Hit the Beach This Friday Night

So once again, we bring you the Grab & Go Kids Planner. It's our weekly list of kid-friendly activities and places to try out. You're time-pressed enough, so we're happy to do the research and find the best things to do and places to go, both locally and within reasonable striking distance.

As always, help us build the planner with your own suggestions and tips—if we missed anything, just leave us a comment letting us know!

Cabin Fever Concert with Kurt Gallagher
Where/When: From 6 to 6:45 p.m. at the  on Friday, Feb. 25.
Why Go: Because it’s almost spring, and being stuck indoors is getting old. The Jefferson Public Library calls Gallagher their “favorite children’s performer,” and they invite families to “shake, jump and wiggle those winter blues away.” 
Pricing: Free

Where/When: At 7 p.m. at  in Oak Ridge on Friday, Feb. 25.
Why Go: If you and your children have been missing the sand and the sun, why not have a winter beach party? For kindergarten to fifth graders and their families.
Pricing: Free

Story Times at the County Library
Where/When: Preschool story time will run from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24 at the Morris County Library in Whippany. Open story time for babies 6 months to 2 years old will run from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 25.
Why Go: Because your child loves stories, songs and finger plays, or because you want to get your child hooked on books early. 
Pricing: Free

Story Times at Barnes & Noble
Where/When: Barnes & Noble in Morris Plains. “All About Space Storytime” begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24 and a “Storytime and Visit with Clifford” begins at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27.
Why Go: Because whether your children are interested in space or love the character “Clifford,” this could be a fun and education event.
Pricing: Free

Colonial Cooking Contest
Where/When: At the  in Madison on Saturday, Feb 26 at 10 a.m.
Why Go: If you registered by the Friday, Feb. 18 deadline, then you can participate in the Children’s and Family division that begins at 10 a.m. Families with children 12 or younger will research a historic recipe from early America and cook it for the museum’s second annual colonial cooking contest. 
Pricing: $5 to register; regular museum admission for everyone else

Classic Cartoons
Where/When: At the  in Morris Township beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26.
Why Go: Because children tend to like cartoons -- and if they’re classic enough, parents might remember them too.
Pricing: Free with museum admission.

Where/When: From noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26 at the  in Morris Township.
Why Go: Because children ages 5 or older can learn about fingerprints by studying their own.
Pricing: Free for members, $3 per child plus museum admission for non-members.

“Rapunzel - A Brush with Fate!”
Where/When: At 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Pax Amicus Castle Theatre in Budd Lake on Saturday, Feb. 26.
Why Go: Because “Rapunzel” is a classic. You probably enjoyed it when you were a child, so why wouldn’t your children enjoy it too? For more information, see the Pax Amicus website.
Pricing: $12

Where/When: From 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26 at the  in Chatham.
Why Go: Because people of all ages can enjoy games, maple syrup snow cones, crafts, maple syrup taste tests, and tree tapping demos.
Pricing: $4

Where/When: From 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27 at , which runs through Boonton, Montville and Kinnelon.
Why Go: Because trekking through the snow could be fun—that is, if the snow doesn’t completely melt by the time this event starts.
Pricing: $10 for an educational program and snowshoe use. $3 for a snowshoe trek without snowshoe use. Preregistration is required at 973-334-3130.

So, did we forget anything? Tell us in the comments, or post to our ongoing all-purpose events calendar.