Showing posts with label children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children. Show all posts

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Family Fun Day at the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts

October 29, 2011

On Saturday, October 29th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, celebrate Halloween at the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts during the annual event, Tricks-N-Treats. Attend in costume, for a ghoulishly fun afternoon.

Have a hauntingly good time playing games, making crafts and nibbling on treats. Get your face painted and join one of the museum's Educators for some Halloween-themed story telling.

Guests are also encouraged to explore the new exhibit Whimsies: Ken Olsen & the American Folk Art Tradition.

Pre-registration is recommended.

For more information call 973-377-2982 x12 or visit www.metc.org

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

National Night Out August 4 - Mennen Arena - FREE

National Night Out August 4

Morris County Park Police’s Seventh Annual National Night Out
Mennen Arena
Event: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Ice Skating: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

There will be FREE food, drinks, entertainment, ice skating, attractions, and giveaways. Investigate the essential equipment of police, fire, and emergency vehicles, such as motorcycles, ambulances, all-terrain vehicles, fire engines, squad cars, and a helicopter. Visit the horses of the Morris County Park Police’s award-winning Mounted Equestrian Unit.

Rock to the tunes of radio DJs and live performers. Joining us again this year is New Jersey Devils Alumni Bruce Driver, with special guest mascot, N.J. Devil.

Also provided for attendees by the Morris County Park Police are FREE Child ID cards, an initiative launched in 2000 that registers more than 1,000 children annually.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

FREE Morris County Library Summer Children's Events

Events calendar & online registration
Summer


Reading Club registration begins June 22nd. Stop by for your bag and booklet.

Family Films, Fridays, 2PM

July 10th-31st: Madagascar, Bolt, Tale of Despereaux, Kung Fu Panda

Live performances:
June 29, Lizard Guy, 3PM
July 18, Traveling Lantern Theatre Co, "Life of Beethoven", 2:30PM
July 27, Science telling, Andrew Piccirillo, 3:30PM (ages 5-12yrs)
July 30, Magician Brian Richards, 7:30PM
August 8, Homer Hansen, cut paper art, workshop for children 7-yrs and up, 3PM

Story Times
Preschool, 2 to 5-yrs, no registration
Monday, 2PM, July 6-20
Tuesdays, 10AM, July 7-28
Thursdays, 10AM, July 9-30

Paws for Reading sponsored by the MCLF
Children in grades 1-7 are invited to read to listener dogs trained by St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center
Mondays, 7--8PM: June 22nd, July 20th, Aug 24th

Programs by age
All ages: Pajama Time, Family Craft Day and Friday Films

6-mos to 2-yrs: Open Story Time
2 to 5-yrs: Story Time
5-yrs and up: Story Craft, School-aged Story Time (K-2), Book Club

Craft Saturdays 10-11:30AM or 2-3:30PM
with Theresa Stanton, for ages 6 yrs+ Please register

Pictures of the crafts projects
July 11th, Freedom quilts/Happy America cards
10AM or 2PM
August 1st, Collage wall hangings 10AM or 2PM
Sept 9th, Cave art creations, fake stone art

Family craft, with Teri

Ages 3-yrs & up, Wednesdays, 10-11AM, June 24-August 5

Pajama Time: story time for families. Come in your pajamas!
7PM, July 6 and 13

Book Club
Read the book, then get together for discussion and some fun.
7PM. Ages 9-yrs and up.
No registration required.
June 17, My 100 Adventures, Polly Horvath
July 15, The Girl Who Could Fly, Victoria Forester
August date TBA, A Cool Moonlight, Angela Johnson

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

FREE Museum Passes for Morris County Museums

You can borrow passes to 4 local museums, from the library: Craftsman Farms, Early Trades and Crafts, Morris Museum and Children's Museum.

Check them out from the Morris County Library.

Additional FREE Morris County Library Events

Story Times

Infant/toddler, 6-mos to 2-years, drop in
Stories and fingerplays
10AM, Friday, Jan. 16, Feb. 6 and 20, Mar. 6 & 20

School Age, K-2registration begins February 17
Stories and crafts, 4-5PM
Tuesday and Thursday, March 3-26
All ages Saturdays, 2PM
Jan. 24, Feb. 28, March 28

Paws for Reading sponsored by the MCLF
Children in grades 1-7 are invited to read to listener dogs trained by St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center
Mondays, 7-8PM: Feb. 23 and Mar. 23
Please register (973-285-6980)

Programs by age Please register
All ages: Pajama Time, Family Craft Day and Friday Films
6-mos to 2-yrs: Open Story Time
2 to 5-yrs: Story Time
5-yrs and up: Story Craft, School-aged Story Time (K-2), Book Club

Craft Saturdays 10-11:30AM or 2-3:30PM
with Theresa Stanton, for ages 6 yrs+ Please register
Mar. 7th, SOAR, Bird mosaics
Apr. 4th, Earth Day shopping bags and cards
May 2nd, Lace Designing (Mother's Day craft)
June 6th, Bird houses (foamboard)