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Weekend Roundup 8/8

August 06, 2009

Weekend Roundup

Traveling with the kids is such a chore, but remember that you are creating memories for them.  It's what you signed up for when you had kids, so you might as well accept that a vacation with them is not actually a vacation for you.  I learned that lesson again when my family went camping last weekend at Pismo Beach.  Read our story here.

For the next few weekends we'll be in Connecticut.  "Summering in Connecticut" as I like to say, even though it's only for most of August.  We'll enjoy the hot sticky weather there, and then come back to Los Angeles to cool off.  It's a dry heat. 

While we're away I will continue to highlight activities and ideas for you and your preschoolers.  Here are a few gems for this weekend:

TONIGHT - Thursday August 6
Summer Twilight Thursdays continue at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge.  An Afro-Brazilian group sings, you recline on a blanket with a picnic dinner, the kids scamper about, chasing butterflies.  It's a pretty picture.

SATURDAY - August 8
Consider taking advantage of Katie's Cooking School's parent's night out.  Drop off at 6:30 - your kids make a yummy treat and get to play, then you pick them up at 10:30.  Everybody wins.

FRIDAY - SUNDAY

Free concerts continue in the evening at Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena

Check out this awesome list of water play areas around town, courtesy of LA Kidstuff

County Fairs:

We drove by the Ventura County Fair last weekend and if we weren't so exhausted we absolutely would have stopped.  It looked like a blast!

Weekend Roundup 5/30

May 28, 2009

My Gym Northridge open house Saturday and Sunday, 9:30AM to 2PM.  I took my younger son to this location of My Gym for quite a few months and we had a wonderful time.  The open house is a great way for you to check this facility out before committing to a class.  The owners and staff are sweet and perky and even at 8:30 in the morning they greet you with a smile.  This place is worth investigating.  818-998-7496

Do One Nice Thing:  Okay this isn't an event, it's an idea that I discovered...um, probably on Twitter, although I can't remember now.  The idea is that every Monday, you do one nice thing for someone.  Sounds easy, doesn't it?  Well, it is.  The website posts ideas for things to do each week.  Try it.  Tell us if you did, or tell them.  Wouldn't the world be a nicer place if everyone did something nice?

Elmo's Green Thumb:  Sunday at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles with additional shows June 7 in Long Beach.  Live show starring your favorite fuzzy red guy.  Tickets must be purchased at the venue.

Carnival!  At St. John Eudes church in Chatsworth.  Friday night through Sunday night.  Raffles, rides, food, and live entertainment in a giant shady tent, games for the kids, and it's local - no need to drive down to Disneyland for the weekend.

Brunch with a princess at Lollipop Dream in Sherman Oaks - Saturday 10-12.  Call to see if there is still space.  (818) 981-7446 

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