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Weekend Phillyfun Picks August 1 – 3

August 1, 2014 - 1 Comment

Happy August! There is much to do on this first weekend of the month in and around Philly from Olaf sing alongs to Marvel Day, African festivals and more! So get out and enjoy the weekend with the kiddos!

Frozen Friday: Cool Off with Olaf!
Friday August 1st
7pm
Participating Barnes & Noble Stores including:
Rittenhouse Square, 1805 Walnut Street
Broomall, 1991 Sproul Road
Cherry Hill, 911 Haddonfield Road

Enjoy story time, a Frozen sing-along, crafts and activities with everyone’s favorite snowman – Olaf! at participating Barnes & Noble stores in the region at 7pm on Friday August 1st. Free.

Garces Free Community Health Day
Saturday August 2nd
9am – 2pm
The Lenfest Center
3890 N. 10th Street
Philadelphia, PA

The Garces Foundation hosts its free quarterly Community Health Day at The Lenfest Center this Saturday August 2nd from 9am – 2pm. Bring friends and family out for medical screenings for high blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol. Medical physicals, healthcare resources and dental care (limited). Free.

Marvel Day
Saturday August 2nd
Participating Barnes & Noble Stores including:
Rittenhouse Square, 1805 Walnut Street
Broomall, 1991 Sproul Road

Get “Pop-Cultured” this Saturday August 2nd at Marvel Day at participating Barnes and Noble bookstores with a super celebration of Marvel’s 75th Anniversary with giveaways, activities and more including a chance to win special Marvel prizes too. Free.

Family Camp Out
Saturday August 2nd – Sunday August 3rd
Riverbend
1950 Spring Mill Road
Gladwyne, PA

Want to get a taste of what camping could be like for your family? Check out the family camp-out this weekend Saturday August 2nd – Sunday August 3rd at Riverbend. Perfect for the first time camper, Riverbend staff help you set up your tent, build the campfire and provide the food. Plus enjoy a night time activity for families too. $80/family. Email or call scarr@riverbendeec.org or 610-527-5234 108 to pre-register.

Art Splash: Mixed Up Music
Friday August 1st – Sunday August 3rd
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

Families can explore, create and play all summer long with the new Art-Splash program running Friday August 1st – Sunday August 3rd. Kids and families get to “Meet the Masterpieces” all summer long as ten treasures from the museum’s collection are featured and come to life through play and hands-on activities. Museum admission for kids 12 and under is always free. Adult admission $23.50.

Philadelphia Theme Night
Saturday August 2nd
7pm
Campbell’s Field
401 Delaware Ave
Camden, NJ

Families can enjoy a Philadelphia Theme Night on Saturday August 2nd at Campbell’s Field before the Camden Riversharks Game at 7:05pm. Special in game promotions include many giveaways, activities, and even appearances by Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross. The first 500 children under 12 will receive a mini bat. All fans who wear a Philadelphia themed sports jersey will get in free. After the game will be fireworks and kids run the bases.

Free Admission on Sunday Mornings
Sunday August 3rd
9:30am – 12:00pm
Brandywine River Museum
1 Hoffman’s Mill Road
Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA

Enjoy free admission to the beautiful Brandywine River Museum on Sunday mornings including this Sunday August 3 between 9:30am – 12pm. Free.

StoryUP!
Sunday August 3rd
10am – 1pm
Philly Improv Theater
2030 Sansom Street
Second Stage (2nd Floor)
Philadelphia, PA

StoryUP! and the Philly Improv Theater team up on Sunday August 3rd from 10am – 1pm to present an interactive storytelling show where the kids provide the ideas for a magical and hysterical adventure. Receommended for 5 and up. Tickets $8-$10.

ACANA African Festival
Sunday August 3rd
2-8pm
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
101 South Columbus Blvd. ta Market St
Philadelphia PA

Don’t miss the ACANA African Festival this Sunday August 3rd from 2-8pm.This outdoor concert features artists, groups and dance troupes from around the African continent to perform. Plus enjoy African food vendors and traditional and modern African clothing

Our Disneyside @Home Celebration

February 27, 2014 - 8 Comments

This weekend we had the most fun showing our #Disneyside by having a party with some friends to celebrate all things Disney! Honestly, I am always game for any and all excuses to be thinking about Disney so when the opportunity to be a Disney Side @Home Celebration Host came up I was thrilled and grateful beyond belief to be selected to participate!

To help get our Disney Side parties underway Disney Parks and MomSelect sent us some fabulous supplies and awesome goodies in our Disney Side @Home Celebration Kits. My kids and I were so eager to see what was in our kits and couldn’t wait to open it up when it finally arrived.

I immensely enjoyed planning the Disney Side party and trying to think about what surprises and Disney magic we could share with our guests. Because there’s nothing quite like pinterest when planning a party or getting craft inspiration, I had a blast getting ideas from other Disney sites and fans there. Check out the Disney Side @Home pinterest board I created. Here is a wreath I made for the party to help welcome guests with a little Mickey magic!

