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Plan a festival in your freezer with these easy-to-make, inventive Popsicle recipes for kids! We found some really cool ideas, from Malted Milk Ball Pops to Orange-Banana Smoothie Pops, and you don’t even need a fancy mold!

This week the counselors at Camp Kidsguide thought campers should not only experience “Campy” performances, but take in the sights and sounds of a professional show as well. We know while this sounds great to campers, it can make parents cringe at the thought of pricey theater tickets. Lucky for them, Team Kidsguide has done their research and found some great ways to afford a professional show.

This week campers, get ready to get wet! We’ll be playing water games –– and these aren’t the games your parents played. We have new ones that are fun and easy to learn: Splash Volleyball, Freezing-Water Tag, Beach Towel Balloon Toss and a Water Balloon Back-to-Back Dash. Game on!

It’s field trip week here at Camp Kidsguide! This week we’re taking a cool ride to cool off to see cool Arctic Foxes! We’re taking the Aqualink water taxi to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Come and join us! We’ve even got coupons for the taxi and a free child’s admission to the Aquarium.

Welcome to Camp Kidsguide! For the next four weeks you, and your friends can follow Team Kidsguide on our Facebook Page and participate in our virtual camp. Each week there will be a new theme with fun activities posted daily – crafts, games, field trips, even a final performance week!

The OC Fair officially opens on Friday, July 15th and you know your kids will be asking to go during it’s month-long stay. And, we know you would love some tips on making it a “Fair-ly” cheap experience. Marla Jo Fisher, a staff writer for the Orange County Register, has compiled an awesome list on how to do this.

When the weather heats up, what could be better than a game of bowling in an air-conditioned cavern? A free game of bowling! Sign up now for the Kids Bowl Free program.

Nothing marks the beginning of summer quite like a Fourth of July celebration. This week Kidsguide will help you find the best places to honor our country’s independence. Team Kidsguide has put together an easy-to-use Fireworks Guide for 2011; giving you a list of Fourth of July festivals and fireworks shows that are sure to make your celebration complete.

Over here at Kidsguide, we like change. And, as you can see we’ve totally embraced it with our new site. We invite you to poke around and explore the new features: The Blog, where we introduce cool things weekly; The Calendar, an easy-to-use format that lets you find events by date; and The Directory, the ultimate A to Z guide for family resources.