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Weekend Phillyfun Picks For Kids -- May 29 - 31, 2015

It's the final weekend in May and there is no shortage of fun for families in and around Philly! Check out the free TLC Summer Block Party happening at Penn's Landing, or the Share Your Summer fest at NEST or any of these other great Philly area summer fun events! -- Jennifer Oxenford

Spruce Street Harbor Park & Blue Cross River Rink Summerfest
Columbus Blvd. and Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.delawareriverwaterfront.com/places/spruce-street-harbor-park

The Spruce Street Harbor Park Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest continues this weekend May 29th – May 31st open 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Families can enjoy fun and food on the river as well as the new outdoor roller skating rink featuring roller skates and in-line skates for rent! Free admission. $3 skating, $10 skates rental.

Devon Horse Show and Country Fair
Devon Racetrack and Fairgrounds
23 Dorset Road
Devon, PA
www.devonhorseshow.net/

Don't miss the final weekend of the oldest and largest indoor multi-breed horse competition in the US with the Devon Horse Show running this weekend May 29th – May 31st. In addition to the horse show, families will enjoy the country fair with games, rides, over 40 shops, great food and more. All proceeds benefit Bryn Mawr Hospital. Tickets $5 for children, $10 for adults, ages 2 and younger free.

TLC Summer Block Party
Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
101 S. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA
www.tlc.com/tlc-block-party-details/

Philly won the prize of hosting the free TLC Summer Block party (thanks to local mom, Lisa Miller from Pennypack, PA!) this Saturday May 30th at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing! Join TLC and favorite TLC show personalities for music, food, games, kids zone, on-stage activities and more. TLC is partnering with Feeding America as part of this block party event to help provide meals to people in need at a local and national level. Free.

Share Your Summer Festival
Nest Philly
1301 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.nestphilly.com///

Welcome summer at the free Share Your Summer Festival happening at NEST Philly this Saturday, May 30th from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. This free day of fun for families of children ages 6 and under will include summer themed fun crafts and activities as well as love music from Nest's house band "The Hoots" and great food from Garces Trading Company, Knead Bagels and more! Free.

40th Street Summer Series
Green Space
40th and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA
www.universitycity.org/40th-street-summer-series

It's the return of the 40th Street Summer Series in West Philadelphia kicking off Saturday, May 30th at 6 p.m. featuring Tapestry Tribal and The Bearded Ladies. This free summer concert series captures the soul of the neighborhood and offers a fun, free, community event for all. Free.

Animal Grossology
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
www.ansp.org/

The Animal Grossology exhibit continues this weekend at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Kids of all ages will be amused and educated with this fun exhibit highlighting the slimiest, stinkiest, and yuckiest creatures on earth! Exhibit entrance is $5.00 in addition to museum admission $15.95/adults, $13.95 kids ages 3-12.

Free Sundays at the Brandywine River Museum of Art
Brandywine River Museum of Art
1 Hoffman's Mill Road
Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA
www.brandywinemuseum.org/

Enjoy free admission to the beautiful Brandywine River Museum of Art on Sunday mornings including this Sunday, May 31st between 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Free

The Art of the Brick
The Franklin Institute
222 N. 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.fi.edu/exhibit/art-brick

The Art of the Brick continues this weekend running Friday, May 29th through Sunday, May 31st at The Franklin Institute. The display of LEGO brick masterpieces explores the intersection of art and science and will delight builders and LEGO fans of all ages. Tickets $24-$29 and does not include museum admission.

Philly Art Center's Grand Opening Party
Philly Art Center
1721 Springdale Road
Cherry Hill, NJ
www.phillyartcenter.com/

Head to Cherry Hill this Sunday, May 31st from 2-5 p.m. for the Philly Art Center's Grand Opening Party at the new Cherry Hill location! Kids will get to make crafts, create their own art including screen printing, painting, pottery, plus face painting, Mummers and lots more fun for all! There will even be a special "baby zone" with music and creative play for the littlest guest, too. as well as enjoy the official ribbon cutting ceremony at 3pm. Free.

Jennifer Oxenford is a mother of two and the founder of phillyfun4kids www.phillyfun4kids.com your place to find free and mostly free things to do with your kids in and around this great city of motherly love. You can also follow phillyfun4kids on twitter at @phillyfun4kids and Facebook.Find. Fun. Fast. -- Now you can download the FREE phillyfun4kids app (newly updated with 2013 seasonal attraction listings!) for your iPhone in the iTunes App Store here.
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