Celebrate back to school with Smith Haven Mall on Saturday, August 26 at the upcoming Back to School Blast event, sponsored by Your Local Kids Source! Visit Center Court for fun family activities and check out a variety of local vendors and participating retailers to enjoy raffles, giveaways, samples, and more, all there to help you prepare for back to school.

Kids and families can enjoy a free bounce house by Fun Rentals, free face painting by Dina’s Dynamics, free sand art by Children of America, free child ID kits by New York Life, and a lip gloss personality test by Mary-Kay. Guests will also have the opportunity to take a photo with a princess from Peachy Princess Parties all day or with Quacker Jack from the Long Island Ducks between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Back to School Simon Shopping Spree:
As part of Simon’s Back to School campaign, shoppers are being offered the chance to win a back to school shopping spree worth $5,000. To enter, shoppers are encouraged to tag their go-to retailer on Facebook and/or Instagram for Back to School shopping on three comment to win posts. Shoppers can get an additional entry by sharing a photo of the deals they found at the retailer using #mybtshaul #giveaway.