Where:
Recreational Music Center
7308 Coldwater Canyon
North Hollywood, CA 91605
(818) 982-0461

Cost: FREE!

A place where everyone has permission to explore music making!

Join RMC for kids drum circle where kids can enjoy interactive creative music making with parents, friends, and family using rhythm, song, and dance to build community, foster self-confidence, and HAVE FUN!!!

Recommended ages for kids: 2 to 12, but all ages are welcome.
The older kids and parents play supportive rhythms and songs while the younger children explore instruments and rhythm making.

Parents are encouraged to participate. Parents must stay with children.

Drums Provided. No Reservations Needed

GETTY OFFERS SUMMER SCHEDULE OF DAILY ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES

Getty Center and Getty Villa increase daily opportunities

for free family fun over the summer

LOS ANGELES—The whole family can enjoy an artistic summer at the Getty, with stepped-up schedules of free family-focused activities from mid-June to September.

Getty  Center

At the Getty Center, start the summer early with a Family Festival celebrating Leonardo DaVinci on Saturday, June 5, 10am-6pm.  Enter the world of Leonardo da Vinci and Renaissance Italy in this full-day celebration with music, dance, storytelling and interactive workshops.

Throughout the summer, join Family Art Stops and get up close and personal with a single work of art in a half-hour gallery experience geared for families with children ages 5 and up.  All summer long, Family Art Stops is offered Tuesday-Friday at 2pm and again at 2:30.  Sign up at the Museum Information Desk 30 minutes before the program begins.  Art Adventures for Families is a one-hour, fun- and activity-filled gallery experience geared for families with children ages 5 and up, offered Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm.   Sign up at the Museum Information Desk at 1:30pm.  The Center also offers Family Art Lab every weekend from 11am-3:30pm, a drop-in art workshop designed to exercise the imagination.  Don’t miss the Family Room, open all day long for drop-in hands-on activities highlighting the Getty Center’s collection.

In August, the Getty Center’s Central Garden fills with music every weekend from 4-5pm, with the Garden Concerts for Kids, free performances by some of the best children’s music performers around.

Getty Villa

At the Getty Villa, embark on an Art Odyssey for Families Thursdays and Fridays at 12pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm.  The Art Odyssey is a 45-minute activity-filled journey through the galleries for families with children ages 5 and older.  Sign up at the Tour Meeting Place 15 minutes before the tour begins.  The Art Odyssey is also offered in Spanish.

The Villa also offers ArtQuest!, a family drop-in program, weekends from 11am-4pm.   Parents and children can play the Mysteries of Ancient Art game in the galleries and do fun art-making activities in the Outer Peristyle, such as mosaic-making and painting in the style of fresco.  The Family Forum is also open all day for drop-in hands-on play and engagement for young and old.

Admission to the Getty Center and Getty Villa is always free.  Parking is $15.  Advance, timed tickets are required for the Getty Villa.  For tickets, and for more information about free family activities at the Getty this summer call (310) 440-7300 or visit www.getty.edu.

JPL is holding their yearly open house. We highly recommend it.

JPL Open House

The 2010 JPL Open House will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16, 2010, 9am-5pm both days.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Open House

This popular event celebrates JPL’s accomplishments with exhibits and demonstrations about the Laboratory’s ongoing research and space exploration. Many of the Lab’s scientists and engineers are on hand to answer questions about how spacecraft are sent to other planets, how scientists utilize space technologies to explore Earth and how researchers are searching for planets beyond the solar system.

JPL is located at 4800 Oak Grove Drive in Pasadena, off the 210 (Foothill) Freeway at the Berkshire Avenue/Oak Grove Drive exit. Parking is available near the Oak Grove main gate and the eastern boundary of JPL, accessible from Windsor Avenue via the Arroyo Boulevard exit off the 210 Freeway.

Check out previous open houses

The annual Easter Egg Hunt at Recreation Park is on Saturday, April 3, 2010 from 9:30 am – 11:00 am. There will be plenty of eggs filled with candy and toys, as well as an abundant variety of wrapped candy available for the kids. This event is for toddlers to 11 years of age!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Bring the kids to meet the Easter Bunny and Friends at 9:30 am.

Egg Hunts for toddlers to age 4 years will begin promptly at 10:00 am on the Lawnbowling Green and Checkout Grass Areas.

Egg Hunts for age 5 to 11 years will begin promptly at 10:30 am on the Softball Field, Stevenson Field, and Picnic Areas.

Recreation park is located at :
401 Sheldon St
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 524-2700

The Annenberg Community Beach House is a new community destination open to all, no membership required. It is located at 415 Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, California. Visit online at http://www.annenbergbeachhouse.com for more information.

Admission prices:

$10 for Adults
$5 for Seniors, aged 60+
$4 for Youth age 1-17
$24 Family Pass (two Adults and two Youths)

This place looks really neat. My bean isn’t old enough to go there yet. If I did take her I can envision her running from hole to hole stealing everyone’s golf balls. I’m not planning a visit for a while with her, although my husband is dying to go- maybe I’ll take him instead.

Picture is from Roman T. from Yelp. Read his review.

The glow in the dark mini golf is by the Putting Edge company.

6081 Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone : (310) 348-9770
Fax : (310) 348-9771
Email : howardhughes@puttingedge.comThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

The Pasadena Symphony Association’s Musical Circus at The Americana at Brand in Glendale is great for children 3-8 years of age.

The Circus begins with the instrument “petting zoo” where youngsters can toot flutes, blow trumpets, pluck violins and cellos and bang on percussion instrument.

The Musical Circus is free, so bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun music making!

To view the full schedule, please visit Pasadena Symphony website.

The Americana at Brand
889 Americana Way, Glendale, CA 91210-1555 ( View Map )
2 pm-3:30 pm