Yes it’s Spring but it is FREEZING! Weather is forecasted to be in the 60s this weekend which I am so excited for. There’s lots of fun activities both indoor and outdoor for you all to enjoy with family and friends. Have a wonderful weekend!
Storytime and Craft will take place on Saturday from 10:30-11:30.
“Join us for a family storytime and fun craft! All ages.”
Also on Saturday there’s a Girls Who Code Workshop from 1:30 -3pm for 7th - 12th grade girls. “Work with your Club on a Computer Science Impact Project, where you’ll learn to use computer science to solve a problem relevant to your Club and community. *IF you are signing up after December 6, YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP.”
On Sunday, don’t miss Sing Along Sundays with Chloe from 4:00pm - 4:30pm. “Celebrate early childhood through music and movement!
Children and parents are sure to love the captivating songs, live accordion music, and activities designed with specific cognitive milestones in mind.
This class will feature a variety of child-sized instruments and props, and a wealth of both traditional and original songs to add to your singalong repertoire!
Get ready for a fun, creative, and engaging experience!”
The Bruce Museum is a hidden gem located just up the road from us in nearby Greenwich, CT. After you’ve checked out the museum, head across the street to a super fun playground the kids are sure to love!
On Friday from 2:30-2:45pm, check out the Marine Tank Animal Feeding.
On Sunday from 11:30-12:15, the Family Gallery Tour will take place. This is “for families with children ages 6-10. These tours, led by a Museum educator, provide an interactive, discussion-based exploration of the Museum's current exhibitions. Free with admission; no registration required.”
Westchester Children’s Museum
Good news! The Westchester Children’s Museum is open for business and for you and the kids to enjoy! This “sunlit, colorful, vibrant learning space is filled with interactive exhibits that explore science, art, technology, design and the environment, with places to build, play, and create.” The museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays 10-4. Current exhibits include:
MAKERSPACES
BUILD YOUR OWN ROLLER COASTER
KEVA PLANKS
WIND TUNNEL DESIGN CHALLENGE
TODDLER BEACH
SHADOW PUPPET THEATER
WINTER LIGHT: An Art Exhibit Featuring Work by Michelle Sakhai, opened up on December 21st. “The beautiful, shimmering abstract paintings of Westchester-based artist Michelle Sakhai are a perfect companion to the winter season. Sakhai uses gold and silver leaf in her work to bring glitter and shimmer to the Museum's Art Gallery. Each irridescent piece offers an optical illusion - you will see something different in the color and imagery no matter where you stand.
Artist-led workshops will introduce children to abstract art and provide opportunities to create their own works of art.”
Good Deed of the Month Club will take place on Saturday from 11-12. “Join us every month in our Make a Difference with Loukoumi Book Nook for a kindness-themed book reading and discussion followed by an art-educator led good deed project. Let’s make a difference together at Westchester Children’s Museum!”
Included with Museum Admission
Visit their website to learn more!
The Stamford Nature Center is a wonderful place to stroll around and they have animals for the kids to see and a fun playground to play in.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
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March WILDness at Heckscher WILD! Will take place. “Vote in our 2nd annual bracket challenge at Heckscher WILD! All of our animals are awesome, but everyone has a favorite! Is yours Hot Dog the Tree Frog? Wallace the Red-Footed Tortoise? Thor the Savannah Monitor, or another? Each week will feature a group of animals that will compete for votes to move on in the challenge. The top two vote getters will battle it out to be the March WILDness winner. Cast your vote in person at Heckscher WILD! or on the SM&NC Facebook page (1 vote per person per day). Stop by weekday afternoons (Tues-Fri) in March at 3 pm to meet one of the animals from our weekly group. Voting begins March 4.” |
Sunday Explorers will take place on Sundays from March 26-May 14 from 12-4. “Our popular Sunday drop-in programs return for the Spring season. Join us for a weekly hike on our nature trails or to meet and feed some of our Heckscher WILD! animals. Explore Heckscher Farm as we greet goats, plant in our organic vegetable garden, peak into our historic barns, and more! We will have some great self-guided crafts and additional animals and exhibits, too, in Overbrook Nature Center. Recommended for ages 5 & up. (No programs on April 16 and April 30.)” Schedule of activities is online.
