Fun Things To Do With Kids

Celebrate National Pancake Day with Free Pancakes from IHOP. Plus help a local charity

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:25:00 +0000

Head to IHOP to celebrate National Pancake Day on Tuesday, February 28th. From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and IHOP will give you one free short stack (three) of our famous buttermilk pancakes.

In return, guests are encouraged to make a voluntary donation to support the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital or another local charity. Guest donations have helped Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals purchase equipment and fund a variety of life-saving procedures and treatments for seriously ill or injured children.

For more information: www.ihoppancakeday.com

Location:
417 W. Baltimore Pike Ave
CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PA

130 W. Lancaster Avenue
ARDMORE, PA

2001 Concord Pike, Suite 102
WILMINGTON, DE

Fun Things Top 10 Weekend Events for February 24th, 25th & 26th

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:42:00 +0000

Our top 10 picks for this weekend February 24th, 25th & 26th

Friday

1. Watch Winnie the Pooh at the Lansdown Library to support Animal Friends of Lansdown

Saturday

2. Get a pancake breakfast and learn about Maple Sugaring at Tyler Arboretum

3. Gather the family for the Brain Wash Game Show at the Radnor Library

4. Head to the Hagley Museum in Delaware and admission is only $1

5. Learn how to make a Diorama at Michaels Craft Stores

6. Make a Rumblin' Race Car at Lowes Free Build and Grow Clinic

7. Head to your local Target store for a Dr. Suess Read Across America event

8. Take a trip to Longwood Gardens for family fun at OrKid Days

9. Last weekend to see Aladdin at the Players Club of Swarthmore

Sunday

10. Free Sunday mornings at Brandywine River Museum.

* Check out our calendar for more ideas.

OrKid Days at Longwood Gardens

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:17:00 +0000

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Noon -3pm

Spend the day at Longwood enjoying concerts and activities for the whole family! Each "OrKID" Day takes place during Longwood's spectacular Orchid Extravaganza and includes a fun-filled craft, a kids' performance, and specially planned corresponding activities!

All activities and performances are free with Gardens admission. Seating for performances is first-come, first-served.

Events planned:

Ken Cowan, Organ : 12:00 & 2:00 pm

Organ Touch Table: 12:00–3:00 pm
Children are invited to explore the Organ Touch Table to learn about the inner workings of a pipe organ.

Kids' Pot-a-Plant: 12:00–3:00 pm

Orchid Discovery Cart: 12:00–3:00 pm

For more information: www.longwoodgardens.org

Location: 1001 Longwood Road Kennett Square, PA

Cost: Adults: $18 Seniors ages 62+: $15 Students ages 5-18, or any age with valid student ID: $8 Children ages 4 and under: Free

Learn how to make a Diorama at Michaels Craft Stores

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:22:00 +0000

Saturday February 25th

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Scene-A+-Rama Demo

Learn to make an impressive diorama for your next school project!

For more information:   www.michaels.com

Location:   601 W Baltimore Pike Springfield, PA 19064

This event is appropriate for:   ages 3 and older

Cost: you will need to purchase supplies

Brain Wash Game Show at Radnor Library

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:10:00 +0000

Saturday, February 25th

2:00 PM

The Brain Wash Game Show is as close to being on a real TV game show as you can get. Real contestant podiums with flashing lights, digital scoring and a lightning fast “Lockout System” keeps the action going. With all of the questions projected onto screens, everyone including the audience is part of the game. Appropriate for grades 1-5 and their families. Check out the game at http://www.dashermagic.com/GameShow.aspx.

For more information: www.radnorlibrary.org/

Location: 114 W. Wayne Ave, Wayne, PA 19087

This event is appropriate for: for kids in grades 1-5

Cost: $2 per person donation requested.

Make a Rumblin' Race Car at Lowes Free Build and Grow Clinic

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:43:00 +0000

On Saturday February 25th check out this fun indoor activity for the kids! Starts at 10am and goes till 11am. You need to register -click here to register

For more information: www.lowesbuildandgrow.com

Location: LOWE'S OF N. WILMINGTON, DE 3100 BRANDYWINE PKWY

This event is appropriate for: kids ages 6 and older

Cost: free :

Read Across America Dr.Suess Storytime at Target Stores

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:11:00 +0000

Bring the kids to your local Target store for a Dr. Suess storytime on Saturday February 25th at 11am to hear a live reading of The Lorax. The celebration also includes free goody bags, fun activities and more.

