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Grab & Go Kids Planner: Little League Parade, Earth Day Celebration & Sports
Here are the best bets families can go to and have fun this weekend.
Glad you clicked on our Grab & Go Kids Planner!
We’ve assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with children.
You’re time-pressed enough, so we're happy to do the research and find the best things to do and places to go, both locally and within reasonable striking distance.
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FAMILY BEST BETS OF THE WEEK
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Where/When: , Saturday, April 9 at 10 a.m.
Why Go: Cheer on all the little leaguers to start another fun season.
Pricing: Free
Where/When: Nassau Coliseum, Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m.
Why Go: Root for your favorite team as New York’s Bravest and New York’s Finest go head to head in their annual hockey game. Proceeds help support the FDNY & NYPD Hockey Teams and the charities they sponsor.
Pricing: $20
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Where/When: , Saturday, April 9 from 1 to 4 p.m.; Children’s workshop is at 1 p.m. and the performance is at 3 p.m.
Why Go: The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers celebrate Earth Day with a performance of drumming, songs, dances, and traditional regalia from various Native American peoples. A limited number of children can participate in a workshop with the group prior to the performance.
Pricing: $7-$15 for the performance; $10 for workshop
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Where/When: , Saturday, April 9 at 3 p.m.
Why Go: Learn more about how engineers construct models of bridges, and discover the various scientific principles of building bridges. Watch a clip of a CYBERCHASE episode as we test the performance of our own models using our knowledge of geometry and space.
Pricing: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members)
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Where/When: Nassau County Museum of Art, Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m.
Why Go: A very popular program, Family Sunday at the Museum, offers supervised art activities for youngsters and the adults in their lives – family gallery talks and family-friendly gallery guides. The gallery talks begin at 1 p.m. followed by an art activity at 1:30 p.m.
Pricing: Free with museum admission!
Also, there are a number of high school sports games playing this weekend. Check out the calendar to see who, what, where and when.
