Archive for Category: "homemade fun"
a kinder, gentler bombing
In honor of FiberPhiladelphia 2012 (a regional festival celebrating fiber and textile arts), we have books to teach your kids about this special branch of the art tree: “Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti” by Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain. My kids and I went to the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education [...]
how to eat. with kids!
For many, eating as a family is slipping through their fingers, like time. Have we somehow become products our own modern conditioning and reversed our priorities? Why are we rushing past one of the most sacred moments we have with our families? There are so many reasons why we need it now more than ever. [...]
guerilla art for kids
I admit. I love street art. It’s illegal, I know. But a positive message here and there chalked on a sidewalk won’t hurt anybody, right? I now have accomplices for bringing little cheerful surprises to unaware Northwest Philly neighbors. My kids and I are on a mission this early side of spring to bring [...]
Summer "Bucket List"- what’s on yours?
BEACH “bucket list” This year, we made it official. Each kid brainstormed a few places they wanted to go, things they wanted to do, and what they wanted to learn more about this summer. They all wrote them down in a notebook, and this now officially serves as our summer “bucket list.” As in beach [...]
Tiny toads? Frogs? Yeah, frogs.
Whatever they are, they’re in abundance at Pastorius Park! (And yes, THAT park… we found that if we stay on the FAR side of the pond by the ampitheater, the off-leash dogs don’t hang out there. I’ll update on the shared people/dogs park ideas I’ve received from readers and locals later this week). But the [...]
Great Snow (or ice) Day idea from Bredenbeck’s!
Bredenbeck’s Bakery (yum!) in Chestnut Hill was kind enough to pass along this wintry idea to share with GAP readers: Snowman Cupcakes: Bredenbeck’s Bakery Shares Tips For Making Sweet Winter Treats Winter slush got you down? Looking for an activity to do with the kids on a snowy day? Make your own snowmen—no snow boots [...]
End of Summer… Labor Day Weekend Bucket List
So it’s really the end of the summer for any of us whose lives revolve around the school year. But there’s still one last hurrah of a long weekend to make sure you packed all those childhood favorites in. For us, we have many “must dos” in a summer. Here’s our summer “bucket list” (though [...]
Summertime Homemade Fun
This is the first post in GAP’s “Homemade Fun” series. If you would like to write an entry for this series, please use the contact button to let us know. Homemade Fun will be GAP’s storage spot for ideas that are low cost, enjoyable, and easily done close to home. Here’s our list of ideas [...]
