January 2021 Events
Family Photo Scavenger Hunt
All ages.Bring your camera or phone for this month’s scavenger hunt, ‘Who’s Out There?...
New Year’s Swamp Stroll
Celebrate the new year with a peaceful nature walk at the Great Swamp, learning about the wildlife and plants along...
Plant of the Month Club for Kids
Ages 6 – 12.Virtually meet with other plant lovers, get your hands dirty, plant a new kind of interesting, creepy, unusual,...
Branches & Buds Walk
Ages 7 & Up.Join a naturalist on the trails and learn the secrets that trees’ twigs hold! Find out...
Garden Sprouts Outside: Winter Skeletons
Ages 3 - 5 (with an adult).The leaves are gone and all that’s left are the bare bones of...
Pre-K Nature on the Farm
Ages 2 – 4 (with an adult).Families with pre-K kids take a walk on the trails and farm, learning about the...
Lunch and Learn: Heritage Vegetables
Adults.Seed catalogs are here, and it is time to order. Learn the difference between heritage, heirloom, and...
Home School Days: Get Twiggy With It
Ages 6 - 12.Learn how to identify trees in the winter gardens without leaves, and how to use a dichotomous key....
Tricky Tracks Walk
Ages 5 & Up.This is a great time to hunt for animal tracks along the trails. Learn the four...
Barnyard in Winter – Ice Cutting and Wood Sawing
Join the staff at Fosterfields for this new, interactive program. Come to the farm to participate in two very important...
Wild Animal Experts Online: All About White-Tail Deer
All Ages!Deer are amazingly adaptable animals and their population is soaring in NJ. Find out why and many...
Golden Hour Photography – A Chilly Winter’s Morning
Ages 18 & Up.See Fosterfields like never before. The beauty of a chilly January morning is brought to life...
Virtual Home School Days: Chickens
Ages 6 - 12.What came first; the chicken or the egg? Learn all about our feathered friends in this online class....
Toddler Trek: Tricky Tracks
Ages 2 - 5 (with an adult).Enjoy a story read aloud, play an interactive game to learn about different animal tracks,...
Winter Plants at the Kay Center
Adults.Get some fresh air and learn the science of winter plant identification along the easy, scenic trails of the...
Lunch and Learn: Artifacts of the Lenape
Adults.New Jersey’s native people relied on handmade tools constructed of natural materials for survival. Take a virtual...
In-Person Home School Days: Winter Chores
Ages 6 - 12.Fosterfields might close for the season, but our farm chores continue all winter long. Join us for...
Maple Sugaring Demo
All Ages.Learn how to identify and tap maple trees, collect sap, and make syrup over a wood-fired evaporator. This...
Virtual Home School Days: The New Jersey Biome
Ages 6 - 12.New Jersey has more than one type of biome. Learn what they are, where they are, and...
In-Person Home School Days: Maple Sugaring
Ages 6 - 12.Head into the forest to learn how to identify and tap maple trees, collect sap, and make syrup...
Lunch and Learn: Family Treasures - Oral History
Adults.Have you ever wondered how to capture family members’ memories for posterity but were unsure where to start?...
Feeders and Feathered Friends
Ages 7 & Up.Winter is the best time to put up some bird feeders and see who arrives to feed....
All Activities and Events are Subject to Change