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• American Girl Summer Edition (J467) - For children entering 2nd – 5th grade with parent/caregiver
  Design and build a special project outdoors in the Nature Explorium for your garden.
  Monday, July 11, 2011
     1:00pm – 2:00pm - Centereach
  


• Letterboxing (J394) - For families with children entering 1st – 5th grade, older and younger siblings welcome.
  Are you looking for a fun activity your whole family can enjoy? Letterboxing is an intriguing mix of treasure hunting, art, navigation and exploring interesting, scenic and sometimes historic places. It involves logbooks, rubber stamps, clues, sometimes hiking and so much more! Each family will make a logbook and pick out their own starter rubber stamp. Questions and answers, online websites, how to record plants and funds, "Leave No Trace" etiquette, where to find box clues and how to carve your own rubber stamps will be some of the topics covered. Sponsored by HSBC.
  Wednesday, June 29, 2011
     6:00pm – 7:30pm - Centereach
  Thursday, June 30, 2011
     6:00pm – 7:30pm - Centereach
  

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• Apple Festival (J381) - For families with children entering K – 3rd grade. Older and younger siblings welcome. Parent/ Caregiver must attend.
  Join us for an afternoon full of apple crafts, apple relay races, and games, stories, caramel apples and more! Sponsored by TD Bank.
  Saturday, September 24, 2011
     1:00pm – 3:30pm - Centereach
  

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• Japanese Fish Prints (J444) - For children entering 1st – 5th grade.
  Based on the traditional Japanese art form of Gyotaku, we'll use rubber fish to make a one-of-a kind bag.
  Friday, July 22, 2011
     4:00pm – 4:45pm - Centereach



• Go Outside! (J336) - For families with children entering K – 3rd grade. Older and younger siblings welcome.
  These engaging outdoor activities will encourage family exploration of nature. Sponsored by Bank of America. Choose one date from each theme:
  Art & Color
  Monday, June 27, 4:00pm – 5:00pm - Centereach
  Thursday, June 30, 10:00am – 11:00am - Centereach
  Monday, July 25, 10:00am- 11:00am - Centereach
  Friday, July 29, 4:00pm – 5:00pm - Centereach
  Life Underground
  Tuesday, July 5, 4:00pm – 5:00pm - Centereach
  Friday, July 8, 10:00am – 11:00am - Centereach
  Monday, August 1, 4:00pm – 5:00pm - Centereach
  Wednesday, August 3, 10:00am –11:00am - Centereach
  Rocks & Minerals
  Monday, July 11, 4:00pm – 5:00pm - Centereach
  Thursday, July 14, 10:00am – 11:00am - Centereach
  Tuesday, August 9, 4:00pm – 5:00pm - Centereach
  Saturday, August 13, 10:00am – 11:00am - Centereach
  Water Exploration
  Tuesday July 19, 4:00pm – 5:00pm - Centereach
  Wednesday, July 20, 10:00am – 11:00am - Centereach
  Wednesday, August 17, 4:00pm – 5:00pm - Centereach
  Friday, August 19, 10:00am – 11:00am - Centereach
  


• Rock Art (J452) - For children entering K – 5th grade.
  Create with rocks, clay and other natural materials.
  Saturday, July 2, 2011
     10:30am – 11:15am - Centereach
     11:30am – 12:15pm - Centereach
  


• Travel Back in Time: Create Colonial Paints (J393) - For children entering 4th – 6th grade.
  Discover how to make your own watercolor paints! Learn the dynamics of watercolor painting and mix your own pigments by creating dyes out of natural materials, such as fruit and vegetables.
  Tuesday, June 28, 2011
     5:30pm – 6:30pm - Centereach
  

• Fall Outdoors…Explore (J408) - For parents/caregivers with children age 2 and 3 years old
  Come explore the Fall season outside in our Garden.
  Monday, September 26, 2011
     10:30am – 11:30am - Centereach
  


• Scavenger Hunt (J453) - For children entering Pre K – 2nd grade.
  Join us outside in our Nature Explorium for a scavenger hunt.
  Saturday, June 25, 2011
     10:30am – 11:15am - Centereach
  Thursday, July 21, 2011
     6:30pm – 7:15pm - Centereach
  

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• Flowers and their Friends (J368) - For children entering K – 2nd grade.
  Ever wonder about the reason for the color, shape and aroma of flowers? Learn about the life cycle of a flower, how they help insects and plant your own flower to care for at home. Recognition of National Grid Foundation.
  Friday, August 5, 2011
     10:00am – 10:45am - Centereach
     11:00am – 11:45am - Centereach



• Let's Salsa! (J371) - For children entering K – 3rd grade.
  Read about the kinds of vegetables that grow in the garden and learn how salsa is made with volunteers from the Green Teens, MCPL's teen environmental club. Afterwards, they will show you how to make salsa AND dance the salsa! Please let us know if you have any food allergies. Sponsored by HSBC.
  Saturday, July 30, 2011
     1:00pm – 2:00pm - Centereach
     2:30pm – 3:30pm - Centereach