For more information: http://sites.target.com

Pancake Breakfast & Maple Sugaring Celebration at Tyler Arboretum

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:37:00 +0000

February 25th

8am - 1pm

Pancake Breakfast &Maple Sugaring Celebration

Take one of our ongoing tours and demonstrations of the maple sugaring process and learn how sap is turned into syrup. Once you've whet your appetite, join us in the Barn to help yourself to our famous all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast, complete with steaming hot coffee and cocoa.

Note: Snow date March 3rd

For more information: www.tylerarboretum.org /

Location: 515 Painter Road Media, PA 19063

This event is appropriate for all ages

Cost: Adults: $11, Kids (ages 3-12) $6, Under 3 FREE

Daddy Daughter Date Night at Chick-fil-A

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:06:00 +0000

A Special Night Out the Chick-fil-A Way!
Monday March 5th

You and your daughter are invited to attend a Chick-fil-A Daddy Daughter Date Night on March 5th from 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at participating Greater Philadelphia Chick-fil-A Restaurants. Make your reservation now to enjoy a special evening with your daughter.

For more information: www.daddydaughterdate.com/philadelphia/

Win 2 Tickets to see Pianist Marcantonio Barone perform at Neumann University

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:58:00 +0000

The Delaware County Symphony (DCS) will present the third concert of its full symphony series for the 2011-2012 season, 3 p.m., Sunday February 26, 2012 in the Meagher Theatre of the Thomas A. Bruder, Jr. Life Center at Neumann University Aston. The concert will feature pianist Marcantonio Barone performing Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major by Ludwig Van Beethoven.

In more than three decades of concertizing, American pianist Marcantonio Barone has given solo recitals at the Metropolitan Museum and Weill Recital Hall in New York and the National Gallery in Washington, on the recital series of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, at the Ravinia Festival and San Francisco’s Midsummer Mozart Festival, at the Wigmore Hall in London, the Rachmaninoff Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, and the Great Hall of the St. Petersburg Filarmoniya, and in various cities in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Malta. In the 1980s and ’90s, he frequently performed as soloist with major orchestras on four continents, in collaboration with such conductors as Sir Simon Rattle, Sergiu Comissiona, Leon Fleisher, Arthur Fiedler, Barry Tuckwell, Antonio de Almeida and Vladimir Ziva.

He serves as head of the piano department and assistant director of the Bryn Mawr Conservatory of Music, where he has taught since 1980. In addition, he teaches piano, keyboard harmony, and chamber music at Swarthmore College.

Mr. Barone is a Steinway Artist. His recordings are available on the Albany, Bridge, and Capstone labels.

The concert will also include Pacific 231 by Arthur Honegger and the Symphony No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Program commentary will be provided by Jeremy Gill, Music Director of the DCS. All are invited to a free pre-concert presentation entitled FIRST by Dr. Michael Kelly from 2-2:30 p.m. in the McNichol Room. There is ample free parking and the center is handicapped accessible. For information call 610-879-7059 or visit www.dcsmusic.org

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Schools Out at Longwood Gardens

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:27:00 +0000

Monday February 20, 2012

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Longwood Gardens is open even when school is out!

Pack up the whole family for a day of fun at Longwood Gardens this President's Day! Come to our Children's Garden dressed as a fairy or a wizard and enjoy a free cookie on us

For more information:   www.longwoodgardens.org

Location:   1001 Longwood Road Kennett Square, PA 19348

This event is appropriate for:   the whole family

Cost: Adults: $18 Seniors ages 62+: $15 Students ages 5-18, or any age with valid student ID: $8
Children ages 4 and under: Free

President's Day at Chadds Ford Historical Society

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:44:00 +0000

Celebrate President's Day at
Chadds Ford Historical Society
Monday, February 20th
10AM - 2PM

There with be free activities for youth and adults including coloring, quizzes, videos, games, and refreshments. The Chads House will be open for tours and a bread baking demonstration, weather permitting: $5 for adults; members and youth 12 and under are free to tour the house.

