Kids Korner: June 11 to 18, 2026

PROGRAMS First Steps Into Nature Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown presents First Steps Into Nature for children ages 2 to 5 on June 12, June 19 and June 26 at 9:30 a.m. Little ones will learn about nature through hands on interaction, music, crafts, stories, play and more. $20 per child per class. To register, visit www.sweetbriarnc.org. 631-979-6344 Bicycle Rodeo Town of Brookhaven will host a Bicycle Rodeo at Safety Town, 249 Buckley Road, Holtsville on June 13 from 8 a.m. to noon. This event encourages children to learn how to safely ride their bikes in a mock-roadway, kid-sized setting. Participants of all ages will be evaluated and given feedback on their own bicycle-handling abilities, after proper bicycle safety skills are demonstrated. Bring your own helmets and bicycles; both will be inspected for safety. Free but reservations required by calling 631-451-5335. Storytime at Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove and the Barnes & Noble, 301 Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station invite children to their weekend storytime on June 13 and weekday storytime on June 16 at 11 a.m. Free. No reservations required. 631-724-0341 (LG), 631-350-5503 (HS). Stars & Stripes Signal Flags Join the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor for a Stars & Stripes Signal Flags craft on June 14 and June 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Flags tell stories! Explore how mariners used flags to communicate at sea, and how a young nation designed a flag to represent freedom. Study real signal flags and design your own signal flag as a vexillologist (a flag expert!) for the day. Admission fee +$12 participant. No registration required. 631-367-3418 Kids Art and Nature Class Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown offers a Kids Art and Nature Class for ages 7 to 12 on June 14 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Guided by a experienced professional environmental artist, students will learn artistic journaling while observing the grounds of Sweetbriar and logging their ideas. Create your own projects based on your own observations. $40 per person, $30 for members. To register, visit www.sweetbriarnc.org. Story & Craft with Nana Carol The Next Chapter bookstore, 204 New York Ave., Huntington hosts a Story and Craft event with Nana Carol on June 15 at 10:30 a.m. Free. No registration required. Appropriate for ages 0-4. 631-482-5008 Feeling Crabby Nissequogue River State Park, 799 St. Johnland Road, Kings Park presents a Tiny Tots program, Feeling Crabby, on June 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Children ages 3 to 5 with a parent or caregiver will connect with nature through short walks, animal visitors, and crafts. $4 per child upon arrival. Reservations are required at www.eventbrite.com. 631-581-1072 THEATER ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!’ Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson presents Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! from May 23 to June 14. It’s not easy being the Pigeon — you never get to do anything! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird can do something. Based on the award-winning children’s book, audiences can now hop on board for an unforgettable ride. All seats are $20. To order, call 631-928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com. ‘Shrek The Musical’ Children’s theater continues at the John W. Engeman Theater, 2590 Main St., Northport with Shrek The Musical from July 18 to Aug. 23. Set in a mythical “once upon a time” sort of land, it tells the story of a green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that crosses his path, retreats to an ugly green swamp to exist in happy isolation. All seats are $25. To order, call 631-261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com. ‘Moana Jr.’ Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 East Main St., Smithtown presents Disney’s Moana Jr. from July 18 to Aug. 23. This thrilling and heartwarming coming-of-age story follows the strong-willed Moana as she sets sail across the Pacific to save her village and discover the truth about her heritage. Moana and the legendary demigod Maui embark on an epic journey of self-discovery and camaraderie as both learn to harness the power that lies within. Tickets are $26.50. To order, visit www.smithtownpac.org. FILM ‘Muppet Treasure Island’ Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington continues its Cinema for Kids series with a screening of Muppet Treasure Island on June 14 at noon. When young Jim Hawkins inherits a long-lost treasure map, he hires the great ship Hispaniola to seek his fortune. With the good Captain Smollett (Kermit the Frog) at the helm and greedy Long John Silver (Tim Curry) at the heart of a dastardly plot, they set sail for adventure only to discover danger at every turn. Rated PG. Tickets are $16 adults, $5 children. www.cinemaartscentre.org Send your calendar events to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com