Westchester County Weekend Events 2/20-2/23
Here’s our suggestions for the weekend! Hope to see you around!
Friday, February 20
Why not take a field trip for your children’s last day of February break? Here’s some fun Friday activities a short distance from Westchester county.
Carla Hall’s Culinary Kids Week at the New York Botanical Gardens
http://www.nybg.org/
Bronx, NY
2/16-2/22
As part of the Garden’s Edible Academy initiative, come to NYBG for a family-friendly, weeklong festival celebrating the relationships among plants, farms, and your favorite food. Featuring activity stations, tropical treats, culinary workshops, cooking demonstrations and more. (Paid event, free for members.)
Kid’s Week at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/kidsweek2015.aspx
New York, NY
2/16-2/21
Kids Week at the museum is six days of fun-filled activities, hands-on engineering workshops, live shows and much more, all exploring FLIGHT. Learn how to grow food in space, create their own telescopes, master the physics of flight while making a perfect paper airplane, about the stars in the featured pop-up planetarium, watch exciting science demonstrations or brace for a breathtaking display with live birds of prey. Each day will feature special guests and award-winning children’s book authors. (Paid event)
Astronomy Night at the Stamford Museum
http://www.stamfordmuseum.org/planet-ed.html
Stamford, CT
2/20 2:00PM
A chance to explore the night sky with talks on planets, stars galaxies and much more. Enjoy a presentation on a fun and interesting topic, followed by a visit to view the night sky through a 22-inch diameter telescope. Ages 5 +. (Paid event, free for members)
Saturday, February 21
Family Farm Tour at Stone Barns
http://www.stonebarnscenter.org/visit/
Pocantico Hills, NY
2/21 11:00AM-11:45AM
Explore the farm on this family friendly tour and some of our favorite seasonal highlights. Walk around the farm to take a closer look at the animals and the vegetables. Ages 4+ (Paid event)
Wolf Tails for Kids: Mythology of a Predator
http://nywolf.org/
South Salem, NY
2/21
Come to the WCC for a mythology program discussing the relationship between the wolves and humans of the past. Learn about various wolf mythologies and then have a chance to create your own and share if desired. Finally, visit Ambassador wolves Atka, Alawa, Zephyr and Nikai as well as the WCC’s critically endangered red wolves and Mexican gray wolves too. (Paid event)
Sunday, February 22
Family Farm Tour at Stone Barns
http://www.stonebarnscenter.org/visit/
Pocantico Hills, NY
2/22 11:00AM-11:45AM
Explore the farm on this family friendly tour and some of our favorite seasonal highlights. Walk around the farm to take a closer look at the animals and the vegetables. Ages 4+ (Paid event)
Maple Sugaring at Home by the Greenburgh Nature Center
http://greenburghnaturecenter.org/
Scarsdale, NY
2/22 2:00PM
A chance to learn the simple steps of how to make your own maple syrup. Dress for time spent outdoors. (Paid event)
Detective Hike at Westmoreland Sanctuary
http://westmorelandsanctuary.org
Mt Kisco, NY
2/22 11:00AM
Come to Westmoreland to go on a hike through the woods and discover what is out and try to unravel the mysteries that surround our natural world. (Paid event, free for members)
