September Programs:

Beautiful Birdfeeder CKC173
3 years old – Pre-K
Saturday, September 11th
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Limit: 18
Registration: Thursday, September 2nd
Carmela Quinn will help you create a colorful birdfeeder will brighten up any backyard. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Fuzzy Head Pencils CKC174
K – 2nd Grade
Saturday, September 11th
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Limit: 18
Registration: Thursday, September 2nd
Decorate pencils with crazy haired toppers that will wiggle when you write with Carmela Quinn.

Decoupage Trash Pails CKC175
3rd – 5th Grade
Saturday, September 11th
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Limit: 18
Registration: Thursday, September 2nd
Carmela Quinn will help you decorate a plastic trash pail for your room. Bring your favorite magazine or wrapping paper, or choose from our collection!

Kidsercise CKC002
3 years old – Pre-K
Mondays: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 and 11/1
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
OR
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Limit: 16 per session
Registration: Tuesday, September 7th
Join Joy Oddo in our very popular program of music, movement, and exercise. Children must be able to attend on their own. Children must be 3 years old on the start date of the program.

Music and Movement CKC011
18 to 35 months old
Mondays: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 and 11/1
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Limit: 16 per session
Registration: Tuesday, September 7th
Join Joy Oddo in a lively program of music, toys, and games for toddlers. A parent or adult caregiver must remain with the child during this program. Due to the age of the participants, no older siblings may attend this program.

Dahl-a-thon CKC176
3rd – 5th Grade
Tuesday, September 14th
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Limit: 15
Registration: Thursday, September 2nd
Join Ms. Doty in the most gloriumptious celebration of Roald Dahl. Participate in the Dahl-a-thon to celebrate the magical works of this famous author. Simply read one (or more) of his books in the month of September, and bring it to our meeting. Ms. Doty will provide you with a folder of more information on this exciting read-a-thon! Enjoy a Wonka candy as we discuss the books we read.

Teacher Tales CKC177
K – 2nd Grade
Thursday, September 16th
6:45 PM – 7:30 PM
Limit: 16
Registration: Thursday, September 2nd
Join Mr. Arroyo for an evening story time full of back to school fun featuring a teacher puppet! A snack will be served.

Superhero Adventure! CKC178
K- 2nd Grade
Thursday September 23rd
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Limit: 16
Registration: Wednesday, September 8th
Join Ms. Albano and the girls from Girl Scout Troop 2759 for a Superhero Adventure! We will create our own superhero masks and shield, play a superhero game and enjoy a mighty snack. This program is the fifth in a monthly series of programs for children in grades K-2 as part of a project for Troop 2759’s Silver Award

Autumn Tales CKC179
3 years old – Pre-K
Thursday, September 23rd
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Limit: 16
Registration: Wednesday, September 8th
Join Mrs. Rorke in celebrating the first day of Fall in this evening story time! A snack will be served. Children must be able to attend on their own.

Awfully Cute Owl Puppet CKC180
3 years old – Pre-K
Saturday, September 25th
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Limit: 18
Registration: Wednesday, September 8th
Jeanne Hall will help you make this giant owl puppet out of poster board and glittery stickers. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Apple-A-Day Note Holder CKC181
K – 2nd Grade
Saturday, September 25th
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Limit: 18
Registration: Wednesday, September 8th
Get yourself organized for school by creating your very own apple shaped note holder with Jeanne Hall.

Straw Hat Scarecrow CKC182
3 years old – Pre-K
Tuesday, September 28th
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Limit: 18
Registration: Thursday September 9th
Dotty Talmadge will help you make this unique scarecrow just in time to decorate for Fall. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.
Scrap Snacker CKC183
K – 2nd Grade
Tuesday, September 28th
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Limit: 18
Registration: Thursday September 9th
Turn a colorful mini garbage can into a scrap paper eating critter with Dotty Talmadge.

Fall into a Good Book CKC184
3 years old – Pre-K
Wednesday, September 29th
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Limit: 16
Registration: Wednesday, September 15th
Join Mrs. Maniscalco for this fabulous pajama story time filled with seasonal stories. A snack will be served. Children must be able to attend on their own.

Cupcake Zoo CKC185
3rd – 5th Grade
Thursday, September 30th
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Limit: 16
Registration: Thursday, September 23rd
Animals on cupcakes, not a problem! Create a butterfly, frog, lion, moose or perhaps an owl with Mrs. Kelleher. Participants will receive three cupcakes to decorate with frosting, chow mein noodles, candies, licorice or gummy worms!

Pet Monsters CKC186
3 years old – Pre-K
Saturday, October 9th
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Limit: 18
Registration: Saturday, September 25th
Jeanne Hall will help you turn a brightly colored bag into a three-dimensional decoration in time for Halloween. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Happily Haunted Tree CKC187
K – 2nd Grade
Saturday, October 9th
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Limit: 18
Registration: Saturday, September 25th
You will design a ‘haunted’ tree banner decorated with 3-D friendly ghosts, bats, pumpkins and a secret door to hide a special surprise, with Jeanne Hall.

