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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Carpenter Green with the Green Team!

July 22nd at 6:30pm
1701 Carpenter St, Philadelphia, PA 19146

Join the Friends of Carpenter Green Park Wednesday evenings to help keep our amazing park healthy, beautiful, and green! Volunteer activities may include weeding, watering, litter clean up and other light stewardship tasks. No experience neccessary, just bring a water bottle and dress comfortably before you arrive. We hope to see you in the park!

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Cobbs Creek Community Workday

July 23rd at 9:00am
700 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19143

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy for a volunteer workday at Cobbs Creek Park! Together, we will help care for one of Philadelphia's most important natural spaces by: • Removing invasive species • Picking up litter and debris • Supporting ongoing stewardship efforts in the park No experience is necessary. We will provide all tools, gloves, supplies, and materials needed for the workday. We are excited to partner with the Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center for this event. Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community, meet new people, and help improve the health and beauty of Cobbs Creek Park. Everyone is welcome!

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Food Forest Workdays

July 24th at 9:30am
1500 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145

FDR Park's Food Forest has been planted! Now help us maintain the space with mulching, watering, and invasive removal. Meet us at 1500 Pattison Ave, the first building on your right as you enter the park at 15th street.

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