Also take a look at the Disney Side Celebrations website for great inspiration, recipes, virtual tools, and so much more! You can even get cool Disney Side photo borders and effects by using the HP Photo Creations app available on this site, too.

Invitations to our big event were created using the HP Photo Paper that was included in our Celebration kits. Here they are! This is used with a photo we took in front of Cinderella Castle on our first trip to Disney World in 2012. This picture makes me ridiculously happy and I hope it helped conveyed to our guests some of the excitement of what was to come!

After much planning and trips to Michael’s and the party store and the grocery store (and the wine store!) our Disney Side party was this past weekend and we had about 40 kids and adults over to come show their Disney Side with us and just have a great fun time.

Guests were encouraged to come dressed up as their favorite Disney character or theme which I’m so pleased to say they embraced! One family even was decked out in a Star Wars theme with the mom wearing a Darth Vader tutu she hand created and a custom shirt she made herself. She also made her daughter a Minnie Mouse outfit with tutu and ears and everything – so cute! Other guests wore their Mickey ears or princess dresses or Star Wars shirts. It was great to see how everyone chose to show their unique Disney Side!

We had a Disney Frozen Sing-A-Long which was a huge (HUGE) hit. We also did pin trading and had a Disney Freeze Dance too. For food we tried to keep in theme and had Mickey Mac’n’Cheese, Minnie’s Meatballs, Buffalo Bill Chicken, Mickey’s Clubhouse sandwhiches (bread and cheese were cut with Mickey cookie cutters!), Princess fruit wands, and hidden Mickey Cupcakes too. Planning all the food and thinking about how we could incorporate Disney theming into every aspect was so much fun!

A good friend of mine even made these incredible custom wine glasses for the adults which were so much festive to use and each guest even got to take their glass home with them, too. Each family also got to go home with the so sweet “So This is Love” poster provided by Disney Parks as well as a pack of HP Photo Paper. Kids got to pick a pin for their lanyards and also went home with a fun goody bag I made with other great items that came in our Disney hostess kits like balloons or ESPN Sports bracelets and tattoos and stickers and other Disney themed items I either picked up at the dollar store or Michael’s.

If you want to have your own Disneyside @Home Celebration anytime of year check out http://www.disneysidecelebrations.com/ for tips, suggestions and fantastic resources to get you started! And I’d love to know how you show your Disneyside – feel free to leave a comment below with ways you like to show your Disneyside and bring the magic home all year long!

Our celebration was such a blast and I’m so grateful to Disney Parks and MomSelect and all the wonderful sponsors (including Disney Parks, American Tourister, HP, Two Smiles, ESPN World of Sports, ABC’s The Chew, Craisins, and Hanes) for the incredible opportunity to have fun showing our Disneyside! And of course big thanks to all of our family and friends who came out and showed your Disney Side too – we hope you had as much fun as we did! What do you think? Should we do it again next year?

Disclosure: I was provided with a #Disneyside @Home Celebration hostess kit that included many of the supplies used for the party. No monetary compensation was provided. As always all opinions expressed about all things Disney being magical are my own.

Weekend Phillyfun Picks: February 21st – 23rd

February 22, 2014 - 1 Comment

It’s a weekend to celebrate cultures including African-American culture and Irish culture, too. Plus try your hand at maple sugaring and enjoy an all you can eat pancake breakfast or learn to be a conductor! There’s lots underway for families to enjoy in Philly this weekend!

Pancake Breakfast and Maple Sugaring Celebration
Saturday February 22nd
8am – 1pm
Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road
Media, PA

Saturday February 22nd is the annual Pancake Breakfast and Maple Sugaring Celebration at Tyler Arboretum from 8am – 1pm. Bundle up and head out with the whole family to learn all about how sap is turned into syrup and then take turns tapping a tree. Afterwards enjoy the fruits of your labors in the historic Barn with a hot all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast. Adults $12, children ages 3-12 $6 , under three free.

Quest for Freedom
Saturday February 22nd
2-3:30pm
Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent
15 S. 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA

Explore the anti-slavery and Underground Railroad movements in Philadelphia with stories and exploration of documents and objects found in the museums on Saturday February 22nd from 2-3:30pm at the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent. $10 for adults, free for kids 12 and under.

Disney Frozen Sing-Along Area Theaters
Area Theaters

Disney’s smash hit two-time Oscar nominated Frozen continues in theaters in its new Frozen Sing-Along format this Friday February 21st through Sunday February 23rd. Kids of all ages can “Let it Go” and sing along to the bouncing snowflake. Should be a fantastic time for families! Check website for theaters, showtimes and tickets.

Irish Festival
Saturday February 22nd – Sunday February 23rd
11am – 3pm
Garden State Discovery Museum
2040 Springdale Road Suite 100
Cherry Hill, NJ

Head to the Garden State Discovery Museum for the Irish Festival happening Saturday February 22nd and Sunday February 23rd from 11am – 3pm as part of the Passport to Discovery 2014 program. Enjoy traditional Irish music and dance and a celebration of Irish culture and people. Free with admission $10.95+ tax for adults and children 12 months and over.

