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

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Community Workday at East Fairmount Park

September 1st at 9:00am
3810 Mt Pleasant Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19121

Join the Fairmount Park Conservancy team on Tuesday, September 1st, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM for a volunteer workday at East Fairmount Park. Together, we will work on:

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Boone Park Stewardship

September 5th at 9:00am

Join us on first Saturdays of the month to help care for Boone Park! Volunteers will work together to remove invasive species, pick up trash and provide minor site maintenance. All supplies will be provided but bringing your own gloves and water bottles is encouraged. Be a part of the effort of improving and maintaining this great piece of our community- hope to see you there!

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Mobile Nature Center at FDR Park

September 7th at 10:00am
1900 Pattison Ave Philadelphia, PA 19145

Get ready for some nature-filled fun! Volunteers will help children explore the outdoors through a simple, hands-on nature craft or activity.

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