June 12, 2013
Celebrate the youngsters at Rittenhouse Square’s annual Little Friends Festival on Wednesday, June 19. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., children and adults are invited to Rittenhouse Square for an evening of kid-friendly fun. The festival encompasses live music, rides, amusements, food, games, crafts and raffle prizes all created with the little ones in mind. A [...]
Read more»March 11, 2013
Learn and view some of space’s stars, planets, nebulae and galaxies on the second Thursday of each month at the Franklin Institute’s Joel N. Bloom Observatory. Night Skies in the Observatory will be led by the Franklin Institute’s Chief Astronomer, Derrick Pitts on the second Thursday of each month. Check out the March event on [...]
Read more»January 31, 2013
Manayunk’s popular Manayunk on Ice festival is back. From February 8-10, Main Street and the surrounding area will be turned into an ice wonderland. The unforgettable weekend begins with a huge ice bonfire on Friday night, and as the weekend continues, ice activities are in no shortage. Ice carvers will create ice sculptures all down [...]
Read more»January 31, 2013
On Saturday, February 16 and Saturday, February 17, the Academy of Natural Sciences’ popular weekend-long event, Paleopalooza is back. Paleopalooza brings the world of fossils to attendees. Guests will get an exclusive look at a large collection of dinosaur, reptile and other fossils. Learn about dinosaurs extinction and have all of your dinosaur-related questions answered [...]
Read more»January 22, 2013
The Penn Museum’s annual Chinese New Year celebration is returning for its 32nd year. Welcome the Year of the Snake at the museum’s action-packed event on Saturday, February 2 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The daylong event will be both entertaining and educational. Attendees will learn about the Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated [...]
Read more»November 13, 2012
The holiday season is just about here. Welcome all things holiday at Peddler’s Village on Friday, November 16. Head over to the Bucks County wonderland for the Grand Illumination Celebration where Santa will illuminate the village at 6:15 p.m. One million lights will twinkle throughout the village and, that same night, you can check out [...]
Read more»December 14, 2009
Smith’s: The Kids’ Play Place in the Park, is set to host an open house event this Saturday, December 19th, and they’ve got some surprises in store for visitors. The Play Place is inviting children 10 and under and their caregivers to their annual Victorian Open House. This three hour open house is free, and [...]
Read more»December 2, 2009
This weekend, the recently opened Doghouse Gourmet Burgers in Downingtown, PA is offering up a fun chance for parents and kids to come by, learn to cook, and make quite the mess in the process. On Saturday, December 5th, Doghouse is inviting parents and kids in for a special cooking class. Executive Chef Carlo deMarco [...]
Read more»November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving! For our final Giving Thanks post, we’re reflecting on Philadelphia, the kids’ play place. Many of the uwishunu staff grew up in the Philadelphia region, and our childhoods were spent touring Independence Hall, climbing through the Franklin Institute’s Giant Heart exhibit and going to Phillies games at the Vet. Now, as adults, we’re [...]
Read more»October 21, 2009
Franklin Square has been known as a perfect summer attraction, but don’t miss its array of family-friendly autumn events and activities! The attractions may be closed on weekdays (except SquareBurger, which is open from 11 am to 2 pm), but each weekend (from 11 am to 8 pm) the entire park comes alive with mini-golf, [...]
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