Being Savvy: Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers and kids in Philadelphia, PA

December  2008

Wrapping Up The Year

December 30, 2008

2008 was the very first year for the Philadelphia page of Savvy Source Parenting. I hope you've found some great tips and ideas for activities here--I know I've learned a lot about our fair city since I began writing this. Here are my favorite entries so far this year. 1. Best local storytimes. 2. Best rain spots for you and your kids. 3. Five most "obvious" kid activities in Philly. 4. Read more...

New Year's Eve for the tot set

December 29, 2008

Philadelphia, in my opinion, is the best place in the world to ring in the New Year. Not only do you have the awesomeness of the fireworks on Penn's Landing at Midnight, but on New Year's Day--while the rest of the world sleeps off the hang over--Philadelphia throws the year's biggest party with the fabulous, the unique, the amazing, Mummer's Parade! But before I gush more about the Mummer's (I Read more...

Merry Christmas (should that be your holiday)

December 25, 2008

Hope your day is full of cheer and good wishes! And that Santa makes your children happy. Lord knows we hope that's true at our house. Merry, Merry, Merry! Read more...

Lights! Lights! Lights!

December 23, 2008

One of my favorite things to do each year is visit local neighborhoods and check out the Christmas light displays. In fact, my very favorite is South Philadelphia--something about those tightly packed row homes all fancied up and competing for best dressed house is truly awesome. The first year I lived in Philly, the big thing everyone had to decorate their homes were these plug-in plastic Read more...

Festival of Lights

December 22, 2008

Hanukkah is a beautiful Jewish holiday, but as my Jewish friends are quick to tell me, it is NOT the Jewish Christmas. Not even close. Hanukkah is the celebration of the regaining of the Jew's holy temple from Greek soldiers who had fouled the temple and stolen much of its treasures. But the victorious Jews found enough oil to light the Menorah for one night, but by a miracle the oil lasted for Read more...

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