Connecticut Waterways Exhibition will be on display from Feb 18-May 29. “Explore these themes through dramatic and poignant images captured by the Women Photographers of Connecticut, a diverse group of women photographers from across the state. This exhibition is being presented at a critical moment for our community, as the National Weather Service has recently reclassified the ongoing drought in Fairfield County as severe, with ground water, wells, rivers, and streams all below normal levels.”
Clay Arts Center Saturday Drop in Class
Every Saturday from 2 - 4pm there’s a fun opportunity to stop by the Clay Arts Center in Port Chester and have fun experimenting with clay. There’s a fee of $25 adult and $20 children under 12. (includes materials and firing). This is a “one-time class for adults, children and families interested in experimenting with clay for the first time Plan a great afternoon with friends, family, or just for you while exploring your inner artist in this fun and messy introduction to clay! Projects take between 1.5- 2 hours. SPACE IS LIMITED. Tickets go on sale at the front desk at 10am the day of class. Call us at 914-937-2047 to register or drop in by 1:45. First Come First Served. Class maximum is 12 people.”
One advantage to living in Westchester is the opportunity to see some great basketball being played up close and near home at the Westchester County Center. Today, Friday, March 24th watch the Reno Bighorns take on the Westchester Knicks at 7pm. Doors open at 6.
WWE LIVE! ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA
Also at the County Center this weekend is WWE Live. On Sunday, March 26th, “come see your favorite superstars including Triple H, Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Sami Zayn, Rusev, Austin Aries, Sheamus, Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Bayley, and many more!!!” Doors open at 5:30, show begins at 7pm. Ticket prices range from $38-$103.
Rock and Roll Playhouse at the Capitol Theatre
On Saturday, head to the Captiol Theatre in Port Chester for the Rock and Roll Playhouse Family concerts. These “are unique, interactive, and educational live music experience for children set in the remarkable Garcia's venue at the Capitol Theatre. 60-minute concerts focus on specific eras, artists, and genres of music. During each fun-filled show, children will explore live music, movement, and collaborative creativity. Young talents will gain knowledge and develop their musical skills through laughter and imagination. We invite the whole family to join us and play as we aim to build creativity in children ages 10-years-old and younger. Parking during the show is included in the lot directly across the street from the main entrance of the venue.” Doors open at 2:30 and the show begins at 3. Prices are $12 - 15 /person or child (under 2 free.) This Saturday’s concert showcases The Music of The Who.
On Saturday at 11am check out Create Your Own Little Golden Book Storytime. “In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Little Golden Book, join us to create your very own Little Golden Book to take home. We will read classic Little Golden Book titles such as The Monster at the End of This Book (Sesame Street Series).”
Our closest Barnes & Noble is in White Plains, City Center but there are other nearby locations in Stamford, Palisades Center and Yonkers. And a newly opened location in Eastchester that has a restaurant too!
Stepping Stones museum is another amazing place for the kids. Located about 20 minutes north of Rye Brook, in Norwalk, CT, it’s perfect for the whole family! Check them out here, then head on over for a fun filled day of learning and hands-on activities the kids will adore!
Saturday 10:30-11:15 Mutt-i-grees will be taking place. “Enjoy a special canine storytime and discussion, and visit with a shelter dog as you learn these social and emotional skills. Shelter dogs courtesy of P.A.W.S. Recommended for ages 3 and older.”
Colorations will take place from 11:15-11:45 on Saturday. “How does music make you feel? How do colors make your feel? Come join us to learn about our emotions using colors and music! For ages 3 and older.”
Also on Saturday, don’t miss Tech Time LEGO WeDo from 1:30-2:30 for kids ages 5 and older. “Sign up for one of five 60-minute sessions. Siblings can work together.”
On Sunday from 10:30-11 check out Musical Jamboree. “Explore music and movement through song, dance and the playing of instruments. All ages.”
Color Mixing Bags will take place on Sunday from 11:15-11:45. “Join us for a fun intro to color theory! Learn about color mixing, shades and tint with mess free finger painting! For ages 2 and up.”
And finally on Sunday Around the World:Show Me a Tale will take place from 2-3pm.
