Weekend Phillyfun Picks For Kids -- May 8 - 10, 2015
Who's ready for the weekend? Time to celebrate mom and warm weather! Don't miss these family friendly May fun events happening in and around Philly this Mother's Day weekend! -- Jennifer Oxenford
Philadelphia International Children's Festival
Annenberg Center Live
3680 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.annenbergcenter.org/event/2015-philadelphia-international-childrens-festival
Enjoy the final days of the Philadelphia International Children's Festival happening Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th at the Annenberg Center Live in Philadelphia. This annual festival features live theatre, dance, and music performances for all ages plus an outdoor Kids Fun Zone and other great fun! Tickets $10.
Fiesta Day
Please Touch Museum
4231 Avenue of the Republic
Philadelphia, PA
www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/
Kids can enjoy practicing their Spanish at Fiesta Day happening at the Please Touch Museum this Saturday, May 9th from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Children can enjoy bilingual story times, themed crafts as well as grooving to family friend musica from Andres Salguero at the Fiesta de Baile! Dance party, too! Free with museum admission. Admission $17.
Love Your Park Day
SMITH Memorial Playground
3500 Reservoir Drive
Philadelphia, PA
http://smithplayground.org/
Head to SMITH Memorial Playground on Saturday, May 9th for the annual Love Your Park Day from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Enjoy the chance to help make SMITH Playground clean, green and beautiful. Free.
PNC Grow Up Great: Musical Theatre
The Kimmel Center
Commonwealth Plaza
300 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=5090/
Kids are introduced to the vibrant world of musical theatre at the PNC Grow Up Great Free at the Kimmel event taking place Saturday, May 9th at 11 a.m. Guest artists will perform songs from famous musicals so kids can sing along and explore their theatrical creativity too! Free.
Art Star Craft Bazaar
Penn's Landing Great Plaza
101 S. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA
www.artstarcraftbazaar.com/
The 12th Annual Spring Art Star Craft Bazaar takes place this Saturday, May 9th and Sunday, May 10th. Don't miss over 150 local and national artists showing their wares at Penn's Landing Great Plaza along the Delaware River and enjoy some family fun including hands on craft demonstrations and make and takes, live music, food vendors, family photo booth (Sunday only) and even some games and raffles too! Free.
Jurassic Park Movie Marathon and Dinosaur Dance Party
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.ansp.org/
Dino fans rejoice! The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia presents a Jurassic Park Movie Marathon in honor of the upcoming release of the fourth in the Jurassic Park series plus a super fun Dinosaur Dance party too! Museum admission $15.95/adults, $13.95 kids ages 3-12.
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, May 11th between 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Free
Beautiful Butterflies, Birds & Cinco de Mayo Festival
Camden Children's Garden
3 Riverside Drive
Camden, NJ
http://www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/
The Camden Children's Garden hosts a fun weekend of butterflies, birds and Cinco de Mayo with special activities from 1-4 p.m. this Saturday, May 9th and Sunday, May 10th. Don't miss a focus on the live butterflies inside the Philadelphia Eagles Four Seasons Butterfly House and a celebration of the return of the Monarchs from Mexico along with a colorful traditional Mexican Cinco de Mayo festival too! $6 per person. Ages two and under are free.
St. Denis Fun Fair
300 East Eagle Road
Havertown, PA
http://stdenisfunfair.org/
The 47th Annual St. Denis Fun Fair kicks off this weekend running Friday, May 8th – Saturday, May 9th. This community fun fair benefitting St. Denis Parish and Cardinal John Foley School has something for the whole family with food, rides, games, outdoor DJ, indoor casino, live music, beer garden and more! Fair entrance is free. Rides and games ticketed.
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, May 8th through Sunday, May 10th at The Franklin Institute. The display of LEGO brick 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.
Mother's Day Brunch
Franklin Square
200 S. 6th Street
Philadelphia PA
www.historicphiladelphia.org/franklin-square/
Treat Mom to a Mother's Day Brunch in historic Franklin Square in Philadelphia this Sunday, May 10th from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Enjoy a buffet brunch, a flower craft and a ride on the Parx Liberty Carousel for just $25 per person.
PAFA Sunday Family Workshops: Garden for Mom
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 N. Broad Street
Historic Landmark Building
Philadelphia, PA
www.pafa.org/
Head to PAFA this Sunday, May 10th from 2-4 p.m. for the Sunday Family Workshops where kids will be able to learn watercolor blending techniques and get inspired to create their own garden masterpiece for Mom! Free.
PECO Family Jams
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
1020 South Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.phillymagicgardens.org/
The PECO Family Jams series continues at the Philadelphia Magic Gardens this Sunday, May 10th featuring popotillo paintings inspired by the patterns in artist Luz Maria Salinas' work and on display at the Philadelphia Magic Gardens. Kids create their own mini framed art to take home or give to Mom! Enjoy a family friendly tour of the gardens at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Free with admission. $7 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12, free for kids 5 and under.
