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Fast way to see Easter Bunny

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The Cherry Hill Mall is offering the Bunny Fast Pass this Easter season.


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Schools for all stages

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Need to find a creative outlet for your budding performer? It could be as nearby as a South Jersey theater school.


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It’s Easter Bunny time

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The Easter Bunny is also going to be stopping, er, hopping by the Cherry Hill Mall Saturday through April 3. Shoppers can get their photo taken with him at Macy's Court.


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Kids become digital authors

Julia McCauley has found an outlet for some of the imaginative stories her son Michael, 7, has concocted.

The first-grade student from Van Sciver Elementary School and his mother, residents of the West Collingswood Extension section of Haddon Township, attended the school's recent book fair and fundraiser at Barnes and Noble in Cherry Hill.


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Group tackles kids’ shows

The Collaborative Act Studio, known for provocative productions of shows geared toward teens and adults, is planning its first production for children.

The group will perform "Snow White" on Feb. 26 and 27.


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‘The Tooth Fairy’ sensory friendly viewing for children with autism


A Sensory Friendly Film for families with children with autism will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, at AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24, located at 2121 Route 38.

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Workshops to help parents

Following each event held by the Cherry Hill Alliance on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, local parents are asked what kind of programming they would like to see offered in the township.

Per the request of several township parents, the alliance will host a free workshop series called Making Connections on Thursday at Cooper Elementary School.


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Healthy marks for lunchrooms

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By JOSEPH GIDJUNIS
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New Jersey school lunchrooms offer some of the most nutritious options in the country, according to a school health profile report compiled by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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‘Dangers of a Virtual World’ presentation tonight

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Lieutenant Joseph Rampolla of the Park Ridge Police Department will present "Dangers of a Virtual World" tonight at the library.


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Run a summer camp? Tell us about it

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It's summer camp season - or at least the season that parents start thinking about their kids' summer activities.


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Racquet club to host first MLK Day Camp

By STEVE WOOD

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Sara O'Brien has a dream.

The Audubon resident is hoping children will spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrating their community and King's legacy at MLK Day Camp.

The inaugural event, to be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Cherry Hill Health & Racquet Club, will entertain and challenge children ages 3 and older with stories, quotes and physical activities associated with the civic leader.

"We'll have an obstacle court that will symbolically represent some of the obstacles that Martin Luther King had to face," said O'Brien, who also will have arts and crafts on hand.


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Celebrations set for New Year’s Eve

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If your children are a bit spooked by fireworks or simply can't stay up until midnight, the Garden State Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill has a less noisy version of the display. The museum's popular New Year's at Noon attracts so many little visitors that two more countdowns were added at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.


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Need to keep kids busy over break?

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Once the presents are ripped open (in 10 seconds flat), and the novelty of toys and games starts to wear off, your kids will want something to keep them busy.

For another week.


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New Year’s Eve: Count down with the kids

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By SHERI BERKERY
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Traditionally one of the biggest party nights of the year, New Year's Eve is also becoming a family-friendly event.

This year, there are more activities than ever that will let you give the babysitter the night off.

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Christmas needs are outstripping donations | The Philadelphia Inquirer

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At the Camden Rescue Mission, the Rev. Al Stewart is facing a tough decision tonight.

He's collected about 2,500 toys for needy children from Camden and other South Jersey communities for the mission's annual Christmas party. But 6,000 children are registered to receive gifts.

Should Stewart hold the party as scheduled on Saturday and give out the toys he has - or postpone the event until he can collect more?

"The party will be rescheduled unless we get a miracle," Stewart said, "and God knows we believe in miracles."

Read the rest of the article at: Christmas needs are outstripping donations | The Philadelphia Inquirer.