Showing posts with label Brandywine Families. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brandywine Families. Show all posts

Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A Restaurants


Philadelphia Area Chick-fil-A Restaurants Offer FREE Meals to Customers Dressed In“Cow”gnito on Cow Appreciation Day July 12th

WHAT:  On Friday, July 12th, Chick-fil-A® invites Philadelphia customers to join in the celebration of Cow Appreciation Day. Customers who dress ‘head to hoof’ in cow attire will be rewarded for their participation in the chain’s ninth annual celebration with a free meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) when they visit one of the company’s area restaurants. Chick-fil-A will award a complimentary entrée to customers partially dressed in cow attire, such as a cow-spotted scarf, purse, tie, hat or other accessory. The Philadelphia-area Chick-fil-A restaurants will celebrate by hosting appearances from the “Eat Mor Chikin®” Cows at each restaurant.

WHERE: All Philadelphia-area Chick-fil-A restaurants To find a Chick-fil-A restaurant, visit Chick-fil-A.com/Locator

FOR MORE INFO: Please visit www.CowAppreciationDay.com

Free Admissions to Select Museums this Weekend

Get Culture for Free from Bank of America



If you are a Bank of America check, ATM, or credit card holder you can visit museums this weekend for free. Bank of America offers this Museums on Us program on the first weekend of every month and gives you free general admission to 70 museums nationwide. Art, science, history or nature - your card gets you in whatever you are into. Locate a museum near you.

Museums in the Philadelphia area: Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Constitution Center, African American Museum of Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Your ticket to culture and art may already be in your pocket! Free Museum offer details: This offer excludes special exhibitions, ticketed shows and fund raising events. Photo ID and any valid Bank of America Check, ATM, or credit card must be presented. Free admission limited to cardholder at participating institution.

Hagley's Creek Kids: A Day in the Life


Hagley's Creek Kids: A Day in the Life 
May 18th
 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.




Explore how life in the nineteenth century was different from today! Visitors can try chores, taste what was for dinner, and discover why people decided to settle along the Brandywine. Activities are included with general admission and are free for members.




For more information: www.hagley.lib.de.us

Location
: 200 Hagley Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19807


This event is appropriate for
: kids ages 3 and older

Cos
t: Free for Hagley members.

Admission is $6 for adults, $4 per child (free for children three and under), and includes cost of supplies.

NatureFest at Hagley Museum



Saturday May 4th
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
NatureFest


Come and join us for NatureFest, where you can celebrate May Day, Arbor Day, and Earth Day at this fun-filled family program! Play and learn with exciting earth-themed, hands-on activities brought to you by local community partners. Tour the gardens and greenhouse at Hagley. Refreshments available. 


Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.


For more informationwww.hagley.lib.de.us

Location
: 200 Hagley Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19807.


This event is appropriate for: for the whole family

Cos
t: 
Admission is $5 for children six to fourteen, free for members, adults, and children five and under

Grandparents Day at the Brandywine Zoo!



Grandparents Day at the Zoo!

Sunday, March 3

1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.


It's a celebration of grandparents with animals and arts and crafts.
Program starts at the Education Building.


For more information http://www.brandywinezoo.org/

Location:  1001 North Park Drive Brandywine Park Wilmington, Delaware

This event is appropriate for:   the whole family


Cost: $4 Zoo Members/ $5 others.

**CLOSED**Ticket Giveaway for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Built To Amaze!



Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ® Presents Built To Amaze!℠ , the 143rd edition of the Greatest Show On Earth. Surprise and wonder delights audiences with over the top feats of strength, agility and courage. As the momentum builds so does the anticipation, anything can happen when Ringling Bros. Presents Built To Amaze!

Circus performers from across the globe create the perfect blend of athleticism and bravery, where power meets fearlessness and amazement has no bounds. Magnificent elephants, ferocious tigers, astonishing acrobats and awe-inspiring aerialists are engineered into one spectacular performance.

Celebrate the tradition TODAY and experience it's modern flare of twists and turns where excitement and suspense are so intense you'll be tempted to cover your eyes. From the blueprints to the band, the crates to the clowns, the hammer to the high wire, witness the spectacle as we measure out the perfect mix of marvel and majesty in an imagination equation where the impossible comes to life. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents Built To Amaze!



Fun ThingsTo Do With Kids is giving away a  family four-pack of ticket vouchers to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ® Built to Amaze, coming to Wells Fargo Center from February 13-17!  Winner will be chosen Monday February 4th. Please note these are vouchers that may be exchanged for any weekday show excluding Friday evening.

Also if you want to purchase tickets with a 20% discount - click here and type in the code MOM in the promotional box.

Three Nights of Family-Friendly Films Under the Stars at the Delaware Museum of Natural History




 The Delaware Museum of Natural History will host the Brandywine Family Film Festival (BFF) during the evenings of August 17-19, 2012, featuring an exciting collection of short and feature-length film programs. This is the first year for such a festival in the Brandywine Valley.

Each film selection for this family-friendly, outdoor event was crafted with care to appeal to the next generation of movie-lovers. Inspiring, magical works made by acclaimed and up-and-coming filmmakers alike will take you on a celluloid ride around the globe, with films sure to inspire the whole family. All of the films are appropriate for children ages 4 through 12.

