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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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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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Register For Kids Bowl Free This Summer

Posted on May 15, 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 | 11 Comments

Moms! Dads! Sign your kids up for Kids Bowl Free this summer!

Kids Bowl Free is a program designed by bowling centers across the nation to give back to the community and provide a safe, secure, and fun way for kids to spend time this summer. Children (whose age limit is determined by each participating bowling center) are eligible to register for 2 free games a day, all summer long, courtesy of the participating bowling centers.

How To Sign Up For Kids Bowl Free

Visit Kids Bowl Free and click on your state to see a list of all the bowling centers participating in Kids Bowl Free 2019.
Select your local bowling alley to see all the details for that particular Kids Bowl Free program. You’ll see the dates and times available for free bowling, the age requirements, and whether there will be a fee for shoe rentals.
Once you’ve selected the bowling alley, you’ll need to fill out the registration form to register your child for their free bowling experience.
You can only select one bowling alley per account but are welcome to open multiple accounts.
Every Sunday morning during the summer long program, you’ll receive an email from Kids Bowl Free with a link to your coupons to print. You will need to bring the coupons with you to the bowling alley where you registered or you have the option of sending the coupons on your smartphone.
All participants must wear bowling shoes and rental shoes are available.

Happy Field Tripping!

Jilleen

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Farm Tours for Kids in Southern California

Posted on March 28, 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 | 19 Comments

Have you heard of the term Farm-to-table? According to Wikipedia, “Farm-to-table (or farm-to-fork) refers to the stages of the production of food which includes harvesting, storage, processing, packaging, sales and consumption. Farm-to-table also refers to a movement concerned with producing food locally and delivering that food to local consumers.”

Do your children know where their food comes from? In a desire to teach my own, I have taken my children to a couple of local farms to take a tour. The purpose of a farm tour is to connect people with the farmers and land that grow their food. During a tour, you get a behind-the-scenes look at how a variety of food is grown and meet farmers who grow crops and raise livestock. In fact, the food your family eats may in fact come from one of Southern California’s family farms.

So take a peak at this list of local farms in our area and schedule a tour today!

Farm Tours in Riverside and San Bernardino

Amy’s Farms, Ontario

Amy’s Farm is a real working poly culture farm that provides hands-on, guided tours to students of all ages. We went on a field trip to the farm in October 2013 and plan to write a blog post about it soon! In the meantime, you should know that they offer elementary, middle and high school tours.

During an elementary school tour children get to:

Take a walk through the garden and learn about fruits and vegetables.
Harvest one item in the garden.
View a mother cow and learn the “Story of Milk”
Pet goats and sheep in the petting zoo.
Feed the pigs vegetables picked from the garden.
See chickens, roosters, turkeys, geese, and ducks.
Milk a cow (this is super fun!)
Pet and visit horses

Peltzer Farms, Temecula

Peltzer Farms offers group tours during the months of September and October. Teachers can bring their classes out to see what thousands of children experience each year on the live farm. A minimum of 20 people for a group tour.

The tour includes:

Corn Maze Visit.
Petting farm fun and educational visit.
Educational tour through our garden featuring all kinds of pumpkins, gourds, sunflowers, specialty squash, fruits and vegetables.
Rare glimpse at our antique John Deere Tractor collection.
Jack-O-Lantern size pumpkin to take home . (kids only)
16-page informational and fun book to take home.
Shaded picnic area for snacks and lunch.

Oasis Date Gardens, Thermal

Oasis Date Gardens offers date tasting’s, gift and bulk dates on a 175-acre working date ranch. You can take a tour of the date gardens and packing house and check out their antique farm implement display.

Farm Tours in Los Angeles:

Bennett’s Honey Farm, Fillmore

Every June, Bennett’s Honey Farm offers 3 daily train tours to visit their farm during the Annual California Honey Festival. The honey festival is an educational and tasty experience held in conjunction with the Fillmore & Western Railway. Their tasting room is open year round.

The AGRIscapes Facilities at Cal State Pomona, Pomona

The AGRIscapes facilities serve as a community resource where people can come and learn about issues relating to food production and the environment. The farm hosts a pumpkin patch in the fall and strawberry picking in the spring.

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