Weekend PhillyFun Picks For Kids — November 7-9, 2014
Ramp up the family fun with much to do in and around Philly with your kids this weekend! — Jennifer Oxenford
Sugarloaf Crafts Festival
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
100 Station Ave
Oaks, PA
www.sugarloafcrafts.com/
All weekend long, enjoy the return of the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks. Over 250 of the nation's top artisans will be on-hand with unique creations in many media. Plus, enjoy live artist demonstrations and family entertainment, including live interactive storytelling with Middle Earth Studio. Tickets $10 (good all three days.) Children under 12 free. Get tickets online for $2 ticket discount.
The World-Famous Weeki Wachee Mermaids
Adventure Aquarium
1 Riverside Dr
Camden, NJ
www.adventureaquarium.com/
The world-famous Weeki Wachee Mermaids swim on over to Adventure Aquarium for their final days of a limited engagement visit this Friday, November 7th through Sunday, November 9th with underwater shows, along with the sharks and other sea animals. Guests also get to meet and greet the mermaids and have a photo opp! Free with admission. $25.95, adults, $18.95 children 12 and younger.
The Giving Tree 5th Annual Working Hands Project
Wissahickon Middle School
500 Houston Road
Ambler, PA
http://givingtreefamilies.org/
Teach kids about giving back this season and all year long at the 5th Annual Working Hands Project this Saturday, November 8th starting at 10 a.m. Enjoy hands-on activities and projects that help benefit the hungry, homeless, elderly, children in need, military personnel and animals. Free. Suggested $5 donation per child. Register online at www.givingtreefamilies.org
Train Festival
Camden Children's Garden
3 Riverside Dr
Camden, NJ
www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/
The annual train festival returns to the Camden Children's Garden this Saturday, November 8th and Sunday, November 9th from 1-4 p.m. Don't miss a moment of the fun with character meet and greets with the popular PBS "Dinosaur Train" characters (Saturday only) plus train crafts, model train displays, face painting, and more! Free with admission. $6 per person, free for ages 2 and under.
Second Sunday Family Workshop: Maya Jade Death Mask
Penn Museum
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA
http://penn.museum/
It's Second Sunday of the month which means kids and families can enjoy the free Second Sunday drop-in workshop series at the Penn Museum on Sunday, November 9th from 1-4 p.m. Kids will work with paint and mosaic tiles to decorate a Maya Jade mask. Free with admission donation. Suggested $15 for adults, $10 for kids ages 6-17 and free for kids under.
PECO Family Jams: Stamp Creations
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
1020 South Street
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.phillymagicgardens.org/
This Sunday, November 9th marks another in the PECO Family Jams series at Philadelphia's Magic Gardens with the opportunity to make your own Stamp Creation with unique rubber stamps from artist Isaiah Zagar's personal collection and watercolor paints. And join a family friendly tour at 1pm or 3pm too. Free with admission. $7, adults, $3 kids ages 6-12, kids 5 and under free.
Free Admission on Sunday Mornings
Brandywine River Museum
1 Hoffman's Mill Road
Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA
www.brandywinemuseum.org//
Enjoy free admission to the beautiful Brandywine River Museum on Sunday mornings including this Sunday, November 2nd between 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and get to take part in Pirate Adventure Day too! This nautical themed day filled with fun for the family will include rope-tying demonstrations led by Pirates of the Northern Star, a hunt for treasures, daring tales of journeys at sea and of course pirate themed crafts and art activities, too. Free.
