This weekend is offering a variety of things to do with the kids, at places not far from Syosset.
They can have breakfast with Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley and learn about history in the process. There’s an ice skate show at the Coliseum and some Irish Family Fun over at Hofstra University. Minnie Mouse is at the Source Mall as her upcoming new show makes its debut, and at the Museum of Art there’s Sunday Family Day.
1. Breakfast with Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley
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Where/When: Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Planting Fields Rd., Oyster Bay, NY 516-922-8682, http://plantingfields.org. Sunday April 3 @ 9-11 a.m.
Why Go: Learn about the life of Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley while enjoying a frontier land breakfast during a time when cowboys and Indians were real.
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Pricing: $20 nonmember adults, $10 nonmember children. Younger than 3, free.
2. Smuckers’s Stars on Ice
Where/When: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1225 Hempstead Tpke, Uniondale NY, 1-800-745-3000, http://nassaucoliseum.com, Friday, April 1 @ 7:30 p.m.
Why Go: See the 25th anniversary tour of Stars on Ice.
Pricing: $153.50, $88.50, $53.50, $28.50.
3. Irish Family Fun Day
Where/When: Hofstra University, Hempstead Tpke., Hempstead NY, 516-463-6182, Saturday April 2, @ 12: p.m.- 4: 30 P.m.
Why Go: Students and families can learn about Irish arts and crafts, Gaelic sports, traditional music, step dancing and the Irish language.
Pricing: $5.00 per family
4. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Masquerade
Where/When: Mall at the Source, 1504 Old Country Rd., Westbury, NY 212-613-8900, http://www.simon.com/mall, Saturday April 2 @ 1-3 p.m.
Why Go: Celebrate the upcoming debut of Minnie’s Masquerade on the Disney channel with family fun, including do-it yourself masquerade masks, live entertainment and more.
Pricing: Free.
5. Family Sunday at the Museum
Where/When: Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive at Northern Blvd., Roslyn Harbor, 516-484-9337, http://nassaumuseum.org/events, Sunday April 3 (through Sunday May 8, 2011), @ 1-3 p.m.
Why Go: Supervised art activities for youngsters and the adults in their lives, includes family gallery talks and guides.
Pricing: Free with Museum admission
