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Grab & Go Kids Weekend Planner

Here is a List of Activities You Can Enjoy With Your Kids This Weekend

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We've assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with children. Each week, we'll give you the info on the five best family activities or events for the week.

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Animal Care Trainee

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Saturday February 19, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Alley Pond Environmental Center- 228-06 Northern Blvd.

Ages 8-12

Is your child an animal lover? Then make sure to stop by Douglaston's Alley Pond Environmental Center for a unique animal care program that teaches children about taking care of animals. The center will give children hands-on experience in feeding, brush, cleaning and learning about all the needs of the animals. At the end of the program, each child will receive a snack and an animal care trainee certificate.

Pre-registration is required as space is limited to 8 children.

Admission: $12 Member Fee, $16 Non Members

http://www.alleypond.com

Monday Morning Storytime

Monday February 21, 11 a.m.

Barnes & Noble Bay Terrace- 23-80 Bell Blvd, Bayside.

Admission: Free

Stop by Bay Terrace's Barnes & Noble for an exciting adventure story reading for children as part of the site's weekly storytime.

http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/256282375-86

Bakers and Shakers Cooking Workshop

Sunday February 20, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Young Israel of Forest Hills- 70-00 Yellowstone Blvd, Forest Hills

Ages 3 and older

Your little ones can learn how to make delicious and nutritious foods from scratch that they will enjoy eating. Give them kitchen skills, independence and nutritional ingredients that they can take with them for the rest of their lives.

http://bakersandshakers.com/

Sunday February, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Queens Museum of Art- NYC Building, Flushing Meadow Park, Corona.

Make a mess with your kids this weekend at this fun and interactive workshop. Giant sheets of paper, pastels, pencils, water colors and much more will be provided for attendees. Dress your kids appropriately because this project will get messy.

http://www.queensmuseum.org/free-drop-in-workshops-for-families-2

The Wizard Of Oz

February 19 at 2 p.m., February 23 at 1 p.m.

Broad Hollow Theater at Elmont in Elmont Memorial Library- 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont

Tickets Prices: $10

Take your kids to a local production of this favorite classic. Follow Dorothy and her friends -  The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion -  as they venture to the Emerald City to find a brain, a heart, the nerve and a home.

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