“Around the World:Show Me a Tale, how the brazilian beetles Got Their Gorgeous coats – Enjoy a Brazilian folktale and then create a colorful beetle. Free; tickets required. Recommended for ages 5 and older.”
There is always SO much going on at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT.
Check out the Coral Reef Exhibit! “A rainbow of colors dart and dash in our new 3,000-gallon Coral Reef exhibit, open now just past the Sea Turtles exhibit.
Meet more than 40 species of reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific, including brilliantly colored varieties of tangs, triggerfish, wrasses and more.
Displays explain why reef systems are so important to the ocean, yet why they’re also so fragile.
Plus, learn how global ocean currents can connect water in reefs on the other side of the planet to our local Long Island Sound – and thus, how our stewardship of the Sound also means good stewardship of all Earth's marine ecosystems.”
The aquarium is definitely worth a trip up the Merritt or 95!
Click here to learn more about Maritime.
Hudson River Museum
The Hudson River Museum, in Yonkers, boasts an amazing Planetarium, six galleries, and a mansion!
Saturday Stories will take place on Saturday, March 25th at 1 and 3pm. “Gather round Junior Docents as they read in the galleries. Dorothea’s Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth
by Barb Rosenstock. Followed by new Family Guide activities in the galleries.”
Saturdays & Sundays 12 - 5 pm there’s “a safe space for children to explore, play, and create with their families. The room hosts a large-scale dollhouse, blocks, puppet theater, and books. A Junior Docent is present to answer questions and suggest activities.”
And Saturday and Sundays from 1-4, kids can do fun art projects. This March “Make a Mysterious Silhouette-Draw the dark contours of a person’s face or figure against a light background.”
Science Projects happening on Saturdays from 1 - 4 pm taking place this March are all about Photo Science: Before Pixels. “Using a classic camera designed for 4x5 sheet film, take a long-exposure photo and watch it appear in our darkroom. Civil War-era technology and modern chemistry combine to create an experience like that of the first commercial photographers.”
There are planetarium shows Saturdays and Sundays that the whole family can enjoy!
To learn more, click here.
This Saturday, March 25th and Sunday, March 26th at 11:30AM check out TEACHING TRAILS: Weekend Walks for All Ages. “Join us on our community path for environmental education, generously supported by Con Edison. Guided trail experience through our woodland forest with specially trained "Trail Ninja" volunteers. Program runs approximately 45 minutes. FREE”
Michael’s
Most Saturdays from 10-12 Michael’s offers a fun Kids Club® craft that kids can participate in while their parents shop. This Saturday’s project is making Kids Club® Watercolor Frame. The cost is $2 per project and supplies are included. Sign up in store or online, or just drop in. Parent or guardian must remain on premises during the event.
Lakeshore
Lakeshore also hosts a free craft workshop for kids most Saturdays from 11-3pm. This Saturday’s craft also sounds super fun, creating a Honeybee House. Appropriate for kids ages 3 & up. No reservation necessary. Free.”
Other weekend ideas?
The movies are always a fun weekend option, especially when it’s cold out. Beauty and The Beast hits theaters this weekend! It was amazing, though some parts may be a little scary for younger audience members. If you still prefer the animated version, that’s playing in White Plains this weekend too. The Lego Batman Movie is still in theatres this weekend. In regular and 3D format. Check out showtimes here.
Have you checked out Fun Fuzion in New Rochelle yet. Fun Fuzion is Westchester’s only indoor amusement park. There’s bowling, mini golf, billiards, lazer tag, and a fun house with games and rides. There’s also a movie theater next door! Definitely a spot worth visiting!
Legoland is a fun place to visit with the kids!
Ice skating is always a fun activity for the whole family. Nearby rinks include Hommocks in Larchmont, Playland in Rye and Dorothy Hammil in Greenwich.
Or maybe the Bronx Zoo?
Maybe take a stroll around the New York Botanical Gardens- The orchid show is taking place right now.
Or Beardsley Zoo in Connecticut?
And Bowlmor bowling alley is a fun option in White Plains!
Remember, it’s always a good idea to call ahead, to ensure a scheduled activity is still running. Email me at ryebrook@hamlethub.com and let me know if we missed any super fun, family friendly events and/or if you would like to advertise with us!
Photo Credit: Kelly Schwark