When a child takes a tour of a local pizza parlor they are learning more than just how to make a pizza! From learning how to cook and prepare fresh ingredients to understanding how to run a restaurant to the importance of inventory control. These are all important aspects of running a successful business. 4 …
Written by Windi Eklund, blog contributor. Last Tuesday, my kids and I had a chance to visit Storymakery, a new store at the Irvine Spectrum in Irvine. Storymakery™ is the first self-publishing experience designed for young children. They help kids create characters, write stories & publish their own books! First, you start by creating a …
The annual Dana Point Festival of Whales returns March 5 & 6 and March 12 & 13, 2016! Celebrating the return of the once-endangered California Gray Whale with a leviathan-size event. Dana Point Festival of Whales draws more than 100,000 visitors from around the world to Dana Point each year during the height of the …
Have you ever sang Happy Birthday to a wild animal? Well, here’s your chance! The Santa Ana Zoo, “Home of the 50 Monkeys,” is holding their 64th wild animal birthday celebration on Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6 on the Zoo grounds in Santa Ana from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Santa Ana Zoo is home to …
One my all time favorite field trips that I have ever led was to meet President George Washington at his Federal House, in Tustin, California. The actor who portrays George Washington, Rev. Gary Beard, performs at numerous parades, events and schools assemblies throughout Southern California. Even he no longer offers tours of his museum, you can still …