Weekend phillyfun picks

Well the groundhog saw his shadow but that doesn’t mean you have to hibernate this month. February has much to offer families in Philly with everything from Creole Dance Parities to Valentines celebrations and lots more so bundle up and get out to enjoy all the winter fun this time of year has to offer.

Love Your Heart
SMITH Kids Play Place in the Park
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA

Kids will love this special Love Your Heart Valentine’s Day event with the Junior League of Philadelphia at SMITH the Kids Play Place in the Park this Saturday February 11th starting at 10:00am. Children ages 5 and younger and their caregivers can come out to create their own valentines, listen to their heart beats, enjoy a game of Musical Hearts and other heart related activities. Free.

Philadelphia Orchestra Sound All Around: Percussion
Saturday February 11th
10:00 am and 11:15am
Academy of Music Ballroom
Philadelphia, PA

Children get to explore their passion for percussion with this Sound All Around event on Saturday February 11th at 10:00am and 11:15am at the Academy of Music Ballroom. This family friendly interactive program will feature members of The Philadelphia Orchestra exploring percussion along with award-winning storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston. $8.50.

Tweetheart Social at Nest – Philadelphia
Saturday February 11th
3-5pm
NEST
Philadelphia, PA
215-545-6378

This Valentine’s benefit at NEST Philadelphia on Saturday February 11th from 3-5pm will feature pizza making with celebrity chef Marc Vetri, a silent auction, and other fun children’s activities such as cupcake decorating, a photo kissing booth, live children’s music and open play and movement activities – all to benefit The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. $20 per child.

Free Admission on Sunday Mornings
Sunday February 12th
9:30am - 12 Noon
Brandywine River Museum
Chadds Ford, PA

Enjoy free admission the the Brandywine River Museum on Sunday February 12th from 9:30am – 12 Noon. Bring the whole family to the beautiful museum featuring classic American art in a 19th-century grist mill. Free (Sunday mornings).

Giant Mysterious Dinosaurs Exhibition at The Franklin Institute
Friday February 10 - Sunday February 12
The Franklin Institute
Philadelphia, PA

The Giant Mysterious Dinosaurs Exhibit at The Franklin Institute features two dozen humongous actual skeletons, dinosaur recreations, and full sized robotics. Kids will love the hands-on “dino-dig” too! $18-$25 includes general museum admission.

Fore! The Planet Indoor Golf
Friday February 10 - Sunday February 12
Linvilla Orchards
Media, PA

Media’s Linvilla Orchards is the home to Fore! The Planet – 18 holes of mini golf that teaches about the environment in an interactive miniature golf course. Fore! The Planet runs Friday through Saturday 9am – 8pm, Sunday 9am – 5pm. $4.95 for ages 10 and under. $6.95 for ages 11 and up.

Mama Mac & Band
Sunday February 12th
10:30am
Milkboy Coffee
Ardmore, PA

Ardmore’s Milkboy Coffee is host to the Mama Mac Band on Sunday February 12th at 10:30am. Get the kiddos out and dancing to the eclectic and interactive kids music show featuring rock and roll, country, reggae and more. $5.

Family Sunday: Egyptian Afterlife
Sunday February 12th
1-4pm
Penn Museum
Philadelphia, PA

Head to the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to get hands on with some Egyptian artifacts associated with the ancient process of mummification, sculpt your own shabti, a figurine placed in tombs to serve the deceased in the afterlife, and enjoy a craft and other Egyptian artifacts related to the afterlife in the museum galleries. Drop in anytime between 1-4pm on Sunday February 12th to enjoy Family Sunday. Free with museum admission.

Christmas Tree Maze
Friday February 10th - Sunday February 12th
Linvilla Orchards
Media, PA

Media’s Linvilla Orchards is running a new Christmas Tree Maze using over a thousand unsold trees to create the world’s largest Christmas Tree Maze for everyone to enjoy. $5 per person.

Terrance Simien: Creole for Kidz Dance Party
Sunday February 12th
2pm
Sellersville Theater
24 W. Temple Ave.
Sellersville, PA

It’s a Creole Music Dance party for kids and their families this Sunday February 12th at 2pm at the Sellersville Theater. Come out and enjoy Terrance Simien sharing his Creole culture and his indigenous Zydeco music fun for all. $10.

Hear Again Radio Project’s Valentine’s Va-Va-Voom
Saturday February 11th 7pm
Sunday February 12th 4pm and 7pm
Plays & Players Theater
Philadelphia, PA

Celebrate Valentine’s weekend with this unique vintage old time radio Valentine's Va-Va-Voom event from the Hear Again Radio Project featuring a classic radio program for the whole family complete with live music and Foley sound effects at the Plays & Players Theatre. Shows run Saturday February 11 at 7pm and Sunday February 12 at 4pm and 7pm. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

Weekend phillyfun picks