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Friday, January 10
4pm: Peddler’s Village, Fire & Ice Festival
6pm: Yoga Gnome, Drop-In Family Yoga
6:30pm: Dynamix Gymnastics, Open Gym
7pm: Wells Fargo Center, Sixers vs Pelicans
7pm: Altitude Trampoline Park, Friday Night Friendzy
7pm: The Gravity Forge, Open Gym
7:30pm: Academy of Music, MJ The Musical
Saturday, January 11
9am: Philadelphia Expo Center, Live Sports Cards & Memorabilia Auction
9am: Funzilla, Sensory Jump
10am: Wrightstown Farmers Market
10am: County Theater, The Mighty Ducks ($5 Tickets)
10:15pm: Newtown Twp, Winter Weather Fun (ages 6-8)
10:15am: New Jersey State Museum, Small Explorers
10:30am: Newtown Bookshop, Canine Good Citizens
11am: Music Mountain Theatre, Disney’s Frozen
11am: Silly Spoons Newtown, You & Me S’mores Cups
11am: Doylestown Library, Storytime
11am: Southampton Library, Reading to the Dogs
12pm: New Jersey State Museum, Planetarium Shows
12:45pm: Ice Land Skating, Public Skate
1pm: Art in the Barn, Pottery Class
1pm: Revolution Ice Gardens, Public Skate
1:30pm (& 7:30pm): Academy of Music, MJ The Musical
1:30pm: Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink, Superhero Skate
1:30pm: Painting with a Twist, Family Day
1:30pm: Grundy Arena, Public Skate
3:30pm: Princeton Library, Youth Drop-In Chess Session
4pm: Peddler’s Village, Fire & Ice Festival
4:15pm: New Jersey State Museum, Science Under The Stars
7pm: Bucks County Audubon Society, Owl Prowl
7pm: Wells Fargo Center, Flyers vs Ducks
Sunday, January 12
9am: Funzilla, Toddler Time
9am: Morrisville Lanes, $1 Bowling
10am: National Constitution Center, Sensory-Friendly Day
10am: Michener Art Museum, No Cost Admission & Family Activity
10:45am: Board & Brush Doylestown, Pick Your Project Workshop
12pm: New Jersey State Museum, Planetarium Shows
12pm: Ice Land Skating, Public Skate
1pm (& 6:30pm): Academy of Music, MJ The Musical
1pm: Revolution Ice Gardens, Public Skate
1:30pm: Grundy Arena, Public Skate
3pm: Princeton Library, Bad Kitty Birthday Bash
4:30pm: Lincoln Financial Field, Eagles vs Packers
This Weekend: Fire & Ice Festival @ Peddler’s Village
View dozens of hand-crafted ice sculptures, and watch talented artists from Ice Concepts sculpt blocks of ice into art. Visitors can also enjoy fire artistry, fire breathing, and juggling performed by Airplay, associated with the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts, as well as family activities and outdoor food and drinks. Live ice sculpting will take place on Friday, January 10 at 6 p.m.; on Saturday, January 11 at 5 p.m.; on Friday, January 17 at 6 p.m.; and on Saturday, January 18 at 5 p.m. Families will also be able to participate in the Village-wide Find Jack Frost scavenger hunt in which children can win free prizes. Hot chocolate and cider will be available on the Village Green. Village restaurants will be open, and food trucks will also be on site. (Source: Peddler’s Village)
Weekly Tips:
NYC Broadway Week: Show savings!
The Baby Bureau: A nonprofit organization based in Warminster dedicated to providing Baby Bundles of clothing to families in need. Interested in volunteering? Visit: www.thebabybureau.org
Women’s Animal Shelter: Story Tails Reading Program
Town Spotlight: Doylestown
STORES: Busy Bee Toys, Cyborg One, Doylestown Bookshop, Wizarding Ways and More.
ACTIVITIES: Barn Nature Center, Board and Brush Studio, County Theater, Doylestown Rock Gym, Fabby-Do Creativity Crafts Cafe, Fonthill Castle, Hellerick’s Adventure Farm, Kids Castle, Mercer Museum, Me Wow Cafe, Michener Art Museum, Paint N Pottery, and Peace Valley Park.
(For more info, visit Discover Doylestown)
Indoor Activity Ideas:
ART: AR Workshop, Art Dept Studios, Color Me Mine, Painting with a Twist, Board and Brush, and Pinspiration (Splatter Paint Room)
INDOOR PLAY: All in Adventures Escape Room, Altitude Trampoline Park, Bluey x Camp (Camp Philadelphia), Bowling, Bucks County Children’s Museum, Bucks County Libraries, Bucks County Racquet Club, Chuck E Cheese, Fabby-Do Creativity Crafts-Café, Funzilla, GiggleBerry Fair, Ice Skating, iFly Indoor Sky Diving, Kidology, Kids Empire, Mall Play Areas, MeWow Cat Cafe, Movies, Ocean Park Indoor Playground, Pennsbury Racquet & Athletic Club, Philly Skate Plex, Playpad Bucks, Princeton Playspace, Rock Climbing, SkyZone, TNT Amusements, The Game Gallery, The Game Is A Foot Arcade, Ultra Zone Laser Tag, Wax N Scent Studio, Please Touch Museum, and We Rock The Spectrum.
MUSEUMS/HISTORY: Academy of Natural Sciences, Da Vinci Science Center, Fonthill Castle, Liberty Bell / Betsy Ross House, Mercer Museum, Michener Art Museum, National Constitution Center, and New Jersey State Museum & Planetarium.
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS: Adventure Aquarium, American Dream Mall, Crayola Factory, Hershey’s Chocolate World, Legoland, Liberty Science Center, Medieval Times, Reading Terminal Market, Otherworld Philadelphia, Lost River Caverns, The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center, Battleship New Jersey, NYC Broadway Shows, Ski Mountains, Thompson-Neely House and Farmstead & Bowman’s Hill Tower, Pennsbury Manor, Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island, Top Golf, Museum of Illusions, and The Franklin Institute.