Philadelphia Freedom Festival Community Jubilee “Let Freedom Sing”
Saturday February 22nd
2-4pm
Mother Betehel African Methodist Episcopal Church
419 S. 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA

Don’t miss this free community Let Freedom Sing jubilee happening on Saturday February 22nd from 2-4pm presented by The Mann Center for the Performing Arts to commemorate the life and legacy of Octavius V. Catto. The event will feature invited ministers and their choirs for an afternoon of praise and workshop. Refreshments will be served after the event during a Meet & Greet with the Ministers. Free.

Ice Skating at the Piazza
Friday February 21st – Sunday February 23rd
The Piazza at Schmidt’s
1001 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA

It’s the final weekend to enjoy “ice-skating” at Skate, the pop-up skating rink at the Piazza at Schmidt’s, this weekend at The Piazza at Schmidt’s running Friday February 21st – Sunday February 23rd from 11am – 9pm. $5 per adult, $3 per child, $1 skate rental. Don’t miss Family Day on Sunday February 16th with free admission for kids, too!

FORE The Planet Indoor Mini Golf
Friday February 21st – Sunday February 23rd
Linvilla Orchards
137 W. Knowlton Road
Media PA

Linvilla Orchards indoor mini-golf attraction FORE! The Planet Indoor Mini Golf continues this weekend Friday February 21st through Sunday February 23rd offering 18 holes of serious fun. This highly interactive and playful exhibit is open daily from 9am – 5pm and features info on environmental issues paired with the kid favorite fun of mini-golf. $6.95 for ages 11 and older. $4.95 for ages 10 and under.

Dinosaurs Unearthed
Friday February 21st – Sunday February 23rd
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

The Dinosaurs Unearthed exhibit continues at the Academy of Natural Sciences this Saturday February 22nd through Sunday February 23rd. Guests enjoy roaring, moving, life-size animatronic dinosaurs inside the Academy of Natural Sciences in this multi-sensory experience for dino lovers of all ages. $3 for members, $5 for non-members plus general admission to the museum ($15 for adults, $13 for kids under 13).

Free Admission on Sunday Mornings
Sunday February 23rd
Brandywine River Museum
1 Hoffman’s Mill Road Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA

Enjoy free admission to the beautiful Brandywine River Museum on Sunday mornings including this Sunday February 23rd between 9:30am – 12pm. Free.

Curtis Family Concerts Presents Introduction to Composition and Conducting
Sunday February 23rd
2pm and 4pm
Gould Rehearsal Hall
1616 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA

Families will enjoy the next Curtis Family Concert on Sunday February 23rd at 2pm and 4pm. Kids will learn about how music is written and what a conductors does plus get to try being composters and conductors themselves with this interactive introduction to classical music. Tickets are $5 for adults and free for children 12 and under (but best enjoyed by children ages 5 and up).

Enjoy a “Frozen” Playdate at NEST

February 11, 2014 - Leave a Comment

Calling All Frozen Fans…

Philly area families are invited to come meet their favorite characters from the movie Frozen at Nest on Monday February 17th from 3-5pm!

Kids can enjoy this very special meet and greet and get their photos taken with two Frozen characters. The movie Frozen will be played on the large wall space for kids to enjoy plus make your own snowflake and wand station and a snowflake face painter too! There will also be Frozen themed games led by a Nest instructor and Frozen snacks including blue punch and white chocolate covered strawberries.

Cost is $10 per family for Nest members and $20 per family for non-members. Register by calling 215.545.6378.

Frozen Sing-Along Coming THIS WEEKEND to Philly

January 30, 2014 - Leave a Comment

If you’ve seen the Oscar-nominated Disney smash hit Frozen chances are everyone in your family now walks around belting the songs out constantly. They are THAT good. Right after we saw the movie we got the soundtrack and have been listening to it – and singing our hearts out to it non-stop ever since. So when I read last week that they were releasing a Frozen sing-along show I was ecstatic! And guess what.. it’s coming this weekend!! I thought it would take some time for it to be released but no…Disney is THAT GOOD.

They’ve got it coming out now ready for all the Frozen fans to flock to the theaters again and go belt out Let It Go with Elsa like they’ve been doing at home anyway.

Get a glimpse of Frozen the Sing-Along
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Let It Go Sing-Along Version – Frozen on Disney Video

Frozen the Sing-A-Long is being released this Friday January 31st. In our area, it’s showing at the following theaters:

UA Riverview Plaza Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
UA King of Prussia Stadium, King of Prussia, PA
AMC Marple, Springfield, PA
AMC Granite Run, Granite Run, PA
AMC Plymouth Meeting Mall, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Regal Edgemont Square, Newtown Square, PA
AMC Deptford, Depford, NJ

Check here for a complete list of theaters, showtimes, and to buy your tickets online!