The Suffolk County Farm and Education Center in Yaphank holds its yearly Pumpkin Catapult Contest, aka the Pumpkin Fling, on Saturday, October 27. You build a catapult, fling a pumpkin and vie for prizes. Click here for more information, entry forms and “acknowledgement of risk” forms.
Entries categorized as ‘Outdoors’
Pumpkin fling in Yaphank
October 22, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Categories: Day trips · Events · Halloween · Holiday fun · Outdoors · Yaphank
Tagged: pumpkin
Long Beach Fall festival
October 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment
A costume parade, pumpkin patch, crafts, a haunted house and rides are all set up at Kennedy Plaza in front of Long Beach City Hall at the town’s annual Fall Festival. October 20-21.
Categories: Events · Festivals · Holiday fun · Long Beach · Nassau only · Outdoors · Seasonal
Goin’ fishin’…
October 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Children 12 and under can fish for trout at Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Acquarium’s Fall fair. All fishing equipment is provided. Also games, food and refreshments and education on conservation and environment. Saturday, October 13. 10 am – 4:30 pm.
Categories: Day trips · Events · Festivals · Outdoors · Seasonal · Suffolk only
Tagged: Fall, fishing
Fall fun! Apple and pumpkin picking
October 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment
What sounds more wholesome than taking the kids out to pick apples and pumpkins on a crisp Fall day? Newsday had this piece on places to go apple picking on Long Island a few weeks ago, but it seemed too hot in September for apple picking to be much fun. This might be a great day trip for this weekend, with temperatures in the low-60s. Finally, denim jacket weather!
Here are more apple picking listings on About.com, as well as places for pumpkin picking.
Categories: Day trips · Outdoors · Seasonal · Suffolk only
Tagged: apple picking, Fall, pumpkin picking