BFF is organized and created by Museum member Kimberly Fields-Cauley as a creative, community event specifically designed for families. The goal of BFF is to foster a deep appreciation for local and global art and culture by presenting it in the format children and families love - movies! This three-day event will include animated, live-action, short, and feature-length films for the whole family.

Each evening will include a showing of several short films followed by a feature film.

The festival will take place Friday through Sunday, August 17-19, 2012 on the grounds behind the Museum. Each evening, doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Short films will begin at 7:30 p.m. Feature films will begin at 8:30 p.m. As an added bonus, each ticket provides one-night admission to multiple films and access to the Museum's permanent exhibits, as well as our special exhibit, Earth from Space. Rain dates for the festival are August 18-20, 2012.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children (12 and under). Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at http://bwfilmfest2012.


Families are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and light snacks. Refreshments will also be available on-site.


WHERE: 
Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807


ADMISSION: $10 for adults, $5 for children (12 and under).

MORE INFO: Visit www.delmnh.org,  bwfilmfest2012.eventbrite.com





, or call (302) 658-9111.

Light: Installations by Bruce Munro at Longwood Gardens



Experience Longwood Gardens in a whole new Lightthrough the evocative and imaginative art of Bruce Munro, British artist and light designer.

Opening June 9, with extended evening hours Wed–Sat until 11:00 pm, through September 1!

Never before seen in the United States, this debut exhibition illuminates the gardens with large-scale, site-specific light installations.

Wander through a field of light reminiscent of flowers, discover a meadow of glowing towers changing hues, and delight in a shower of cascading raindrops fashioned from delicate lights as you are immersed in a new and truly unique garden experience. Both indoors and outdoors, by day and by night, Light! will change the way you see gardens



For more information: www.longwoodgardens.org


 Location: 1001 Longwood Road Kennett Square, PA 19348


 This event is appropriate for: the whole family


 Cost: $8 - $18

Free Kids Workshop at the Home Depot

Build an Organizer
Saturday June 2nd
9am - 12pm



Home Depot is having a FREE workshop this Saturday, June 2nd from 9am to noon at all Home Depot stores. They are geared towards children age 5-12, but the younger children will likely need some help from you.







The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, while at the same time helping to instill a sense of accomplishment. Additionally, this fun time allows for quality one-on-one time between adults and children.




In addition to the newly constructed project kit, each child receives a kid-sized orange apron, similar to The Home Depot associates' aprons, and an achievement pin.




Find Your Local Store







For more informationhttp://www.homedepot.com




Locations: 

Downingtown
965 E Lancaster Ave
Downingtown PA


Frazer
690 Lancaster Pike
Frazer PA


West Norriton
600 South Trooper Rd
Norristown PA





This event is appropriate for ages 5 and older




Cost: free

National Train Day










Saturday May 12th


11am-4pm





Now in its 5th year, National Train Day is back to celebrate train travel and the ways trains touch the lives of people with events across America. This year, festivities will highlight the unique perspective passengers enjoy as they take in the vastness and beauty of the American landscape, from cities big and small, to country vistas and everything in between, when traveling by rail.

As part of National Train Day, each major market event features live entertainment, interactive and educational exhibits, kids’ activities, model train displays and tours of Amtrak equipment, freight and commuter trains, and notable private railroad cars.



For more information: www.nationaltrainday.com


Location: 30th and Market Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104


This event is appropriate for the whole family


Cost: free

East Caln Township Halloween in the Park



Halloween in the Park
Saturday, October 29th from 2pm-4pm

Trick-or-Treating, Hay Maze,
Dramatic Story Teller,
Live Music, Dancing & Games




For more information: www.eastcalnrec.com/


Location: 110 Bell Tavern Road, Downingtown, PA 19335


This event is appropriate for: the whole family



RotorFest.Helicopter Air Show



On Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center will be hosting its 14th annual  Helicopter Air Show RotorFest.


Why: To celebrate our helicopter history and inspire the inventors of tomorrow! Helicopter Rides $40/person!



Who: The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center presents RotorFest 2011



What: The World's Largest All Helicopter Air Show



Where: 1220 American Blvd., West Chester, PA - off Airport Rd. between the Brandywine Airport & QVC



When: Rain or Shine - Saturday & Sunday. Sept. 25th & 26th. From 10:00am to 4:30pm. Adults & Children over 2 years $10.





For more information: please call 610.436.9600 or check out the Museum web site at www.helicoptermuseum




Goshen County Fair


August 1 thru 6, 2011

The fair opens at 6 p.m. Monday thru Friday and at 5 p.m. on Saturday

Wrist Band Night Tuesday & Thursday ( $25.00 for the entire night.)

Games of chance, amusement rides and delicious food.

Enter the Agriculture & Family Living Contests

Visit the dairy cow, sheep, goat, rabbit and poultry exhibits




For more information: www.goshencountryfair.org


Location: 1320 Park Ave, West Chester, PA 19380


This event is appropriate for: the whole family

$5 Kid Admission to Winterthur Museum




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