NJ Happenings: Art For Families & more!

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Art For Families 11-1-14

What’s Happening in NJ this Weekend

What’s happening in NJ this weekend? Here are some great free or inexpensive activities to do with your family over the weekend! It’s always nice to have a plan!

Saturday 11/1/14:

Art For Families: Line, Shape, Color

Cost:  FREE
Description:  Join us on Saturday mornings for family fun in the Art Museum. Drop in anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and enjoy an engaging gallery activity followed by a related art project. Each week has a different theme. Come for fifteen minutes or two hours—whatever your schedule allows! All ages are welcome; no tickets or reservations are needed. This week with a map and stickers to guide you, enjoy a scavenger hunt through the Museum and create a collage to take home.
Location: Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ
Time:  10:30 am
More Info: Art For Families

Brickfair NJ Lego Expo 2014

Cost:  $10.00
Description: LEGO models, displays and winding trains sprawled out over 58,000 square feet.  Vendors will be offering all things LEGO, including shirts, hats, minifigures, custom-molded weapons, unique models, keychains and… really… everything you never imagined.
Location: Garden State Expo Center, 50 Atrium Drive, Somerset, NJ
Time:  11 am – 4 pm
More Info:  Brickfair Nj Lego Expo 2014

Sunday 11/2/14:

Geocaching With LL Bean At Plainsboro Preserve

Cost:  FREE
Description:  Geocaching is the latest form of treasure hunting, using modern technology to find hidden caches. Learn what it is all about, and how to use your smart phone or GPS in new ways. A short geocache trail at the Plainsboro Preserve will take it out of the classroom and into the field to test your skills. The Outdoor Discovery School of the L.L. Bean Freehold will provide a fun and interactive workshop, with equally fun discount coupons for all participants to use at their store.
Location:  Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury, NJ
Time:  2 pm – 3:30 pm
More Info:  Geocaching With LL Bean At Plainsboro Preserve

Great Balls Of Fire! Comets, Asteroids, Meteors

Cost:  Free with suggestion admission
Description:  What exactly are asteroids, comets and meteorites, and where do they come from? What can they tell us about Earth and the origins of our Solar System? The Newark Museum is pleased to host Great Balls of Fire on its national tour. This thrilling new exhibit explores these questions and planetary science in a fun way by utilizing a variety of interactive multimedia and hands-on experiences. While asteroids and comets are popular subjects for movies like “Armageddon” and “Deep Impact,” they are also playing their own starring roles in scientific research. Over the past several years, a small fleet of NASA probes and space telescopes have been exploring asteroids and comets. In 2013, more than a thousand people in Chelyabinsk, Russia were injured when an asteroid exploded in the air above their city. With all this interest and excitement, asteroids and comets are compelling subjects for an exhibition.
Location:  Newark Museum, 49 Washington Ave, Newark, NJ
Time:  10:45 am
More Info:  Great Balls Of Fire! Comets, Asteroids, Meteors

Be sure to check out NJ Family for even more Family Friendly activities. Feel free to add more events below to share with others.  I love to see what’s happening in your neck of the woods 🙂 I would love to know what you’re doing!