{"id":3824,"date":"2011-11-03T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/03\/penguins-pirates-and-bubbles\/"},"modified":"2011-11-03T15:08:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T15:08:00","slug":"penguins-pirates-and-bubbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/penguins-pirates-and-bubbles\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguins, Pirates and Bubbles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWhat do penguins, pirates, bubbles and farmers all have in common? They're each the focus of four family events this weekend. Learn more about our top picks for weekend fun:<\/h3>\n

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\n\t\u25ba Penguins take centerstage at the Adventure Aquarium<\/a> in Camden, NJ on Saturday and Sunday. Kids can get up-close with the Aquarium's African penguins, learn about the endangered species and discover ways to help. For a $1 donation, you can buy a penguin footprint that supports sick, injured, orphaned and oiled sea birds.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u25ba Guinness World Record-holder Fan Yang performs amazing feats with bubbles at The Gazillion Bubble Show<\/a> at the Merriam Theatre in Philadelphia. Performances on Saturday and Sunday feature millions of tiny bubbles that fill the theater — and a giant bubble kids can step in. Tickets start at $15, so enjoying bubble fun won't break the bank.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u25ba Who is the World's Greatest Farmer? Find out at Longview in Collegeville<\/a>'s "showdown" on Saturday, featuring friendly competitions between farmers, plus kids' contests and crafts, potato sack races and apple cider pressing.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u25ba Avast ye mateys! Brandywine River Museum<\/a> hosts a Family Pirate Adventure Day on Sunday, where kids can create pirate hats and colorful parrots, listen to pirate tales and go on a treasure hunt through the galleries. Admission is free until 12noon.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor more weekend events, search hundreds of activities on our calendar<\/a>. Receive weekend event highlights directly in your inbox each week! Sign up<\/a> for MetroKids' e-newsletter today.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tStephanie Halinski is calendar editor of MetroKids.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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