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17
Jun

The Good Ole Moonbounce

Author: Momish, Category: Family Friendly, Kids, Something to Do

If you are roaming around South Philly tonight, you might want to head over to St. Monica’s Parish.  They are having their annual carnival right now.

My sister was the one who told me about it yesterday.  Naturally, I jumped on the opportunity to get out of the house, not to mention get my hands on some funnel cake.  

Aside from the usual sugar laden junk, they have a slew of food stands hosted by local Italian restaurants, deli’s and bakeries.  So many, that it makes for a hard decision when your stomach can only fit so much, especially if you are trying to leave room for funnel cake and cotton candy and canolis and home made water ice…

Anyway, we ended up getting there a bit too early, which threw my niece into a tizzy because they hadn’t started any of the rides yet.  She was beside herself in angst, to the point of a complete meltdown.  Luckily, by the time we finished eating, they were beginning to blow up the two moonbouncy rides.  FINALLY!

She sat there (shoes already off) along with dozens of other kids, watching as they pumped air into the colorful sacks lying limp on the ground.  The mania mounted and mounted as they started growing bigger and bigger.  What is it about these blow up rides that turn kids into mini psycho spazzes?  I thought my niece’s head was going to pop off if she had to wait two more seconds longer. 

Little by little, they began to take shape until we were finally able to see that one of them was an obstacle course and the other was a three story slide.  I was impressed, these were way more sophisticated than the typical moonbounce, the big castle where it seems like all the kids do is jump around banging into each other. 

Truth be told, looking at that huge slide and watching my niece bounce her way through the obstacle course, I was jealous.  They never had such cool stuff when I was a kid.

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16
Jun

Franklin Square

Author: Momish, Category: Family Friendly, Kids, Philly Tourist, Something to Do

Take it from me, if you are stuck in the city all weekend long with a toddler, the last thing you should do is stay indoors, especially when the weather is this spectacular.

What to do, what to do?

Aside from the events that come and go, there is always Franklin Square.  This little park is the latest Philly nook to crop up.  They have miniature golf, a carousel in addition to the general park and playgrounds.  It adds a little more to the usual playground outing, yet is not overwhelming to the point where you start popping the Advil before you even leave the house.

Located at 6th and Race Streets, its easily accessible and within walking distance of other city places, so you are not “stuck” there once you get there.  (A must when you are dealing with the terrible twos)

For more information, call Once Upon A Nation @ 215-629-4026 

Cost is free to visit the park and playground areas, however the Miniature Gold and Carousel have fees.

Check it out!

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