Grab & Go Kids Planner: Maple Sugaring Parties, Science Saturdays and the Bronx Botanical Gardens

The “Grab & Go Kids Planner” appears every Wednesday morning, just in time for you to take a brief mid-week breather and start thinking ahead towards the upcoming weekend. The planner will include local, low-cost activities, along with the occasional far-flung, pricier, but oh-so-worth it city sojourn.

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Here are five ways to have fun with your kids this weekend in Scarsdale and the surrounding Westchester County area:

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Where: 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458 (The Botanical Gardens)

When: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. 

Why Go: It's spring, the orchids are out and the Bronx Zoo's Botanical Gardens are some of the most famous in North America. 

Pricing: Adults, $20, Seniors/Students, $18, Children, $8, Children Under 2, Free

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Where: Jacob Burns Film Center, 364 Manville Rd, Pleasantville

When: Saturday, March 12, 12 p.m. 

Why Go: Miyazaki’s animated epic depicting a boy's battle to save a forest is a favorite with children and critics alike. 

Pricing: Children, $1 Adults, $11, Members, $6 

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Where: New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle (Huguenot Children's Library)

When: Saturday, March 12, 12:30 - 2 p.m. 

Why Go: It's already funny enough when Don Quixote attacks the windmill in the original de Cervantes version. Now imagine how hilarious - and stunning - it would be if he could also do the splits. 

Pricing: Free! 

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Where: New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle (Huguenot Children's Library)

When: Saturday, March 12, 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Why Go: High school students will entertain your children with science experiments and demonstrations. Just because your son or daughter didn’t grow up with “Bill Nye the Science Guy” doesn’t mean that they still can’t think that “science rules.”

Pricing: Free! 

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Where: Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd

When: Sunday, March 13, 1- 4 p.m.

Why Go: Candy and ice cream making. Live music. Demonstrations of early Colonial and Native American sugaring practices. What’s not to love?

Pricing: Early registration rates: Members, $4, Non-members, $8. Day of event rates: Members, $6, Non-members, $10 per person.

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