Orange County

Make a day out of these 5 family walks all over Orange County, CA.

Capistrano Beach Park, better known as Capo Beach, is one of my favorite Orange County beaches – not for swimming – but just to pull into the parking lot, pile …

[Thanks to Noel for this amazing guest post. She’s as talented with words as she is with her photography.] My son, CJ, grew up crawling around on the sand for …

Parks often earn their name from their main attractions. Kids proudly proclaim them: Bumpy Slide Park, Dinosaur Park, or Dizzy Park for the spinning contraptions. Well, I’ve got some park …

Before you spend all your pennies on retail, consider sinking some bucks into annual passes which benefit non-profit organizations and gift your friends or family with a whole year of …

It’s growing. There’s a movement to get kids and families playing outdoors and connecting to nature. We know eating healthy is good for us. Do we always do it? No. …

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The Orange County Great Park’s Kids Rock Playground is the toddler area outside the visitor center. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of checking out the view from the balloon, …

Springacre Park in Irvine is one of the many fabulous parks you can find located in the Woodbridge Village community. Well-designed, clean, and just the right size for my preschooler, …

Hart Park in Orange feels a lot like Pearson Park in Anaheim with its historical buildings, mature trees, pool, and outdoor space for community concerts.  The first thing to strike …