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Discovery Fair at New Canaan Country School

Discovery Fair at New Canaan Country School

The Discovery Fair will be held Saturday, April 29 (9:30–11:00 a.m.) for toddlers, pre-schoolers and their parents. The Discovery Fair is a hands-on exploration of scientific and artistic principles.

Summer Farmer's Market

Summer Farmer's Market

Summer Farmers Market Old Center School Parking Lot Corner of South Avenue, Maple Street, and Main Street New Canaan, CT 06840 Open every Saturday April 22, 2017 through December 16, 2017 10:00am to 2:00pm Rain or shine Follow them on FB

Day Out With Thomas the Train (Essex, CT)

Day Out With Thomas the Train (Essex, CT)

Thomas & Friends will be joining us in 2017 with fun-filled family activities all day long! After meeting Thomas, guests will also have the opportunity to meet Sir Topham Hatt, and Percy the Small Green Engine!

Connecticut's Only Spring Apple Hunt @ Lyman Orchards

Connecticut's Only Spring Apple Hunt @ Lyman Orchards

Get ready for Connecticut’s one and only Spring Apple Hunt! Search for thousands of Lyman’s own eco-certified apples in a Hay Maze! Enjoy a FREE Magic Show, with The Magic of Christopher! Get your face painted!

Meet Kate!

Meet Kate!

Welcome to your Meet a Mom Interview!   Where are you from originally? Devon, Pa and arrived here in New Canaan via New York City   How long have you lived in New Canaan? How many kids and their age(s)? We left the city and moved here six years ago. We have...

Egg-straordinary Egg-stravaganza @ Stepping Stones Museum!

Egg-straordinary Egg-stravaganza @ Stepping Stones Museum!

Saturday, April 15, 2017 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Join Benedict the Egg, the egg-ceptional host of all things egg-citing! He will be participating in loads of egg-cellent activities including an egg scavenger hunt. Enjoy live music from Jay and Ray. Egg-streme fun is...

New Canaan Nature Center: The Great Egg Hunt & Spring Celebration

New Canaan Nature Center: The Great Egg Hunt & Spring Celebration

April 13, 14, and 15 Perfect for children ages, 2-10! Join us for The Great Egg Hunt 2017 & Spring Celebration. Our Egg Hunt programs are for smaller groups (approx. 25 per hunt) and will explore the miracle of SPRING. Meet warm and fuzzy animals (baby chicks and...

Filling in the Blanks to host fourth annual golf fundraiser

Filling in the Blanks to host fourth annual golf fundraiser

Features live and silent auction, ladies’ night out   Filling in the Blanks (FIB), the Fairfield County-based non-profit that fights childhood hunger by providing needy children with meals on the weekend, will host its fourth annual golf outing May 4, 2017 at the...

GEORGE COGSWELL MEMORIAL FISHING DERBY 2017

GEORGE COGSWELL MEMORIAL FISHING DERBY 2017

Kids will try to catch the biggest and best trout during the annual fishing derby at Mill Pond in April.
A secret stocking of the pond with plenty of trout will take place ahead of Derby Day.

28 Places For Easter in CT: 2017 Edition Courtesy of CT Bites

28 Places For Easter in CT: 2017 Edition Courtesy of CT Bites

Easter- one of the most egg-cellent holidays- is on Sunday April 16.  Restaurants across Connecticut are creating special Easter menus, from the traditional to the more festive.  Be sure to make your reservations soon so that you can celebrate with some-bunny special....

Because April Calls For Carrot Cake! Compliments of Anna Gass

Because April Calls For Carrot Cake! Compliments of Anna Gass

Once Spring rolls around and the weather shows promise of a light weight jacket and maybe even some open toe shoes, I start getting excited about dishes that represent Spring. Now maybe it’s the fact that rabbits eat carrots but when I think of my holiday menu, I...

April is 30 Days of Family Month in New Canaan

April is 30 Days of Family Month in New Canaan

The Town of New Canaan’s Youth and Family Services has teamed up with other Asset Building Organizations to announce the fourth consecutive April is 30 Days of Family Month in New Canaan.

It's Back! Healthyville® at Stepping Stones Museum

It's Back! Healthyville® at Stepping Stones Museum

Now – Labor Day 2017 The museum’s beloved Healthyville exhibit is back and better than ever! New additions to the popular experience allow us to learn even more about fitness and nutrition: "Shop" for healthy foods in the market Brush a giant set of teeth Study...

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