Children were delighted by tricks and treats at the Brookhaven parks department’s Spring Happening in Centereach on April 7.
The spring celebration featured a show by magician James Amore, along with crafts, games and face painting. In addition, some talented kids paraded their best spring hats for the special occasion. Claire Wagner, 7, of Sound Beach, whose hat featured New York City’s Empire State Building, took home the best hat award.
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Oscar Romero, 6, of Sound Beach, helps magician James Amore with a trick at the Brookhaven parks department’s Spring Happening on April 7 in Centereach. Photo by Erika Karp

Three-year-old Dylan Norton, of Selden, enjoys James Amore’s magic tricks at Brookhaven parks department’s Spring Happening on April 7 in Centereach. Photo by Erika Karp

A volunteer helps lockup magician James Amore at the Brookhaven parks department’s Spring Happening on April 7 in Centereach. Photo by Erika Karp

Olivia Tigar, 3, of Shirley, decorates a pot at the Brookhaven parks department’s Spring Happening on April 7 in Centereach. Photo by Erika Karp

Ten-year-old Elizabeth Morrison, of Mastic, gets a bunny tattoo at the Brookhaven parks department’s Spring Happening on April 7 in Centereach. Photo by Erika Karp

Emma Samghabadi, 8, of, Port Jefferson Station, wears an extravagant spring hat for a best hat contest at the Brookhaven parks department’s Spring Happening on April 7 in Centereach. Photo by Erika Karp