Spring into the Mall Kids Expo comes to Long Island
The third annual Spring into the Mall Kids Expo on Saturday, March 19, will have face-painting. Credit: Specialty Connections
The third annual Spring into the Mall Kids Expo is happening from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Walt Whitman Shops Center Court, Route 110, Huntington Station.
“We are pleased to host this event once again and provide local families with access to Long Island-based products and services tailored especially for children,” Mathew Boals, general manager for Walt Whitman Shops, said in a news release. “This is a great opportunity to explore and connect one-on-one with industry experts while enjoying a fun afternoon.”
Exhibitors include Achieve Beyond (therapies for special needs children); Juice Plus+/Tower Garden (whole-food based nutrition products); New York Life (college planning options, financial planning); Camp W (camp with elective programs); Village East Gifted (gifted after school, summer and kindergarten programs); KinderVision / The Greatest Save Safety Program (prevention of exploitation of children); Ultimate Games Camp (summer multi–sport camp for kids); Summer Term @ Ross (overnight summer program), All Kids Fair (upcoming expo for families) and more.
There’ll be complimentary crepes, face painting, a moon bounce and flavored popcorn. Adiel Torres, a 12-year-old bilingual singer who participated in the Spanish-version of o“The Voice Kids” (“La Voz Kids”), will perform three songs on the main stage. GAALS — Girls Athletics and Life Skills — will do a stage demonstration as well.
For more information, contact Barbara Kaplan at 516-621-1446.
Beth Whitehouse writes about families, parenting and great things to do with the kids on Long Island. She’s been a Newsday editor and shared a 1997 Newsday staff Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800.
