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Grab and Go Kids Planner
With animal adventure hour, an art show, "Aladdin Jr.," family nights at the flower show and Bookmobile stops, we've got your cabin-fever fix right here!
Pick five! Check out the five best family activities or events for the week.
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Where/When: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St., Philadelphia; Daily through March 13
Why go: “Springtime in Paris” offers fun and beauty for all ages at the annual Philadelphia International Flower Show. Family nights are March 11 and 12, with entertainment, crafts, children's activities and face painting.
Pricing: $15 for kids, $26-$28 for adults
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Where/When: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy, 1 Skippack Pike, Schwenksville; March 10, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Why go: Learn about fawns, the "babes in the woods." Spring is the perfect time to learn about fawns, their behaviors and adaptations.
Pricing: $7 members, $10 nonmembers
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Where/When: Skippack Elementary School, 4081 Heckler Road, Collegeville; March 11, 5 to 8 p.m.
Why go: Bring family and friends, to learn about Pennsylvania artists and museums.
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Where/When: Perkiomen Valley Middle School West, 220 Big Road, Zieglerville; March 11-13
Why go: Perkiomen Valley Middle School West students will perform Disney’s Aladdin Jr., March 11-12 at 7:30 p.m., and March 13 at 2:30 p.m., in the school auditorium.
Pricing: $6
• Bookmobile Stops
Where/When: and
Why go: Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library’s Bookmobile will stop in Skippack and Collegeville. Click here to learn about Bookmobile policies.
Pricing: Free