Philly Home Girls agent and mom, Allison Fegel, shares a list of Philly small businesses that are making it their business to keep your young ones entertained. This is a time where you can pull out the screen guilt-free and support these Philly small businesses with online classes/offerings that are meant to teach and bring out the creativity in your children! Your support will help save our small businesses that are so dear to Philadelphia. Remember, the folks on this list hold classes all year long and some host summer camps, so you can continue your support for years to come.
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Snapology: hosts LEGO®” themed robotics classes, camps, and birthday parties. Snapology has shifted their model to provide online classes that are engaging for kids and helpful for parents as they work from home! Check out their online offerings.
PlayArts: A dynamic play space located in Fishtown, offering playtime, classes, afterschool programming, and summer camp. PlayArts has gone online during this crazy time. Check out their offerings and engage your kids with the PlayArts staff while at home.
InMovement: While InMovement can’t host classes in-person at this time, they created a large selection of at-home options that parents can do with their kids. They host classes for children aged 10 months+, birthday parties and summer camps for kids!
Baby word play: Baby wordplay hosts in-person classes. Their storyplays are appropriate for all ages but are geared to ages six weeks to four years! They are shifting to online classes and their Facebook page has lots of information!
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Zoom Dance: “Action Adventure Story-Telling Dance Classes for Young Kids” ZoomDance is currently hosting a nightly storytime on Facebook. They are developing online classes so tune into their social media for more information. They host in-person classes and summer camps once social distancing is lifted for kids aged 3-8.
Philly Music Lessons: Philly Music Lessons is a brick-and-mortar music school based in Fishtown and South Philly offering classes for kids and adults in piano, guitar, voice, drum, bass, flute and much more.
Rhythm Babies: Rhythm Babies hosts music classes throughout the city at popular locations like Lilypad, Headhouse Books and Beehive at Bok. Check out their Facebook page and their website for information on online classes.
Mama's Wellness Joint: Yoga for all! Mama’s studio is located at 1100 Pine St. For now, all classes are online. Take a moment for yourself mama! They also have yoga for kids (ages 5-8) scheduled on Wednesdays at 11am.
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Beehive at Bok: Beehive is a new playspace that opened at Bok in South Philly in October 2019. They are sharing sweet craft ideas on their Instagram daily. Beehive hosts classes, after school programs and summer camp! Support Beehive at Bok during this difficult time. Consider contributing to their fundraising efforts.
Music Monkey Jungle: MMJ regularly hosts classes for young children in various locations around the city. They are presently working on opening their own space in Bella Vista so they can host in-person classes 7 days a week! MMJ is currently hosting classes live on Facebook Monday-Friday at 10am and have a schedule of special events that showcase the talents of their staff as well.
Arden Theater: While the Arden Drama School spring classes are canceled, Arden is currently shifting focus to creating new online classes and activities for children and their parents under the auspices of Arden for All ONLINE! The first installment will be posted on Arden's website during the week of April 6, with future installments planned for the coming weeks. Arden Summer Camp is moving forward, check-in with Arden for more information.
Ballet-X: Ballet-X hosts classes at 1923 Washington Ave for kids and adults!
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Philly PACK: PACK is Philly’s premier theater and dance education center. PACK hosts classes for children and adults in dance and theater acting and production. They produce multiple performances per year in their South Philly theater space. While we’re practicing social distancing, PACK is offering dance and movement classes via YouTube.
Mister John’s Music: Beloved music classes lead by Mister John are now online for all to see for free. Bring your child along on a wonderful ride with Mister John. They have tons of content on Vimeo. Be sure to check out the class offerings when we’re allowed to get back together, in person! Classes available for babies, kids and adults! Our very own PHG agent Kate Kyle take classes at Mister John’s!
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