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With weekends getting rainy and cold and just...horrible, the good city of Philadelphia has given anyone with children dozens of good reason to stay inside.

We know this is short notice, but tonight's Community Night at the Franklin Institute and with dozens of great exhibits open gratis it's certainly worth the extra effort of a weeknight out. In what is, essentaialy, a sceince extravaganza, the Franklin is opening up the doors to all of their hands-on exhibits (including the Sports Challenge and the Giant Heart) as well as the IMAX and Planetarium for free. That's right. Tonight, starting at five o'clock, you can visit this awesome muesum and take advantage of all the extras for no charge. Live science shows, 3D movies at the Franklin Theater, access to the fancy observatory, it's all free. Just show up at 5:00, register at the desk, and you're in. Commuinty nights are monthly, so if you can't make this one, there's another coming up in mid-November. Visit the website for more information, and check back here with Phillyist for a reminder!

Free is wonderful.

It is easy to feel overwhelmed when faced with entertaining a child in the city. It gets even more overwhelming when you're doing said entertaining on a budget, and even worse when you start to feel you're doing your child a disservice by just sitting around the house worrying about the expense. Truth be told, trying to take a class with a baby or even a toddler is a gamble. Is the baby going cry the whole way through? Will your two-year-old even LIKE playing the drums in music class or will she be more interested in hitting her own head with the drumstick? Will YOU like any of the other moms—'cause lets face it, at least half the reason we join any of these classes is to meet other moms and to have a conversation with someone who can use the potty without asking for wiping help. Who wants to pay a crazy amount of money only to find out that your baby hates whatever you signed up for, all the other moms are asshats, and there is never any parking?