January weather may be a bit dreary, but New Jersey is still full of fun, whether you’re looking to stay indoors or out. So get out of the cold and take in a weekend show, like Fancy Nancy and If You Give a Pig a Pancake, or put on your coat and head outside for some winter fun with an Owl Prowl or Hot Chocolate Hike. Read on for our top picks and you can find a listing of all NJ activities in our Event Calendar.

Get ready for a rare January weekend with mid 50's temps and round up the family for some fun, either indoors or out! Check out Liberty State Park’s Nature Discovery Day or take the kids to see the wacky science show Doktor Kaboom! And if you’re ready to start thinking about summer plans, drop by the New Jersey Camp Fair at Bergen Town Center. Read on for our top picks and you can find a listing of all NJ activities in our Event Calendar.

With decorations packed up and put away and out of town guests gone, how about bundling up for some winter family fun? Check out story time at the Trailside Nature Center and Owl Prowl at the Tenafly Nature Center. Or indulge your little one’s imagination at the Battle of Princeton Family Adventure and the Dino-mite Meet and Greet at Liberty Science Center. Read on for our top picks and you can find a listing of all NJ activities in our Event Calendar.

The gifts have been opened and Santa’s come and gone, but if you’re looking to close out the holiday season with one more festive weekend, there’s still time to check out Storybook Land’s Christmas Fantasy in Lights and the Nutcracker 3D Planetarium Show. Ready to ring in 2013? Drop by Imagine That to make New Year’s craft or take a Pre First Day hike at the Cheesequake Nature Center. Read on for our top picks and you can find a listing of all NJ activities in our Event Calendar.

Christmas is just around the corner and if you’re sticking around town or have guests to entertain, you can find last-minute holiday fun with Adventure Aquarium’s Christmas Celebration, Christmas in the Country Trail or brunch with the big red man himself at Liberty Hall Museum.  Read on for our top picks and remember you can find a listing of all NJ activities in our Event Calendar.

We may be oh-so-busy wrapping, baking & shopping but there's still time to catch a performance of NJ Ballet’s Nutcracker or snap the kids meeting jolly old Saint Nick at Santa’s Little Elf Workshop. If you’re looking for one-of-a-kind holiday fun, play an instrument at the Touch the Music Nutcracker Workshop or whip up organic Christmas cookies at the Green Gift Workshop. Read on for our top picks and remember you can find a listing of all NJ activities in our Event Calendar.

The holiday countdown is on so you’re bound to see twinkling lights, holly and the Big Red Man everywhere you go. Time to check out the Santa Claus Train Ride, Santa Fly-In Celebration or Hudson Ballet’s Nutcracker! And the first night of Hanukkah is this Saturday, so get in the spirit with Hooray for Hanukkah crafts at the Garden State Museum or the Hanukkah Winter Wonderland at Imagine That! Read on for our top picks and remember you can find a listing of all NJ activities in our Event Calendar.

I can't imagine life without our two quirky rescue dogs. Stanley is a mix of at least 3 different breeds and is one of the most intelligent pups I've ever known. Henry is a fiesty Chihuahua/Maltese hybrid of some sort and has bitten everyone from a FedEx worker to our wedding photographer. Each year when the anniversary of their adoption rolls around, I remember all of the animals sitting in cages next to them that we couldn't take home. And then I look at our lazy, spoiled pups as they snooze on the living room couch... and I wish that every animal could be so lucky. New Jersey, like many other states, struggles with pet overpopulation, but it also has some amazing shelters and rescue groups that host all sorts of fun holiday adoption events.