Hamptons Kids' Weekend Calendar, August 22-24: Family Film Fest, 'Wind in the Willows'
This weekend in the Hamptons, there is so many activities for children and families to choose from, including a film festival, a staging of Wind in the Willows, and an introduction to robot making.
Friday, August 22
JAZZ AND DEMOCRACY WITH THE SAMMY MILLER QUARTET
A Jazz for Young People concert. Free admission. Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton. southamptoncenter.org
STAGES PRESENTS “WIND IN THE WILLOWS”
7 p.m. Based on the children’s classic. $15. Pierson High School, Jermain Avenue, Sag Harbor. 631-329-1420 stagesworkshop.org
FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL WITH HIFF
7:30 p.m. Through 8/24. A weekend-long family film festival featuring everything from Charlie Chaplin to Disneynature. Check website for complete screening schedule. $12 adults/$8 kids/$35 4-ticket family package. Free gift bag with family package. Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton. hamptonsfilmfest.org
Saturday, August 23
BRUSH BOTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AT SOFO
10–11:30 a.m. Join Melanie for an introduction to robots by making a brush bot, a simple robot made from a toothbrush head, whose tiny vibrating motor turns the bristles into thousands of little legs. Ages 6–9. Admission $7 per adult, $5 per child 3–12, 2 and under free. $4 materials fee. South Fork Natural History Museum, 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. 631-537-9735 sofo.org
PIONEER KIDS AT SWEET WOODLAND FARM
10 a.m.–noon. Meet farm animals, sow seeds and learn about the life of plants. Open to kids ages 5–10. $120 for 6 classes, $25 drop-in. Discounts for siblings. Sweet Woodland Farm, 45 Old Squires Road, Hampton Bays. 631-594-1789
CANIO’S 4KIDS STORYTIME
10:30–11:30 a.m. Miss Sigrid reads Click, Clack, Moo. Recommended for children 4 and up with a parent. Canio’s Books, 290 Main Street, Sag Harbor. 631-725-4926
BING BANG BOOM: HANDS-ON MUSIC JAM
3:30–4:30 p.m. Take a musical adventure and learn new tricks about sound. Free, perfect for families. Call to reserve a seat. Amagansett Free Library, 215 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-3810
STAGES PRESENTS “WIND IN THE WILLOWS”
4 p.m. Based on the children’s classic. $15. Pierson High School, Jermain Avenue, Sag Harbor. 631-329-1420 stagesworkshop.org
Sunday, August 24
CMEE MINI GOLF
9 a.m.–5 p.m. The Children’s Museum of the East End opens its nine-hole mini golf course for kids. The course teaches kids physics and math along the way. Children’s Museum of the East End, 376 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. 631-537-8250 cmee.org
“BABYCCINO” AT CHABAD OF THE HAMPTONS
9:30 a.m. “A chic meet for mod moms and their tots.” A trek around the world to explore different countries, discover different cultures and develop a taste for diversity. $15; $50 for four classes. Ages 0–24 months and their moms. Chabad of East Hampton, 17 Woods Lane, East Hampton. 631-221-8036 jewishhamptons.com
STAGES PRESENTS “WIND IN THE WILLOWS”
4 p.m. Based on the children’s classic. $15. Pierson High School, Jermain Avenue, Sag Harbor. 631-329-1420 stagesworkshop.org