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Attend the FREE Robotics By The Sea Event at The Cabrillo Aquarium on August 15!

Robots take over the Cabrillo Aquarium on Saturday, August 15 starting at 11:00 am for the aquarium’s 5th annual Robotics Day!  This FREE action-packed day is great for technology enthusiasts, science fiction fans, and ocean explorers of all ages! Members of local high school robotics clubs will be at the aquarium demonstrating remote control robots …

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Attend the FREE Natsumatsuri Family Festival at The Japanese American National Museum in LA on August 15!

The Japanese American National Museum invites families to attend the FREE 2015 Natsumaturi Family Festival taking place in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 15 from 11 am – 5 pm.  Natsumaturi in English means “summer festival”. I have personally been to Japan six times and every time I visit I fall more in love with …

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10 Savvy Entertainment Deals in Southern California (Sleeping Beauty, The Addams Family, Star Trek Under The Stars & More)

This post contains an affiliate link. Yesterday I did a live broadcast on Periscope (find us @socalfieldtrips on this new social media platform) about how to find the best entertainment deals online.  While showing the viewers how to use such sites as Groupon, livingsocial and others, I came across some great deals to share with …

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A Picture Tour of The World’s Largest LEGO© Brick Model Ship On Board The Queen Mary in Long Beach!

This post contains an affiliate link. Earlier this summer, I took my family and some good friends to visit the World’s Largest LEGO© Brick Model Ship on board the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. A few years back, when Britain’s certified LEGO builders, Bright Bricks Inc. decided to commemorate the ship in LEGO Bricks – they …

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FREE: Attend JPL’s Open House on October 10 & 11 in Pasadena!

Two years ago, I went on a field trip with my kids to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.  It was one of the best “space” field trips we have been on to date (and we have been on many)!  Then in March, I shared with you 19 Space Adventures for Kids in Southern California …

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