Please see below for fun events coming this week.

Check out the calendar in the sidebar on the left to plan future events coming in the next couple of months.

Place your votes below for your favorite activities in and around northern New Jersey.

Ongoing Events

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
March 3-7 — Prudential Center, Newark.
March 10-14 — IZOD Center, East Rutherford.
March 17-21 — Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY.
March 25-April 4 — Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Check website for show times and ticket information.

Tenafly Nature Center
313 Hudson Ave., Tenafly, NJ 07670. (201) 568-6093
Maple Sugaring — Sundays, February 21*, February 28, March 7, and March 14*, 12:30-1:30pm and 2:00-3:00pm
Learn how to identify a maple tree, discover the history of syrup making and how technology has changed the gathering of sap, check the tapped trees, and boil down the sap to make fresh warm maple syrup—a sweet treat for all to taste! Dress warmly; program will be both in and outdoors. Program intended for children and adults. Pre-registration requested.
*Register for a 3:30pm Nature Walk after these programs.

Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center
247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Twp.
Maple Sugaring Demonstrations — most Saturdays and Sundays, January/February, 2 – 3 p.m. 973-635-6629
The maple sugaring season is underway at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center! Join in the fun at one of the weekend tree tapping demonstrations and enjoy guided walks, touchable artifacts, taste tests, and much more! Discover how maple sugaring has changed from its origination with the Native Americans to modern times. Thinking of making your own maple syrup? You are in luck, as spiles will be on sale along with easy instructions on how to get started!

Fun Events This Week

• March 11, 2010
  • ImagineThat Johnny Appleseed Day
  • Tenafly Nature Center Afternoon Explorers Grades 1 to 5
• March 13, 2010
  • ImagineThat Shamrock Search
  • 2010 Cabin Fever Kids Trash to Treasure
  • Newark Museum Science Activity Electrifying Science
• March 14, 2010
  • Newark Museum Science Activity Electrifying Science
  • Miller-Cory House Museum - A Spot of Tea the History of Tea
  • Tenafly Nature Center Family Nature Walk
• March 15, 2010
  • ImagineThat National Nutrition Month
  • Preschool Open Jump at Jump On In!
• March 16, 2010
  • Tenafly Nature Center Afternoon Explorers PreK-K
• March 17, 2010
  • NJCM Celebrate Earth Day
  • Preschool Open Jump at Jump On In!
  • Tenafly Nature Center Little Naturalists
• March 18, 2010
  • Frelinghuysen Arboretum Sprouts Good Morning Sunshine
  • NJCM Celebrate Earth Day
  • Tenafly Nature Center Afternoon Explorers Grades 1 to 5

See the Event Calendar for more fun kids events in Northern New Jersey. Have an event you want to list here? Tell us about it.

Popular Activities in Northern New Jersey

• Florham Park Roller Skating Rink - 5 votes
• Campgaw Mountain – Mahwah - 4 votes
• Liberty Science Center - 2 votes
• The Crayola Factory® at Two Rivers Landing - 2 votes
• Kid Junction – Branchburg - 2 votes
• Imagine That!!! - 2 votes
• Giggles Playstation – Rockaway - 2 votes
• The Little Gym of Barnegat - 2 votes
• Princess Breakfast at NJ Children’s Museum - 1 votes
• Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island - 1 votes