For more information: http://chadds-ford-historical-society.org

Location : Chadds Ford Historical Society Rt. 100 Chadds Ford, PA

This event is appropriate for: the whole family

Cost: $5 for adults; members and youth 12 and under are free to tour the house.

Presidents and Nature at the Delaware Museum of Natural History

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:31:00 +0000

The Delaware Museum of Natural History celebrates Presidents' Day on Monday, February 20, 2012.

Visitors will learn important facts about past presidents and their effects on the natural environment. Families can embark on a scavenger hunt around the museum to find animals discovered on Thomas Jefferson's Lewis and Clark Expedition. A matching game will explain Theodore Roosevelt's "natural" empire of national forests, parks, and preserves. A special activity incorporating duck stamps - along with live ducks - will highlight this conservation effort begun by Franklin Roosevelt.

Visitors can see a live wild turkey and learn why Benjamin Franklin preferred the animal to the bald eagle depicted on the Great Seal of the United States. An exhibit of endangered species and a polar bear activity shed light on the accomplishments of more recent presidents, such as Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Carter.

WHAT: Natural Leaders: Presidents and Nature

WHERE: Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807

DATE: Monday, February 20, 2012

TIME: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

ADMISSION: $8 for adults, $6 for children (3-17), $7 for seniors, FREE for children 2 and younger. FREE for museum members.

MORE INFO: Visit www.delmnh.org or call (302) 658-9111.

Fun Things Top 10 Weekend Events for February 17th, 18th & 20th

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:28:00 +0000

Our top 10 picks for this weekend February 17th,18th & 20th

Friday

1. Spend some time dancing with you little ones at the Family Dance in Media

Saturday

2. Head to Tyler Arboretum to explore the world of owls on a family Owl Prowl.

3. Get your tickets to see Professor Freeze's Winter Magic Show at the Creative Living Room

4. Head to the Hagley Museum in Delaware and admission is only $1

5. Get rid of your cabin fever with $15 admission to the Adventure Aquarium all weekend long.

6. Make a tote at Michaels Craft Stores

7. Last weekend to see Snow Queen at the Little Theater

8. Take a field trip to the Franklin Institute and check out the special events for Presidents Weekend

Sunday

9. Check out the Paleopalooza festival at the Academy of Natural Sciences

10. Free Sunday mornings at Brandywine River Museum.

* Check out our calendar for more ideas.

Head to the Adventure Aquarium for $15 Admission this Weekend This Week

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:49:00 +0000

Adventure Aquarium Celebrates President’s Day Weekend with the Return of $15 Cabin Fever Tickets…

Adventure Aquarium’s wildly popular, money-saving promo “Cabin Fever” is back! This Friday, February 17th through Monday, February 20th only, purchase tickets to Adventure Aquarium online for JUST $15! The best part? This cost-saving offer comes just in time for guests to say farewell to one of Adventure Aquarium’s BIGGEST residents – an 800 lb, 14 ft long American Alligator named Mighty Mike!

To purchase your $15 Adventure Aquarium “Cabin Fever” tickets* this Friday, February 17^th through Monday, February 20th ONLY, visit www.AdventureAquarium.com and enter the promotional code “CABIN”.

* $15 tickets subject to 7% NJ sales tax and $1.00 online processing fee

Check out Fun Things Visit to the Adventure Aquarium

For more information: www.AdventureAquarium.com

Location: 1 Riverside Drive Camden, NJ 08103

This event is appropriate for: the whole family

Cost: $15

Aladdin at the The Players Club

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:25:00 +0000

Friday, February 24 ^that 7pm, and Saturday, February 25 ^that 7pm

Synopsis: (Play) – Discover all the grandeur, mystery, and the excitement of The Arabian Nights! In this delightful dramatization, by Michele L. Vacca, of the saga about the boy who found a Magic Lamp, and was befriended by a powerful Genie! Jump on the magic carpet and join us this February!

