Winter Fest OC at the OC Fairgrounds
Winter Fest OC wasn’t on my radar until I found out one of my readers bought season passes this year offered to write about how she saves money at Winter …
TeWinkle Park: Angel’s Playground for Expansive Accessible Fun
TeWinkle Park and Angel’s Playground is adorned with names of generous individuals and philanthropic groups who helped create Angels Playground. According to the Angels Charity website, “the plan was the …
Centennial Farm at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa (with Video)
Centennial Farm is a great excursion located at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. I first took the kids on a lazy afternoon in 2011 and there were way …
Mooooo-V Teaser
Here’s a little teaser for what I’m working on for tomorrow! Can you guess where I’m going to take you?
Balearic Park and Estancia Park in Costa Mesa
Balearic Park was one of the most popular recommendations when I asked a group of moms at TeWinkle Park about other good Costa Mesa parks. Estancia Park actually neighbors Balearic, …
Annual Holiday Snow Land in Costa Mesa
When: Saturday, December 11th from Noon-3pm Where: Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa Snow Land in Costa Mesa is sponsored by community-focused Torelli Realty. It’s become an event …
Moon Park: One Small Step from the Santa Ana River Trail in Costa Mesa
Moon Park in Costa Mesa was a pick from Mr. Play Parks. I think he found it on Yelp before we went out adventuring one weekend. We told the kids …
California Scenario: A Sculpture Garden Inspiring Play
California Scenario looks and feels like a unique park, but it is actually a sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. My husband and I first discovered it back in college, but until …