Germantown Avenue Parents

This weekend: Seuss, Swap, Sugar & Swing

Jen — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:52:15 +0000

There are some great choices in the area this weekend: from Jazz, to Dr. Seuss, Maple Sugaring and Swapping, there’s something for everyone! Jazz on Friday If you haven’t been able to visit Woodmere Art Museum in awhile, this is the last weekend of the True Nature & Possibilities, an exhibition of work by eighth grade [...]

FREE ice skating at Philly’s recreational rinks!

Kim Pacini — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:47:38 +0000

It’s February. Its 50 degrees outside – temperatures Philadelphia has enjoyed for several weeks now. Daffodils and snowdrops are budding, Spring is definitely on the way. But, we can still ice skate. That’s right, the Department of Parks & Recreation operates five ice rinks throughout the city, all which have public skating sessions that are free [...]

Please Touch Museum giveaway!

Jennifer Bradley — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:55:32 +0000

Congrats to Amber Meade, winner of our Little Treehouse giveaway! Our new giveaway is for four tickets to the AMAZING Please Touch Museum. I can’t say enough how incredibly lucky we are to live in a city with such a fabulous children’s museum. My children have enjoyed so many of the exhibits, activities and events. [...]

Class Trip Review: The Philadelphia Art Museum

Kathy Goldenberg — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:33:24 +0000

Project P.L.A.Y. School recently visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the “Looks and Picture Books” program. Our class has children ranging in age from 2 and 1/2 through 5 years old. Prior to the trip, the museum mailed us a story book relating to the topic of our trip, coloring books about the Museum [...]

ICEdot protects your family

Paula M. riley — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:06:05 +0000

As parents, we take many preventive measures to ensure the safety of our children. We hope that most of these we will never have to use, but when bad events occur, we are happy we have taken careful steps! ICEdot (In Case of Emergency) is a new emergency identification and notification service that Chris [...]

Creative ways to explore Black History Month!

Elizabette Andrade — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:07:27 +0000

February is short but full of action. We’re half-way through and it’s still warm enough to step out and about the city to enjoy Black History month activities. Philly sure does know how to celebrate the achievements, culture and history of people of color through the arts. Here’s our listing of family-friendly events so you [...]

Give-away: Little Treehouse Membership!

Jen — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:29:04 +0000

Valentine’s Day may be over, but we’re still spreading the love. We’ll be doing give-aways for the next few weeks here at GAP. First up, is a sweet deal from The Little Treehouse. This one-month membership package (free to the winner) is valued at $80 and includes a whole host of benefits: One 45 minute [...]

showing all kinds of love through children’s books

Maleka Fruean — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:50:26 +0000

Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be about chocolate overload or mylar balloons or Hallmark’s version of what true love is. Classic children’s books celebrating love are wonderful, but there is more than enough love to go around. Here’s a list of five books to share with children that present a wider perspective of what love [...]

this weekend: LOVE, ice, books and… pigs.

Jen — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:33:13 +0000

There are so many ways to share the excitement with your littlest LOVEd ones this weekend… Explore Passion at the Ice Show in Manayunk What kid doesn’t like an ice bonfire? Ice-carving with power tools? Ice sculpture contests? Pretend it really is winter this weekend at the Ice Show in Manayunk. For a complete listing [...]

parenting. the most important factor in education.

Kim Pacini — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:30:35 +0000

To any family of a K-12 student in Philadelphia enrolled in a charter school lottery or wading through the private school admissions process, this time of year is when dreams come true or plan B, C or even in some cases Y, is being put in to action. For every re-enrollment and sibling entry, there [...]