Kidspace's Bubble Weekend Starts Tomorrow!

Saturday, August 14th and Sunday, August 15th
From 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.
Billions of bubbles are taking over Kidspace this weekend! Come create bubbles of all shapes and sizes, step inside giant bubbles, make bubble art and learn the science behind bubbles from Kidspace's team of experts. Come and experience bubbles without the bathtub!
Admission
Children and Adults $10.00
Infants (under 12 months) and members Free

After parking in Rose Bowl Lot I, walk up the path through
Brookside Park to the white building. That's Kidspace!
Kidspace Children's Museum
480 N Arroyo Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91103

Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine Early bird special!

If you have a little train lover, this is a great offer for a Day out with Thomas!

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
Get $4 off per ticket before September 1st


$18 Regular Price. $14 With EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
NOVEMBER 6,7,11,13 & 14
Orange Empire Railway Museum
2201 S. "A" St., Perris CA 92570
www.oerm.org

Get $4 off each ticket for ALL train ride times! Offer valid through September 1st.

Vintage Store

The San Bernardino County Museum is offering a widee range of fun activities and workshops to avoid Summer Brain-Drain.
This Friday July 16 they are having Painting Made SImple: watercolor (10:00 am, 1 and 3)
Saturday July 17 you can do Lettering Art (9:00 am to noon and 2 to 5) This workshop is geared towards kids 12 and up.
Sunday July 18 will be Photograply Made SImple: Landscapes (1 and 3 pm)

All of the workshops are included with paid admission or membership.



The Lewis Family Plahouse in Rancho Cucamanga presents Peter Pan Saturday July 17 and Sunday July 18th.
Childrens of all ages can enjoy the magic of Peter pan and Tinkerbell leading the way to Neverland, where they will have wonderful adventures fighting the villan Captain Hook and his band of Pirates.

The Lewis Family playhouse is located in the Victoria Gardens Shopping mall, where you can enjoy the whole day. There is a little train or you can take a ride on the garden trolley


The life house theater presents the family fantasy "The little Marmaid" on weekends until August 8th.
Friday: 7:30 p.m., Saturday: 2:15 & 7:30 p.m., & Sunday: 2:15 p.m.

The story is an adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale about a mermaid's battle for the future of the undersea kingdom


The Temecula Children's Museum offers a hands workshop (Pennypickle's workshop) on inventions,gadgets and experiments for children.
it is located at 42081 Main Street, Old Town Temecula, CA 92590 Check their website for hours!

Check Lakeshore stores for free crafts every Saturday from 11:00 to 3:00
This Saturday July 17th you can make a Sandy Beach Scene.

LOS ANGELES All Aboard the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad.

One of my son’s favorite rides is at Griffith park and is the Los Angeles Live Steamers Raildroad.



It operates almost every Sunday (weather permitting )from 11:00 to 3:00. The ride is free but they do encourage to make a donation since everyone there is a volunteer.


The train takes you over bridges, through tunnesl, you will pass a mine and so much more. It is really a fun place to take the kids and it is right next to the Walt Disney Barn, that is open every third Sunday of each month (separate post on the Walt Disney Barn and travel town next)





Pictures are not allowed during the ride, so I don't have pictures to share you will have to see for yourself!


The eagle recovers around a mark!

ORANGE COUNTY Little Corona del Mar Beach Tide pools

Beautiful kid friendly little beach with lots of rocks to climb and tide pools to explore. If you have never been and you like nature, I highly recommend you to go!
Great activity for summer time!

We parked on the streets and walk down to the beach, it is a little steep but you get to enjoy spectacular views.





We brought a tent and had a picnic, made sand castles, climbed the rocks,looked at the shells and even got to see a wedding!

If you visit the beach at low tide and want to climb the rocks, remember to bring your tennies or water shoes!



It is important to read all the signs! We noticed that people were letting their kids play in a stream of water that clearly said it was drainage from the residential area.

Also be aware that The City of Newport and the State of CA are trying to preserve the tide pools for everyone to enjoy, so there are rangers to police the area. The State rangers will write tickets for disturbing or removing any indigenous material, if you happen to go on a weekend they will give you a brouchure with the rules:
1.Never remove animals, shells rocks or plants from the tidepools.
2.Never pick up animals, observe them where they are.
3.Walk gently, taking care not to step on plants or animals
4.Never turn over rocks

There is all kinds of marine life and you could see depending on the season:
The sea life that you can expect to find includes:
Barnacles, Limpets, Hermit crabs, Opaleye, Black Turban snails, Sea Anemone, Chiton and mussles.

Los Angeles Angeles Flight shortest railroad in the world!

Last April we were headed to LA to go to the LA Times Festival of Books in UCLA and we decided to make a stop to take the shortest railroad in the world!!

For only 25 cents per ride ($1.00 for five rides per person) you can take this historical ride that was closed for nine years!








It is really fun to take this quick historic ride from the bottom of Hill Street to California Plaza where you are welcomed by the ticket office and then a wonderful view of sky scrapers and a fabulous fountain.



If you have a little train aficionado, He or she will love this interesting ride!!
But plan your visit carefully because this little train is in downtown Los Angeles and during weekdays traffic can be a challenge!

SAN DIEGO The Reuben Fleet Science Center

Another wonderful place to visit in San Diego is Balboa Park and within Balboa Park the Ruben Fleet Science Center.
I would describe the center as nourishment for the imagination. My son was able to become fully engaged with the experience by exploring science with hands on exhibits.

The museum is pretty small, even thought it is divided into two levels. But because of the hands on experience we spent a lot of time in there.

If you are going on a week day morning be prepared to share the experience with kids on school field trips. The large crowds of school kids may make it more difficult to enjoy all of the activities and exhibits not to mention the parking can be a challenge while the school field trips are in progress.

What we did to avoid ‘sharing’ the exhibits with that many kids, was to first take a ride around Balboa Park in the free service Trolley, then we had a wonderful picnic outside the museum and then we were ready to go.



We had been at the Reuben H. Fleet 2 years ago when my son was 3 and although he had enjoyed it, this time at 5 years he not only enjoyed it but I could see how the exhibits were making him ‘think’ and how at the time he was ‘playing’ he was learning important concepts.





There are pendulums, gyroscopes, wind tunnels, sound exhibits, magnets mechanisms, wooden blocks ..... you name it! A very diverse and definitely hands-on.











Within the museum they have Kid City specially design for kids under the age of five. This area has computers, a little grocery store with shopping carts and conveyer belts that they need to move mechanically to make the food go from side to side and the most amazing and interactive ball exhibit.





We really enjoyed the museum, and I highly recommend it for people with small children.