Around the World
Walk around our planet at The Discovery Science Center’s ‘Science on a Sphere’; turn your Thanksgiving into an un-stuffy affair; and learn how the anatomy of a story is used to introduce kids to the joys of reading and writing.
The Buzz
The Buzz is about all sorts of neat stuff: Exhibits, festivals, seasonal highlights, current topics, new things, fun things and free things … if it’s fun, family-friendly and happening in our area, it’s in here! With our Clickable Calendar, you can find fun things to do every weekend, and with our weekly features you can get everything from inspiring craft ideas to tips on where to park!
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Onward, Brave Ones
There are many ways to say ‘Thanks’ to our men and women in uniform; a Marine and his mutt visit Mission Viejo to share a death-defying tale of war, peace and friendship; and Greater Long Beach YMCA has nature-oriented adventures for families.
Got Costume, Will Parade
Celebrate the autumn harvest, 1920s-style, at Rancho Los Alamitos; stay safe when you go trick-or-treating this weekend; and Kidnastics continues to provide stand-out programs to develop tykes’ motor skills and keep kids at tip-top shape.
Ama(i)ze Yourself
Today’s corn mazes are precise works of spatial art; get free hands-on lessons from more than a dozen professional artists at Huntington Beach Art Center’s Free Family Arts Day; and see if your little cook has what it takes to reign as King or Queen Pasta.
Witch Way To Go?
Halloween is a different animal at the zoo; altruistic witch Strega Nona rescues a town from a sea of pasta; and learn how word families are used to instill the joys of reading and writing at a young age.
Trains, Pumpkins & Other BOO-tiful Things
Get your Halloween fix with vintage train rides to a private pumpkin patch or a tour of an Irvine farm before picking your own pumpkin; get BOOed in a good way; and experience a strikingly different way to bowl.
Free To Be
Green Port Fest displays the best of the Port of Long Beach’s green programs; take a breath to battle the back-to-school blues; and learn about the numerous free and low-cost services of the Children’s Home Society of California in Long Beach and Orange County.
Big Little Things
Fall/winter Kidsguide is out! Fold an origami butterfly plane invented by British scientist and origami enthusiast David Petty; and see what Norwalk’s premier miniature golf and gaming center, Golf ‘N Stuff, has to offer your family.
Handy Dandies
You won’t really miss the remote during TV Turnoff Week when there are a ton of family-friendly activities to enjoy at home and outdoors; make your own kiddie abacus; and stop by My Gym’s new facility in Signal Hill.
Find Your Joy!
Free skating and ice hockey lessons; whip up Sloppy Joses, a spicy twist on the all-American fave, Sloppy Joes; and it’s still not too late to register your little one in Bridges Reading & Writing Institute’s popular reading and tutoring class for 1st- to 3rd-graders.
