So Many Fun Things To Do For Kids & Families!

Alpert JCC offers Jedi Engineering with LEGOS®, Jedi Master Engineering with LEGOS® and Science Factory.

The aquarium offers numerous year-round programs: Aqua Tot (2-3, with parent); Job Shadow (grades 7-12); Saturday Family Fun (4-6, with parent); Seals and Sea Lions/Sea Otter Encounter (10+), and Shark Encounter (13+); and Junior Biologist (7-12).

The Blue Submarine is a marine biology outreach program offering classes and activities for students Pre-K through 8th grade. Topics are presented in an interactive format and live tide pool animals are available for certain classes.

The new exhibit, Cleopatra, May 23 – December 31, features a collection of Cleopatra-era artifacts, separate ticket needed. Permanent exhibits include Ecosystems, Air and Space, World of Life and Creative World.

The center includes a robotics lab where kids can program their own Lego robots, an airplane and shuttle landing simulator, a paper airplane making station with launcher, a drop tower and a scale that gives kids their weight on all of the planets.

120 hands-on science exhibits such as a real Boeing rocket engine, an interactive scavenger hunt throughout a two-story tall Argentinosaurus and a chance to go head to head with a NHL goalie!

Explore our region’s maritime heritage with family-oriented interactive exhibits, ship models, artifacts and art, located in the heart of the historic Balboa Fun Zone on Newport Bay.

Students (grades 4-12) learn about science, engineering and technology through fun and challenging projects, such as building bridges, catapults or working motors. Part of Discovery Science Center.

The observatory features astronomy exhibits, a planetarium, a theater featuring shows and news programs, plus a high-powered refracting telescope and three solar telescopes.

Oceanography and marine biology camp offers exciting programs aimed at various age groups. Day camps run from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday – Friday, beginning June 18 and ending August 17. Extended care is available.

Join the Nature Center for fun, adventure and learning this summer. Kids will be introduced to environmental concepts through exploration and hands-on activities. Weeklong classes are available for both preschool and elementary ages.

Interactive exhibits, marine life, touch tanks and ecology cruises, plus ongoing presentations and Sunday tours aboard the tallship Pilgrim. Single day programs include Jr. Neptunes (6-8), Jr. Oceanographer (9-12) and Jr. Seahawks (9-12).

City recreation departments and colleges that offer science classes and camps for kids including Bridge and Windmill Building, Mad Scientist, Hooked on Sceince and Follow Me Robot.

Model rocketry classes (10+, younger with adult) cover multi-staging, boost-gliders, scale modeling, design and stability. Every student builds a model rocket. $12. Classes are held at Iacoboni Library in Lakewood.

An environmental science museum and exotic rescue facility. Hands-on ecology lessons and encounters with tropical birds, exotic reptiles, wildcats and ocean life in a tropical jungle setting.

Tour the cosmos and learn about the space program. $5-6, by reservation only, for individuals or groups.

Two exciting weeks of science investigations. Students (entering grades 2-8) will do experiments and lab projects in college science laboratories.