Long Island Kids' Activities March 9 & 10: St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt, Peter & The Wolf/Bark In The Park, Irish Festival

3/6/13 - By Jill Wolfson

This weekend, head on over to the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center’s St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt in Yaphank where you’ll partake in a pot o’ gold hunt, ride on a wagon, and feed some animals. At the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Greenvale enjoy a performance of Peter and the Wolf and Bark in the Park performed by New York Theatre Ballet. In Hempstead, Hofstra University is hosting its 15th Annual Irish Festival, complete with music and dance performances throughout the day, activities for children, more than 50 craft vendors, and authentic Irish food. At the NYCB Theater at Westbury, enjoy a performance of Strawberry Shortcake with the Doodlebops. Also on tap: Smithtown Township Arts Council Presents Mr. Mouse In Outer Space at the Mills Pond House in St. James, and Alexander & The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at the Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington.  As always, check out our events calendar every day for fun activities for the family!

OUR LATEST VIDEOS

Saturday

St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt
Suffolk County Farm and Education Center
Yaphank
10:00am - 2:00pm
All ages
$6 per person. Free for kids under 2
631-852-4603
Annual pot o' gold hunt includes a wagon ride and an animal feeding.  Registration required.

Peter And The Wolf & Bark In The Park Performed By New York Theatre Ballet
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
Greenvale
2:00pm
Ages 4 and up
$14, $22
516-299-3100
New York Theatre Ballet, the premier presenter of professional ballet for young audiences, fills the stage with the drama of Prokofiev's classic tale.  This double bill also includes Bark in the Park, a new original ballet that tells the story of two young children as they search Central Park for their lost dog.

Smithtown Township Arts Council Presents Mr. Mouse In Outer Space
Mills Pond House
St. James
11:00am and 1:00pm
Ages 3-6
$8
631-862-6575
A book inspires Mr. Mouse to build a rocket ship, that he uses to explore the galaxy.  Advance tickets suggested.

Keith Munslow Stories & Songs, Cartoons & Comedy
Locust Valley Library
Locust Valley
2:00pm - 3:00pm
All ages
Free
516-671-1837
High energy show with a mix of original songs and stories, tongue twisting poems, oddball characters, and on the spot cartoon drawing.

Playing With Your Food
Long Island Children's Museum
Garden City
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Ages 5 and up
$3 with museum admission
516-224-5800
You’ll learn how to turn your “lunch” into a piece of art.  Learn about a form of printmaking known as monotyping, as you transfer an image of your meal from a flat surface, to paper, to create your artwork.

Sunday

Hofstra University's 15th Annual Irish Festival
Hofstra University Physical Education Building
Hempstead
11:00am - 5:00pm
Ages 5 and up
Adults $6, seniors $4, children under 12 free
516-463-6580
There will be a number of music and dance performances throughout the day, as well as activities for children, more than 50 craft vendors, and authentic Irish food.

Strawberry Shortcake With The Doodlebops
NYCB Theater at Westbury
Westbury
1:00pm
All ages
$19.50 to $49.50
516-334-0800
This musical adventure takes Strawberry and her friends to Berry Bitty City where the whole town is waiting for the Glitzy Glaze Talent Show.  The Doodlebops will open the show.

Alexander & The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Landmark on Main Street
Port Washington
2:00pm
Ages 3-8
$18
516-767-6444
Have you ever had a really rotten day?  Alexander has.  He wakes up with gum in his hair, he trips on a skateboard, and then he accidentally drops his sweater in the sink - all before breakfast!  Alexander can already tell - it's going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day!  Laugh and sing along with Alexander's misadventures in this hilarious musical, featuring book and lyrics by Judith Viorst, author of the classic book.  Discover along with Alexander that sometimes, everyone has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Stories And Songs Of Ireland
Gold Coast Public Library
Glen Head
2:00pm
All ages
Free
516-759-8300
Jim Hawkins will present this program of Irish stories and songs in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

Tap Kids
Staller Center For the Arts, SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook
4:00pm
Ages 10 and up
$15
631-632-2787
Eight of the best young tap dancers in the country lead you through a coming of age story.