A Vietnamese chicken sandwich, a gorilla robot made of Legos, a 50-foot-tall rock-climbing wall and data on endangered species have something in common. They’re all part of after-school activities kids can participate in this fall.

The Samanea Mall in Westbury, for instance, is quickly becoming a haven for after-school programs. Kids can hop from sessions designing video games to rock climbing walls. Soon, additional after-school craft activities, board game sessions and mural painting classes will be offered in the mall as well.

At The Cooking Lab in Port Washington, kids can create handmade pasta, Chinese dumplings and apple cider doughnuts. Vietnamese chicken sandwiches and new Halloween recipes will debut this fall.

At the Seatuck Environmental Association, a teen workshop that pre

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