Activities and Events for Long Island Families for Presidents Weekend and Winter Vacation Week

2/11/10 - By Anna Fader

Winter vacation is ahead for children on Long Island this upcoming week of February 15th thru the 19th. If you're wondering what to do all week long, we have some fun ideas to share from children's theater to seal cruises, Valentines Day activities, and more. Check it out: 

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The Airport Playhouse in Bohemia will be performing Aladdin on Feb 13, 19, 20. Tickets are $8.00

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum invites children ages 4-12 to design Sailor Valentines decorated with seashells. Admission is free to members, $8 for others. Feb 14, 1:30PM Call 631-367-3418 to reserve your spot. 

The Harlem Globetrotters come to Nassau Coliseum on Monday Feb 15. Tickets start at $23.

Long Island Children's Museum celebrates President’s Day. Explore the hands-on exhibits and then enjoy a performance with the Chamber Players International. The performance is for children 5 and older. The concert is $4 with basic admission, $3 for LICM members. Call (516) 224-5800 for more details. February 15, 1PM and 3PM

The Sweet Briar Nature Center in Smithtown has a Winter Discovery Camp Feb 15-19. Topics in chronological order are: Now You See It, Now You Don't, It's Always Summer Somewhere, Tracks and Traces, Cold Blooded and Loving It, and Ice Age IV: The Long Island Story.

Theatre Three’s Children’s Theatre in Port Jefferson will be performing “The Three Little Kittens” Feb 17-20

Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation has daily Seal Cruises. $24.00 for adults and $19.00 for children 12 and under.

Orly’s Treehouse playspace in Westbury runs programs and babysitting all day long for some indoor runaround fun.

Childcare During Winter Break Feb 16, 2010 - Feb 19, 2010 9am - 5pm
Affordable childcare in a camp setting! Choose from two camps in Bayport (girls-only) and Yaphank (co-ed). Great for kids in grades k - 6. Enjoy activity themes, talent shows, arts & crafts and more! Only $167/week. Financial assistance available. Name: Claudia Bowers 631-472-1625

 

Also check out our post on Chinese New Year's celebrations going on on Long Island this week.