September 2025: 50 Things to Do With Kids

September means back to school for the kids of New Jersey, but that doesn’t mean that the fall should be all work and no play. That’s why we decided to dedicate this issue to the 50 things every Jersey kid must do. This list is a must-read for parents, grandparents, and anyone else who has a child (or children) in their life whom they like to treat to a fun day out now and again. Our recommendations span activities for kids of all ages, from baby to teenager, and interests from sports to science to the arts to the outdoors.

Often, alongside our cover stories, we run staff picks to show off the New Jersey Monthly team’s favorite places to go with their own families or friends when they aren’t working. But for our kid-centric issue, we turned to the kids in our staff members’ lives for their favorite places to have fun in the Garden State. You can see their sweet answers sprinkled throughout our pages.