It's weekend time again!  There's a chill in the air that says fall is finally here (and the calendar says it too - Friday marks the first day of autumn).  We've got a bunch of fun family-friendly events this weekend, most of which emphasize the season! There's numerous outdoor festivals going on this weekend - the two big ones being in Bound Brook (where the annual RiverFest kicks off Saturday) and Westfield (where your little ones will have the chance to play in the FunBus, which visits the FestiFall Saturday afternoon).   There's also the annual Harvest Festival up at Trailside Nature and …

It's weekend time again!  We've got you covered as you make all your plans for a fun-filled weekend. This weekend, it's all about FREE and LOCAL.  Every single event on this week's Grab & Go Kids Planner is absolutely FREE to attend, and three are right here in Woodbridge (and the MusicFest in Clark isn't very far away either)!  There's a showing of Disney's The Princess and the Frog at the Woodbridge Library on Saturday, and a Family Fun Night next door at the Department of Health and Human Services Friday evening.  This weekend is also the time for the annual St. James Street Fair, taking …

Weekend time is finally here!  After a week of school, are your kids itching to get out and reclaim a bit of summer again?  No worries, we've got you covered with five great family-friendly events! There's free events near and far this week - check out Baby Loves Disco at Woodbridge Center Mall, where the kids can sing, dance, do crafts, and enjoy DJ music Saturday afternoon, or take a trip up to Hoboken for their annual fall Italian Festival, featuring fireworks with New York City as the backdrop Saturday night. There's a butterfly release event to raise awareness for pediatric cancer in …

It's time to plan for the weekend again - and I'd say we certainly deserve a nice, calm Labor Day weekend after everything we went through last week.  Here's hoping everyone in your family came out of Hurricane Irene safe and sound and ready to have a great last weekend of summer! This week we've got a pair of exciting programs for the little outdoorsmen and women in your family - learn all about frogs with Froggy Friday, and follow that up with a tour of the Raptor Trust, where you'll learn about and observe the different winged creatures (hawks, owls, and more) at the Trust. We've got a …

Make a mass exodus with the family this weeked to see the Fuzzy Lemons at the Bickford Theater in Morristown. Children will sing and dance to the rock & roll style of music performed by the band. The fee is $8 and includes a Family Fun Day at Historic Speedwell, a few miles away from the theater. Face painters, jugglers and other family-oriented fun is waiting for you. Take a tour of the Vail House at the Historic Speedwell, a hands-on, interactive exhibit on the telegraph at the Landmark Factory building. Learn more about Alfred Lewis Vail who was instrumental in inventing the telegraph with…

The weekend is upon us again, and we've got some far-flung ideas for you this last weekend of July (can you believe it's the midpoint of summer already?)! Friday morning, check out Little Scoops in Cranford for a fun-filled morning in an ice cream shop (what could be cooler?), and head on up to the Environmental Education Center in Basking Ridge Saturday morning to learn all about dinosaurs. Saturday night, there's a classic 80s flick under the stars in Montclair that will make Marty McFly fans very happy.  Or you could load up the family and make the drive down to Adventure Aquarium in …

It's weekend planning time, and it's gonna be a scorcher. We've got a nice variety of indoor, air-conditioned activities and outdoor festivals to soak up the sun. Pack up the family and head up to Hoboken for the 101st annual St. Ann's Feast for some great Italian food and live entertainment, or check out the Somerset Valley Players as they put on a performance of the Mark Twain classic Tom Sawyer. There's a journal craft for kids at Lakeshore Learning in East Brunswick, and there's all kinds of adventures at the Environmental Education Center in Basking Ridge. And up in Morristown on Sunday…

It's weekend time again, and we've got five great, family-friendly events for you once again.  And, just like last week, almost all of them are completely, 100% FREE to attend!  How can you beat keeping the kids entertained and not spending a dime out of pocket?   This weekend, we've got an Ice Cream Festival down in Toms River, and the Wiggles bring their big birthday party to the Izod Center.  There's a comic book sale and autograph signing to benefit St. Barnabus in West Orange, and an old-fashioned drive-in movie in Bridgewater.  And to cap it all off, we've got a big festival celebrating…

Another weekend is upon us, and we've got five more great things to do with the whole family this weekend in the Grab & Go Kids Planner. There's a puppet show at the Greenable Museum of the Future right here in town (the museum's in the Woodbridge Center Mall). If you feel like packing up the car and hitting the open road, head south to Ocean Township for ShrimpFest or southwest for a wonderful-looking Blueberry Bash in Princeton. A little closer to home, there's also a scavenger hunt for the whole family at the Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside, and the Kids Kingdom …

It's Fourth of July weekend, and the Grab & Go Kids Planner is chock full of Independence Day-themed activities for the whole family to enjoy. Learn about the Lenape Native American Indians at a workshop Friday afternoon at the Trailside Nature & Science Center. Then perhaps head up to Turtleback Zoo on Sunday for Red White & Blue Zoo Day and take part in a treasure hunt! And let's not forget the fireworks – we've got three local 4th of July celebrations to tell you about – from the three-day KaBoomfest in Red Bank to the annual local fireworks show in Sewaren, we've got you covered for the …

