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 cleanup

4th Saturdays at Cobbs Creek Park

November 23rd at 9:00am
Cobbs Creek Pkwy & Upland St

Please join Wayne, one of the Cobbs Creek Park Ambassadors, and the Cobbs Creek Cleanup team to tackle the three Ts: trash, trails, and trees. Bring nothing (except your enthusiasm!). Gloves and equipment like trash bags, buckets, and trash pickers will be provided. Wear long pants and closed-toe shoes.

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Cobbs Creek Pkwy Clean-up 4th Saturdays

November 23rd at 9:00am
Cobbs Creek Pkwy & Upland St

Please join Wayne, one of the Cobbs Creek Park Ambassadors, and the Cobbs Creek Cleanup team to tackle the three Ts: trash, trails, and trees. To register or to get more information, please email Wayne at DewTrabsport@yahoo.com Bring nothing (except your enthusiasm!). Gloves and equipment like trash bags, buckets, and trash pickers will be provided. Wear long pants and closed-toe shoes.

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4th Sundays Cobbs Creek Park Cleanup at Woodland Avenue

November 24th at 2:00pm
Cobbs Creek Park, Woodland Ave. and Cobbs Creek Parkway

Join the Cobbs Creek Cleanup team to clean a historic section of Cobbs Creek!

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