Fun

Channel Islands Harbor is about an hour north of Los Angeles off the 101 Freeway (exit Victoria). As you’re approaching Channel Islands Boulevard, you’ll notice a fairly new development to …

The Woodbury maze garden sits within the Woodbury neighborhood in Irvine anchored by Woodbury Community Park. When we were visiting Settler’s Park, a family recommended we check out Woodbury. My …

I’m an ocean kid. My dad was a Chief Engineer in the Merchant Marines. My great grandfather engineered steamships on the Great Lakes. To quote Jimmy Buffet, “the sea’s in …

Discovery Beach is the name for this game that’s part puzzle, part matching, and part ocean education. The game is self-contained in a box with clear plastic cover, hidden from …

My kids love homemade anything. Don’t we all? Homemade cookies, homemade toys, homemade playdough, homemade forts all make their list of favorites. For every mom, however, there is implicit meaning …

Bonito Canyon Park in San Clemente is a great park for older climbers and nearby the Boys & Girls Club. Ocean breezes keep it cooler.

Huntington State Beach off Brookhurst is a perfect spot for families looking to spend the day at the beach.

(Me, on the playground in 1970-something. I still have that sweater.) We eat together almost every evening in our house. Normal dinner conversation is usually entertainment enough. We share our …

Looking for an Ojai hike along Shelf Road? A good friend and I recently escaped for a weekend away. My favorite mini-outing was hiking in Ojai. We found the hike …

THIS EXHIBIT WAS FEATURED AT THE DSC IN 2009 Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl: Home Sweet Home at the Discovery Science Center June 20th-October 4th, 2009 The Discovery Science Center …