How to entertain your kids !?
April 8, 2008
People ask me all the time:
How do you entertain your kids?
With a 2 year old girl, three, almost four year old girl, 12 year old girl, 14 year old girl, and 16 year old (today!) boy…how do you entertain them all?
I compiled a list of the places we like to go. We have either gone once or more than once, or have year memberships.
Amusement & Water Parks:
1. Knott’s Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 714.22.5200
2. Raging Waters
111 Raging Waters Dr. San Dimas CA 909.802.2200
3. Sea World
500 Sea World Dr, San Diego, CA 800.25.SHAMU
4. Pacific Park (santa Monica Peir) 310.260.8744
5. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, CA 818.367.5965
6. Six Flags Magic Mountain
26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, CA 818.367.5965
7. Speedzone
17871 Castleton St., City of Industry, CA 626.913.9663
8. Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza, CA 1.800.UNIVERSAL
Beaches
1. Hermosa Beach
Hermosa Ave & 3rd st, Hermosa Beach, CA www.hermosach.org
2. Leo Carillo State Beach
35000 W. PCH, Malibu www.parks.ca.gov
3. Malibu Lagoon State Beach
23200 PCH, Malibu 818.880.0350 www.parks.ca.gov
4. Manhattan Beach
425 15th St., MAnhattan Beach 310.545.5313 www.manhattanbeachchamber.net
5. Redondo Beach
351 South Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, Ca 310.379.6911
6. Santa Monica Beach
Ocean Park & Barnard Tower 26, Santa Monica, CA
7. Venice Beach
2700 Ocean Front Walk, Venice CA www.Venicebeach.com
8. Will Rogers State Beach
1600 PCH, Santa Monica, CA 310.305.9503
9. Zuma Beach
PCH, Malibu www.Malibu.org
Bowling:
1. Corbin Bowling Center
19606 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, Ca 818.996.2695 www.corbinbowl.net
2. Pinz
12655 Ventura Blvd., Studio City 818.769.7600 www.pinzbowlingcenter.com
Free Fun
1. Getty Center 310.440.7300 www.getty.edu/museum
1200 Getty Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA
2. Grauman’s Chinese Theater
6925 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA www.manntheatres.com/chinese
3. Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Blvd. Starting at La Brea Blvd going east
4. Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Dr., Los Angeles, Ca 323.913.4688 www.lacity.org
5. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilsher Blvd.,Los Angeles, CA 323.857.6134 www.lacma.org
6. Los Angeles Live Steamers
5202 Zoo Dr., Griffith PArk, Los Angeles 323.662.8030 www.lals.org
7. Olivera St.
, Down Town, Los Angeles, CA
8. Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits
5801 Wilsher Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca 323.954.PAGE www.tarpits.org
9. The Grove
189 The Grove Dr., Los Angeles, CA 818.315.8883 www.thegrovela.com
10. Runyon Canyon Park
2001 N. Fuller Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Museums, Aquariums & Planaetariums
1. Autry National Center Museum of American West
4700 Western Heritage Way LA (Griffith Park) 323.667.2000 www.autrynationalcenter.org
2. California Science Center & IMAX Theatre
323.724.3623 www.califsciencecenter.org
700 State Dr, Los Angeles
3. Griffith Observatory & Satellite Facility
2800 E. Observatory Rd, Los Angeles 323.664.1181 www.griffithobservatory.org
4. Kidspace Children’s Musuem
480 N. Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena 626.449.9144 www.kidspace.org
5. Museum of Conemporary Art
250 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 213.626.6222 www.moca.org
6. Childrens Museum of Los Angeles
818.786.2656 www.childrensmuseumla.org
7. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 213.763.3466 www.nhm.org
8. Peterson Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshere Blvd, Los Angeles 323.930.2277 www.peterson.org
9. Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica 310.393.6149
10. Bowers Kidseum
1802 N. Main St, Santa Ana, CA 714.480.1520 www.bowers.org
11. Zimmer Children’s Museum
6505 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 323.761.8989 www.zimmermuseum.org
This is just to add a few. I will be adding to this list.
