Spring Kids Fest, Click Clack Moo and More in Your Kids Planner

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 a spring festival for kids at Woodbridge Mall, an arts open house, and cows that type – on stage!  Best of all – four of the five activities are FREE!  Can’t beat that.

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!

• Drop-In Art & Science Activities: Hocus Pocus and Paleo-Possibilities at Newark Museum; 49 Washington St., Newark;  973-596-6550; Price: Free with suggested museum donation; Saturday, 1-4 pm.

Every month, the Newark Museum offers a different Drop-In Art & Science activity for kids.  This month, it’s Hocus Pocus and Paleo-Possibilities.  Hocus Pocus offers kids the chance to view tiny talismans from ancient Egypt, and make their own lucky charm, while Paleo-Possibilities allow kids the chance to explore fossils from the museum’s Teaching Collection and learn about dino footprints.

• Spring Kids Fest at Woodbridge Center Mall; 250 Woodbridge Center Dr.; 732-636-4777; Price: FREE; Saturday, 11 am-3 pm

Woodbridge Center kicks off spring with its Spring Kids Fest this Saturday.  Kids ages 2-12 are invited to this afternoon full of face-painting, games, crafts, music, and all around fun to celebrate the new season.  The Easter Bunny will even be making an appearance between 11 and noon, so don’t forget to bring your camera!

• For Arts Sake Weekend Open House at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey; 68 Elm St., Summit; 908-273-9121; Price: FREE;  Sunday, 12-4 pm

As part of their For Arts Sake weekend, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey is hosting an open house on Sunday – kids can become an artist for a day through hands-on demonstrations and activities, including graffiti art, sneaker design, jewelry making, comic book drawing, and more! There will be food, music, and games for the whole family.

• Click Clack Moo at the Paper Mill Playhouse; 22 Brookside Dr., Millburn; 973-376-4343; Price - $12-15; Saturday, 10 am

The popular children’s book about bovines with secretarial skills comes to the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn Saturday morning.  Farmer Brown and lovable bunch of animals make the move from the page to the stage in a play that’s sure to delight both kids and parents.

• Classic Cartoons and Ice Worlds at Morris Museum; 6 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown; 973-971-3700; Price: Free with museum admission; Saturday, 12:30 pm

A two-for-one entry into the Kids Planner from the Morris Museum.  You’ve got your pick of classic cartoons for that the whole family will enjoy on one hand, or the natural wonder of Planet Earth’s “Ice Worlds” on the other.  Both start at 12:30 pm, with the cartoons lasting a half hour and Ice Worlds lasting 50 minutes.  Stick around and check out the museum’s exhibits for an enlightening afternoon for the whole family.