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Where/When: , Saturday, Feb. 5 from 3-5 p.m.
Why Go: If you want to take advantage of all of the winter weather we’ve been getting, head to Campgaw Mountain on Saturday. Season pass holders can enjoy a Spaghetti-Fest, complete with free snow tubing.
2. MAKE YOUR OWN CHOCOLATE LOLLIPOPS
Where/When: Hillsdale Public Library, Friday, Feb. 4 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Why Go: Open to those in grades 7-12, check out this tasty workshop at a local library that is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Pricing: Free.
Where/When: Washington Township Public Library, Saturday, Feb. 5 at 10:30 a.m.
Why Go: The GFWC Paskack Junior Woman's Club has scheduled a special storytime and craft workshop at the library for kids ages 4 and up. Crafts made that day will be sent to the troops in Afghanistan. Pricing: Free.
4. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Where/When: Ciccone Theater at Bergen Community College, Sat., Feb., 5, 2011 at 11 AM and 2 PM
Why Go: Children’s favorite books come to life on stage as "The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other Eric Carle Favourites" hits the Ciccone Theater. It’s a unique theater experience, as the stories are told through florescent puppets and black lights.
Price: Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children & BCC students
5. BUBBLE TIME: THE DAWN OF UNDILUTED JOY
Where/When: Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, Saturday, Feb. 5; show starts at 4 p.m.
Why Go: Slide into the unpredictable world of soap, slapstick and showmanship. Doug Rougeux and Casey Carle, Ringling Brothers and Cirque du Soleil veterans, combine 40 years of international solo careers in a highly unique act fusing theater, visual art, clowning, jazz music, improvisation and brilliant bubbling to create an event that is both eye-popping and hysterical.
Pricing: Ranges from $15-$25.
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