I stopped by the library today and got the complete schedule for the free summer kids' programs. All occur Wednesday afternoons at 4.
June 27--Bubble-Ology 101 July 11--The Magic of Allen Oshiro July 18--Make your own Pet Rock July 25--Puppet show by Jim Peace "Dream Big, Wish Big" August 1--Make your own cartoons with professional cartoonist, Dave Boatman August 8--Storyteller and musician, Karen Golden--very interactive Additionally, kids 9-14 years old can join the Youth Scrabble Club. It will meet Sundays 1-3 pm on June 17, July 15, August 12, Octover 14, November 18, and December 16! Rancho los Alamitos is a great place to explore our Southern California heritage. The site has been inhabited for hundreds of years, and the house has many layers to it. My kids loved the old-fashioned Western decor and cowboy memorabilia. My favorite part: the porch where the rancher’s wife fed all the ranch hands.
The barn and much of the outdoors area at Rancho los Alamitos has been under an extensive renovation for a couple years. The job is now complete and we’re all welcome to a grand re-opening this Sunday, June 10! If you don't make it then, find time later this summer--it's really a nifty place to visit. The barn has all sorts of animals for the kids to get up close and personal with. By the way, Rancho los Alamitos was owned by a member of the Bixby family–the brother of the Bixby who owned Rancho los Cerritos, just a few miles away. Visiting the two will give you a fantastic picture of life in SoCal 100 years ago. This advice is from Beth Schoen...
For those of us who keep kosher, print the kosher Slurpee flavors list from CRC and leave it in your car/van throughout the summer. That way, you won't stand in front of the Slurpee machine telling your kids that you don't know which flavors they can have and ending up getting Coke-flavored (again!). image from ClipArt ETC
Here's a post that I originally wrote for my author blog: I'm not a Pinterest fan, but here's a wonderful post by a fellow blogger at the Nerdy Book Club that gives super projects to make summer reading fun in your family. Summertime is the perfect time to develop a love of reading in your kids. Kids can select their own reading material based on their own interests rather than what their teachers think they should be reading. They can also read at their own pace without meeting a deadline. If your family (or your child's camp bunk) go on an interesting outing, they can select books that dovetail nicely with the subject matter. Many libraries have summer book clubs that your kids can join (including Beverly Hills and L.A. city libraries). Just go see the children's librarian for details at your neighborhood branch. Memorial Day has been here and gone–summer’s in the air! Try telling that to your kids’ teachers. Fortunately, here are several upcoming events that your family will enjoy on these warm, sunny weekends. You’ll start creating those summer memories without interrupting their schedules.
June 2/3 South Robertson Street Fair on Sunday only Big Family Day, noon–4pm Sunday at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA June 9/10 Fountain Valley Summerfest in OC Palos Verdes Street Fair (*HIGHLY RECOMMENDED*) JPL Open House Kids Rock festival in Hancock Park on Sunday only June 16/17 FATHER’s DAY - RODEO DRIVE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE featuring ASTON MARTIN and other British classics This is the first post for this summer's family camping blog! We've got lots of fun plans in store for this summer. Check back for more details starting June 1st.
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