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5 Tips For Apple Picking in Oak Glen California

Posted on July 25, 2019 | Filed Under: Field Trips in Riverside, Field Trips in San Bernardino | 32 Comments

Oak Glen’s Apple Picking Season officially kicks off over Labor Day weekend and runs now through Thanksgiving weekend. The apple crop is good this year and the majority of farms officially start welcoming visitors in September.

The History of Oak Glen

Oak Glen’s apple orchards produce a variety of apple selections including the Vasquez and King David varieties, which are grown only in Oak Glen, as well as antique varieties no longer commercially available such as Ben Davis, Gravenstein and Pink Pearl. Before 1940, Oak Glen mainly grew apples for export purposes. Then several farmers got together and began to sell apples, apple pies, apple cider and apple butter at roadside stands to locals passing by. Today growers earn the majority of their profit from visitors who pick apples directly off their trees in the orchards.

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Apple Farms in Oak Glen

Riley’s Farm

My family and I have visited Oak Glen on more than one occasion. One of our favorite spots in town is Riley’s Farm. Nestled in the apple growing foothills of historic Oak Glen, Riley’s Farm is a working apple orchard and living history farm featuring pick-your-own fruit, living history education, dinner theater, group banquet facilities and extended and historically-themed overnight stays.

They also offer year round educational field trips for schools and homeschool groups.

Revolutionary War Adventure
The Civil War Adventure
Gold Rush Adventure
Old Joe Homestead Tour
Colonial Farm Life Adventure
Overnight Revolutionary War Adventure

Did you know that there are three additional apple farms in Oak Glen that are owned and operated by different members of the Riley family?

Riley’s at Los Rios Rancho

Riley’s at Los Rios Rancho features apple-wood smoked BBQ dishes and a bakery with homemade pies, hand-held pies, turnovers and cookies. Picnic grounds, a petting zoo, nature trails are also on the property. During apple season, they are open 7 days/week from 9 am – 5 pm.

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Sign Up For A Free Summer Apple Camp For Kids

Posted on June 14, 2019 | Filed Under: Field trips in Los Angeles, Field Trips in Orange County, Field Trips in Riverside, Field Trips in San Bernardino, Field Trips in San Diego, Field Trips in Santa Barbara, Field Trips In Ventura | Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for something to entertain your kids aged 8-12 over the summer, and the chance for them to learn some useful tech skills into the bargain, then register them for this year’s Apple Camp. Apple holds annual workshops at its retail stores intended to help kids make creative use of technology.

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If you’re looking for something to entertain kids ages 8-12 over the summer, and the chance for them to learn some useful tech skills into the bargain, you may want to register them for this year’s Apple Camp. Apple holds annual workshops at its retail stores intended to help kids make creative use of technology.

Apple Camp, a free three-day program for kids, will broaden your child’s creative horizons by making movies, composing musical stories, coding games and robots, and more using Apple products.

Free Summer Apple Camp For Students

Creating Your Own Song with GarageBand

In this 3-day session, kids ages 8–12 explore how to build their own song. They’ll learn rhythm basics, practice making beats, and experiment with Smart Instruments to create a melody in GarageBand for iPad. On the final day, Campers will celebrate their new skills by sharing their song with the group. Devices will be provided.

Designing Your Dream Park with iPad

In this 3-day session, kids ages 8–12 learn design skills to imagine a park for their community. They’ll go on a short walk to gather inspiration and take photos of materials, colors, and textures. Then they’ll sketch their ideas in the Procreate app using iPad with Apple Pencil to bring their design to life. On the final day, they’ll present their park to the group. Devices will be provided.

Coding Fundamentals and Programming Robots

In this 3-day session, kids ages 8–12 explore fun activities to learn how to code Sphero robots. They’ll start with coding fundamentals like commands, loops, and functions, then use blocks of code to create a program using the Sphero Edu app for iPad. On the final day, Campers will program lights, sounds, and animations to tell their own story starring Sphero. Devices will be provided.

