Learning and fun will co-exist at this fun, month-long event, sponsored by the Mount Laurel Recreation Center. Children will learn important motor skills, and benefit from important cardiac exercises in two 45-minutes classes, Mommy and Me Movement for toddlers aged 16 months to two years, and Tumblin’ Tots for toddlers two to four years.
Get in touch with your creativity at Birches Elementary School’s annual PTO Craft Show. Come check out the homemade trinkets, browse baked goods and find some one-of-a-kind gifts from more than 100 of the area’s best crafters. Proceeds from the craft show and snack bar benefit Birches Elementary School and its students.
Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Day parade is the oldest in the nation. Among the elaborate floats, massive balloons and live performances, beloved kids’ characters from Sesame Street and Disney will grace the streets. The parade route wraps around City Hall and the Philadelphia Art Museum, where you’ll find plenty of great seats.
Just as one holiday concludes, it’s on to the next. Haddonfield’s annual tree lighting ceremony and parade brings light and warmth to the downtown, with twinkling lights, caroling and a guest appearance by Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick. The ceremony kicks of the town’s candlelight shopping season, running now through Christmas Eve.
Burn off some your Thanksgiving stuffing during Medford’s fifth annual Gobbler 5K Run and Family Fun Walk. An easy course for beginners and families or experienced runners alike, takes you through trails around the scene Lake Ockanickon. Four-person teams can earn bragging rights with the Might Pilgrim of the Pines Team Challenge, vying for a handsome trophy.
Let stingy Mr. Scrooge and moral Tiny Tim teach your family the spirit of giving. Mount Laurel Library will host the classic tale, A Christmas Carol, performed in a unique one-act show. Greg Oliver Bodine from the North Shore Theatre performs this one-hour solo stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel.