What to do with kids this weekend in Westchester

Pre-K Friday at Muscoot Farm. Drop-off program for 3 & 4-year-olds, focusing on a different animal each week. Pre-registration required -- $10/session. Call (914) 864-7286 to register.

Fridays with Franklin at The Voracious Reader. Meet our treasured and wonderful-with- children Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Franklin enjoys being read to (and any other attention as well).

COSMIC PUBLIC SKATE NIGHTS at Hommocks Park Ice Rink. What a better way to spend your Friday evenings than skating to your favorite music coordinated to new cosmic disco lights on the ice

FIRST ANNUAL MAMARONECK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ART EXHIBIT  at Larchmont Public Library. The Larchmont Public Library is pleased to announce the opening of the first annual student art exhibit featuring artworks by students enrolled in the Drawing and Painting program at Mamaroneck High School.

The Easter Bunny Visits Stamford Town Center Mall! The Easter Bunny is available March 28 through April 19 in Grand Court at the Stamford Town Center Mall! Bring your kids for a visit and photo opportunity with this famous creature during regular mall hours.

Observatory Visitors' Night at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. View the sky through a 22-inch research telescope, weather permitting, at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. The Stamford Observatory entrance is located off Scofieldtown Road. For GPS users, enter 151 Scofieldtown Road.

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES: Amphibian Amble at Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Grab your flashlights, hiking boots, and discover some of the unique creatures that visit our vernal pools once a year

Easter Bunny Photo Hours at The Westchester. Bring your little bunny in for a photo with our Easter Bunny!

Nano Science at Stepping Stones! at Stepping Stones Museum for Children. Go small, Go smaller, Go nano! Delve into hands-on activities and discover the big deal about the smallest science at Stepping Stones in Norwalk!

Lessons (Hitting, Fielding, or Pitching) at 4D Sports . Our professional staff will develop a curriculum and training regimen as per the needs of each individual player.

Uncommon Corps of Ravenous Readers at The Voracious Reader. First Friday of each month, 6 p.m. Ages 8 - 11 Talk books, receive free Advance Review books. $10 cover pizza and lemonade, exclusive events and discounts. Reservations please.

Saturday's highlights (click here for more on Saturday, April 5):

Dig for Jewels  at Rye Nature Center. Come explore RNC's own quarry, mine our local minerals, and learn to turn those treasures into your very own pendants!

Summer Camp Volunteer Open House at Rye Nature Center. Want to become a volunteer at the Rye Nature Center for the summer camp season? Join us for an open house! Must be at least 15 years old to volunteer within in FRNC summer camp.

Lessons (Hitting, Fielding, or Pitching) at 4D Sports . Our professional staff will develop a curriculum and training regimen as per the needs of each individual player.

The Easter Bunny Visits Stamford Town Center Mall!  The Easter Bunny is available March 28 through April 19 in Grand Court at the Stamford Town Center Mall! Bring your kids for a visit and photo opportunity with this famous creature during regular mall hours.

The Art of Video Games  at Hudson River Museum. It's all here - over 40 years of video games from the Atari VCS to PS3. Experience it all through still images, video footage, and playable games in the galleries. See the games, find your favorites and play them at the Museum!

It’s Spring! Bird’s Nest at Lakeshore Learning. Celebrate spring—with a fancy feathered friend and colorful nest that kids design!

2014 Kaleidoscope Ball: Growing Healthy Children, Healthy Communities at Stepping Stones Museum for Children. The 2014 Kaleidoscope Ball is sure to dazzle and delight with an evening of fine dining, distinguished entertainment, joyful dancing and unique auction items! Join us for a sophisticated evening in a very whimsical environment.

Galumpha at Emelin Theatre. Combining stunning acrobatics, striking visual effects, physical comedy, and inventive choreography, Galumpha brings to life a world of imagination, beauty, muscle, and merriment.

Daddy & Me Animal Show at Rye Nature Center. Fathers can drop in with their kids for this fun-filled animal adventure.

Saturday Bird Walks at the Pratt Nature Center! at Pratt Nature Center. Bring your binoculars and do some exploring, talking about how the different birds might be dealing with the changes in the season. Build your birding skills at the Pratt Nature Center in New Milford! Aspiring bird nerds of all ages are welcome!