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20+ Water Parks in Southern California

Posted on June 8, 2019 | Filed Under: Field trips in Los Angeles, Field Trips in Orange County, Field Trips in Riverside, Field Trips in San Diego, Field Trips in Santa Barbara, Field Trips In Ventura | 23 Comments

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The great thing about living in Southern California is that there are numerous places where you can go to escape the heat. Some are free like these 75+ Splash Pads in Southern California, while others cost some. Typically, a water park features a water play area for kids, a variety of water slides to go down depending upon your height, a lazy river and a wave pool.

Here is a list of 20+ Water Parks in Southern California where you can spend the day relaxing with friends and family. If you know of a place that is truly fun-worthy, please let us know. We are more than happy to add them to our list of summer destinations!

Water Parks in the Inland Empire

DryTown Water Park, Palmdale

DryTownnis the best place to visit with kids in the Antelope Valley, and the best place to go for wet and wild fun! With six beautifully landscaped acres of attractions, we offer family fun for everyone. Grab a tube and head down Big Rock River, or race for the win on the super-fast Dusty’s Mineshaft Racer. Younger children will have a blast splashing around at Little Miner’s Camp, while thrill seekers and mild riders will enjoy twisting and turning down DryTown’s thrilling slides.

Wet-N-Wild, Palm Springs

From thrill rides — like Tidal Wave Tower — to kids’ and raft rides, Wet ‘n’ Wild Palm Springs has fun at every height and speed for everyone in your family. Get your fill of action in the Riptide Reef wave pool and Kahuna’s four-story Beach House, then fill up on burgers, hot dogs, chicken strips, pizza, sweets and more at one of Wet ‘n’ Wild’s cafes. And during Friday nights in July, you can catch classic kids’ movies — without getting out of the water. Keep cool all day and night all summer long at Wet ‘n’ Wild Palm Springs.

DropZone Waterpark, Perris

DropZone Waterpark is equipped with 2 body flume slides, a mat racing slide, continuous lazy River, flowrider, spring pool, a splash pad, large kiddie area and an Olympic size pool.

Splashtopia at Omni Rancho Las Palmas, Rancho Mirage (hotel reservations required)

Surrounded by a 425-foot lazy river and featuring two 100-foot waterslides, the Splashtopia on-site water park is fun for adults and kids. There is so much to enjoy at this water park, including a cliff-side Jacuzzi, sandy beach and unique water-play zones with fountains and sprinklers for the kids.

Splash Kingdom Waterpark, Redlands

Splash Kingdom Waterpark is the largest water park in the Inland Empire. The Egyptian-themed Splash Kingdom boasts the world’s tallest enclosed body-flume water slide and the world’s tallest freestanding water slide tower. Whether you’re cruising at a leisurely pace along the Nile River, hurtling down Pharaoh’s Falls or catching some air on Ramses Rocket Speed Slide, with some 20 attractions, you’re bound to have a wild ‘n’ wet good time.

The Cove Waterpark, Jurupa Valley

The Cover offers wade pools, tidal waves, racing slides, a treehouse structure and Adventure River.

Buccaneer at Castle Park, Riverside

Buccaneer Cove features four levels of family water play with dozens of interactive water elements, including 5 colorful water slides, interactive aqua domes, fun spray cannons, spray loops and cylinder spray fountains.

Water Parks in Los Angeles

Raging Waters, San Dimas

Spend a day cooling off at California’s largest water park, Raging Waters Los Angeles. With 50 beautifully landscaped acres of slides, attractions and its own sandy beach, Raging Waters has active entertainment options for everyone. Feel the adrenaline rush on the all new Aqua Rocket, a four-person rocket style raft merging the excitement of a roller coaster and the thrills and spills of a water ride. Face thrillers like the Dr. Von Dark’s Tunnel of Terror, which features both a 40-foot drop and 360-degree spins … in total darkness! Make a splash at Wave Cove, a wave pool that simulates true tidal movements or just kick back and tube the quarter-mile-long lazy river known as Amazon Adventure.

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75+ Splash Pads in Southern California

Posted on June 6, 2019 | Filed Under: Field trips in Los Angeles, Field Trips in Orange County, Field Trips in Riverside, Field Trips in San Bernardino, Field Trips in San Diego, Field Trips in Santa Barbara, Field Trips In Ventura, Splash Pads, Waterparks | 43 Comments

Splish splash I was taking a bath! I mean taking my kids to our local splash pad in Southern California for some fun! Where else can you go on a beautiful summer day that is FREE on most occasions and refreshing?

