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Grab & Go Kids Planner: Stars, Dancing and Festivals
Find your groove and check out a fun nature festival in this week's planner.
Hi there, busy parents! Thanks for taking a spare moment from tracking down that missing Lego to check out the latest Grab & Go Kids Planner, where we at Santa Monica Patch search every nook and cranny (hey, is that your red Lego?) to bring you the top five family-friendly activities!
Heard of a fun event coming up? Planning one? Well, by all means (OK, by way of the comment box), let us know all the important details! Oh heck—did we miss a memory-making event? Suggest one that reduced you and yours to tears? Let us know of our error too—we at Patch always want to hear from you!
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• BABY TIME
Where/When: ; Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
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Why Go: It can be challenging to be under 2—so many activities are designed for kids more mobile, more verbal and less inclined to drool. Well, here at this story time, the almost sitting-up/ crawling/ gnawing-on-anything set is catered to with lively stories, colorful puppets and songs.
Pricing: Free
• FREEZE DANCE
Where/When: Zimmer Children’s Museum; Friday, 1 to 2 p.m.
Why Go: Get down with your bad self and show your kids your impressive dance moves when the Zimmer hosts a museum-wide dance party!
Pricing: Included with museum admission
• OBSERVATORY STAR PARTY
Where/When: Griffith Observatory; June 11, 2 to 9:45 p.m.
Why Go: Join the Los Angeles Astronomical Society and the Los Angeles Sidewalk Society in gazing at the stars, sun, moon and planets. And by join, I mean look through their gigantic telescopes and pepper them with questions.
Pricing: Free
• SANTA MONICA PADDLEBOARD RACE & OCEAN FESTIVAL
Where/When: ; June 11, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Why Go: Sun, surf, , and competition. Yep, this event has got it all! Cheer on the participants in the paddleboard or dory competitions or help clean up the beach, or just lounge and soak up some warming Santa Monica rays while checking out the cool surfboard displays!
Pricing: Free
• KIDS ROCK
Where/When: Hancock Park; June 11, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Why Go: Celebrate the great outdoors with this fun festival sponsored by the Children’s Nature Institute! There will be face painting, a “Dino-Dig,” mosaic making, gourmet food trucks, live music and the WonderMobile classroom, which offers live animals, and cool artifacts you can touch and hold!
Pricing: Free
