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Kids Out and About in Westchester this weekend

Read on to find out about the tons of activities for kids to do this weekend in Westchester

Weekend Highlights for Friday, April  18 - Sunday, April 20:

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Friday's highlights (click here for more on Friday, April 18):

Ragtime at Westchester Broadway Theatre. E.L. Doctorow’s novel comes vividly to life in this Tony Award-winning musical, set against the backdrop of the ragtime craze in New York City and New Rochelle.

Inside/Out: Teen Portrait Identity Art Show at (Peekskill) The Field Library. Inside/Out: Teen Portrait Identity -- Art Show Opening Reception: Thursday, March 27 3:30 – 8pm Art Show: March 27th—April 27th 2014 The Field Gallery invites you to a provocative show of teenage individuality.

Fridays with Franklin at The Voracious Reader. Meet our treasured and wonderful-with- children Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Franklin enjoys being read to (and any other attention as well).

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Observatory Visitors' Night at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. View the sky through a 22-inch research telescope, weather permitting, at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. The Stamford Observatory entrance is located off Scofieldtown Road. For GPS users, enter 151 Scofieldtown Road.

The Easter Bunny Visits Stamford Town Center Mall! The Easter Bunny is available March 28 through April 19 in Grand Court at the Stamford Town Center Mall! Bring your kids for a visit and photo opportunity with this famous creature during regular mall hours.

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Little Cooks and Gardeners: Spring Break Cooking Classes at Stone Barns Center. In this special class for 3- to 5-year-olds, plus one parent or caregiver per child, kids will pick vegetables and herbs from the garden and cook them up in the kitchen.

Easter Bunny Photo Hours at The Westchester. Bring your little bunny in for a photo with our Easter Bunny!

School’s Out / Art’s In at Katonah Museum of Art. Looking for something to do when the kids have no school? Get inspired at the KMA by Jasper Johns and Rosemary Wells with fun art activities each day.

Our Annual Take-a-Hike Week Returns!  at Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Join us for Vernal Pool and Survival Hikes, as well as a chance to help serve breakfast to our animals on our "Hay Hike on the Farm."



Saturday's highlights (click here for more on Saturday, April 19):

Easter Bunny Photo Hours at The Westchester. Bring your little bunny in for a photo with our Easter Bunny!

Easter Egg Hunt at City of Yonkers. Eggs are hidden on the field, Not on the hillside, brook or woods Bring your camera. . . . . Come and meet the Easter Bunny! For further information, call (914)377-6450

Egg-straordinary Egg-stravaganza! at Stepping Stones Museum for Children. Join Benedict the Egg and Jay and Ray Music for Everybody for loads of egg-citing activities. There will be egg flipping, egg rolling, egg tossing, egg balancing, and you can even help decorate Benedict the Egg.

Tuckahoe Village Easter Egg Hunts. There are two separate egg hunts for the Village of Tuckahoe. 11am at Circuit Avenue Park for ages 1 - 4. 12pm at Village Hall for ages 5 - 9.

Bunny Breakfast at STEW LEONARD’S YONKERS. New for 2014! Families can sign up for a special Bunny Breakfast on Saturday, April 19, 2014 hosted by the Easter Bunny and his friends.

The Easter Bunny Visits Stamford Town Center Mall! The Easter Bunny is available March 28 through April 19 in Grand Court at the Stamford Town Center Mall! Bring your kids for a visit and photo opportunity with this famous creature during regular mall hours.

Trail of Discovery Celebration & Wolf Presentation at Boscobel . Come to Boscobel to celebrate the new Frances Stevens Reese “Woodland Trail of Discovery” -- a self-guided discovery hike for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages.

10th Annual Heckscher Farm Egg Hunt & Excellent Eggs at Overbrook at Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Children ages six and younger can bring their own baskets and hunt for hundreds of eggs that will be hidden all over Heckscher Farm.

Ragtime at Westchester Broadway Theatre. E.L. Doctorow’s novel comes vividly to life in this Tony Award-winning musical, set against the backdrop of the ragtime craze in New York City and New Rochelle.

Barnyard Easter Egg Hunt at Queens County Farm Museum. Ready, Set, Egg Hunt!

Bunnies at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. Why do rabbits have so many babies? How do they protect themselves? Learn about the native Eastern Cottontail then take a walk in search of signs of wild rabbits. Meet live rabbits and make a bunny craft to take home.

Sketching Artifacts at Stepping Stones Museum for Children. Your curious kids will create their own portfolio of artistic masterpieces characteristic of souvenirs found Around the World! Drop-in anytime. Free with museum admission

Sunny Days Light Catcher at Lakeshore Learning. Brighten up any window—with a brilliant masterpiece that captures the sun!



Sunday's highlights (Click here for more to do on Sunday, April 20):

Punch & Judy Return to Muscoot!  at Muscoot Farm. Puppeteer Fred Greenspan returns with his troupe to regale you with his much-loved, non-violent Punch & Judy show.

Ragtime at Westchester Broadway Theatre. E.L. Doctorow’s novel comes vividly to life in this Tony Award-winning musical, set against the backdrop of the ragtime craze in New York City and New Rochelle.

Indigo Girls at Tarrytown Music Hall. We are thrilled to welcome the Grammy winning Indigo Girls back to the Music Hall! Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been touring ever since their self-titled 1989 breakthrough album, an album that included the first hit, “Closer To Fine.”

The Ten Commandments at Paramount Hudson Valley. To escape the edict of Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, condemning all newborn Hebrew males, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket.

The Hudson River Museum Video Arcade. The Hudson River Museum’s Video Arcade has the best gaming in the world from XBox 1 and Wii U to PS 3 and arcade machines. Go solo, challenge a friend, or play games on your own handheld device. All ages.

Egg Hunt with Wolves at Wolf Conservation Center. Join us on Easter to learn about the mythology, biology and ecology of wolves in North America and then join in an egg-hunt with a twist! Instead of looking for eggs, guests will help hide them for Ambassador wolves Alawa and Zephyr to find.

Lessons (Hitting, Fielding, or Pitching) at 4D Sports . Our professional staff will develop a curriculum and training regimen as per the needs of each individual player.

The Art of Video Games  at Hudson River Museum. It's all here - over 40 years of video games from the Atari VCS to PS3. Experience it all through still images, video footage, and playable games in the galleries. See the games, find your favorites and play them at the Museum!

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