• Pizza Harvest (J370) - For children entering K – 5th grade.
  Join us for a story about pizza and the ingredients used. Then create your own personal pizza to take home using ingredients grown this past summer in our "pizza garden". Recognition of National Grid Foundation.
  Monday, September 26, 2011
     4:30pm – 5:30pm - Centereach
     6:00pm – 7:00pm - Centereach
  



• Rainforest in a Jar (J446) - For children entering K – 2nd grade.
  Learn about the rainforest and make a self-contained mini greenhouse. Recognition of the National Grid Foundation.
  Friday, July 8, 2011
     4:00pm – 4:45pm - Centereach
     5:15pm – 6:00pm - Centereach
  

• Nature Tales (J448) - For families.
  Heather Forest's imaginative storytelling program features lively musical folktales from around the world. Join us in listening to Nature Tales outside in our Nature Explorium.
  Saturday, July 9, 2011
     11:00am – 12:00pm - Centereach



• Play Outdoors: Parachute (J405) - For parents/caregivers with children 18 – 36 months.
  Come join us in the Explorium for a highly interactive movementbased early literacy program featuring songs and rhymes around our parachute.
  Thursdays, July 28, 2011
     10:00am – 10:30am - Centereach
     10:45am – 11:15am - Centereach
  Thursday, August 25, 2011
     10:00am – 10:30am - Centereach
     10:45am – 11:15am - Centereach
  Thursday, September 22, 2011
     10:00am – 10:30am - Centereach
     10:45am – 11:15am - Centereach
  

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• Feeling Fall (J437) - For families and children ages 2 ½ and up.
  A drop in story and craft program to help welcome the fall season.
  Wednesday, September 28, 2011
     10:00am – 12:00pm - Centereach
  


• Honeybees (J369) - For children entering 3rd – 5th grade.
  Learn about the unique lives of honeybees. Find out about all the wonderful things that honeybees do for us and provide us with. Includes live honeybee observation hive.
  Thursday, July 14, 2011
     3:00pm – 4:00pm - Centereach
     4:00pm – 5:00pm - Centereach
  


• Looking At Leaves (J376) - For children entering K – 2nd grade.
  Leaves are all around us; we eat leaves, use them for shade and
  enjoy their color. Through games, crafts and stories participants will
  use their senses to make observations about leaves.
  Friday, July 22, 2011
     10:00am – 10:45am - Centereach
     11:00am – 11:45am - Centereach
  


• Nature Sketch (J392) - For children entering 4th – 6th grade.
  Join us as we sketch, journal and share the beauty of nature in our Nature Explorium. Sponsored by Astoria Federal Savings.
  Tuesdays, June 28, July 5, July 12, 2011
     10:00am – 11:00am - Centereach
  


• Sizzling Summer Science (J367) - For children entering 3rd – 5th grade.
  Join us to explore basic science principles through books and handson activities. Choose two dates:
  Thursday, August 4, 2011
     2:00pm – 3:00pm - Centereach
     3:00pm – 4:00pm - Centereach
  Thursday, August 11, 2011
     2:00pm – 3:00pm - Centereach
     3:00pm – 4:00pm - Centereach
  Thursday, August 18, 2011
     2:00pm – 3:00pm - Centereach
     3:00pm – 4:00pm - Centereach
  


• Storytime Under the Stars (J404) - For families with children 2 years old – 2nd grade.
  A special evening storytime outdoors in our children's garden. Please bring a blanket to sit on. Sponsored by Astoria Federal Savings.
  Friday, August 5, 2011
     7:00pm – 7:30pm (2 – 3 year olds) - Centereach
     7:30pm – 8:00pm (Pre K – 2nd grade) - Centereach
  Tuesday, August 9, 2011
     7:00pm – 7:30pm (2 – 3 year olds) - Centereach
     7:30pm – 8:00pm (Pre K – 2nd grade) - Centereach
  


• Three Billy Goats Gruff (J416) - For children entering K – 2nd grade.
  Join us in reading the Norwegian folktale, "Three Billy Goats Gruff" and participate in an activity outdoors.
  Thursday, July 7, 2011
     4:00pm – 4:45pm - Centereach
  Thursday, August 18, 2011
     11:30am – 12:15pm - Centereach
  


• Under a Shady Tree (J397) - For parents/caregivers with children 2 – 3 years old.
  Storytimes are a great way to introduce to your child the wonderful world of books. Join us for some stories, songs and a whole lot of fun. Please bring your own blanket to sit on.
  Thursday, July 7, 2011
     10:00am – 10:30am - Centereach
     10:45am – 11:15am - Centereach
  Thursday, July 21, 2011
     10:00am – 10:30am - Centereach
     10:45am – 11:15am - Centereach
  Thursday, August 11, 2011
     10:00am – 10:30am - Centereach
     10:45am – 11:15am - Centereach
  Thursday, September 1, 2011
     10:00am – 10:30am - Centereach
     10:45am – 11:15am - Centereach
  


• Where's Pigeon? (J449) - For children entering K – 3rd grade.
  Celebration of the clever Mo Willems: celebrating his homage to Pigeon in all his books with special attention provided to the Knuffle Bunny trilogy as well as other favorites. Make your own pigeon hat and join in the pigeon hunt activity.
  Tuesday, June 28, 2011
     11:30am – 12:15pm - Centereach
     1:00pm – 1:45pm - Centereach
  

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