Day-by-day Calendar

Special needs event Editor's Pick

DAY-BY-DAY CALENDAR $ = $1-$5; $$ = $6-$10; $$$ = $11-$19; $$$$ = $20 & up

Dude and Buddy’s Best Friend Bonanza 8 March

Homeschool Workshop 10 March

Cub Scouts Program: Wild Outdoors 21 March 1 Sunday Celebrating Dr. Seuss at Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin. See “Fan of,” p. 13. $$$

Family Arts Academy: Welcome Spring at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Phila. Make an illustrated masterpiece. FREE

First Sunday Family Day: Creating Multiples at the Barnes Foundation, Phila. View a new tapestry exhibit, make crafts & art prints and watch a multicultural puppet show. FREE

First Sunday for Families: Votes for Women at the Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA. An exhibit and storytelling performance highlight how women seeking the right to vote expressed themselves. FREE

Harlem Globetrotters at the Wells Fargo Center, Phila. $$$$

Philadelphia Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Phila. Themed “Riviera Holiday,” this year’s event features workshops and demos, make-and-take activities and the kid-favorite Butterflies Live exhibit. Through March 8. $$$$

Play Without Boundaries at the Please Touch Museum, Phila. Kids with autism and learning differences experience the venue in a relaxed environment. FREE Stuffed Animal Clinic at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, Wilmington. Bring your favorite stuffed pal for a “checkup,” then settle in for storytime. $$$

3 Tuesday Green by Nature Program: F is for Fur at the DuPont Environmental Education Center, Wilmington. $$$

4 Wednesday Wee Have Fun Club at Bellevue State Park, Wilmington. Crafts and outdoor exploration are part of the fun. $

5 Thursday Boston Massacre 250th Anniversary Event at the Museum of the American Revolution, Phila. Learn about the city’s Liberty Tree and a sailor of African and Native American descent who was killed in the massacre. $$$$ 6 Friday Camp-In at the Franklin Institute, Phila. $$$$ Full Moon Hike at White Clay Creek State Park, Newark. $ Green by Nature Program: Wonders of Water at the DuPont Environmental Education Center, Wilmington. $$$

DO GOOD, HAVE FUN Grab your cape or tiara! You are cordially invited to the Kids’ Superhero and Princess Party, March 21 at Dover’s Del Tech Terry Campus in the Del One Conference Center. Benefitting the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware, families enjoy a character parade & meet-and-greet, breakfast buffet, face painting, balloon art and arts & crafts.

7 Saturday Carnival of the Animals at Verizon Hall, Phila. The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Camille Saint-Saëns's famous piece. $$$$

Cook the Book: Green Eggs and Ham at the Coverdale Farm Preserve, Greenville. See “Fan of,” below $$

Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Celebration at Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, Milford. See “Fan of,” below $$

Paleopalooza at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Phila. Explore the world of dinosaurs while you view a rarely seen fossil collection, watch presentations by paleontologists, meet reptiles and get hands-on at learning stations. $$$

Science Saturday: Chemistry for the Curious at the Hagley Museum and Library, Discover chemistry’s role in everyday life. $$$ 8 Sunday Dude and Buddy’s Best Friend Bonanza at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, Wilmington. Meet the dynamic feline duo and listen to a story about them. $$

Family Arts Academy: Asian Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Phila. Meet folks from the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival and explore cultural storytelling via film and projects. FREE

Paleopalooza at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Phila. See March 7. $$$

Winterfest at Blue Cross RiverRink, Phila. Take one last whirl around the ice-skating rink during the closing day for this seasonal space. FREE

Oh, the places you’ll go when you celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday during events hosted by the Delaware Nature Society! The festivities kick off March 1 with crafts and party hats at the Ashland Nature Center in Hockessin. On March 7, Abbott’s Mill Nature Center joins the fun with storytime, s’mores, face painting and a trail hike. The same day in Greenville, at the Coverdale Farm Preserve, read the classic story Green Eggs and Ham, and make the dish.

