All Weekend

The Science & Art of Color (Newark, NJ)
If you’ve got cabin fever and are in search of a family activity, check out these cool science and art color exhibits, running all weekend at the Newark Museum. Start with “The Meaning of Color” and explore how our brains associate different meanings with different colors and then venture over to “Now You See, Now You Don’t!” to take part in a camouflage game as you learn about how members of the animal kingdom use color strategies to survive.

Saturday, January 25th

Build Historic Morristown (Morristown, NJ)
Calling all LEGO lovers! Throw a little dose of local NJ history into your weekend at the Morris Museum. Help to build 50 LEGO brick historical buildings in Morristown with other families using 50,000 LEGO building blocks! Your creations will be used to create a giant map of Morristown.

Winter Waterfowl (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Winter is a wonderful time of the year to see swans, geese, brants and lots and lots of species of ducks in New Jersey. Get ready for summer trips to the shore and to identify the 'little guys' floating on local rivers and in unfrozen patches of ponds. The program is entirely indoors at the cozy Basking Ridge Environmental Center – a great way to squeeze in some educational nature fun during the chilly days of January.

Author Storytime: Whale Shines (Montclair, NJ)
Join the author Fiona Robinson as she reads and discusses her wonderful children’s book Whale Shines at Watching Booksellers. A whale swims through the ocean and visits his sea friends, who all have different talents, and becomes discouraged that he doesn’t have any special skills. Then one day, with the unexpected help of some bioluminescent plankton, he discovers his own distinct point of view and individuality.

Winter Festival (Sussex, NJ)
Bundle up for the Winter Festival at High Point State Park this weekend. Bring the whole family for winter themed crafts, story corner, guided hikes, sing-alongs and hot cocoa & cookies by the fire. Also check out their winter weather program with snowshoeing and ice-fishing demonstrations.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company (Newark, NJ)
Flowing lines, twirling ribbons and the thunderous motion of martial arts highlight this program of both traditional and contemporary music and dance, all choreographed by New Jersey’s own Nai-Ni Chen. The New York Times calls Chen’s singular style, which weaves the discipline of Chinese arts with the freedom of American modern dance, “an impressive, remarkably smooth blend of new and old.”

Sunday, January 26th

Wassailing the Apple Trees (Princeton, NJ)
Take part in an ancient British tradition at Terhune Orchards this weekend as they celebrate the Wassailing of the Apple Trees! The public is invited to join the Mount Family in the tradition of protecting the orchards and insuring a successful crop for next season. Watch song & dance performances, warm yourselves (and eat some toasted marshmallows) next to the bonfire and browse the farm market.

Afternoon Tea for My Doll & Me (Westfield, NJ)
Bring your favorite doll as a guest to afternoon tea at Just Bead Yourself! Bead specialists will help each guest create a beautiful matching necklace both for themselves and their doll. Refreshments include iced tea, lemonade and cookies during the 2 hour event.

Dinosaur Train Live! (Morristown, NJ)
Hop on board the Dinosaur Train – Live! Tour and join Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, Don and all their adoptive Pteranodon family in this upbeat and interactive trip back through pre-historical jungles, swamps, volcanoes and oceans. Based on the top-rated PBS series, this live musical theater show embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains!

Check out our GO NJ List, with our top picks of awesome things to do for kids in the upcoming month; GO JANUARY is full of family fun!

And don't forget: We have additional activity listings in our Event Calendar. And if you are heading into NYC for the weekend make sure you visit the New York City Mommy Poppins events calendar to get the latest on all the fun to be had NYC-style.

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