In Orange County, there’s another place to see butterflies and much more: the Environmental Nature Center of Newport Beach. I’d recommend checking out the website in the hypertext above for exact hours and directions. You’ll find a Butterfly House and light hiking in shady woods, picnic areas, a small museum, and educational programs for the whole family–and it’s free!
A lot of us enjoy the Butterfly Pavillion in Exposition Park (see previous post). However, visiting costs money, and if you are traveling with the entire family or a group, the price can add up.
In Orange County, there’s another place to see butterflies and much more: the Environmental Nature Center of Newport Beach. I’d recommend checking out the website in the hypertext above for exact hours and directions. You’ll find a Butterfly House and light hiking in shady woods, picnic areas, a small museum, and educational programs for the whole family–and it’s free!
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Today, our family took a lovely stroll at the Redondo Beach Wilderness Park. This is a medium sized park with lots of shady trees, a delightful ocean breeze, creeks, two ponds stocked with koi, turtles, and ducks, several picnic areas, tadpoles (you could see some getting their limbs!), butterflies, dragonflies, and several species of waterbirds. The trail is short--not serious hiking for grown-ups, but fun for the kids.
Beware of blackberry brambles (they've got nasty thorns) and the challenging entrance/exit (you can only get in facing one direction). I'd map the trip before going. 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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