Germantown Avenue Parents

mt. airy kids literary festival this weekend!

Jen Bradley — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:23:01 +0000

Celebrate books! with wonderful events and author meet and greets from The Big Blue Marble Bookstore. And this year, enjoy the added partnership with the Color Book Gallery. Lots of fabulous activities for your little bibliophiles! All Weekend at the Big Blue Marble The Craft Table! Big Blue Marble Bookstore will [...]

mother’s day wish list…

Jen — Sat, 11 May 2013 05:05:03 +0000

We here at GAP wish all of our readers a Happy Mother’s Day. I struggled with what to write about and what to “ask for” on this well-celebrated Hallmark Holiday. And while I enjoy gifts as much as the next person, I’m always drawn to the original intent of the day… [...]

weekend family fun: run, gaze, and celebrate!

Jen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:31:15 +0000

Downtown Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts April 27th 11a.m.-7p.m. Free Broad-Chestnut to South Streets Come out for an 8 hour extravaganza! Filled with street musicians, performances, food vendors, exhibitors, Ferris wheels, petting zoo and jungle gym. www.pifa.org The Penn Relays April 25-27th Franklins Field 235 S. [...]

finding a ‘sit spot’ this earth day

Celia Cruz — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:38:01 +0000

Rachel Carson, in her best-selling environmental classic, A Sense of Wonder, writes that “for the child, and for the parent…it is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses [...]

parenting after tragedy: a retrospective

Jen — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:55:15 +0000

Today was a sad and scary day. My heart is grieving for those hurt and killed in Boston. Aching for their families and friends, heavy for the locals in Boston, and heavy for our country as well. And just heavy for all of us as we grapple with yet another [...]

a raisin in the sun at the arden… for tweens and teens?

Elizabette Andrade — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:44:46 +0000

As part of the human experience, we all have them. Big, small, scary, unattainable, tangible. Of the past, present and future. Borrowing her title from Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry’s production at the Arden Theater captures Hughes’s Harlem in a way no other production has. In the words of Langston Hughes, [...]

philly family weekend fun

Paula M. Riley — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:23:54 +0000

Spring is certainly here! With trees in full blossom and new kids in town, there are fun, interactive activities that will keep parents as amazed and entertained as the children. Saturday, April 13th & Sunday, April 14th Grand Opening KidZooU Philadelphia Zoo The Hamilton Family [...]

‘leaning in’ with our daughters… and sons

Maleka Fruean — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:21:58 +0000

“I wish the answer were easy. I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work for, all these fabulous women, “Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.” I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it’s not that simple. Because [...]

weekend ideas: bugs, time machines, taiko drums & more!

Celia Cruz — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 03:41:45 +0000

Entomologists, come forth… the bugs have landed! Big Bugs spring to life all over the Arboretum’s 92-acre garden. Sculptor David Rogers constructed these creatures mostly from found materials, such as trees and plants that have fallen and died. The 11 Big Bugs on display are 3 Big Ants, 1 Praying [...]

sister act at the academy of music… take the kids?

Jen Bradley (with help) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:54:23 +0000

So we received two complimentary tickets to see Sister Act at the Academy of Music. The first question I pondered was, “Can I take one of the kids?” The answer, according to Broadway.com, was yes. The review warned that there was some violence in the plot, but it was [...]