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Weekend Phillyfun Picks: January 3-5

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Happy New Year, First Friday and new month, too!! it’s January and while the holiday frenzy is over, there’s still plenty of fun for families this weekend in and around Philadelphia with everything from First Friday events, to winter celebrations and more!

Disney On Ice 
Friday January 3rd – Sunday January 5th
Wells Fargo Center
3601 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t miss Disney On Ice Let’s Celebrate during its last week with shows this weekend Friday January 3rd though Sunday January 5th. Kids will be enchanted by this colossal party on ice show highlighting celebrations with your favorite Disney characters doing fabulous ice performances and of course lots of surprises and excitement too. Tickets $18-$95.

Holiday Garden Railway 
Friday January 3rd – Sunday January 5th
Morris Arboretum
100 E. Norristown Ave
Philadelphia, PA

The Holiday Garden Railway has its last weekend at Morris Arboretum this weekend Friday January 3rd to Sunday January 5th from 10am – 4pm. See the Holiday Garden Railway decked out in its wintery finest and enjoy wonder of the winter gardens. Free with admission. $16/adults, $7 children 3-17, children 3 and under free.

Ice Skating at the Piazza
Saturday January 4th – Sunday January 5th
The Piazza at Schmidt’s
1001 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA

The fun, new pop-up skating rink Skate at the Piazza in Philly continues this weekend at The Piazza at Schmidt’s running Friday January 3rd – Sunday January 5th from 11am – 11pm. $5 per adult, $3 per child, $1 skate rental.

Free Introductory Classes 
Saturday January 4th 
Temple Music Prep
Temple University Center City
1515 Market Street, 5th floor (Dance classes held at Friends Select School at 17th and the Parkway) Philadelphia, PA

Check out a variety of sample music and dance classes offered by Temple Music Prep this Saturday January 4th. Classes range from Early Childhood Music Foundations to Dance Classes for Children and Teens too. Introductory classes on Saturday January 4th are free.

Dinosaurs Unearthed 
Saturday January 4th – Sunday January 5th
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

The Dinosaurs Unearthed exhibit continues at the Academy of Natural Sciences this Saturday January 4th and Sunday January 5th. 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 January 5th
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 January 5th between 9:30am – 12pm. Free.

Epiphany Celebration 
Sunday January 5th
2014 Bryn Athyn
1001 Cathedral Road
Bryn Athyn, PA

Head to the beautiful Bryn Athyn Cathedral on Sunday January 5th from 12pm -4pm for the Epiphany Celebration traditionally celebrated as the day the Wise Men visited the Holy Family. Free with admission. $8 for adults, children 4 and under free. $20 family rate for up to 4 individuals in one household.

Pay What You Wish Admission 
Sunday January 5th
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

It’s the first Sunday of the Month so that means Pay What You Wish Admission at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this Sunday January 5th. Enjoy the museum’s permanent and traveling exhibits and the world-renown art in one of the largest museums in the United States.

Free First Sundays
Sunday January 5th
The Barnes Foundation 
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, PA

First Sunday of the month means free admission to The Barnes Foundation this Sunday January 5th. Enjoy the museum and all of its collections and exhibits plus family entertainment and informative seminars from 12-6pm. Obtain free tickets at 9am. Limited to two adults and two children per transaction. Free.

Weekend Phillyfun Picks: Dec. 27-29

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There’s still one more weekend in December to enjoy some after-Christmas holiday fun in Philly! And there are many wonderful Kwanza celebrations for families to enjoy this weekend as well. So get out with the kiddos and check out one of these great phillyfun seasonal attractions before they’re gone. 

Kwanza Family Celebration
Friday December 27th
6-8pm
Johnson House
6305 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Johnson House hosts a Kwanza Family Celebration on Friday December 27th from 6-8pm. Bring the kids out for a journey through African storytelling, African drumming, arts and crafts and traditional cultural foods of Kwanza. Free.

Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales 
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
2 and 4pm
The Arts Bank Theater 
601 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

Prepare to be swept away to magical lands at Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales happening this Friday December 27th through Sunday December 29th with shows at 2pm and 4pm at The Arts Bank Theater. Join Enchantment Theatre Company on this enchanted journey to magical lands with a genie, princesses and wizards in the marvelous tales of Scheherazade. Show tickets $29 adults, $16 children.

All-Star Week: Live Animal Day 
Saturday December 28th
10am – 5pm
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

It’s Live Animal Day at the Academy of Natural Sciences this Saturday December 28th starting at 10am. Look for the live animals in the halls as they roam with their handlers who are read to teach guests all about their habitats and species. Touch real furs and examine skulls of North American animals too. Plus take a photo with Eddie the T.rex mascot, make a skunk mask and snake bookmark to take home too, $15 for adults, $13 for kids under 13.

A Very Furry Christmas 
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
1-8pm
Sesame Place
100 Sesame Road
Langhorne PA

Don’t miss the final weekend of A Very Furry Christmas at Sesame Place this Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th. Sesame Place is transformed into a magical wonderland at this one-of-a-kind family holiday experience guaranteed to delight kids of all ages with dazzling light displays, holiday themed parades and shows and of course all of your favorite furry characters, too. Plus kids get to visit with Santa too! Tickets $24.99. (Buy online to save $3 and get a free 2nd Day visit!)

