Celebrate books! with wonderful events and author meet and greets from The Big Blue Marble Bookstore. And this year, enjoy the added partnership with the Color Book Gallery. Lots of fabulous activities for your little bibliophiles! All Weekend at the Big Blue Marble The Craft Table! Big Blue Marble Bookstore will [...]
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We here at GAP wish all of our readers a Happy Mother’s Day. I struggled with what to write about and what to “ask for” on this well-celebrated Hallmark Holiday. And while I enjoy gifts as much as the next person, I’m always drawn to the original intent of the day… [...]
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Downtown Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts April 27th 11a.m.-7p.m. Free Broad-Chestnut to South Streets Come out for an 8 hour extravaganza! Filled with street musicians, performances, food vendors, exhibitors, Ferris wheels, petting zoo and jungle gym. www.pifa.org The Penn Relays April 25-27th Franklins Field 235 S. [...]
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Rachel Carson, in her best-selling environmental classic, A Sense of Wonder, writes that “for the child, and for the parent…it is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses [...]
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Like thousands of others across the nation, families at The Miquon School marked the anniversary of Dr. King’s birthday with song and service. “MLK Day”, always a moving occasion, was made especially poignant this year by two concurrent celebrations: the inauguration of the nation’s first black President for a second [...]
Meet Martha Cooney, Founder and Director of StoryUP! StoryUP! aims to entertain, educate, and empower young children and their families through the interactive art of telling, acting and writing stories. StoryUP brings interactive improv, storytelling, and themed StoryPlays to literacy workshops for young children and adds drama to children’s parties [...]
So we received two complimentary tickets to see Sister Act at the Academy of Music. The first question I pondered was, “Can I take one of the kids?” The answer, according to Broadway.com, was yes. The review warned that there was some violence in the plot, but it was [...]
“I wish the answer were easy. I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work for, all these fabulous women, “Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.” I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it’s not that simple. Because [...]
Today was a sad and scary day. My heart is grieving for those hurt and killed in Boston. Aching for their families and friends, heavy for the locals in Boston, and heavy for our country as well. And just heavy for all of us as we grapple with yet another [...]
As part of the human experience, we all have them. Big, small, scary, unattainable, tangible. Of the past, present and future. Borrowing her title from Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry’s production at the Arden Theater captures Hughes’s Harlem in a way no other production has. In the words of Langston Hughes, [...]
Spring is certainly here! With trees in full blossom and new kids in town, there are fun, interactive activities that will keep parents as amazed and entertained as the children. Saturday, April 13th & Sunday, April 14th Grand Opening KidZooU Philadelphia Zoo The Hamilton Family [...]
“I wish the answer were easy. I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work for, all these fabulous women, “Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.” I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it’s not that simple. Because [...]
Entomologists, come forth… the bugs have landed! Big Bugs spring to life all over the Arboretum’s 92-acre garden. Sculptor David Rogers constructed these creatures mostly from found materials, such as trees and plants that have fallen and died. The 11 Big Bugs on display are 3 Big Ants, 1 Praying [...]
So we received two complimentary tickets to see Sister Act at the Academy of Music. The first question I pondered was, “Can I take one of the kids?” The answer, according to Broadway.com, was yes. The review warned that there was some violence in the plot, but it was [...]
So it’s April. The month where we will see the ‘Light it Blue’ campaign in full effect. The month where we will see the newly reported autism numbers (1 in 50) more times than we’ll be able to count. The month where organizations such as Autism Speaks will attempt [...]
The title says it all! Tuesday April 2 is opening night for Broadway’s Sister Act at the Kimmel Center, and the show runs in Philly through Sunday April 7! Enter by leaving a comment below about who you’d take to the show and why. That’s it! Winner announced on our [...]
Whether celebrating Passover or Easter this weekend, your family may need a break from each other and from the festivities. From big bugs to hunting for eggs to playground fun, there’s always something to do in Philly with the family Saturday, March 30th 10am – noon Community Easter Egg Hunt [...]
It should come as no surprise that as a land of plenty, we waste plenty too. After paper and paperboard, food waste is the second biggest solid waste in the U.S. According to Wholelving.com, the average American household creates about 1.28 pounds of daily waste, equal to 14% of the [...]
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