October is my favorite month for families in Orange County! I made my picks of the best outdoor fall family traditions in OC based on the family outdoor experience and if it's low or no-cost. Wait! Almost forgot. Before you read any further, think about your fall. Think about how you want to spend your … Continue Reading
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Circus Trix OC for Trampolines and Extreme Air Sports
Circus Trix OC goes way beyond your typical trampoline park in to the realm of extreme air sports. But, really, you can make it as extreme as you … Continue reading
17+ Family-Friendly Nature and Interpretive Centers in OC
Family-friendly nature centers are home to my favorite rangers and resource specialists. Our family loves our visits to these hubs of wilderness … Continue reading
Play Trips and Park Tips
Bring Miguel’s Jr Dinner to the Park
Thanks to Miguel’s Jr Homestyle Mexican Restaurants for hosting our picnic dinner and providing us with a few other Miguel’s Jr goodies. I’m a longstanding customer of Miguel’s California Mexican Cocina sit-down restaurant in Foothill Ranch. I go for family meals where we eat our fill of fajitas and homemade flour tortillas or many times […]
Foothill Ranch Community Park: Musical Fun and Shady Picnics
Foothill Ranch Community Park in Lake Forest was last renovated in Spring 2009. One of my readers back then, Samantha, was a model visitor to my blog! I love how she kept me (and the rest of us) abreast of the renovation progress. You can laugh, but I get excited when other people are invested […]
OC Great Park Playgrounds
Wondering what’s going on with the OC Great Park playgrounds? You’ve heard about the community ice center, the championship soccer stadium, and the tennis courts of the newly opened 194-acre Sports Complex. So far, the park has two public playgrounds with one on the way. You may be familiar with the existing toddler-friendly Kids Rock playground which […]
Sycamore Park in Anaheim
Sycamore Park in Anaheim is tucked away in a residential area in Anaheim Hills. There is plenty of room to roam here with a sidewalk looping around a large grassy field that is peppered with beautiful trees. Keep your eyes peeled for a variety of birds as you take in the beautiful views of the […]
Quail Hill Community Center Playground in Irvine
Sincere thanks to the City of Irvine for sponsoring this post about the playground at Quail Hill Community Center. The Quail Hill Community Center playground in Irvine is open to the public during community center hours. There’s already an existing Quail Hill Trailhead and Quail Hill Community Park, but the playground came after the Community Center […]
Bolsa Chica State Beach Bike Path
The Bolsa Chica State Beach bike path is an almost 3-mile portion of the 10-mile bike trail which Google Maps calls “Huntington Beach Bike Trail” and what Visit Huntington Beach calls the “Ocean Strand” in Huntington Beach. Whatever you call it, I’m talking about the short stretch that spans from an over-ocean bridge just past Seapoint Street on […]