Breakfast with The Easter Bunny! at The Westchester. Breakfast will be provided by Au Bon Pain along with plenty of fun and entertainment for the family! Directly after the breakfast you can go up to take your official Easter photos with the Easter Bunny!

2014 Children's Carnival at Queens County Farm Museum. Join us for a carnival in our apple orchard. Carnival rides, midway games and prizes, hayrides, and children’s entertainment make this a fun family event.

Trout Weekend at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. Two days of fun to welcome spring: Two Meet the Animals presentations at 1pm and 2:30pm - special live fish presentations both days. Feeding time for the Brook Trout: 1:30pm and 3pm. Fun Activities and Stories.

KIDS ONLY ART EVES at Orange Splot Art Spot. Drop the little artists off for an eve of art-making, games, & music while you enjoy your own evening out in downtown Peekskill. Registration (and perhaps reservations of your own) required.

Sketching Artifacts at Stepping Stones Museum for Children. Your curious kids will create their own portfolio of artistic masterpieces characteristic of souvenirs found Around the World! Drop-in anytime. Free with museum admission

Sunday's highlights (Click here for more to do on Sunday, April 6):

Puppets in Education at the Stamford Center for the Arts - Palace Theatre!  Your children will learn how to put on their very own puppet show! The Monkey Boys team will teach them how to create a show with their own stuffed animals and learn how to create puppets through simple construction techniques!

Do you really want a rabbit for Easter?  at Muscoot Farm. Join the 4-H Rabbit Club to learn what is involved in owning a pet rabbit before visiting the pet store. No registration required.

Easter Bunny Photo Hours at The Westchester. Bring your little bunny in for a photo with our Easter Bunny!

Lessons (Hitting, Fielding, or Pitching) at 4D Sports . Our professional staff will develop a curriculum and training regimen as per the needs of each individual player.

Urban Park Ranger Nature Exploration Hike at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum. Discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest around the mansion on this vigorous hike with an Urban Park Ranger. Comfortable shoes or boots, water, and a light snack recommended. Meets at parking lot. Free

Year of the Horse Celebration at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center Celebrate the "Year of the Horse" by meeting our equines up close and personal. Help walk a donkey, learn how farmers care for horses, create horse-themed crafts, make horse treats, and learn about the horses that call Heckscher Farm home.

Ragtime at Westchester Broadway Theatre. E.L. Doctorow’s novel comes vividly to life in this Tony Award-winning musical, set against the backdrop of the ragtime craze in New York City and New Rochelle.

New York Metro Reptile Show  at Westchester County Center. Thousands of live pet reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates on display and for sale. Books, supplies, cages, and more! 200 + vendor tables. Buy breeder direct and save!

Great Expectations at Paramount Hudson Valley. This stunning adaptation of Dickens' classic tale was captured live from the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End.

2014 Children's Carnival at Queens County Farm Museum. Join us for a carnival in our apple orchard. Carnival rides, midway games and prizes, hayrides, and children’s entertainment make this a fun family event.

Trout Weekend at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. Two days of fun to welcome spring: Two Meet the Animals presentations at 1pm and 2:30pm - special live fish presentations both days. Feeding time for the Brook Trout: 1:30pm and 3pm. Fun Activities and Stories.

The Hudson River Museum Video Arcade. The Hudson River Museum’s Video Arcade has the best gaming in the world from XBox 1 and Wii U to PS 3 and arcade machines. Go solo, challenge a friend, or play games on your own handheld device. All ages.

Inside/Out: Teen Portrait Identity Art Show at (Peekskill) The Field Library. Inside/Out: Teen Portrait Identity -- Art Show Opening Reception: Thursday, March 27 3:30 – 8pm Art Show: March 27th—April 27th 2014 The Field Gallery invites you to a provocative show of teenage individuality.

Solar System Sunday at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. After viewing NASA's images in our newest exhibition, take a trip through the solar system and night sky in our planetarium! Programs have limited seating; doors will open 15 minutes before program start time. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

1st Sunday Bird Walks with Greenwich Audubon at Greenwich Point Park. Morning bird walks on the first Sunday of every month at Greenwich Point Park are becoming a local birding tradition. Get out & enjoy the mornings with your family. Bring binoculars & your cameras. Questions? Call Merideth Sampson at 203-637-9822.

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