All Weekend

Mother’s Day Craft (Florham Park, NJ)
Bring the whole gang to Imagine That! Children’s Museum to create and paint a teapot for mom – how’s that for a useful gift? Then spend the rest of the day exploring the exhibits from the climb-on fire truck and airplane to the make-believe castle to a room with instruments from around the world.

Beautiful Butterflies, Birds, & Cinco de Mayo (Camden, NJ)
Celebrate the return of Monarch butterflies from Mexico in this butterfly and bird-filled Cinco de Mayo party at the lovely Camden Children’s Garden. The kiddos can create crafts, partake in a planting activity and learn about butterflies inside the Butterfly House.

Saturday, May 9

NJ State Science Fair (Trenton, NJ)
Super Science Saturday at the NJ State Museum features lots of fun, science-based programs that are family-friendly, interactive, educational and entertaining. Visitors are encouraged to bring their archaeology or natural history “finds” for identification by the Museum’s staff. This FREE event also includes music, games and prizes!

Historic Smithville Children’s Festival (Smithville, NJ)
Stop by Historic Smithville’s FREE festival for children for tons of family fun including sand art, face painting and live animal presentations. Also check out a performance by the Asian Dance Troupe, Cape May Zoo’s ‘Animal Kingdom’ show, paddle boat and carousel rides.

‘Hooray for May’ Family Art Day (Bedminster, NJ)
For some springtime culture, head to ‘Hooray for May’ at The Center for Contemporary Art. Families are invited for a fun and interactive day of making art - including a variety of creative projects to keep or give on Mother’s Day.

Engineering with the Sun (Pennington, NJ)
This educational program at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed will lead kids (ages 8-12) as they design a building to capture the sun's energy. After examining the new Watershed Center, children will work collaboratively and on their own to build individual models of their passive solar house.

Secaucus Green Festival (Secaucus, NJ)
The Town of Secaucus is hosting its 5th Annual Green Festival at Secaucus Xchange. Activities include environmental crafts for children, live music, canoe rides, live animals, face painting and over 50 food and green product vendors.

Sunday, May 10

Mother’s Day Brunch (Chester, NJ)
Enjoy a hay ride around the beautiful farm to Harvest Hall for a big brunch buffet. After everyone is fed and happy, let the kids enjoy an afternoon on the farm with wagon rides, pony rides and fruit picking. Don’t forget to stop at the country store for a homemade pie to take home!

Mother’s Day Walk (Tenafly, NJ)
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a relaxed and casual guided walk outdoors at Tenafly Nature Center. The perfect activity to celebrate this special family day, whether you're an outdoor enthusiast or just hoping for a nice photo opportunity.

Mother’s Day Wine Trail Weekend (Princeton, NJ)
Something for the kids and a little something for the grown ups too! Celebrate Mother's Day at Terhune Orchards with an afternoon of wine tasting with free tastings for moms and special samplings from the bakery. The whole family is welcome to this event – kids can visit the barnyard animals and pick up a treat in the farm store.

Check out our NJ Go List, with our top picks of awesome things to do for kids in the upcoming month - GO MAY is hot off the presses! And don't forget: We have additional activity listings in our Event Calendar.

And if you are heading into NYC for the weekend, make sure you check out the New York City Mommy Poppins Event Calendar to get the latest on all the fun to be had Big Apple-style.