Groundhog’s Day – Long Island

Will one of our Long Island Groundhog’s see their shadow this Sunday? Malverne Mel , Holtsville Hal and Quigley at Quogue are our local rodent meteorologists and there are some fun events surrounding this fun day right here on Long Island.  Whether you believe the groundhog predicts an “early spring” or not the tradition is […]

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HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER- SMITHTOWN

Have you visited a Huntington Learning Center?   “For more than 40 years, Huntington Learning Center has offered several different types of tutoring programs for children ages 6-17—including reading, writing, math, study skills, spelling, phonics, ADHD, Common Core, and test prep for ACT and SAT to name a few. Their mission is to give every […]

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Sweetbriar Nature Center’s Long Island Woodland Exhibit: Forest to Forest

Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown announces the grand opening of a new sensory experience. Visiting families can climb up the staircase of our nature center and take in the beauty and diversity of our simulated rain forest as they have been able to do for many years.  However, now, when they pass through the tropical […]

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Interactive Story Time- Pout Pout Fish

Last month, we had so much fun at Sweetbriar Nature Center with our Interactive Story Time. We read the Pout- Pout Fish and did a lot of fun activities outdoors to accompany the story.   Ms. Ann read the children the Pout- Pout Fish as the kids enjoyed our sensory activity of playing with the […]

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December Story Time at Sweetbriar Nature Center

We had a great Interactive Story Time at Sweetbriar Nature Center yesterday. We read The Mitten by Jan Brett and did a craft and song related to the book. Before, we read the story we had the children color their mittens and/ or glue festive tissue paper to the front of the mitten. This was […]

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Winter 2015 Family Theatre Shows

The holiday season is approaching us and the holidays will be here before we know it. Support our local theatres and see some great shows that celebrate the holiday season and are made for families to enjoy. I highly recommend taking your family to any one of these productions listed below:

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Historic Haunts of Long Island

Long Island’s haunted past comes to life in the book, Historic Haunts of Long Island: Ghosts and Legends from the Gold Coast to Montauk Point, by award-winning author, Kerriann Flanagan Brosky. Long Island is definitely a hotbed for ghostly tales and urban legends. Here’s a list of some of the eeriest sites to see:

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Pumpkin Picking on Long Island

When I think of Fall the first thing I think of is Pumpkins. We love going Pumpkin Picking and there are so many great farms on Long Island where you can pick your own. There is nothing better then seeing your kids out in the field finding their favorite pumpkin. With so many great farms […]

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