Weekend Phillyfun Picks For Kids -- August 21 - 23, 2015

Lots to do this late summer weekend with plenty of fun for the whole family! Enjoy a Butterfly Festival at Tyler Arboretum or the Weekend at the Waterfront fun to be had at the fabulous Spruce Street Harbor Park, or just use the force to take your young padawan to Star Wars Day at Please Touch Museum! - Jennifer Oxenford

Smooth Jazz Summer Nights: Jazz Attack
Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
101 S. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA
www.delawareriverwaterfront.com/

Head down to the Delaware waterfront this Friday, August 21st at 7:30 p.m. for free live jazz as part of the Smooth Jazz Summer Nights series. Free.

Butterfly Festival
Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road
Media, PA
www.tylerarboretum.org/

Enjoy the annual Butterfly Festival at Tyler Arboretum in Media, PA this Saturday, August 22nd from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Visit Tyler's Butterfly House to see live butterflies in all stages of their life cycle, learn about butterfly attracting plants, enjoy creepy crawlers in the insectarium and more! Gourmet pizza available for purchase, too. Free with admission.

Summer at The Oval
The Oval
2601 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
www.theovalphl.org/

Summer at The Oval continues this weekend Aug 21st – 23rd. Don't miss the hottest spot for fun in Philly with food trucks, entertainment, kids activities and more. On Saturday, August 21st enjoy soccer fun and food trucks. Then on Sunday, August 23rd don't miss lots of kids fun including free face painting, the Library tech mobile, music class with All Around this World music, Philly Hoop Starz and a family friendly Philly dance party, too. Free.

Chocolate & Vanilla Celebration
Camden Children's Garden
3 Riverside Dr.
Camden, NJ
www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/

Head to the Camden Children's Garden this weekend for the Chocolate & Vanilla Festival celebrating two of nature's most beloved flavors! Take a tropical smell test, vote for your favorite ice cream flavor, enjoy crafts and fun educational activities and more! $6 per person.

Weekend at the Waterfront
Spruce Street Harbor Park
Columbus Blvd. and Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.delawareriverwaterfront.com/places/spruce-street-harbor-park

There's plenty of family fun to be had on the river this weekend at Spruce Street Harbor Park and Blue Cross River Rink Summerfest, running Friday August 21st – Sunday August 23rd open 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Families can enjoy fun and food on the river, as well as outdoor roller skating rink featuring roller skates and in-line skates for rent! And this weekend there is extra fun with interactive crafting with The Clay Studio with free admission. $3 skating, $10 skates rental.

Animal Grossology
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
www.ansp.org/

The Animal Grossology exhibit continues this weekend at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Kids of all ages will be amused and educated with this fun exhibit highlighting the slimiest, stinkiest, and yuckiest creatures on earth! Exhibit entrance is $5, in addition to museum admission $15.95/adults, $13.95 kids ages 3-12.

The Art of the Brick
The Franklin Institute
222 N. 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.fi.edu/exhibit/art-brick

The Art of the Brick continues this weekend running Friday, August 21st – Sunday, August 23rd at The Franklin Institute. The display of LEGO brick artistic masterpieces explores the intersection of art and science and will delight builders and LEGO fans of all ages. Tickets $24-$29 and does not include museum admission.

Free Sundays at the Brandywine River Museum of Art
Brandywine River Museum of Art
1 Hoffman's Mill Road
Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA
www.brandywinemuseum.org

Enjoy free admission to the beautiful Brandywine River Museum of Art on Sunday mornings including this Sunday, August 23rd between 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Free until 12 Noon.