SORCERER’S APPRENTICE
NIN DS #49
Based on the Disney motion picture, fulfill your destiny as the sorcerer’s apprentice as you master the elements of sorcery to deliver awesome magical attacks. Rated E for Everyone - Fantasy Violence.

WIPEOUT THE GAME
NIN DS #50
Features: 50+ insane obstacles, including TV favorites: Big Balls, Sucker Punch, The Sweeper and more ; classic platform/scrolling gameplay ; a variety of playable characters, each with differing skill levels ; bone-crunching ragdoll wipeouts with slow-motion instant replays ; 4-player multiplayer — you can even hurl objects at opponents from the sidelines when it’s not your turn ; in-game commentator caricatures voiced by John Anderson, John Henson and Jill Wagner. Rated E for Everyone - Comic Mischief.

Posted by M. Rorke

If you love to read, there’s a good chance that you love to write as well. Have you ever written a story or a poem that you are very proud of? Or perhaps, you love drawing and painting? Why not try to get your own creative work published and appreciated by others?  Check out the following magazines and sites that publish children’s writing and artwork.

• Anthology Of Poetry (annual publication)
• Creative Kids (magazine)
• Cyberkids (online publication)
• Discovery Girls (magazine)
• Highlights (magazine)
• New Moon (magazine)
• Skipping Stones (magazine)
• Stone Soup (magazine)
• Writers’ Slate (journal)

Posted by Ray Arroyo

PLAYSTATION 3
AVATAR THE GAME
PLA3 #33
Journey deep in to the heart of Pandora and ignite the ultimate war on an alien planet beyond imagination. Rated T for Teen - Animated Blood / Mild Language / Mild Suggestive Themes / Violence.

Posted by M. Rorke

SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2
NIN Wii #41
Mario and Yoshi blast off into a new galactic adventure! Rated E for Everyone - Mild Cartoon Violence.

TOY STORY 3
NIN Wii #39
Help Woody, Buzz and the rest of the Toy Story characters ensure that no toy gets left behind. Choose between Story Mode and Toy Box Mode. Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and older - Cartoon Violence.

Posted by M. Rorke

Long Island Science Center
11 West Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
(631) 208-8000
www.lisciencecenter.org.

Posted by C. Maniscalco

Swim for Survival teaches basic water survival skills to children ages 5 through 10 who have had no prior swimming experience. Children who participate in the program will attend four 45-minute sessions, held each Thursday at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue. Sessions begin August 5 and are held at either 5:00 P.M. or 6:00 P.M. For more information and to register, please call (631) 852-6109.

Posted by M. Rorke

Enjoy the great outdoors with your family this summer and all year round!  Check out all of the different nature activities available in our area by clicking on the links below.

• Caleb Smith State Park Preserve , Smithtown, NY
• Caumsett State Historic Park, Huntington, NY
• Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Oakdale, NY
• Huntington Parks and Recreation
• Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center, Oakdale, NY
• Mommy Poppins
• Nature Conservancy Preserves, Long Island, NY
• NatureRocks
• Nissequogue River State Park, Kings Park, NY
• St. John’s Pond Preserve, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 
• Suffolk County Department of Parks
• Suffolk County Farm, Yaphank, NY
• Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center, Wantagh, NY

Posted by Rau Arroyo

HOW IT WORKS
Every Wednesday at 10:00 am beginning July 7th for six weeks. A fun and rewarding summer reading program developed to encourage young children to read during the summer months. BOOKWORM WEDNESDAYS entitles kids to free admission to a select children’s film when they present a book report at a participating Showcase Cinemas, Multiplex Cinemas or Cinema de Lux box office. Accompanying parents or guardians and children under six receive free admission and do not need to submit a book report.

You can find the book report form here.

SCHEDULE
All movies begin at 10:00AM

July 14th -  Charlotte’s Web
July 21st – Hotel For Dogs
July 28th – Bee Movie
August 4th – Monsters VS Aliens
August 11th – Over the Hedge

For more information, please visit their website at: http://www.nationalamusements.com/programs/bookworm.asp

We have planned a fun-filled summer of select movies for kids and parents. Regal has proudly offered this free summer fun since 1991. Oh, did we mention that it’s FREE! Selected G or PG movies start at 10:00am every Tuesday and Wednesday during the festival. Tickets and seating are first-come, first-served and are limited to theatre capacity. The Free Family Film Festival is safe, lots of fun and a great way for kids to spend a weekday morning in the summer. Tickets for our 2010 Free Family Film Festival are exclusively available at select theatres’ box office on the day of the show.

SCHEDULE
All movies begin at 10:00AM

July 13th  - Muppets From Space (G)
July 14th - Flushed Away (PG)
July 20th - Adventure Of Pipi Longstocking (G)
July 21st - Hotel For Dogs (PG)
July 27th - Wallace and Gromit (G)
July 28th - Shrek The Third (PG)
August 3rd – Rugrats The Movie (G)
August 4th - Imagine That (PG)
August 10th - Rugrats In Paris (G)
August 11th - Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG)
August 17th - Charlotte’s Web (G)
August 18th - Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)
August 24th - Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything (G)
August 25th - Bee Movie (PG)

For more information, please visit their website at: http://www.regmovies.com/nowshowing/familyfilmfestivalschedule.aspx

*All information taken from the theater websites.