The Best Things To Do in Philly with Kids

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Robot Rookies

Robot Rookies at Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center

Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center 4700 Brown Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Supplement your child’s learning at school, reduce screen time and Saturday boredom, and encourage YOUR CHILD’s interest in STEAM through Robotics. Break away from the “norm” and watch your child’s creativity and imagination grow! Robot Rookie's one-hour Saturday Robotics Class allows children (4–8 years old) […]

$25.00
Beards On Ice at Laura Sims Skate House

Beards On Ice at Laura Sims Skate House

Laura Sims Skate House 210 Cobbs Creek Parkway, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Produced by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret | In partnership with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department. What's more impossible: solving the climate crisis or teaching drag queens to ice skate? Come watch us do BOTH! The Bearded Ladies are taking on the climate crisis, one […]

Free
Beards On Ice at Laura Sims Skate House

Beards On Ice at Laura Sims Skate House

Laura Sims Skate House 210 Cobbs Creek Parkway, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Produced by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret | In partnership with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department. What's more impossible: solving the climate crisis or teaching drag queens to ice skate? Come watch us do BOTH! The Bearded Ladies are taking on the climate crisis, one […]

Free
Beards On Ice at Laura Sims Skate House

Beards On Ice at Laura Sims Skate House

Laura Sims Skate House 210 Cobbs Creek Parkway, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Produced by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret | In partnership with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department. What's more impossible: solving the climate crisis or teaching drag queens to ice skate? Come watch us do BOTH! The Bearded Ladies are taking on the climate crisis, one […]

Free
Beards On Ice at Laura Sims Skate House

Beards On Ice at Laura Sims Skate House

Laura Sims Skate House 210 Cobbs Creek Parkway, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Produced by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret | In partnership with the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department. What's more impossible: solving the climate crisis or teaching drag queens to ice skate? Come watch us do BOTH! The Bearded Ladies are taking on the climate crisis, one […]

Free
Robot Rookies

Robot Rookies at Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center

Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center 4700 Brown Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Supplement your child’s learning at school, reduce screen time and Saturday boredom, and encourage YOUR CHILD’s interest in STEAM through Robotics. Break away from the “norm” and watch your child’s creativity and imagination grow! Robot Rookie's one-hour Saturday Robotics Class allows children (4–8 years old) […]

$25.00

Robot Rookies

Robot Rookies at Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center

Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center 4700 Brown Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Supplement your child’s learning at school, reduce screen time and Saturday boredom, and encourage YOUR CHILD’s interest in STEAM through Robotics. Break away from the “norm” and watch your child’s creativity and imagination grow! Robot Rookie's one-hour Saturday Robotics Class allows children (4–8 years old) […]

$25.00
Robot Rookies

Robot Rookies at Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center

Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center 4700 Brown Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Supplement your child’s learning at school, reduce screen time and Saturday boredom, and encourage YOUR CHILD’s interest in STEAM through Robotics. Break away from the “norm” and watch your child’s creativity and imagination grow! Robot Rookie's one-hour Saturday Robotics Class allows children (4–8 years old) […]

$25.00

Mini Makers Robotics Class at Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Build, Create & Innovate with Mini Makers Robotics at Drexel! 🌟 A STEAM-Powered Experience Encourage your child’s love for Robotics in a collegiate environment filled with exciting resources like 3D printing labs, design studios, and neurodiverse-friendly spaces! 👦 For Kids Ages 3–6 The one-hour Mini […]

$40.00

Robot Builders Class @ Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Spring is here—time to get outside and get building! Activate your little innovator on Saturdays with Robot Builders, a hands-on robotics class at Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design—the creative hub of Drexel University! 🔹 Designed for kids ages 6-8 🔹 Hands-on STEAM […]

$40.00

Mini Makers Robotics Class at Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Build, Create & Innovate with Mini Makers Robotics at Drexel! 🌟 A STEAM-Powered Experience Encourage your child’s love for Robotics in a collegiate environment filled with exciting resources like 3D printing labs, design studios, and neurodiverse-friendly spaces! 👦 For Kids Ages 3–6 The one-hour Mini […]

