Things to do with kids in Manhasset

Destination Science runs hands-on STEM summer day camps for kids ages 5 to 11 at six Long Island sites: Adelphi University in Garden City, Church of Our Savior Lutheran in Manhasset, Trinity Lutheran School in Hicksville, Long Island School for the Gifted in Syosset, C3 Church Long Island in Greenlawn and Setauket Presbyterian Church. Campers sign up for one to four weeks, and each week has a theme, such as Movie Maker STEM Lab, Robot Olympic Challenge or Jedi Engineering. A camp day has three 70-minute science stations, two outside action stations and a camp rally. Extended care is offered at Garden City, Hicksville and Setauket.

The Music Academy Foundation offers summer programs including rock band ensembles, private lessons, and an acting intensive. Students aged 8-17 are placed into bands with peers of similar age and ability under the guidance of experienced, credentialed music educators. The nonprofit organization provides world-class music instruction and performance opportunities, with summer flex lessons available in July and August.

The Science Museum of Long Island runs a summer science camp at its 36-acre preserve in Manhasset, for campers entering preschool through 7th grade. Families can sign up for all 8 weeks or pick individual weeks, each with its own theme. Days mix hands-on science, from chemistry experiments and ecosystems to real fossils, with outdoor investigations, scavenger hunts, arts and crafts, and Fun Fridays. Campers are grouped by the grade they are entering: Tiny Explorers (rising preschool and kindergarten, at least 4 years old by August 31), Junior Adventurers (rising 1st to 4th grade) and Sr. Scientists (rising 5th to 7th grade). Rising 8th and 9th graders can join the Counselor-in-Training program. Camp runs Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm, with early drop-off and late pick-up available.