Take your child on a NJ Transit Train Ride

104 Things for kids to do this summer in New Jersey

Kids love trains.  Plan your next day trip around a train ride.  Take a train ride into New York City for a fun day there or maybe just a local trip.     In the summer, New Jersey Transit has a great shoreline train route that goes from Point Pleasant to Matawan and beyond.   Stop off at any one of the shore points along the way.

Point Pleasant has a great beach and boardwalk.   Asbury Park and Long Branch have newly renovated beach fronts and Red Bank is a great shopping stop for a bit of downtown urban culture without going to the city.   

There’s plenty of trainbound destinations around New Jersey suitable for families with young children.

New Jersey Transit Train Schedules.

The top 104 Things to do in New Jersey during summer

There’s actually not 104 days in summer vacation in New Jersey, it’s more in the range of 75 or so, but the hit television show Phineas and Ferb tell us 104, so we’re going with that number.

In the show, two young boys, Phineas and Ferb find a new outrageous and fun activity to do each day of their summer vacation.   I thought this summer, it would be  a great idea to try that ourselves and starting today, I will begin creating a list of 104 places to go and things to do for kids to do this summer.

It will be an ongoing feature and I’m hoping to have all 104 done before the end of school, which only gives me about 60 days.    Check back frequently to see the list.
So remember, there’s 104 days of summer vacation and school comes along just to end it, so the annual problem for our generation is finding new ways to spend it.   Like….   (to be continued)