$40.00

Robot Builders Class @ Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Spring is here—time to get outside and get building! Activate your little innovator on Saturdays with Robot Builders, a hands-on robotics class at Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design—the creative hub of Drexel University! 🔹 Designed for kids ages 6-8 🔹 Hands-on STEAM […]

$40.00

Mini Makers Robotics Class at Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Build, Create & Innovate with Mini Makers Robotics at Drexel! 🌟 A STEAM-Powered Experience Encourage your child’s love for Robotics in a collegiate environment filled with exciting resources like 3D printing labs, design studios, and neurodiverse-friendly spaces! 👦 For Kids Ages 3–6 The one-hour Mini […]

$40.00

Robot Builders Class @ Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Spring is here—time to get outside and get building! Activate your little innovator on Saturdays with Robot Builders, a hands-on robotics class at Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design—the creative hub of Drexel University! 🔹 Designed for kids ages 6-8 🔹 Hands-on STEAM […]

$40.00

Mini Makers Robotics Class at Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Build, Create & Innovate with Mini Makers Robotics at Drexel! 🌟 A STEAM-Powered Experience Encourage your child’s love for Robotics in a collegiate environment filled with exciting resources like 3D printing labs, design studios, and neurodiverse-friendly spaces! 👦 For Kids Ages 3–6 The one-hour Mini […]

$40.00

Robot Builders Class @ Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Spring is here—time to get outside and get building! Activate your little innovator on Saturdays with Robot Builders, a hands-on robotics class at Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design—the creative hub of Drexel University! 🔹 Designed for kids ages 6-8 🔹 Hands-on STEAM […]

$40.00

Mini Makers Robotics Class at Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Build, Create & Innovate with Mini Makers Robotics at Drexel! 🌟 A STEAM-Powered Experience Encourage your child’s love for Robotics in a collegiate environment filled with exciting resources like 3D printing labs, design studios, and neurodiverse-friendly spaces! 👦 For Kids Ages 3–6 The one-hour Mini […]

$40.00

Robot Builders Class @ Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Spring is here—time to get outside and get building! Activate your little innovator on Saturdays with Robot Builders, a hands-on robotics class at Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design—the creative hub of Drexel University! 🔹 Designed for kids ages 6-8 🔹 Hands-on STEAM […]

$40.00

Mini Makers Robotics Class at Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Build, Create & Innovate with Mini Makers Robotics at Drexel! 🌟 A STEAM-Powered Experience Encourage your child’s love for Robotics in a collegiate environment filled with exciting resources like 3D printing labs, design studios, and neurodiverse-friendly spaces! 👦 For Kids Ages 3–6 The one-hour Mini […]

$40.00

Robot Builders Class @ Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Spring is here—time to get outside and get building! Activate your little innovator on Saturdays with Robot Builders, a hands-on robotics class at Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design—the creative hub of Drexel University! 🔹 Designed for kids ages 6-8 🔹 Hands-on STEAM […]

$40.00

Mini Makers Robotics Class at Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Build, Create & Innovate with Mini Makers Robotics at Drexel! 🌟 A STEAM-Powered Experience Encourage your child’s love for Robotics in a collegiate environment filled with exciting resources like 3D printing labs, design studios, and neurodiverse-friendly spaces! 👦 For Kids Ages 3–6 The one-hour Mini […]

$40.00

Robot Builders Class @ Drexel University

Drexel University URBN Center 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Spring is here—time to get outside and get building! Activate your little innovator on Saturdays with Robot Builders, a hands-on robotics class at Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design—the creative hub of Drexel University! 🔹 Designed for kids ages 6-8 🔹 Hands-on STEAM […]

$40.00

Philadelphia Juneteenth Parade and Festival

Malcolm X Park 5100 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Philadelphia Juneteenth Parade and Festival, started by the Pennsylvania Juneteenth Initiative, is the largest annual celebration in the nation attended by thousands where we join together to have fun, embrace our history and continue the tradition of Kujichagulia (self-determination). Over the past five years, […]