Morris County - Morris Plains - Fall Family Day @ The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms


Saturday, September 21 – Morris County

Fall Family Day

12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms
 2352 Route 10 West, Parsippany, NJ

Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of
Greater Parsippany

Join us in celebrating the fall harvest and Craftsman Farms' agricultural past at our13th Annual Fall Family Day. Set for Saturday, September 21, this traditional fall festival is the museum's biggest family program of the year! 

Fall Family Day features seasonal fun with hayrides around the grounds of Craftsman Farms, and pumpkin painting. Indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts encourage children to explore the landscape that was once the Stickley family's home and farm. Craft activities and handicraft demonstrations exercise young minds and hands. Bring the whole family and arrive early for a picnic on the grounds! And inside Stickley's Log House, tours will be suspended for the day and families are invited to stroll through the museum Open House at their own pace.

Activities offered on the grounds during Fall Family Day include:

Hayrides -- Pumpkin painting -- Craft activities -- Games & races
Scavenger hunts -- Hand-craft demonstrations

ADMISSION: $5 Member Children; $7 Nonmember Children; Free to Adults accompanying children; $7 Adults without children.

Admission to be paid on site on September 21, 2019. The event begins at 12 p.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Admission prices cover all activities. Site is the former estate of Gustav Stickley, now a National Historic Landmark and operated as a museum, just off Route 10 West in Parsippany, NJ. For more information call 973-540-0311 or email info@stickleymuseum.org. 
Location: 2352 NJ-10, Morris Plains, NJ 07950, USA

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