This summer several communities throughout Southern California have designated certain areas in their cities as cool down stations. Cool down stations are designed to help people ward off the heat when it reaches a certain temperature and becomes unmanagable. Your local splash pad is sometimes one of those stations.

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Splash Pads in Southern California

Splash pads are also recreational areas, often in a public park for water play that has little or no standing water. This eliminates the need for lifeguards or other supervision, as there is little risk of drowning. However, I highly recommend that parents always keep a close eye on their children when playing at a splash pad. In fact, Los Angeles County requires a one on one ratio per child and adult. Plus with water flowing it can get very slippery, very fast. Therefore, a good pair of water shoes goes a long way in this situation.

So this summer when you just can’t take the heat anymore, pack a picnic lunch, put on some SPF 30+ and head on over to your local splash pad in Southern California. Don’t forget a few lawn chairs too! Seating can be limited.

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15 Free Microsoft Summer Camps For Kids

Posted on May 25, 2019 | Filed Under: Field trips in Los Angeles, Field Trips in Orange County, Field Trips in Riverside, Field Trips in San Diego, Field Trips in Santa Barbara, Field Trips In Ventura | 3 Comments

Did you know that Microsoft retail stores nationwide offer several free technology summer camp for kids called YouthSpark? YouthSpark Camps get kids of all ages coding, creating games and apps, and having a blast in the process. Participants learn the latest technology from Microsoft while making new friends, completing creative projects, and gaining new skills that prepare them for the future.

The camps are appropriate for children ages 6 and up. Each store hosts a different camp depending upon the age and interest level of your child. Every camp participant under 17 years of age must also provide a signed Participation Agreement and remain in the Microsoft Store for the duration of the event. Here is a list of YouthSpark Summer Camps for 2019.

2019 Microsoft Summer Camps For Kids

Each camp – from programming robots to speak to filming, editing and premiering a movie – was developed by experts in the field and with input from Microsoft store associates, all dedicated to equipping students with the digital skills they need to succeed when they pursue any career.

Harry Potter Creative Coding Workshops

In this free camp series students learn to make and then hack “spells” with the Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit wand. While they have fun with the wand, they will be exploring coding concepts such as algorithm, loops, and debugging. Participants work individually and in pairs to prepare for and compete in a group hack-a-thon using the wand, all while learning to define basic coding concepts creatively bug and debug their own coding projects and understand “hacking for good” in coding

Ages: 6+, 8+
Duration: 2, 2-hour sessions

Gaming Summer Camp – Grow Your Passion For Gaming and Learn Positive Life Kkills

This free camp offers students lessons in developing positive life skills like teamwork, communication, and resilience via group discussions and unplugged activities. Each session features a fun competitive gaming team tournament with Rocket League that helps reinforce the camp’s learning objectives and puts gaming skills to the test. By the end of this camp, participants will have learned to develop and apply life skills to gaming and their day-to-day, discussed tips and created goals for developing healthy lifestyle habits and celebrated the gaming tournament winners.

Ages: 8+
Duration: 4, 2-hour sessions

Create Your Own Video Game with MakeCode

In this free workshop students use block coding to create a video game with MakeCode Arcade. Students learn fundamental game and coding concepts—like sprites, variables, and coordinates—and use their new skills to create and customize a playable game. By the end of the workshop, students will have learned and used key game design and coding concepts, shared their games with a partner for inspiration and published their game via URL so they can continue to play and develop it after the workshop.

Ages: 8+
Duration: 1, 2-hour session or 4, 2-hour sessions (depends upon location)

Get Creative with 3D in Windows 10 Camp, ages 8+

The world we live in is multidimensional, so shouldn’t our art be as well? Students will bring their imaginations to life by learning Paint 3D in Windows 10. This free four-part camp offers a high-energy, collaborative environment for participants to fuel their creativity and learn key tools and features of 3D in Windows 10. At the end of the camp, participants will have learned the fundamentals of the Paint 3D app and all about the Remix3D.com communit, learned how to express their ideas in three dimensions by creating their own 3D designs and created a group story illustrated with participants’ 3D art. No prior experience with 3D in Windows 10 is required.