Saturday:

Sandi Bloomberg
Book Revue
Huntington
11:00am
Free admission         
Local author Sandi Bloomberg will read from and sign her children's picture books, Veronica and the Magic Fountain and Jake and the Magic Soccer Ball. Bloomberg will also be engaging the youngters in Creative Movement, bringing the stories to life with music and props.

Rainbows in Nature: A Celebration of Spring
Sweetbriar Nature Center
Smithtown
1–3:30pm
$6 per person                
Sweetbriar is offering an afternoon of treasure hunts, an animal presentation, relay races, face painting, and of course tours of its enclosed Butterfly Garden. Local author Michelle Zimmerman will lead children on magical adventures through story and a full spectrum of rainbow fun including a butterfly hunt and a rainbow butterfly craft to take home. You can also join one an educators for a walk to discover the beauty of spring at the nature preserve.

Grow--Community Picnic and Kids Concert with Drumming Circle
Charnews Farm
Southhold
12–3pm
adults $15, kids $5      
Live music & children's drumming workshop with Dan Bailey Art project, seedling planting, walking farm tours, plant sale and lunch also included! Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.northforked.org

Saturday Craft: Mother's Day Bracelet
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve
Glen Cove
12–3pm
$5 plus museum admission
Make a beaded bracelet for mom.

Saturday and Sunday:

Mothers Day & Flower Festival
Harbes Family Farm & Vineyard
Mattituck
10:00am - 5:00pm
FREE (Individual Activity Fees May Apply)
Treat Mom to a relaxing day and some good old-fashioned country fun! *Gardening Demonstrations with Jean Guistra *Art Demonstrations by members of the Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild (the oldest Art Gallery on the North Fork) * Quilting Demonstrations by the Eastern Long Island Quilters Guild Mother’s Day Essay Contest *Free Child I.D. Card’s created by New York Life *Farm Fresh County Food *Wine Tasting *Music from the '60s & '70s, and more! Mothers receive a FREE GLASS OF WINE OR BARNYARD ADVENTURE ADMITTANCE! 10% of the flower sale proceeds to benefit the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County.

Dreamland Amusements Fair
Westfield South Shore Shopping Center
Bay Shore
12pm–11pm
Free admission and parking; POP bracelets: $25 weekdays, $30 weekends
Enjoy world-famous thrill and kiddie rides, plenty of games, and food for the whole family.

Sunday

Celebrate Mom: Brunch + Day of Fun = 1 Happy Mom
Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center
Riverhead
Seatings: 10:30am or 12:30pm
Children 3-12 and seniors 62+ $29.95*, adults $34.95*, children 2 and under free
Create treasured memories with a beautiful Mother’s Day brunch at Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center in our all-new and spectacular Sea Star Ballroom. Enjoy a delicious brunch with a diverse menu sure to please every member of the family and then leave time to enjoy the aquarium. Reservations required. Treat mom to a sleepover at the Hyatt Place East End: Add $149* to brunch, receive 1 night at the Hyatt Place East End, Continental breakfast, complimentary overnight parking, indoor swimming pool/fitness center. Brunch includes all-day Aquarium admission.

Grow Plants! Grow!
South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center
Bridgehampton
10:00am
$7, children 3-12 $5, children 2 and under free
Plants require certain environmental conditions in order to grow, reproduce, and flourish. Join Lindsey for a two-part inquiry-based workshop where she will help children learn, through the process of hands-on discovery, how plants react to their environment. During the first session, Lindsey will demonstrate what plants need to grow and how they grow. Then, with the children’s assistance, she will design and implement experiments to show a plant’s need for light, nutrients, and its response to gravity. Each participant will create his or her own experiments, the results of which the children will observe and discuss in the second session on Sunday, June 17. Call the museum to make a reservation for this program.

Mother's Day Tea Party
The Cupcake Corner
Garden City
11:00am - 2:00pm
Adults $19.95, children $12.95
Your entire family will have a wonderful time enjoying an elegant tea party with delicious filled crepes, freshly baked scones with Devon cream and homemade preserves, fresh fruit, a selection of Harney & Sons fine teas, lemonade, plus our scrumptious Mother's Day cupcakes (Death by Chocolate and Victorian Rose Vanilla) and assorted cookies. Children can create a Mother's Day themed craft and every Mom receives a gift!