<\/p>\n Take family time to relax from shopping stress with a Children’s Holiday Tea<\/strong> Sat. at St. Davids, PA’s Radnor Hotel<\/a> and the Winter Princess Royal Tea<\/strong> Sun. at Egg Harbor City, NJ’s Tuscany House at Renault Winery Resort<\/a>.<\/p>\n Visit with Santa, watch It’s a Wonderful Life<\/em> and carol with local schools during the FREE Christmas Open House<\/strong> at the Smyrna Opera House<\/a> Sun. in Smyrna, DE. Toys for Tots and canned good donations welcome.<\/p>\n Kick Off the Holidays!<\/p>\n There’s a flurry of wintry fun at Sister Cities Park<\/a>’s FREE FrostFest<\/strong> in Philly Sat., complete with holiday-themed crafts, carols, kids’ karaoke and a decorate-your-own-treat “frosting” bar.<\/p>\n Celebrate the season when kids’ favorite first-grader takes the stage during Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells <\/em><\/strong>at the Bristol Riverside Theatre<\/a> Sat. & Sun. in Bristol, PA.<\/p>\n Get a head start on Hanukkah Sun. Taste-test some of Philly’s top chefs’ potato pancakes during Latkepalooza<\/strong> at Philly’s Gershman Y<\/a> and a enjoy a bevy of Jewish family fun at the FREE ChanukahFest<\/strong> at Wilmington, DE’s Siegel Jewish Community Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n Take part in traditional Swedish holiday celebrations and kids’ processions during Lucia Fest & Christmas Market<\/strong> at Philly’s American Swedish Historical Museum<\/a> Sat. and Sankta Lucia Celebration<\/strong> at Wilmington, DE’s Old Swedes’ Church<\/a> Sun.<\/p>\n Dive into the holiday classics with Movie Night at the Museum<\/strong>’s showing of Elf<\/em> at Wilmington’s Delaware Museum of Natural History<\/a> Fri. and The Polar Express Movie<\/em> Screening<\/strong> at Millville, NJ’s Levoy Theatre<\/a> Sat.<\/p>\n Deck the halls with personal flair! Join the Starr Garden Recreation Center<\/a>’s Ornament Making Party<\/strong> Sat. in Philly and the Fernbrook Farms Environmental Education Center<\/a>’s Wreath Making Family Workshop<\/strong> Sat. & Sun. in Chesterfield, NJ.<\/p>\n Help make someone’s holiday special. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Toys for Tots Toy Drop <\/strong>at Egg Harbor Township, NJ’s Storybook Land<\/a> today and Fri. or the Holiday Toy Drive<\/strong> at Philly’s Eastern State Penitentiary<\/a> through Dec. 14 for local kids with incarcerated parents.<\/p>\n Walk in two different Winter Wonderlands<\/strong> this weekend. Sat., have old-fashioned fun in nature at Media, PA’s Tyler Arboretum<\/a> and Sun., enjoy carriage rides, visits with St. Nick and holiday store displays for FREE<\/strong> at Philly’s Headhouse Square Shambles<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Family-fun events and activities in Philadelphia, the suburbs, South Jersey and Delaware for Dec 5.-Dec. 7, 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,109],"tags":[3254,17789,368,490,491,22253,367,3239,22256,22248,18877,14,366,1791,22242,10063,18160,112,111,22244,21897,22249,10593,492,18178,22268,22238,22264,22241,22250,22251,493,22252,22259,22255,18515,369,21469,10636,494,21864,22260,22243,136,21,12,3240,22247,22239,22257,22254,16987,18549,13,22261,18882,217,495,22258,22263,18537,22246,22267,22240,22245,22265,22266,22262],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"\/content\/uploads\/data-import\/84497e7d\/Medford20Dickens2C202.jpg\")
Two local towns use a pinch of holiday magic to transform into 19th-century London during FREE Dickens Festivals<\/strong>. Sat. in downtown Medford<\/a>, NJ, encounter live music, jugglers, face painters, magicians, ice carvers, street vendors, Santa & Mrs. Claus . . . and three Frozen<\/em> characters. Sun. in downtown Narberth<\/a>, PA, enjoy period caroling, performers, puppet shows, carriage rides, ice sculpting and a kids’ scavenger hunt to search for costumed Dickens characters like Scrooge and Tiny Tim.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/content\/uploads\/data-import\/84497e7d\/Peace20Around20the20World2C201.png\")
Go on an international adventure with your museum “passport” Sat. during the 19th-annual FREE Peace Around the World Family Holiday Celebration<\/strong> at Philly’s Penn Museum<\/a>. Journey to eight “countries,” including China, Haiti, India, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland and Russia, to experience and discover their holiday traditions with kids’ music, storytelling, dance performances, henna hand art, face painting, balloon art and a family craft. Top the afternoon off with sugary bonus: Kids get free cupcakes!<\/p>\nMore Local Events the Kids Will Love<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"\/content\/uploads\/data-import\/84497e7d\/MAC20Christmas20in20Cape20May1.png\")
<\/p>\nFamily-Friendly Holiday Events<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n