What's a Salt Marsh?
The South Fork Natural History Museum wants kids to learn about the salt marsh, a type of coastal ecosystem "that holds many treasures" and diverse populations of fish, birds, and plants, educators there say.
On Saturday at 1:30 p.m., children ages 8 and up can take advantage of a field trip to a Southampton salt marsh (location to be announced upon registration) with LeighAnn Montaglione, one of the museum's environmental educators.
Advance registration for the free event is required, and can be done by calling 631-537-9735 or emailing [email protected].
Also on Saturday, SoFo and the Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt will team up for a leisurely, all-ages walk through open-field trails to enjoy the harvest moon, the nickname given by Indigenous people to the full moon that signifies when it's time to harvest corn. "At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this moon," SoFo says.
The event, which is free of charge but limited in enrollment capacity, begins at 8 p.m. Sign-up is by emailing [email protected].
More for Kids and Teens
Amagansett Library
Young Adult Book-to-Film Club (for grades seven through 12) discusses "Everything, Everything," Friday, Sept. 16, 4:30-6:30 p.m., 631-267-3810, amagansettlibrary.org.
Children's Museum of the East End, Bridgehampton
Big Truck Day, Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m.-noon, $19 (museum members receive free admission), 631-537-8250, cmee.org.
East Hampton Library
D.I.Y. painted sunglasses for teens, materials pickup tomorrow, 3-5 p.m. Kids for Kids activity club for ages 6 to 10, Saturday, 10-11:30 a.m. After-hours board games for teens, Saturday, 5-6:30 p.m. Pop-culture trivia for teens, Monday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pencil-pouch decorating for kids in grades six through eight, Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. Cotton-ball lion painting for ages 3 to 6, next Thursday, 4-5 p.m. Finger painting for teens, next Thursday, 5-6 p.m., 631-324-0222, easthamptonlibrary.org.
Hampton Library, Bridgehampton
Bookmark making for ages 5 to 7, tomorrow, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Locker-decorating crafts for students in sixth grade and up, Tuesday, 3:30-5 p.m. Catapult craft for ages 8 to 12, next Thursday, 4-5 p.m., 631-537-0015, myhamptonlibrary.org.
John Jermain Memorial Library, Sag Harbor
Notebook decorating for students in grades two through six (with adult caregiver if under 10 years old), Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. Teen creative writing group for students in grades eight through 12, Tuesday, 4:30-5:30 p.m., 631-725-0049, johnjermain.org.
Montauk Library
Pirate-theme 3-D art project for students in grades one through five, Saturday, 3-4 p.m., 631-668-3377, montauklibrary.org.