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For other themes:
Princesses & Fairies, Dinosaurs, Knights & Dragons, Planes, Trains, Autos & Ships, Superheroes

Planetarium Shows - showing at the NJ State Museum in Trenton on Saturdays and Sundays; shows include One World, One Sky for ages 3-6; Stars for all ages and Extreme Planets for all agesFacing Mars Exhibit - opening June 5 at Liberty Science Center and running until Sept 6; a large-scale show that explores the difficulties & rewards of traveling to and exploring the Red Planet; suitable for kids 6 years and older, it includes "low-gravity experiences," a centrifugal chair and 26 other fun experiments 
Blast Off, A Space Journey - special exhibit at the Monmouth Museum through August 2010
Space & Aviation - hands-on exhibit at the New Jersey Children's Museum in Paramus
Pearl Observatory (Gillette) - earth & space science enrichment programs, including a fossil dig & be a paleontologist for the day, Starlab (a portable planetarium) and scope night; programs for schools, scouts, camps & libraries
Aviation Hall of Fame (Teterboro) - historic air & space equpiment & artifacts, photos & an extensive model collection;  programs including "Dare to Fly" for 8 to 15-year-old groups

Essex County
Dreyfuss Planetarium (Newark) - at the Newark Museum; family programs

Gloucester County
Fredric & Jean Edelman Planetarium(Glassboro) - at Rowan University; public & family shows

Mercer County
Planetarium (Trenton) - at the New Jersey State Museum; planetarium shows on Saturdays & Sundays

Morris County
CCM Planetarium (Randolph) - at the County College of Morris; under renovation

Ocean County
Robert J. Novins Planetarium (Toms River) - at Ocean County College; under renovation until Fall 2010

Somerset County
Planetarium - at Raritan Valley Community College; offers special events & shows just for kids

Ology - American Museum of Natural History's website for kids in anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, earth & more; targeting children in grades 3-8
Kids Astronomy - nice pictures and detailed articles for youngsters with fun facts about the planets, solar system and more
Sky Events - interesting events happening in our sky and out in space on this page from the Fredric & Jean Edelman Planetarium at Rowan University
365 Days of Astronomy - each day read or listen to a podcast about astronomy from people from around the world
South Jersey Skies - a column published in the Gloucester County Times & reproduced online
NASA Kids Club - designed for children in kindergarten through Grade 4 by NASA with games, puzzles & information on the solar system, rockets & more
Astronomy & Space - list of sites for children of varying ages compiled by the Newark Library (their link for NASA kids did not work so just go to our link above)
Astronomy Links - provided by the Dreyfuss Planetarium at the Newark Museum
Astronomy - activities, projects & information from the American Museum of Natural History for children of various ages
National Geographic - more detailed articles and information on the planets than the National Geographic Kids but designed for high school level or higher
National Geographic Kids - their space & science page has articles for older children; their gift shop has science-related products

Astronaut Handbook by Meghan McCarthy - gives a realistic portrayal of what it takes to be an astronaut with great artwork

Enchanted Learning - Astronomy craft projects for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school
Preschool Education - features various songs about space
DLTK - astronomy crafts, coloring pages and more

Journey to the Stars - special space show at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City

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