Kids Korner: Oct. 24 to 31, 2024
PROGRAMS
Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt
From now through December, take part in a Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt at the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St.. Cold Spring Harbor during gallery hours of Thursday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join a hunt of mythic proportions as you search for hidden merfolk tails in the gallery. Discover them all and score a prize! Free with admission. No registration required. 631-367-3418
First Steps in Nature
Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown continues its First Steps in Nature series for ages 2 to 4 on Oct. 25 at 9:30 a.m. with hands-on exciting activities, crafts, stories and much more. Children will gain a greater appreciation of nature and wildlife while having fun. $20 per child. To register, visit www.sweetbriarnc.org. 631-979-6344
Creatures of the Night
Join Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown for a Creatures of the Night event on Oct. 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Meet nighttime animals, play a game with prizes, and take a nighttime hike in the woods to see where creatures of the night make their homes. Please bring a picnic blanket to watch the animal presentations. For ages 7 and up. $20 per person. Register at www.sweetbriarnc.org.
Kids’ Night Out
Port Jefferson Village Center, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson presents Kids’ Night Out on Oct. 25 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Parents can go out on a date while your kids have a fun-filled evening playing active games, crafts and more. Pizza will be served. Fee is $25 residents, $35 non-residents. To register, call 631-802-2160.
Fall Fishing
Join the staff at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, 581 W. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown for some fishing fun on Willow Pond on Oct. 26 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Learn the basics of freshwater fishing at the Preserve. For children under the age of 15. $4 per child. Reservations taken on eventbrite.com.
Art in the Barn
Walt Whitman Birthplace, Huntington Station continues its Art in Barn series on Oct 26 at 11:30 a.m. with a Halloween party! Come in costume and create a poster using multi media materials. For children in Pre K through 3rd grade with parent/guardian. $25 child and guardian, $20 second child. Register at www.waltwhitman.org.
Story & Craft with Nana Carol
The Next Chapter bookstore, 204 New York Ave., Huntington hosts a Story and Craft event with Nana Carol on Oct. 28 at 10:30 a.m. Free. No registration required. Appropriate for ages 0-4. 631-482-5008
FILM
‘The Sandlot’
Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave, Huntington continues its Cinema For Kids series with a screening of The Sandlot on Oct. 27 at noon. It’s the early 1960s and fifth-grader Scotty Smalls has just moved into town with his folks. It’s the beginning of a magical summer of baseball, wild adventures, first kisses, and fearsome confrontations with the dreaded Beast and its owner who live behind the left field fence in this hilarious and warmhearted comedy. Tickets are $13 adults, $5 children ages 12 and under. www.cinemaartscentre.org
THEATER
‘Rapunzel’
The John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport presents Rapunzel: A Tangled Fairytale from Sept. 28 to Oct. 27. Rapunzel’s sixteenth birthday has come, meaning that she’ll be able to see the outside world for the first time, just as her “mother” promised. Scared to let her go, though, the witch reneges. Lucky for Rapunzel a young Prince happens across her tower. Before the Prince and Rapunzel have their inevitable “happily ever after,” though, they’re going to have to face the wrath of the witch and a few other hilarious obstacles. All seats are $20. To order, call 631-261-2900 or visit engemantheater.com.
Halloween Princess Party
You’re invited to a special Halloween Princess Party at the Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 East Main St., Smithtown on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. and Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. Learn about Halloween traditions from different kingdoms and meet new friends. Costumes encouraged at this royal trick-or-treat! Tickets are $16. To order, visit www.smithtownpac.org or call 1-800-595-4849.
