Long Island Kids' Activities March 28, 29 & 30: Thar She Blows Festival, Science Saturdays, Nano Days & More

3/27/14 - By Jaime Sumersille

Spring is in the air and (weather permitting) it's a great time to get outdoors. Become closer to nature this weekend at the Annual Thar She Blows festival at The Whaling Museum or on a Family Seal Walk in Montauk. Or head out to the South Fork Natural History Museum to learn how ocean animals use light.

If it's science you're interested in, Science Saturdays are in full swing at the Long Island Science Center, as are Nano Days at The Maritime Explorium.

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Friday, March 28

Music Together - Plainview. This free demo class has two open time slots. Reservations are required.

Music & Bounce Adventure Day - Riverhead. This pay one price, all day event includes classes, bouncy houses and game tokens.

Bean Yoga - Great Neck. This class is designed to engage, stimulate and relax your beans after a long school day.

Godspell - Oakdale. Godspell is a high energy and heartwarming musical that joyously animates the parables in the gospel according to the apostle Matthew. Messages of love, generosity, joy, and faith are presented in song, dance, and all forms of theatrical play in this exuberant, rocking, rolling, and riveting production. Shows all weekend and throughout April.

Saturday, March 29

Saturday Studio - Oyster Bay. Crazy 3D paper sculptures, pastel printmaking, windy watercolors!

Nano Days - Port Jefferson (The Maritime Explorium)

LEGO Club - Bridgehampton (CMEE). This weekly event is an open LEGO building time for kids.

Science Saturdays - Riverhead (Long Island Science Center) Play and explore over 30 hands on exhibits and weekly themes. This week's theme is Genetic Diversity! How do our genes make us unique? Make fingerprint art and create your own Fingerprint ID Card with representatives from Met Life.

Disney's Mulan Jr. - East Islip. This is the last performance. Travel back to the days of ancient China with this stage adaptation of Mulan and her sidekick, Mushu.

Melanie's Marine Lab - How Ocean Animals Use Light - Bridgehampton. Melanie, SoFo & Nature Educator, is performing a lab experiment and using animals from the touch tank to observe which light environment, shallow or deep, the animals move toward most often. Reservations are necessary.

Sunday, March 30

Annual Thar She Blows - Cold Spring Harbor (The Whaling Museum). Music and sea shanties, crafts, face painting, scrimshaw carving. All free with paid admission.

Family Seal Walk - Montauk. A State Park naturalist will lead visitors on a 2-3 hour leisurely beach walk to an area where up to four species of seals can be observed. Along the way, there will be opportunities to see many winter birds and to explore marine geology. Please dress appropriately and wear comfortable footwear for hiking.

Yogi Stars - Bellmore. Ages 4-7. Kid Stars classes are for yogis ages 4-7 years old with a little more experience separating from caregivers, and a strong curiosity about the world around them.

Family Sundays at the Museum - Roslyn. It offers a gallery tour, followed by hands-on art making, and guided by an art educator.

Sharing Our Beaches With Birds - Cold Spring Harbor. Participants will first learn about beach nesting birds with an interactive program. This event is free.