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Kids Grab N' Go Weekend Planner: Love Your Pet Expo, Soles4Souls 'Fun-Raiser' and Art Show

Looking for a great place to take the kids this weekend? Here's a list to keep handy.

We’re glad you clicked on our new Grab & Go Kids Planner.  Here we've assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with your children. 

Every Wednesday, we'll give you the information on the five best family activities or events of the week.  You're time-pressed enough, so we're happy to do the research and find the best things to do and places to go, both locally and within reasonable striking distance.

This week, we have a Love Your Pet Expo, a Soles4Souls ‘Fu-raiser’ and Imagination Time.  You and your family can pick and choose the events that most appeal to you and your schedule.

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Family Best Bets Of The Week

1. Love Your Pet Expo

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Bring your children to see the animals for adoption at which is holding a Love Your Pet Expo on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  The event will feature a children’s art contest and the first 25 people to arrive at the shelter will receive a free “Coco the Love Dog” set. The fee for this event is $5. All money raised will benefit Bideawee, which is located at 118 Old Country Road in Westhampton Beach.

2. Soles4Souls ‘Fun-Raiser’

Bring the kids over to , 22 Sunset Avenue in Westhampton Beach, to create a pair of colorful shoes. The fee is $30, but the money will be donated to Soles4Souls, a non-profit organization that provides shoes to those in need.  And if crafting shoes isn’t up your child’s alley, there are plenty of other crafts available. The craft store is open all weekend. Call (631) 998-0563. 

3. Sixth Annual High School Juried Art Show

Take you children over to the Quogue Library, 90 Quogue Street in Quogue, to see artwork created by their peers.  On display until March 4 is art created by Westhampton Beach High School students.  Extend your trip and sit and read a few books with your kids.

4.  Imagination Time for Kids

Kids love imagination games and the Westhampton Beach Library, located at 7 Library Avenue in Westhampton Beach has a great imagination program running from 3 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. The program is free. For more information, call (631) 288-3335.

5. Feed the Chickadees

For some outdoor fun, take the kids over to the Elizabeth Morton National Wildlife Refuge, 784 Noyak Road in Southampton for a nature walk. During the walk families will be given birdseed to feed the Black-Capped Chickadees.  Advance registration is required; call (631) 765-6450 x205.

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