For more information:   www.pcstheater.org

Location:   Fairview Rd., just off of Chester Rd., Swarthmore, PA 19081

This event is appropriate for:   the whole family

Cost: Children under 2 - free, Adults - $10, Children 2-12 - $8; paid at the door

Make a tote at Michaels Craft Stores

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0000

Saturday February 18th

10:00 am - noon

Express Yourself Tote

Fashion your own handcrafted tote bag. Make-It Take-It with purchase of bandanna.

For more information:   www.michaels.com

Location:   601 W Baltimore Pike Springfield, PA 19064

This event is appropriate for:   ages 3 and older

Cost: you will need to purchase supplies

Join the Continental Army at Valley Forge National Park on Presidents Day

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:10:00 +0000

Join the Continental Army

Presidents Day

Monday,February 20th

at 11AM

Children ages 6-12 are invited to "enlist" in the Continental Army. Participants will be mustered-in to the Continental Army by receiving enlistment papers and copies of Continental currency. Attendees are encouraged to return for future programs, as the topics covered will be different each time. Those who participated in the first programs will help to teach and train newcomers, just as Washington's veteran soldiers would have done, and will be promoted as the program continues.

No reservations necessary. Program takes place the 1st Saturday of each month, January-April, at 11AM, and on Presidents Day, Monday, February 20th at 11AM. Meet at the Visitor Center.

For more information:   www.nps.gov

Location:   1400 North Outer Line Drive King of Prussia, PA 19406

This event is appropriate for:   ages 6-12

Cost: free

Family Dance in Media

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:47:00 +0000

Media Family Dance

Friday 2/17 from 6-9 pm

The Media Recreation Board presents the Family Dance. Come out and have fun at the Annual Family Dance with DJ entertainment.

Admission includes pizza, chicken fingers, salad, drinks and dessert

Tickets sold at the door

For more information: call the recreation Office at 610-566-5210 ext.255

Location: Community Center-301 North Jackson Street Media, PA 19063

This event is appropriate for all ages

Cost: $5 for adults and $2 for kids

Giggle Gang Fun at the Springfield Mall

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:44:00 +0000

Thursday, February 16th

Giggle Gang presents

The Community Arts Center

at 10:30am

The weather is cold, but there is warmth in our hearts. Join the Giggle Gang for a celebration of hearts and love!

The Springfield Mall Giggle Gang is an interactive club for parents and kids between the ages of one and five that teaches important lessons relating to the environment and the surrounding community in a fun, interactive way. Giggle Gang meets two Thursdays a month at Springfield Mall at 10:30 a.m. and admission is FREE for members of the Springfield Mall Shopper’s Club.

For more information: www.shopspringfieldmall.com

Location: 1250 Baltimore Pike Springfield PA

This event is appropriate for: kids ages 1-5

Disney's The Secret World of Arrietty

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:56:00 +0000

A new movie from Disney Studios is coming to theaters om February 17th it is called The Secret World of Arrietty. I can't wait to see this movie since it is based on "The Borrowers", which is a favorite book in our house. Below is a trailer of the movie and also a link to some activity sheets.

Synopsis of Arrietty

Residing quietly beneath the floorboards are little people who live undetected in a secret world to be discovered, where the smallest may stand tallest of all. From the legendary Studio Ghibli (“Spirited Away,” “Ponyo”) comes “The Secret World of Arrietty,” an animated adventure based on Mary Norton’s acclaimed children’s book series “The Borrowers.”

Click here to download activity sheets for Arrietty

Professor Freeze's Winter Magic Show at the Creative Living Room

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:35:00 +0000

Professor Freeze's Winter Magic Show

February. 18th

at 4:30pm

The Please Touch Museum's favorite Magician, Tom McDonnell, returns to TCLR with his "Professor Freeze Winter Magic Show" to answer the questions, "How is snow made?" and "Can Frosty really come to life?" This fun filled children's show combines magic, music, laughter, a live Rabbit of course and lots of audience participation! Kids will get into the act and enjoy a memorable afternoon with the whole family.

