5 Things to Do for Fun on Saturday

Tired of doing the same thing? Check out these weekend events:

1. Summer Craft Fair at NJ Botanical Gardens

Where/When: Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 2 Morris Road, Ringwood 

Why Go: Jewelry, pottery, sculpture, art, kids' stuff, and all kinds of unusual goodies.

Pricing: Free admission/$5 parking

2. Dinosaur Puppets at Lakeshore Learning Center

Where/When: Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 449 Essex St., Hackensack

Why Go: Entertain the kids for free? Hello!!!

Pricing: Free

3. Nature Story Hour at the Tenafly Nature Center

Where/When: Saturday, 11:30 a.m.; 313 Hudson Ave., Tenafly

Why Go: Hear a story about Learn about resident animals and learn how they became part of the nature center. 

Pricing: Free/members; $5/non-members

4. Fort Lee Film Commission "MOVIES & MUSIC UNDER THE STARS" "Ironman"

Where/When: Saturday, 7 p.m.; Jack Alter Community Center, 1355 Inwood Ave., Fort Lee

Why Go: Because there's no better way to spend a summer evening than by taking the family outdoors for a concert and a movie without having to spend a dime.

Pricing: Free

5. "Anna in the Tropics"

Where/When: Saturday, 8 p.m.; The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, 39 Broadway, Hackensack

Why Go: Presented by the Teaneck New Theater, this 2003 Puiltzer Prize winning play set in Tampa in 1929 is about a family trying to hold onto tradition in the midst of a changing world.

Pricing: $15; $12 for students and seniors; and $10 for theatre parties of 10 or more.