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Partly Cloudy Blast off to Mars during Cradle of Aviation's Red Planet Week
Local museums offer plenty of activities to keep kids occupied over the holiday break
Holiday Fun
Red Planet Week
Get a little bit closer to Mars, the Red Planet, during Red Planet Week at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. Special family activities and demonstrations help celebrate NASA’s latest mission to Mars with its new Rover, “Curiosity.” Visitors can participate in a Curiosity workshop where you can make your own Mars Rover. Plus you’ll be able to see what it takes to drive a Mars Rover and the challenges NASA faces in relying on robots on the Mars surface. The museum will also be showing special footage from previous missions in the Space Gallery. Local high school robotic teams, including Malverne High School, are on hand to discuss how their robots are based on some of the same principles as used in NASA projects.
Monday through Friday, Dec. 26-30. Cradle of Aviation Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 572-4111 or www.cradleofaviation.org.
Relax at Long Island Children’s Museum during the holiday break. LICM kicks off its holiday week celebration with another children’s film festival. Enjoy a collection of entertaining short films provided by the KidFilmFest of the Brooklyn International Film Festival. These winning films include “Barko,” the story of a lonely puppy who finds himself the unwilling clown in a circus run by poodles.
Monday and Wednesday, Dec. 26 and 28, 1 and 3 p.m. Free with museum admission, $5 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
