Babysitting and Community Service
A three-hour course called Getting Ready to Babysit, appropriate for students in grades six through 12, takes place Saturday at the East Hampton Library from 1 to 4 p.m. It covers skills and activities that youth will find helpful when they take on babysitting responsibilities. Those who complete the course will receive a certificate. Sign-up is online via the calendar at easthamptonlibrary.org.
Teens needing community service hours have two opportunities to do so in the coming days. On Sunday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., they can design and paint seasonal canvas bags to be given out to library patrons. On Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m., the Y.A. Podcast Club will meet to work on a new podcast episode. More information is on the library’s online calendar.
Crowns and Capes
Children 3 to 7 are invited to the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor for Crowns and Capes on Saturday, in which a princess will step straight out of a fairy tale and into the library for activities and photo ops. The fun happens from 11 a.m. to noon, and requires sign-up ahead of time at johnjermain.org. Teen volunteers are being sought to help out, and will receive community service hours in return.
On Sunday, families can drop in to enjoy bingo games with fun prizes at the library from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Indigenous Stories and Crafts
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, there will be an arts educator at the Montauk Library from 2 to 3 p.m. to teach children how to make clay pinch pots. The activity is appropriate for kids in third grade and up; registration is online at montauklibrary.org.
Also on Saturday, a Native American storyteller from the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery will be at the Amagansett Library at 1 p.m. to share lore and legends about animals. There will also be songs and drumming. Registration is required ahead of time and can be done via the event calendar at amagansettlibrary.org, or by calling 631-267-3810.
Escape Room Challenge
The program room in the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton will be transformed on Tuesday into “a dastardly room full of puzzles and tricks galore” for middle and high schoolers to work together to solve. The madness begins promptly at 4 p.m. More information can be found online at myhamptonlibrary.org.
Play and Build
Calling kids 5 to 12 who love to learn: On Saturday, Project Most will break out its stockpile of science tools such as microscopes, blocks, and “other surprises” for open play time from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The hourlong STEM session costs $25 per student.
On Monday, Project Most kicks off a cardboard diorama building workshop, in which students in grades five through eight can make fantasy-theme scenes out of recycled materials and craft supplies. Taught by Andy Piver of the Dragon Wagon, a local comic book shop on wheels, the class takes place over four Mondays from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. and costs $75 per student.
Project Most activities take place at the Most Holy Trinity School at 44 Meadow Way in East Hampton. Sign-up for all activities is online at projectmost.org.
For Teens at the Parrish
The Parrish Art Museum invites high school students to its Arts and Eats meetup tomorrow from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m. After a tour of its exhibit on Audrey Flack’s “midcentury and post-pop baroque” work, participants will make their own fashion accessories and enjoy pizza and beverages. The event is free, but registration is required online at parrishart.org.
“The Land Before Time”
The children’s matinee this weekend at the Sag Harbor Cinema is “The Land Before Time” (1988, rated G), an animated prehistoric tale that is sure to pull on the heartstrings, so take tissues. Tickets are $18.50 for adults and $14.50 for children 12 and under; a discount is available for members and Southampton Town residents. The website to buy tickets from is sagharborcinema.org.