The Nutcracker, Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadelphia Day Trip
December 17, 2010 by Don
Filed under Brandywine Valley, Kids, Kids, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seasonal, Seasonal, Seasonal, Winter, Winter
Mom! It’s the Snow Princess! Do you see the Snow Princess? Dad! The Candy Cane Man, the Candy Cane Man! Can you see him? Other than birthdays and Christmas I can honestly say I’ve never seen my 3-year-old (Andrew) more excited than he was on the way to the Academy of Music to see The Pennsylvania Ballet perform The Nutcracker. He and we,... Read More
Great Wolf Lodge Day Trip – Pocono Mountains, PA
April 17, 2011 by Don
Filed under Amusement Parks, Amusement Parks, Featured, Kids, Kids, Kids, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia
Owooohhhh. Owooohhhh! Justin and Andrew began howling (literally) for our trip to Great Wolf Lodge seemingly weeks before we were to depart. “How many days now,” Andrew, the newly turned 4-year-old asked. “5,” I replied. “That’s a long time …” he replied, disappointed. Finally, 25 follow-up questions,... Read More
Children’s Discovery Museum Day Trip
September 30, 2009 by Don
Filed under Kids, Kids, Museums, New Jersey
One of my favorite places to take the kids, the Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill, NJ makes an incredible day-trip. The kids have a fantastic time – from the moment they ring the big bell at the front door to taking their picture for a ‘news’ story on the way out. The museum seems best suited for kids 18 months to 8 years and offers... Read More
Sahara Sam’s Day Trip – Indoor Water Park in South Jersey
February 20, 2010 by Don
Filed under Amusement Parks, Featured, Kids, Kids, Kids, New Jersey
When we first drove by Sahara Sam’s my son Justin, then a 5-year-old, squealed with delight. He had just eyed the water slides jutting out of the building like giant, colored curly straws. The look in his eyes told me there was no doubt a day trip was in our future. Sure enough, for his 6th birthday the request came to splash around in Sahara... Read More
Storybook Land Day Trip
October 1, 2009 by Don
Filed under Amusement Parks, Amusement Parks, Kids, Kids, New Jersey, Seasonal, Winter
My 6 year old son and his friends love, LOVE Storybook Land. This is a great day trip that accounts for at least two visits per year – one during the summer and one during the winter holiday. For the last 50 years Storybook Land has been keeping childhood alive by with all-time favorite stories and nursery rhymes. Children’s classics are interspersed... Read More
NJ Beach Day Trip
August 3, 2010 by Don
Filed under Amusement Parks, Amusement Parks, Kids, Kids, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seasonal, Summer
A NJ beach “day trip” … I know, it seems like an oxymoron for anyone not living within a pearled conch shells throw to the ocean. Thanks to beastly traffic, especially on summer weekends, ‘Day trip’ and ‘NJ beach’ go together about as well as sand, wind and donuts. That said, we’ve got it figured out at... Read More
