May 12th, 2020

Arts Day: Love Your Park at Home May 12th Schedule

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Tuesday, May 12th is Arts Day during Love Your Park @ Home! Here are all of the fun and free things you can learn, share, and do to celebrate the arts in Philly parks. 

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LEARN: about Public Art in the Park

Register for free

Join the Association for Public Art (aPA) for a lunchtime virtual "walking" tour of a selection of outdoor sculptures found around the Horticulture Center in Fairmount Park. Rain or shine, aPA staff will share fascinating stories and answer questions about these hidden public art gems and park favorites.

Register for free

SHARE: a Haiku to Philly parks

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Nature has a special way of inspiring photography, paintings, poetry, and prose. Have you ever written a haiku? Get inspired by going for a walk in your local park or in your own backyard!

Here's how to write a traditional, 3-line haiku: 

1. First line: 5 syllables

2. Second line: 7 syllables

3. Third line: 5 syllables

Be sure to share your haiku on social media and tag #loveyourpark!

DO: Create art of your park

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Create a natural scene or special message on the sidewalk in front of your home or in your local park using sidewalk chalk or the bits and pieces of nature you can find, like twigs, rocks, and leaves! You can also draw or paint a picture of your local park!

BONUS: Color these free botanical coloring pages!

The Fairmount Park Horticulture Center opened in 1979 and is home to a lovely greenhouse filled with a variety of tropical plants.  Feel free to download these free botanical coloring pages, featuring select tropical plants that you will find in the greenhouse!

Download the coloring pages

Upcoming Love Your Park @ Home events

cobbs creek clean up

Cobbs Creek Park Cleanup

August 12th at 8:00am
S 61st & Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143

Volunteers are needed to help preserve and restore Philadelphia's open space. Join the Cobbs Creek Ambassadors for outdoor volunteer experiences on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays of every month! Projects will rotate along Cobbs Creek Pkwy - from Woodland Ave to Market St. We bring the tools, gloves, and expertise. You bring the energy! Click the link below to register and learn more.

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fdr park garden

FDR Park Garden Workdays

August 12th at 9:30am
1600 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145

Help our park bloom! Volunteers will be an essential part of weeding and maintaining FDR Park's gardens, including our Pollinator and Learning Gardens. All tools will be provided. Click the button below to register and learn more!

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rail park clean up aug

Rail Park August Volunteer Clean-Up

August 12th at 5:30pm
1300 Noble Street Philadelphia, PA 19123

Join Friends of the Rail Park for a Volunteer Clean-Up! Over the years, our volunteers have played an integral role in keeping the park a clean, inviting space for our larger community. This monthly clean-up is a great way to get involved and connect with other people in the community! Volunteers will assist with litter pick up, graffiti removal, and other park management duties. All supplies will be provided, plus light refreshments!

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