Things to do with kids in Long Island

Things to do with kids in Long Island

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Wednesday Aug. 20, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Sands-Willets House

10:30 – 11:30 am

Tour the Historic Sands-Willets House, c. 1735/1845

Ages: 3 and up
History & Culture
Tours

Sands-Willets HousePort Washington

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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1 pm

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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4:30 – 5:30 pm

KIDFEST: MUSIC FROM THE SOLE X OUR FABULOUS VARIETY SHOW

Ages: 3 – 8
Dance

Guild HallEast Hampton

Thursday Aug. 21

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Friday Aug. 22

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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8 – 11 pm

Music and Astronomy Under the Stars

Ages: 5 and up
Environment
Music

MultipleLong Island

Saturday Aug. 23

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon – 2 pm

Green Acres’ Back-to-School Bash

Ages: 5 and up

Green Acres MallValley Stream

Sunday Aug. 24

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

9 – 11 am

The Sandlot Featuring Baseball Skills Challenge and Kids Crafts

Ages: 5 – 8
Film
Sports

Southampton PlayhouseSouthampton

10 – 11:30 am

Sunday Science: Secret Life of Bugs

Ages: 5 – 12

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 am – noon

Children’s Mythical Creature Watercolor Painting

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

Noon – 2 pm

Green Acres’ Back-to-School Bash

Ages: 5 and up

Green Acres MallValley Stream

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1 pm

Unbox a Saurus For Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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2 – 3 pm

Tour the Historic Thomas Dodge Homestead, c. 1721

Ages: 3 and up
Free
History & Culture

Create: Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington

Monday Aug. 25

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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