February 2023 Events
Hot Chocolate Walk
All ages.Join Fosterfields staff on a walking tour around the farm and warm up with a cup of delicious...
Sensory Friendly Saturday
All ages.Visit Fosterfields for our new Sensory Friendly Saturdays. This is an event that is designed to be less...
Hot Chocolate Walk
All ages. Join Fosterfields staff on a walking tour around the farm and warm up with a cup of...
Hot Chocolate Walk
All ages. Join Fosterfields staff on a walking tour around the farm and warm up with a cup of...
Awesome Animal Artists
Ages 5 - 10.Learn to draw a new NJ native wild animal each month and create your own masterpiece. Guess the...
Maple Sugaring Demos
Ages 6 & up.Learn how to identify and tap maple trees, collect sap, and make real maple syrup over a...
Maple Sugaring Demos
Ages 6 & up.Learn how to identify and tap maple trees, collect sap, and make real maple syrup over a...
Scavenger Hunt February: Love Is In The Air
All ages. It's February and love is in the air! Grab your camera or phone and search for...
Garden Sprouts: Snow Giants
Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. When it snows a big white blanket may cover the plants, but what&rsquo...
Garden Sprouts: Snow Giants
Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. When it snows a big white blanket may cover the plants, but what&rsquo...
World Wetlands Day Walk
Age 6 & up.Celebrate World Wetlands Day with a walk through the Great Swamp! Discover the animals and plants that...
Kids in the Wild: Maps and Compasses
Ages 7 - 11.Join us to get into the woods, learning different outdoor skills, meeting other like-minded kids, and building confidence....
Stamping, Stickers, and Stenciling Saturday
All ages. Create cards or pictures with stenciling, stamping or stickers. We will be stenciling with paint, so please...
Stamping, Stickers, and Stenciling Saturday
All ages. Create cards or pictures with stenciling, stamping or stickers. We will be stenciling with paint, so please...
Winter Wonderland Walk for Littles
Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.Join us with your toddler for a wonderful walk through the winter woods. See the...
Virtual Plant Of The Month Club: Heavens to Betsy: It’s A Prayer Plant
Ages 6 - 13. Travel around the world and through time in this virtual Plant of the Month Club for kids....
Winter Wonderland Walk for Littles
Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.Join us with your toddler for a wonderful walk through the winter woods. See the...
Floral Arranging with Supermarket Flowers for Valentine’s Day for Adults
Adults.In this hybrid class, you bring a bunch of supermarket flowers and learn -- just in time for Valentines'...
Homeschool Days: Skulls and Bones
Ages 6 - 12.No bones about it, vertebrates have interesting skeletons! Compare yours to other species in this class. Examine real...
On the Right Track
Ages 6 - 10.Learn all there is to know about the footprints animals leave behind: How can we tell who made...
Sensational Snowflakes
Age 6 & up.Discover the magic of snowflake science with fun winter-themed activities and a craft. Enhance your knowledge with...
Toddler Trek: Animal Valentines
Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.How do animals find their mates in nature? They have some pretty wild strategies! Read...
Toddler Trek: Animal Valentines
Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.How do animals find their mates in nature? They have some pretty wild strategies! Read...
Home School: Bare Bones of Botany
Ages 6 - 12. Curious about what goes on inside of a plant or want to become a botanist? Students will...
Floral Arranging with Supermarket Flowers for Valentine’s Day for Kids
Ages 6 - 12. Young flower arrangers will create a floral arrangement using easy techniques to make the perfect for Valentine...
Hand Spinning with Wool
Ages 7 & up.We are giving it a whorl at Fosterfields with our hands-on experience of creating yarn. Participants will...
Little Farm Friends: Feeding Day
Ages 3 - 5 with an adult.Have you ever fed a farm animal? Curious about what they eat? Come feed our...
Valentine’s Day Felting
Adults. Learn the basics of needle felting while making a gift for your sweetheart! Cost: $10 per person. ...
Winter’s Day on the Farm
All ages. Winter doesn't halt activity on the farm! Come to Fosterfields for Winter's Day on the...
Toddler Trek: Animal Valentines
Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.How do animals find their mates in nature? They have some pretty wild strategies! Read...
Garden Sprouts: Heartwood
Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. What better time to look at the “heart” of a tree than...
Garden Sprouts: Heartwood
Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. What better time to look at the “heart” of a tree than...
Virtual Lunch & Learn: Plants for Winter Interest
Adults.Winter need not be a season without garden beauty and interest! This program will focus upon the best of...
Homeschool Day: Ice, ice Baby
Ages 6 - 12. It's ice harvesting season! Learn how ice cutting was historically done and give it a try....
Sleep, Stay, or Fly Away?
Ages 6 - 10.Every animal must make a choice in the wintertime in order to survive. Learn what NJ wildlife do...
The Art of Tea Blending
Adults.Join us for a wonderful cuppa tea! Learn the history of tea and blending teas. Experience the mixing of...
Wild Animal Experts: Weasels
Ages 6 - 10.After school is a great time to take a nature walk and discover new facts about New Jersey'...
Courses in Nature: Maple Sugaring
Adults.Courses in Nature is a monthly series for nature-minded adults lead by an expert naturalist in which a topic...
Day Off with Nature: Skull-astic
Ages 6 - 10.Did you know that a turtle's shell is part of its skeleton? Or which bones are the...
Adventures in STEM: Wonderous Water
Ages 6 - 10.Young scientists explore different parts of the natural world through experiments and activities. Science will surprise you with...
Toddler Trek: Tricky Tracks
Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.Who's been walking through the winter forest? Their footprints tell the tale! Read a...
Tour: A Walk through the Witch Hazels
Adults.In this tour you will discover fragrant, colorful witch hazels and the earliest of bulbs at this hidden gem....
Toddler Trek: Tricky Tracks
Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.Who's been walking through the winter forest? Their footprints tell the tale! Read a...
Bark, Branches & Buds
Ages 9 & up.Identifying trees in winter gets more complicated without the leaves to help you, but once you begin...
Animal Antics: Goats
All ages. Come to the farm for this afternoon program and learn all about our farm animals. Meet the...
Indoor Victorian Dish Garden
Adults.In this workshop, you will put together a Victorian dish Garden and learn how to care for it.Cost:...
Little Farm Friends: Whose Hooves?
Ages 3 - 5 with an adult.They’re not feet, they’re not paws… They’re hooves!...
Seed Starting for a Spectacular Flower Garden
Adults.Overwhelmed by all the seed catalogs? Wondering what to plant and how to plant it for a beautiful flower...
Make Your Own Butter
All ages.Join us for this complete butter making workshop. We will make butter in the Crazy Daisy butter churns,...
Sunshine Yoga for Kids: Arctic Animals
Ages 4 - 7.An awesome class for kids who want to play games, use their imaginations and have FUN! Each class...
Make Your Own Butter
All ages.Join us for this complete butter making workshop. We will make butter in the Crazy Daisy butter churns,...
Make Your Own Butter
All ages.Join us for this complete butter making workshop. We will make butter in the Crazy Daisy butter churns,...
Puddle Jumpers: Maple Sugaring
Ages 5 - 7.Has your child outgrown our Toddler Treks but still craves adventures in nature? Puddle Jumpers is for you!...
Toddler Trek: Tricky Tracks
Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.Who's been walking through the winter forest? Footprints tell the tale! Read a track-themed...
All Activities and Events are Subject to Change