9 Monday Full Moon Hike at Bellevue State Park, Wilmington. FREE 10 Tuesday Green by Nature Program: Silly Billy Goats at the DuPont Environmental Education Center, Wilmington. $$$

Homeschool Workshop at the Franklin Institute, Phila. Design and create structures using building toys. $$$$ 11 Wednesday Wee Have Fun Club at Bellevue State Park, Wilmington. See March 4. $

12 Thursday Books and Boots at Myrick Conservation Center, West Chester, PA. Join Potter the Otter for storytime that leads to an outdoor adventure. $$

13 Friday 40 Winks Sleepover at the Penn Museum, Phila. This slumber party features games, crafts, a scavenger hunt and flashlight expedition. $$$$ Family Game Night at the Delaware Children’s Museum, Wilmington. Play giant bowling, Memory, plate-toss tic-tac-toe and jumbo Jenga. $ Parents’ Night Off at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, Wilmington. Activities include experiments, games, arts & crafts and a movie screening. $$$$

14 Saturday Girl Scouts Program: Caring for Animals and Us at the Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington. Learn the difference between pets and wild animals, as well as how to care for the zoo’s critters. $$$ Grow Up Great at the Kimmel Center’s Commonwealth Plaza, Phila. Kids are introduced to jazz and musical theatre. FREE 15 Sunday Family Arts Academy: Printed Poetry at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Phila. Make and print original poems with illustrations. FREE

16 Monday Community Night at the Franklin Institute, Phila. FREE 18 Wednesday Wee Have Fun Club at Bellevue State Park, Wilmington. See March 4. $

19 Thursday Brain Awareness Day at the Franklin Institute, Phila. Touch real brains, meet neuroscientists, partake in dissections and play brain games. $$$$

20 Friday Green by Nature Program: Birds We Know at Ashland Nature Center. $$$

25 Wednesday Wee Have Fun Club at Bellevue State Park, Wilmington. See March 4. $

21 Saturday Cub Scouts Program: Wild Outdoors at the Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington. Explore ecosystems, food chains and the animals that call the state home. $$

Kids’ Superhero and Princess Party at the Del Tech Terry Campus, Dover. See “Do Good, Have Fun,” p. 13 $$$$

Science Saturday: Trophy Triathlon at the Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington. Learn about the center of gravity and build a free-standing trophy that can balance a ball on top. $$$ 22 Sunday Family Arts Academy: Drips and Dabs at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Phila. Make colorful paintings. FREE

Signs of Spring Hike at Killens Pond State Park, Felton. $

Stroll Into Spring at the Hagley Musuem and Library, Wilmington. Take a 3-mile trek around parts of the residence and garden that are typically only accessible by bus. $$$

27 Friday Green by Nature Program: Birds We Know at Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin. $$$

28 Saturday CultureFest! Nowruz Festival at the Penn Museum, Phila. Celebrate the ancient Persian festival marking the start of spring with cultural performances, art making, workshops and a bazaar. $$$

Intro to the Night Sky at Bellevue State Park, Wilmington. FREE 29 Sunday Family Arts Academy: Mexican Folklore at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Phila. Experiment with two paper mache-based art forms in Mexican folklore traditions. FREE

31 Tuesday Green by Nature Program: Egg-cellent Eggs at the Coverdale Farm Preserve, Greenville. $$$

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time at Clear Space Theatre, Reohobth Beach. March 1. $$$$

Roald Dahl’s Matilda at the Delaware Children’s Theatre, Wilmington. March 1, 6, 7 & 8. $$$

All the Way Live (pictured) at Copeland Hall, Wilmington. March 13. $$

The Play That Goes Wrong at the Playhouse on Rodney Square, Wilmington. March 13-15. $$$$

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr. at the Everett Theatre, Middletown. Fri.-Sun., March 13-22. $$

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Ask yourself: Why do you want to go? Is it because you feel that your child truly cannot be successful unless you go? Or is it because you’re anxious about him being in a new and different environment without you? If it’s the first one, try to work with the team and explain your concerns, and why your presence will help your child be successful. If it’s the latter, that is something you have to work through.

But one of the best things we can do for our kids is to let them experience things independently and be successful without us, no matter how much that hurts.

Lisa Lightner is a West Chester, PA special-education advocate who blogs at ADayinOurShoes.com and is a contributor to MetroKids.com’s MomSpeak.