Summer’s (officially) here, which means the kids are out of school and, perhaps, driving you crazy already.  This week we’ve got a bunch of events to get everyone out and about this weekend.  Stay local and check out the final Rev Up For Fun! event at the Disney Store in Woodbridge Center Mall, or take a road trip with the family to a farm in Lambertville, where a good old fashioned Old Time Baseball Game will take place Saturday.  There’s more Disney – Beauty and the Beast on stage in Newark – and a chance to learn about some amazing adaptations at an arboretum in Summit.  And, of course, …

It’s Grab & Go Kids Planner time!  Stuck for ideas to entertain the kids this weekend?  We’ve got you covered!  There’s lots to do this weekend, and the best part is?  They’re all either free or support good causes!  We’ve got a Seafood Festival in Belmar, The Incredibles at the Woodbridge Main Public Library, and the Colonia/Woodbridge Community Day (plus a TON of other promotions) at the Somerset Patriots game on Sunday.  There’s also the 100th anniversary celebration of Fords Fire Company, and my personal favorite – a rubber ducky festival in Berkeley Heights!  So what are you waiting for…

It’s Grab & Go Kids Planner time!  Stuck for ideas to entertain the kids this weekend?  We’ve got you covered!  We’ve got a beautiful weekend ahead of us, and with only a few weeks left in school, everyone’s going to be getting antsy to be outdoors.  Luckily, we’ve got tons to do outside this weekend!  You can head down to Point Pleasant or Red Bank for some food, music, games, and activities in the sun at Summerfest and RiverFest, respectively, or head up to Westfield for a Greek Fest 2011.  There’s an open house Saturday morning at Turtleback Zoo, and locally, the Disney Store in Woodbridge…

It’s Grab & Go Kids Planner time!  Stuck for ideas to entertain the kids this weekend?  We’ve got you covered!  It’s Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kick-off for summer.  But there’s still plenty to do between opening the pool and firing up the barbeque!  This weekend we’ve got roller and ice skating at the Arenas at Woodbridge, a live appearance by the Cat in the Hat at a storytime reading in Springfield, a garden party with 100,000 blooming irises, and some minor league baseball, complete with a fireworks show!  Sounds like an awesome weekend to me! As always, be sure to tell us if you…

It’s Grab & Go Kids Planner time!  Stuck for ideas to entertain the kids this weekend?  We’ve got you covered!  This week, we’ve got superheroes in Woodbridge, dinosaurs in Rahway, and a hippo on a shoe-shopping trip in Westfield.  We’ve also got family fun in Metuchen and a planetarium show called “The Problem With Pluto,” sure to entertain anyone with strong feelings one way or another on the former smallest planet in the solar system.  As always, be sure to tell us if you think we forgot something.  And if you know of an event that deserves a mention in this planner in the future, be sure …

It’s Grab & Go Kids Planner time!  Stuck for ideas to entertain the kids this weekend?  We’ve got you covered!  This week there’s lots of nature – from Bear Awareness Day to a bug workshop to Mammal Mania!  We’ve also got plays for the young ones, an art workshop, and the Woodbridge Street Fair & Craft Show!  There’s lots to do outdoors this weekend (and indoors as well, if the weather decides not to cooperate), so grab the kids and get going! As always, be sure to tell us if you think we forgot something.  And if you know of an event that deserves a mention in this planner in the future, be …

It’s Grab & Go Kids Planner time!  Stuck for ideas to entertain the kids this weekend?  We’ve got you covered!  This week we’ve got the first of what’s sure to be a long line of traditional summer street fairs, a wild celebration at Trailside, Rutgers Day festivities at three local campuses, and more!  If the weatherman is to be trusted, the weekend’s supposed to be beautiful, so why not take in some of these exciting outdoor activities? As always, be sure to tell us if you think we forgot something.  And if you know of an event that deserves a mention in this planner in the future, be sure …

It’s Grab & Go Kids Planner time!  Stuck for ideas to entertain the kids this weekend?  We’ve got you covered!  It’s a holiday weekend, so odds are your little ones are either on an abbreviated school schedule Thursday or are already on Spring Break entirely, so we’re opening this planner up to run Thursday through Sunday instead of the usual Friday through Sunday. Also, gas prices are getting a little (okay, a lot) out of hand, so we’re going to try to keep it local this weekend – most of our events this week are either within Woodbridge or not too far away. As always, be sure to tell us if …

It’s Grab & Go Kids Planner time!  Stuck for ideas to entertain the kids this weekend?  We’ve got you covered!  This weekend we've got, among others, a good old-fashioned (in more ways than one!) tea party, a salute to the man behind the music of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, and the annual Woodbridge Easter Egg Hunt at Parker Press Park. As always, be sure to tell us if you think we forgot something.  And if you know of an event that deserves a mention in this planner in the future, be sure to add it to the calendar! Easter Egg Hunt at Parker Press Park; 428 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge; 732-596-…

It’s Grab & Go Kids Planner time!  Stuck for ideas to entertain the kids this weekend?  We’ve got you covered!  This weekend we've got breakfast with the Easter Bunny, a KidsFest in East Brunswick, and perhaps the one name sure to elicit an excited response from your kids and pre-teens: Harry Potter. As always, be sure to tell us if you think we forgot something.  And if you know of an event that deserves a mention in this planner in the future, be sure to add it to the calendar! Somerset Patriots Fan Fest at TD Bank Ballpark; 1 Patriots Park, Bridgewater; 908-252-0700; Price: FREE; Saturday…