Christmas Village
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
11am – 8pm Friday and Saturday, open till 7pm on Sunday
1500 Arch Street
Love Park (JFK Plaza)
Philadelphia, PA

Christmas Village in Philadelphia’s Love Park offers lots of festive fun for the whole family. Home to unique shopping with over 60 wooden booths selling traditional European food, sweets and drinks and international vendors, Christmas Village is Philadelphia’s premier German style Christmas market and hot spot this season. Free.

Disney On Ice 
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
11am, 3pm, 7pm
Wells Fargo Center
3601 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

Disney On Ice Let’s Celebrate is in town this week for a limited time only with shows this weekend Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th with shows at 11am, 3pm and 7pm. Kids will be enchanted by this colossal party on ice show featuring highlighted celebrations with your favorite Disney characters doing fabulous ice performances and beautiful theatrical effects. Tickets $18-$95. And, phillyfun4kids readers can get $10 off tickets using code “BLOG” here.

Holiday Garden Railway
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
10am – 4pm
Morris Arboretum
100 E. Norristown Ave
Philadelphia, PA

The Holiday Garden Railway continues at Morris Arboretum this Friday December 27th – Sunday Dec. 29th from 10am – 4pm. See the Holiday Garden Railway decked out in its wintery finest and enjoy wonder of the winter gardens. Free with admission. $16/adults, $7 children 3-17, children 3 and under free.

Ice Skating at the Piazza 
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
The Piazza at Schmidt’s
1001 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA

The fun, new pop-up skating rink in Philly Skate at the Piazza continues this weekend at The Piazza at Schmidt’s running Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th from 11am – 11pm. $5 per adult, $3 per child, $1 skate rental.

Kwanza Celebration! 
Saturday December 28th
11am – 4pm
African American Museum
Philadelphia, PA

It’s a Kwanza Celebration at the African American Museum in Philadelphia this Saturday December 28th from 11am – 4pm and Sunday December 29th from 12-4pm. Head down to light the Candles of kinara, discuss the Nguzo Saba or “Seven Principles” of Kwanza and enjoy music, dance, storytelling, crafts and more. Free with admission. Adults $14, youth 4-12 $10, under 4 free.

Franklin Square’s Electrical Spectacle
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
Franklin Square 6th & Race Streets
Philadelphia, PA

Check out the newest holiday light show in Philly – the Electrical Spectacle at Franklin Square this weekend Friday December 27th through Sunday December 29th. This new tradition is inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s imagination and will delight kids of all ages with over 50,000 dazzling lights on display with shows every half hour from 4:30-8pm. The new Electrical Spectacle is sure to be a new family tradition this holiday! Free.

Free Admission on Sunday Mornings 
Sunday December 29th
9:30am – 12pm
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 December 29th between 9:30am – 12pm. Free.

Twelfth Night Tours of Pottsgrove Manor
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
Pottsgrove Manor
100 W. King St
Pottstown, PA

Head to Pottsgrove Manor to learn all about Twelfth Night and the traditional English customs and how they differed from our modern Christmas celebrations. Take a guided tour of the manor all decorated in greens and holly for the yuletide season. $2.

Merry Mondays Giveaways are here! Disney On Ice Ticket Giveaway and Discount Code

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It’s the first Monday in December so we thought we’d bring a little extra merry to you this month with our Merry Mondays Giveaways! Each and every Monday in December we’re giving away something fun and special just for you – our phillyfun4kids readers!

For our first Merry Mondays Giveaway we’re giving away four tickets to see Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate. Disney on Ice is coming to the Wells Fargo Center December 26th – January 5th. We took our two princess loving girlies to the Disney on Ice show last year and it was just fantastic. In fact, we had gone to Disney for the first time in October and it was so fun to see Mickey, Minnie and the gang that it almost made us feel like we were back in the happiest place on earth again. The production was just fantastic and the whole family loved it. So we are super excited to take the girls again this holiday season and make this a new fun family tradition in our house at the holidays.

ABOUT THE SHOW 
It’s one colossal party on ice, with all your favorite Disney friends! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they celebrate a Very Merry Unbirthday Party with Alice and the Mad Hatter; a Royal Valentine’s Day Ball with Disney Princesses, including Cinderella, Ariel and Tiana; a Hawaiian luau with Lilo & Stitch; a winter wonderland with Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear; a Halloween haunt with the Disney Villains and more in a magical medley of holidays, celebrations and festivities from around the globe. Come join the party when this spectacular ice show visits Philly later this month.

ENTER TO WIN 4 FREE TICKETS
One phillyfun4kids reader will receive a four tickets to go see Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate at the Wells Fargo Center. To enter, simply enter this rafflecopter form below! Raffle ends on 12am on Monday 12/15. Good luck!
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SCORE A $10 OFF DISCOUNT CODE
And if you don’t win the tickets you can still get a great discount of $10 off just for being a fabulous phillyfun4kids reader by using the special discount code “BLOG” when you order tickets online here.

Disclosure: I was given 4 complimentary tickets to attend Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate for the purposes of reviewing and promoting the show. I was also given 4 complimentary tickets to give away to you all. Isn’t that awesome?? (Thanks Disney on Ice!) As always, all opinions expressed about Disney being magical whether it’s in Florida or right here in Philly at the Disney on Ice show coming to the Wells Fargo Center are our own.