Strap on Some Snowshoes For an Outdoor Adventure

Winter can be a somewhat boring time of year, with many kids feeling stranded inside due to cold weather. But if you're feeling adventurous, there are a few things you could do with your kids to entertain them this week, including a Snowshoe Adventure, at Pyramid Mountain, and a Woodland Adventure mapping program, at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, in Chatham.

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!

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.

Woodland Adventures: Map it Out
Where/When: From 1 to 2 p.m. at the  in Chatham on Thursday, Feb. 24.
Why Go: Because children ages 4 to 6 can learn the basics of maps while practicing map use on the trail. 
Pricing: $5 per child.

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

Where/When: From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at  in Kinnelon on Saturday, Feb. 26.
Why Go: This is the kind of “family” event where the parents are in one place and the kids in another, but if it gives parents a chance to relax and siblings a chance to have fun together with other local children, then everyone can go home happy. While the children are playing games, learning Tae Kwon Do, and enjoying snacks, pizza, and soft drinks, parents can spend the evening doing whatever they please. For children 5 or older.
Pricing: $25 for the first child, $15 for siblings

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

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