Join us in a lively old-fashioned harvest celebration which honors the time when Craftsman Farms was a fully-functioning farm. Now in it’s 5th year, Fall Family Day is the Museum’s biggest and best-loved family program. Bring a blanket to picnic on the grounds and take in the colorful autumn beauty of Craftsman Farms. Enjoy a hayride. Try old-fashioned cider pressing. Watch or try your hand at woodworking, pottery and other handicrafts. Enjoy live music when you try “Square Dancing with Sue.” In between square dances, enjoy the classic fun-filled group game “Simon Says.”

Pumpkin painting will be a part of this exciting afternoon, with all children invited to pick and paint a pumpkin to take home. Fall Family Day wouldn’t be complete without the ever-popular Balloon Cow Craft or old-fashioned children’s carnival-style games, like rubber duckie ring toss, and sack and 3-legged races.

Delicious goodies, including apple cider, cider doughnuts, and a variety of tasty boxed lunches will be on sale from Apple Spice Junction. Visitors will also want to check in at the Museum’s General Store, which will sell a variety of souvenir and sundries.

The event will also feature an Open House at the Stickley Museum, which was the Stickley family home and was designed by Stickley to be the centerpiece of Craftsman Farms.

Fall Family Day is made possible by a generous grant from the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany Foundation.

When?
Saturday, September 24 from noon to 4 p.m.

Where?
On the grounds of Craftsman Farms

How Much?
$5 for Member Children and $7 for Non-member children
Adult admission is $7.
To defray the cost for entire families, adults accompanying children are admitted free.

More info?Call 973-540-0311

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Welcome to the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms!  
 

This 30-acre National Historic Landmark is the centerpiece of Gustav Stickley’s early 20th century country estate.  The Stickley family’s home, known as the Log House, was built in 1911 and is one of the most significant landmarks of the American Arts and Crafts movement.  It has been restored to its 1911 appearance and is operated by the Craftsman Farms Foundation as a historic house museum.  Tours of the Log House are available year round, as well as group tours for clubs, churches, special interested groups, schools, scouts, etc.  

The Museum also offers lectures, workshops, and numerous educational programs, plus two family days each year.   Off-site exhibitions are mounted and exhibition catalogues, which include new scholarship, are produced annually.   

The Museum’s growing collection includes numerous Stickley furnishings, many which are original to the Log House, plus textiles, pottery, metalwork, and archival materials.  In addition to these priceless objects on view in the Log House, an original Stickley bungalow has been furnished with touchable Arts and Crafts furnishings.  A visit to this bungalow, known as North Cottage, allows visitors the opportunity sit in the chairs and fully experience Arts and Crafts living.  Tours of North Cottage must be books in advance. 

The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms is committed to assuring that all individuals can participate in our programs. If you require the use of assistive listening devices or other special assistance please call at least two weeks in advance.   Five handicapped parking spaces are available opposite the Museum entrance, and the building is equipped with a fully handicapped accessible bathroom.  The historic Log House walkways are gravel, but have been graded to make wheel chair access possible.

Visitor amenities include the well-stocked Museum Shop, which carries handmade Arts and Crafts style pottery, tiles, jewelry, as well as books, magazines, and Stickley Museum souvenirs.  A guidebook to the history of the site has been produced and is available on-line and in the Museum Shop.  Beverages and packaged snack food are available for purchase and picnic tables are situated throughout the site.

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Families are invited to our 3rd annual Spring Family Day on Saturday, May 1 from 12-4 p.m. Children can ride a pony, make giant bubbles at the bubble station, try old-fashioned games and races, and make May crowns, pinwheels, and other crafts.  All ages are invited to gather around the Maypole to learn the springtime tradition of Maypole dancing or take part in the cakewalk, featuring prizes from local bakeries and ice cream shops, including Atlanta Bread, Denville Dairy, Hot Bread, MaggieMoo’s, Mara’s Café and Bakery, and Panera Bread. Stickley Museum tours designed for children will be at offered.  And you won’t want to pass up fresh cookies, treats, and special discounts on Museum baseball caps.

Admission fees to Spring Family Day are $5 for Member Children or $7 Non Member Children; $7 for Adults.  In an effort to defray the costs for full family groups, adults accompanying children will be admitted free.

In the event of rain, call 973-540-0311 to confirm that the outdoor event will run as scheduled.

This event is made possible by a generous grant from the Kiwanis Foundation of Greater Parsippany.

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Celebrate the bounty of fall harvest! Fall Family Day pays tribute to harvest-time and to Craftsman Farms’ history as a fully-functioning farm in the early 20th century. Visitors will be able to take in the colorful autumn beauty of Craftsman Farms on hayrides around the grounds. The Ironia Reelers square dancers will perform and the event will also feature old fashioned cider pressing and demonstrations of handcrafts like embroidering and quilting. Craft activities will include pumpkin painting and balloon cows, in a lighthearted nod to the prize dairy herd once housed at Craftsman Farms. Families will also see the return of carnival-style games, like clothespin drop and rubber ducky ring toss. The tented General Store, selling apple cinnamon donuts, penny candy, old-fashioned toys, colorful potted chrysanthemums, and souvenirs, will also be open for the afternoon.

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On Saturday, May 2 from 12 to 4 p.m., bring your lassies and lads to The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms for a traditional May Day celebration. After a long winter, this special afternoon will provide the perfect remedy for cabin fever!

Festivals celebrating the arrival of spring date back to ancient Rome and Medieval England. Our celebration, like Medieval English festivities, will feature a maypole and maypole dancing. Children and adults will be invited to take a red or white streamer and a turn dancing around the maypole. Maypole maven, Sue Dupre, returns for a second year to lead the fun and guide dancers in weaving complex patterns around the festive pole. In addition, inspired by May Day tradition, children will be able to make a flower or paper crown and crown themselves May queen or king of our festival. The event will also include a colorful pinwheel craft, games, and shopping for penny candy in our general store.

The highlight of the day will be the authentic Morris dancing by the Princeton-based Millstone River Morris Dancers. The troupe will perform traditional handkerchief and stick dances inspired by those performed at seasonal celebrations for the changing seasons in ancient and medieval England and Scotland. The renowned troupe performs internationally and across the United States, including at the Smithsonian Institution.

It’s an event you and your family won’t want to miss!

Saturday, May 2 from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Member Children: $5
Non-member Children: $7
Unaccompanied Adults: $5
Adults accompanying children: FREE

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Don’t forget about our upcoming Fall Harvest Family Day! The day will include square dancing, hayrides, pumpkin painting, butter churning, apple cider pressing, rug hooking demonstrations, quilt making demonstrations, potato printing, simple crafts for younger kids, 1910 carnival-style games like clothes pin in the milk bottle, and a general store featuring old fashioned candy, cider, doughnuts, and a mum sale.

The Fall Harvest Family Day is partially funded by a generous grant from the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.

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Parsippany Focus has a great piece on our upcoming Fall Harvest Family Day!

The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms invites visitors of all ages to greet autumn’s arrival at its annual Family Day, on Saturday, September 20, from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of Craftsman Farms. A National Historic Landmark nestled on 30 pristine acres of woodlands, Craftsman Farms is the former home of visionary designer, Gustav Stickley and his family. Adults and children will delight in glimpses of early 20th century farm life. The special afternoon will feature a performance by the Ironia Reelers Square Dancers from Randolph, New Jersey, and include apple cider pressing, butter churning, and old-fashioned hayrides around The Farms. Families will also enjoy craft activities like pumpkin painting and old-fashioned, carnival–style games.

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The Fall Harvest Family Day is partially funded by a generous grant from the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.

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