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Grab & Go Kids Planner: Skating, Nature Walks and Rugrats in Real Life

These local activities are sure to keep your kids busy.

Welcome to our Grab & Go Kids Planner, a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities in the Three Village Area. Each week, we'll give you the info on the best family activities or events for the week. You're time-pressed enough, so we're happy to do the research and find the best things to do and places to go, both locally and within reasonable striking distance.

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Here are this week's picks:

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Where/When: Children’s Maritime Museum at the Port Jefferson Village Center, March 4 at 6 p.m.
Why Go: It's a night of exercise, learning and fun. The $20 per person fee covers pizza dinner, experiments with ice and salt, skate rental and rink fees, and dessert and cider. Proceeds from the event benefit the museum.
Price: $20

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Where/When: , March 5 at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Why Go: Your child will experience sharing, group participation with other kids and playing with toys to stimulate their minds.
Price: Free, must be valid library card holder

AT THEATRE THREE

Where/When: , Feb. 25 and Feb. 26 at 11 a.m.
Why Go: Join Rugrats characters Chuckie, Tommy and Angelica at Theatre Three and let your kids see their favorites in real life (sorta).
Price: Up to $10

Where/When: , March 5 at 10 a.m.
Why Go: Here's an opportunity to learn about the animals of the peninsula, as well as the plant communities that make up beach habitats. The hike is approximately two hours.
Price: Free

Where/When: , March 5 at 1 p.m.
Why Go: Students will learn the basic techniques of landscape painting including perspective, foreground/background and creating moods through color usage and thickness. They will also learn how to create realistic landscapes from photographs  and abstract landscapes using distortion and imaginative elements.
Price: Class Fee: $150 (six 2 two-hour classes) Materials $20

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