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Upcoming activities 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, March  21 - Sunday, March 23:

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Friday's highlights (click here for more on Friday, March 21):


Larchmont BrickFest: A Festival of LEGO® Bricks at Friends of Larchmont Library. Come explore a world created out of LEGO® Bricks! Seek and Find Challenges, Building Events, Creativity Corner, Premium LEGO® sets for Raffle. This is a fundraiser for the Larchmont Public Library.

Parents Night Out at Tumble Jungle in Norwalk! 2 hours (6:30 to 8:30) - $30 1st child, $20 for siblings. Enjoy a night off, or out while your kids have the time of their lives! (zip lines, bounce houses, foam cube pits and pizza generally tend to one up the average night with the baby sitter)

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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COSMIC PUBLIC SKATE NIGHTS at Hommocks Park Ice Rink. What a better way to spend your Friday evenings than skating to your favorite music coordinated to new cosmic disco lights on the ice

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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Saturday's highlights (click here for more on Saturday, March 22):

Bluebird House Cleanup at Westmorland Sanctuary. Join our Director of Conservation, Steve Ricker as he prepares our bluebird nesting boxes for the nesting season. Houses will need to be cleaned out, repaired and marked for identification.

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.

Colors-Of-The-Rainbow Mirror at Lakeshore Learning. No matter the weather outside, kids will always be happy to see their own reflections in this radiant rainbow mirror!

Family Studio Projects at Hudson River Museum. Creative activities every Saturday and Sunday from 1 - 4 pm. Use geometric shapes and crazy patterned tape, create shapes like those seen in early video games. On Saturdays, get scientific-make logic boards, like the millions inside your computer.

Pete Rose at Anderson's Book Shop. Book Signing with Kostya Kennedy. NO, PETE ROSE WILL NOT BE HERE.

Hudson Valley Gateway Experience. Join us for The Hudson Valley Gateway Experience, Northern Westchester's largest Consumer Expo, and have local business answer your questions.

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

Snakes Alive at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. Meet the museum's live resident snakes and explore the incredible world of these amazing reptiles. Learn about the most commonly encountered local snakes and how to identify them.

Maple Sugar Tours and Opening Day at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. Museum educators guide small groups on 60-minute tours through the forest teaching all about Maple Sugaring now and in the past. Maple products and hot chocolate available for purchase in the visitors center.

Baseball Card Show at Westchester County Center. Your Source For New York - Long Island & Connecticut Sports Card Shows - Sports Memorabilia Shows - Sports Autograph Signings. Go towww.nyshows.org for complete details.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites  at Tarrytown Music Hall. After much demand, that little caterpillar is returning, along with an assortment of favorite puppet characters. The triple-bill includes the wonderful story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Cloud and the Mixed-up Chameleon.

Ajkun Ballet Theatre - Young Dancers Performance Program. Children in grades K-8 attend dance performance classes, mentored by the Professional Artists of AjkunBT, on Saturday mornings in New Rochelle and then perform alongside them in our professional productions.

SPRING FLING FUN at Greenburgh Nature Center. Spring is here! Explore our trails with a naturalist to see who's awake after a long winter's nap. Meet some live animals and learn how they welcome spring. Take home a craft to get spring started at your house.



Sunday's highlights (Click here for more to do on Sunday, March 23):

Froggie Went a Courtin' at Teatown Lake Reservation. The snow is melting, spring is upon us and love is in the air. Vernal pools are the place for action as frogs and salamanders return to mate and lay eggs. Hike with an educator to Hidden Valley in search of amphibian amour. All Welcome.

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.



Baseball Card Show at Westchester County Center. Your Source For New York - Long Island & Connecticut Sports Card Shows - Sports Memorabilia Shows - Sports Autograph Signings. Go towww.nyshows.org for complete details.

Family Studio Projects at Hudson River Museum. Creative activities every Saturday and Sunday from 1 - 4 pm. Use geometric shapes and crazy patterned tape, create shapes like those seen in early video games. On Saturdays, get scientific-make logic boards, like the millions inside your computer.

Printmaking Club Weekly Drop-In at Garrison Art Center. Ongoing Sundays 1:30-4:30pm

The Hudson River Museum Video Arcade at Hudson River Museum. 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.

Tape Art at Hudson River Museum. Using geometric shapes first seen in early video games, create your own with crazy, patterned tape.

Yurtle the Turtle at Westmorland Sanctuary. Join our Animal Curator as we visit with our Painted Turtle, Yurtle. We will learn about the history of painted turtles and our other water turtle friends. The program will end with a reading of “Yertle the Turtle” by Dr. Suess.

Family Farm Tour at Stone Barns Center. On this family-friendly tour for ages 4 and up, explore the farm and some of our favorite seasonal highlights. Join us for a walk around the farm to take a closer look at the animals that we’re raising and the vegetables that we’re growing!

Foraged: A Wild Edibles Walk and Taste at Stone Barns Center. Walk the Stone Barns Center landscape exploring the season's wild edibles with our gardener, Laura Perkins.

Vernal Pool Hike  at Muscoot Farm. Take a hike with Naturalist Paul Lewis to the vernal pools at Muscoot. The frogs and salamanders are returning for the spring ritual. No registration required.

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