For more information: www.thecreativelivingroom.com

Location:   15 Chester Road Swarthmore, PA 19081

This event is appropriate for:   the whole family

Cost:   $7 per person.

Making Music at Radnor Library

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:06:00 +0000

Thursday

February 16th

10:30 AM

Learn how to make musical instruments using everyday objects! Appropriate for ages 3 to 6. No registration required.

For more information: www.radnorlibrary.org

Location: 114 W. Wayne Ave, Wayne, PA 19087

This event is appropriate for: ages 3-6

Cost: free

Makin' Music at the Middletown Library

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:12:00 +0000

Thursday, February 16th

at 10:30 am

“Makin’ Music’s award-winning family classics feature warm, energetic, and enthusiastic teachers who lead the class as you gather in a circle to “make music.” The class is enjoyable, with a strong education foundation, as a music and movement enrichment program. Young listeners are immediately engaged by the recordings and are carried from song to song by infectious rhythms and energetic production.”

Registration is required- click here to register

For more information: www.middletownfreelibrary.org

Location: 21 N. Pennell Rd., Lima, PA, 19037

This event is appropriate for: Recommended for ages 6 mo. to 5 yrs. with their parents.

Cost: free

Maple Sugaring President's Day Camp at Tyler Arboretum

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey Gilligan) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Monday, Feb 20th

9:00am - 3:00pm

Mini-Camp: Maple Sugaring

Presidents Day falls in the middle of maple sugaring season.

Come to the Arboretum and learn about this sweet breakfast treat by tapping a tree, collecting sap, boiling it down, and enjoying delicious maple syrup snacks. In the afternoon, we will venture out to see what other plants are doing this time of year.

A day of nature exploration and fun is the perfect solution when your child has a day off and you have to work. These easy-going days are filled with discovery, games, crafts, hikes and projects that are so engaging, the kids won’t even know they’re learn

Pre-registration required.

For more information: www.tylerarboretum.org or call Joanne Landau, Registrar at 610-566-9134 x215

Location: 525 Painter Rd Media PA 19063

This event is appropriate for: 5 yrs and older

Cost: $50 Fee for members $55 Fee for non-members

Fun Things To Do With Kids

Celebrate National Pancake Day with Free Pancakes from IHOP. Plus help a local charity

Fun Things Top 10 Weekend Events for February 24th, 25th & 26th

Our top 10 picks for this weekend February 24th, 25th & 26th

OrKid Days at Longwood Gardens

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Events planned:

Learn how to make a Diorama at Michaels Craft Stores

Saturday February 25th

Scene-A+-Rama Demo

Brain Wash Game Show at Radnor Library

Make a Rumblin' Race Car at Lowes Free Build and Grow Clinic

Read Across America Dr.Suess Storytime at Target Stores

Pancake Breakfast & Maple Sugaring Celebration at Tyler Arboretum

Daddy Daughter Date Night at Chick-fil-A

Win 2 Tickets to see Pianist Marcantonio Barone perform at Neumann University

Schools Out at Longwood Gardens

Monday February 20, 2012 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Longwood Gardens is open even when school is out!

President's Day at Chadds Ford Historical Society

Presidents and Nature at the Delaware Museum of Natural History

Fun Things Top 10 Weekend Events for February 17th, 18th & 20th

Our top 10 picks for this weekend February 17th,18th & 20th

Head to the Adventure Aquarium for $15 Admission this Weekend This Week

Aladdin at the The Players Club

Make a tote at Michaels Craft Stores

Saturday February 18th

Express Yourself Tote

Join the Continental Army at Valley Forge National Park on Presidents Day

Family Dance in Media

Giggle Gang Fun at the Springfield Mall

The Community Arts Center

Disney's The Secret World of Arrietty

Professor Freeze's Winter Magic Show at the Creative Living Room

Making Music at Radnor Library

Makin' Music at the Middletown Library

Maple Sugaring President's Day Camp at Tyler Arboretum

Monday, Feb 20th

9:00am - 3:00pm

Mini-Camp: Maple Sugaring

Presidents Day falls in the middle of maple sugaring season.

Monday February 20, 2012

9:00 am to 5:00 pm