From the Greenbelt to Clove Lakes Park: Staten Island is the place to be for family-friendly fun this weekend

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Here are some family-friendly events on Staten Island that the entire family can enjoy.

Saturday

For the Love of Birds / Feb. 3, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Head to the Greenbelt Nature Center for an incredible event dedicated to our feathered friends. Learn about the most common birds you might find in the Greenbelt — or in your own backyard. Make a bird feeder from upcycled materials to take home as a a way show love to our local birds. Register via Eventbrite.

Admission cost: Free

Location: Greenbelt Nature Center in Blood Root Valley

Post-Groundhog Day Hike and Shadow Craft / Feb. 3, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Join the Urban Park Rangers to celebrate Staten Island Chuck’s Groundhog Day prediction with a hike and craft! Along the way, you will learn the history of Groundhog Day and explore the way light shapes our vision of nature and the seasons with a paper craft.

Admission cost: Free

Location: Clove Lakes Park

Dances from the Ivory Coast Workshop / Feb. 3, 4 to 4:30 p.m.

The Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance presents KOUKOU: Gathering Together at the Staten Island Children’s Museum. KouKou is a dance of community that often guides children in learning the fundamentals of African dance. This workshop will highlight the importance of community–building through the magnetic and joyful rhythms and dances of the Ivory Coast, West Africa.

Admission cost: $8

Location: Staten Island Children’s Museum, Livingston

Sunday

ShopRite Kidz Cook — Pastabilities: Spaghetti with Artichokes and Mushrooms / Feb. 4, 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.

ShopRite Kidz Cook is a caregiver-and-me program that introduces children to a diversity of foods, explains cooking concepts and helps build dexterity with cooking utensils. Recommended for ages 4 and up.

Location: Staten Island Children’s Museum, Livingston