Stimulating your child’s senses: A Visit to the Reading Terminal Market
Winter can present parents with the following challenging question: What are we going to do today? Outdoor playgrounds are icy and movies are expensive. Last week, I was faced with the choice of...
View ArticleDining Without the Whining: The Trolley Car Diner
Hop on over to Dancing Meatball’s blog to read my latest post about one of my favorite places to eat with kids: Mt. Airy’s very own Trolley Car Diner!
View ArticleWhat is MALT?
Mt. Airy Learning Tree is a community-based “school” that draws on the human, geographical, and architectural resources of Germantown, Mt. Airy, and Chestnut Hill. Students enroll for $5.oo per term...
View ArticleGo Downtown: A Day of Franklin
Day of Franklin A fun afternoon or early evening with the kids can be had by doing a mini-tour of places in the city bearing the name of Ben Franklin. This past Saturday evening, ready for a shake-up...
View ArticleYUMMMMMM! Decorate your own Cupcake Fri. Night at Bredenbeck’s!
It doesn’t get much tastier than this; on the two remaining Friday nights in May, Bredenbeck’s Bakery is offering “Decorate Your Own Cupcake Night”. All ages are welcome to stop by between 6 and 9pm...
View ArticleOpening of the Garden Railway at Morris Arboretum: Saturday May 29
Since moving to Chestnut Hill from the UK in summer 2008, the Morris Arboretum has been a favorite of ours. We first walked there with our son, a few months old, in his stroller and enjoyed a picnic in...
View ArticleGreat 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...
View ArticleYummmm….
Today, Tuesday March 1 is National Pancake Day (according to IHOP). From 7am-10pm, you can head over to IHOP (there’s one on 611, North of Cheltenham) to get one free short stack per customer. They...
View Articlenourish them with back to school lunches!
It’s that time of the year again. Time to shift gears. Time to detox from beaches, pools and warm weather and morph into 180 days of time management, academics and routine. Getting ready for school...
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