Westchester and Hudson Valley families. Among these are the The Great Green Eggstravaganza; ways to dine, pose, and even skate with the Easter Bunny; a culinary lesson in the Italian tradition Cassatedde for Easter; and numerous area egg hunts.

Among the spring fairs and festivals we’ve told you about is Sheep to Shawl, happening this weekend. Expect assorted woolly fun throughout the two-day event.

Looking for more FREE fun? Take advantage of the workshops and entertainment available at Family Fun Day.

Many more fun ways to spend the weekend lie ahead. Consult our Event Calendar for many more options to choose from, use our April GoList to help plan the rest of the month, and depend on our Spring Break Guide to help keep your kids occupied while school is out!

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Sheep-to-Shawl celebrates all things woolly! Photo courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley
Sheep-to-Shawl celebrates all things woolly! Photo courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley

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Sheep to Shawl

Sleepy Hollow
Learn about 18th-century textile-making with activities like dying and other crafts, create a 20-foot project, meet some sheep, watch Scottish border collies herd, try on period costumes, watch a colonial fashion show, and two-step to live bluegrass.  READ MORE
Nine sites along the Saw Mill River will welcome volunteers to help remove trash for the Great Saw Mill River Clean-Up. Photo courtesy of Groundworks Hudson Valley
Nine sites along the Saw Mill River will welcome volunteers to help remove trash for the Great Saw Mill River Clean-Up. Photo courtesy of Groundworks Hudson Valley

Saturday, April 13

The Great Saw Mill River Cleanup

Multiple Locations – FREE
Every year, hundreds of volunteers join Groundwork Hudson Valley to haul tons of trash and construction debris, leaving the river cleaner and freer-flowing for the critters and human folk to enjoy. The event will be held at several locations along the Saw Mill River.  READ MORE

Kids in the Kitchen: Cassatedde for Easter

Tuckahoe
Children learn to prepare the half-moon pastry and sweet filling that is traditionally served for Easter in southern Italy. READ MORE

Family Fun Day

Tarrytown – FREE
This annual event will feature assorted children's activities, including circus performances and workshops, interactive dance, music, craft projects, a sing-along, and more. READ MORE

Pelham Easter Egg Hunt and Party - CANCELED

Pelham – FREE
This Easter celebration includes an egg hunt, a visit from the Easter Bunny, arts-and-crafts, face painting, live music by children's performer Zev Haber, and refreshments. READ MORE

Performing Families: An Evening of Music, Dance and Conversation

White Plains
Spend an evening with other families--four of whom will take the stage to perform styles reflective of their native culture, including indigenous Aztec dancers, a Benin family band, South Indian classical dancer, and a Korean music-dance trio. READ MORE
Take part in an environmentally-friendly egg hunt at Greenburgh Nature Center. Photo courtesy of the center
Take part in an environmentally-friendly egg hunt at Greenburgh Nature Center. Photo courtesy of the center

Sunday, April 14

The Great Green Eggstravaganza - CANCELED

Scarsdale
Celebrate the spring equinox with a day of seasonal egg-citement at the Greenburgh Nature Center. Participate in egg-themed activities, including an environmentally friendly egg hunt. Make seasonal crafts, meet the animals, and search for signs of spring.  READ MORE

Skate with the Easter Bunny at Hommocks Park Ice Rink

Larchmont
Put on your skates and celebrate with the Easter Bunny at Hommocks Park Ice Rink.  READ MORE
See Paw Patrol Live: Race to the Rescue at MSG. Photo courtesy of the production
See Paw Patrol Live: Race to the Rescue at MSG. Photo courtesy of the production

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Paw Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue

Manhattan
Roll with the PAW Patrol as everybody’s favorite heroic pups race to the rescue on the day of the Great Adventure Bay Race. When Mayor Goodway goes missing, Chase, Marshall, Skye and the rest of the PAW Patrol need to team up with Ryder to save Adventure Bay’s mayor and stop Foggy Bottom’s Mayor Humdinger from winning the race. READ MORE

Apple Blossom Children's Carnival at the Queens County Farm Museum

Queens
Celebrate spring at the Queens County Farm Museum. This children's carnival kicks off the farm's special event season. Tilt-A-Whirl in the orchard and enjoy carnival rides, hayrides, and midway games. READ MORE

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