Having fun doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. It actually doesn’t have to cost anything! Check out these free activities to try this winter. 

Hear a free concert and drink some coffee with Perkins Center for the Arts 

Watch live ice carvings while exploring Downtown Haddonfield 

Sew a microwavable heating pad at Ferry Avenue Library (Feb. 9)

Walk through the rooms where founding fathers discussed freedom at Indian King Tavern Museum

Tour Whitesbog Village with your phone

Celebrate bubble wrap appreciation day (Jan. 26) at Bellmawr Library 

Shake up your daily dog walk with these South Jersey dog parks 

Take a bundled-up stroll on the beach (it’s off-season so all the Jersey Shore beaches are free!)

See the wildlife of Amico Island Park with a guide

Get a peek at where New Jersey’s governor lives (advanced registration required) 

Learn the history of glassmaking at the Heritage Glass Museum 

Give back by volunteering at a local non profit 

Make a vision board for the new year at Pemberton Library (Jan. 14) 

Chill out at the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge in Wildwood (Jan. 17) 

Watch falcons visit the Palmyra Nature Cove nesting boxes with their falcon cams

Take your toddler to a local playground 

Read to a dog at the Pinelands Library (Jan. 14)