11:30 am  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

American Perspectives, Colors

1 – 3 PM

Ocean Sensory Tubes. Learn about New Jersey sea life and make a calming ocean-themed sensory tube. Visit Written in the Rocks to discovery primordial seas and ancient sea monsters!

10 AM and 11 AM

Who’s in the Forest? It’s spring and all the forest creatures are coming out of hibernation. This interactive story introduces forest animals in a fun and playful way. Visit Written in the Rocks to learn more about New Jersey forest animals.

12 – 2 PM

Pretty Big Things

11:00 am  Dinosaurios de la antártida

4:15 pm, Planetarium  Join us for a free talk in the Planetarium with Dr. Jacob Hamer

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

11:30 am  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

Planetarium Lobby, Astronomy in the Palm of Your Hand

1 – 3 PM

Make a bark cloth Tapa. You can choose to make note cards or turn it into home décor while you explore Pacific Island tapa symbols. Get inspiration for your project when you visit Bark! Indigenous Cultural Expressions.

11:30 am  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

10 AM and 11 AM

Art & Max. Two lizard friends, both artists, take a journey through the art world and explore many different styles of acrylic, watercolor and line drawings. Get inspired to create your own masterpiece and visit American Perspectives to see more.

12 – 2 PM

American Perspectives

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

11:30 am  One World, One Sky
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

Written in the Rocks, Ice Age Animals

1 – 3 PM

Making Mammoths. Learn the difference between a Mastodon and a Mammoth and make a furry friend to take home. See real mammoth fossils in Written in the Rocks.

10 AM and 11 AM

Toby and the Ice Giants. Join Toby the Bison in this fact-filled adventure as he explores the Ice Age Tundra and meets some of the giants that roamed its icy surface. Visit Written in the Rocks to learn more about New Jersey during the last Ice age.

12 – 2 PM

Written in the Rocks

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

11:30 am  One World, One Sky
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

1 – 3 PM

Amate Bark Art. This indigenous art from Mexico is colorful and fun to create. Visit Bark! Indigenous Cultural Expressions to see more bark cloth from South America

10 AM and 11 AM

I Don’t Draw, I Color! A young boy explores color and feelings to create his art. Be sure to visit American Perspectives to get inspired.

12 – 2 PM

Pretty Big Things

10 AM – 12 PM

Join Dr. Dana Ehret, Curator of Natural History, as he leads fossil collecting trips to Big Brook Preserve Space for each date is limited. Tickets are $15 per person. For additional information and to buy tickets use this link.

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

11:30 am  One World, One Sky
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

Written in the Rocks, Teeth!

1 – 3 PM

Aurora Art. Recreate an aurora in the sky and learn more about the interaction of solar wind and the Earth's magnetic field

10 AM and 11 AM

Our Stars. Explore the universe with bright pictures and simple text in a book that will delight any curious child’s mind! Don’t forget to visit the Planetarium at 11:30 (fee for Planetarium) for the show One World, One Sky, perfect for small explorers.

12 – 2 PM

A Much Moved People

11:00 am  Mundos más allá de la Tierra

4:15 pm, Planetarium  Join us for a free talk in the Planetarium with Dr. Adrian Bayer

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

11:30 am  One World, One Sky
1:30 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12 – 2 PM

A Much Moved People, Lenape Games

1 – 3 PM

Pointillism & Pixels. Combine art and science into a masterpiece to take home! Pointillism uses the science of optics to create colors from many small dots placed so close to each other that they blur into an image to the eye. This is how pixels on computers work today.

10 AM and 11 AM

Hello Lighthouse! This Caldecott Award winning story introduces lighthouses to young readers. Learn more about New Jersey shore history in Pretty Big Things.

12 – 2 PM

American Perspectives

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

12:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica

4:15 pm, Planetarium  Join us for a free talk in the Planetarium with Dr. Riddhi Banyopadhyay

4:15 pm, Planetarium  Join us for a free talk in the Planetarium with Shaunak Modak

4:15 pm, Planetarium  Join us for a free talk in the Planetarium with Dr. Michael Strauss

4:15 pm, Planetarium  Join us for a free talk in the Planetarium with Dr. Robert Vanderbei