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Bubblefest Brings Science to Everyone

March 31, 2022 Leave a Comment

Children playing with bubbles at Discovery Cube's Bubblefest

Discovery Cube OC offers science, fun and bubbles this spring for all ages and abilities.  Discovery Cube Orange County’s staff is always ready to help meet the needs of all abilities.  One year, during Bubblefest, a family with a child with special needs needed a little extra support.  “To help with a specific family’s needs, […]

Filed Under: Fun & Games, Special Issues, Special Needs Tagged With: Bubblefest, Discovery Cube, kid activities, museum, orange county, science

June 2020 Virtual Calendar 

May 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

Your stay-in guide for virtual activities while sheltering-in-place. ENTERTAINMENT Virtual Shakespeare Aloud http://carpenterarts.org/artsforlife/shakespeare.htmlThe Carpenter Center transports its popular free Shakespeare Aloud series to the Internet. Play readings will be done 1 pm-2:30 pm on designated Thursdays. Richard III will be read June 4 & 11, while the second play is still TBD. As with the […]

Filed Under: Community, Coronavirus, Education, Family Activities, Fitness & Recreation, Fun & Games, Health Tagged With: pandemic

ZOOMARS Petting Zoo and Gillie the Guinea Pig

November 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

How Little Gillie Saved the Zoo Slideshow

The fast and furry-ous rise of San Juan Capistrano–based ZOOMARS is a story within a story. It’s a place for horses, rabbits, goats, and of course, guinea pigs. It’s a place for kids to play and learn. It’s a place with a long and unique history. It’s ZOOMARS Petting Zoo in San Juan Capistrano, where […]

Filed Under: Family Activities, Fun & Games

Fit Valentines Getaways

February 8, 2019 Leave a Comment

Yoga Fit Mat class on the water at Royalton Riviera Cancun MidRange

Get your heart rate up and your om on with these Valentines Getaways for Body Buddies, Golf Lovers and Snorkeling Sweethearts. As we head into February, odds are you have already broken your New Year’s resolution to get fit and lose weight. Statistics show 80% of us fail to stick to these promises for more […]

Filed Under: Family, Family Activities, Fun & Games, Health, Holidays, Mom & Dad, Travel, Trips with Kids

Transforming Theme Parks for the Holidays

November 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

Quick-Change Artists Slideshow

Working at night, crews with cranes & ladders transform theme parks for the holidays in a hurry. Visiting local theme parks is an extra special experience for families during the holidays as the parks are dressed in their holiday best. But it takes fast-working crews to, in a matter of weeks, transform Knott’s Scary Farm […]

Filed Under: Family, Family Activities, Fun & Games, Holidays, Travel

Holiday Gift Guide 2018

November 27, 2018 1 Comment

Holiday Gift Guide Slideshow

Unique, trending and local — suggestions for everyone on your list For the Family 52 Essential Conversations Card Game A busy mom of three, Jenny Woo, of Irvine, wanted to create something to help maximize quality time with her children. She came up with a simple yet effective card game. Made up of questions in […]

Filed Under: Babies, Family, Family Activities, Fun & Games, Holidays

Theme Parks Summer Preview

May 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Top five family-friendly things to do at SoCal’s largest theme parks this summer from the perspective of a former Disney Imagineer. The kids are home for the summer, what to do? As a former Disney Imagineer, and father of five (now grown) children, I’ve lived designing and visiting theme parks. I’ve always found that the […]

Filed Under: Family Activities, Fun & Games

Top Picks for Watching Movies Under the Stars

May 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Movies Under the Stars Slideshow

This summer, grab your family, spouse, or neighbors, and trade your small screens for the best big screens under the stars. For these fantastic flick-watching locations the night sky is a requirement but the popcorn is optional. Showtime: Dusk-8:00 1. OC Parks Sunset Cinema Carbon Canyon Regional Park 4442 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea June 16 […]

Filed Under: Family, Family Activities, Fun & Games

Summer Movie Preview 2018

May 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

A parental guide to film watching as a family. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies Rated not yet rated. Opens July 27. Voice Cast Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Tara Strong, Will Arnett. Plot Wanting to star in their own super hero movie the Teen Titan crew vies for the attention of casting directors hoping for […]

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Tunes in the Parks

May 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Outdoor Summer Concerts Slideshow

Pack a family picnic and head out to one of these outdoor summer concerts Brea’s Summer Concerts in the Park Add a little excitement to your hump day slump at Brea’s City Hall Park, where summer concerts will be held each Wednesday. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring a blanket and a picnic and relax while […]

Filed Under: Family Activities, Fun & Games

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