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RECAP: Disney On Ice Worlds of Fantasy

Posted on April 25, 2015 | Filed Under: Family Outings in San Bernardino, Field Trips in San Bernardino | Leave a Comment

Written by Windi Eklund, SoCal Field Trips Guest Contributor

Last Thursday, my mom and I took my two younger kids, Hudson, age 7 and Bailey, age 2 to see Disney On Ice Worlds of Fantasy. Bailey was so excited to see an ice skating show, it’s all she could talk about! Hudson, on the other hand, was reluctant. In fact, it wasn’t until the day of the show that he decided he would join us.

We arrived at the Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, picked up our tickets and found our seats. The staff at the arena was exceptionally nice and helpful, and we were all impressed with their service. Our seats were amazing, pretty close to the front and smack- dab in the center.

While we were waiting for the show to start, Hudson saw a slushy vendor and flagged him down. My mom bought him the slushy in a light-up souvenir cup and he was stoked!

Suddenly the lights dimmed, the music swelled and Mickey and Minnie started the show!

Worlds of Fantasy was an incredible ride through some of our favorite Disney movies! First stop, Radiator Springs, where our favorite cars revived Mickey and Minnie’s broken down automobile.

After our adventure in Carburetor County, we next dove under the sea with the Little Mermaid to experience Ariel’s adventures with Flounder, Sebastian, Ursula, Prince Eric and lots of other (skating) fish. The skaters were amazing! I can hardly stay on my feet while ice skating in regular clothes, these skaters were wearing some amazing costumes and doing tricks on ice!

For our third “World of Fantasy” we suddenly found ourselves witnessing Tinker Bell blooming to life in Pixie Hollow, complete with the Fairy God Mother flying above us all in the most amazing dress I’ve ever seen! We met all the fairies, learned their powers and enjoyed all the fairy fun!

After intermission, the lights dimmed once again and we were now in Andy’s room. We followed his beloved toys on an adventure through Toy Story 3, complete with Ken’s fashion show and Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear on skates, yes that big fluffy bear on ice skates!

Finally, Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy joined in to finish up the show in true classic Disney style!

The show is amazing and kids all around us were dancing, singing, oohing and ahhing! My kids had a great time and are already looking forward to their next Disney On Ice Show. For more information and tickets visit Disney On Ice Worlds of Fantasy.

Happy Field Tripping!

Windi

Disclosure: SoCal Field Trips received complimentary media tickets to Disney on Ice World of Fantasy to help facilitate this post. All points of view are always 100% our own!

4 Grocery Store Field Trips for Kids in Southern California!

Posted on April 20, 2015 | 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 | 1 Comment

photo credit: Downtowngal

When a child goes on a field trip to their local grocery store they are learning about all sorts of new things!

Discover the behind-the-scenes activities of the grocery store (e.g., meat department, bakery, and
produce department).
Students are introduced to the food pyramid and healthy eating.
Recognize their favorite food and non-food products through advertising.
Become familiar with the farm-to-market system and how their food is sourced (local vs. non-local)
Explore the different roles (e.g., cashier, manager, stocker, bagger) of the grocery store.
Try samples of food or merchandise in the store.
Experience the concept of paying for goods and services with money.

In Southern California there are 4 local stores that offer Grocery Store Field Trips for Kids! Whether you are looking to set up a grocery store field trip for your homeschool co-op, school group or scout troop, make sure to call ahead to get all the details.

1. Bristol Farms (Hollywood, Manhattan Beach, Rolling Hills, Santa Monica, South Pasadena, West Hollywood, Westchester, Westwood, Newport Beach, Westlake Village, La Jolla and Palm Desert)

Bristol Farms offers a FREE 45 minute tour of their store for kids! The idea group size is 15 – 20 children. Kids have the opportunity to go through each department within the store and see how they operate. Depending upon the age of your group, older children may hold a lobster while younger children decorate cupcakes.

2. Trader Joes (Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties)

Trader Joe’s is known to have some of the friendliest staff in customer service! They are more than willing to go out of their way to help their customers. The same is true when you go on a FREE field trip to your local Trader Joe’s store. During a tour, students learn about the daily operations of running a grocery store, explore health snack and lunch options and are given a little goody bag to take home at the end of the tour.

3. Ralph’s Speak Out – It’s Your Earth! (Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties)

From the website, Speak Out. It’s Your Earth! is a FREE program that opens the doors of your neighborhood Ralphs store to teach valuable lessons about making choices during the shopping experience and how those choices impact the environment. Conservation and environmental concepts, including how students’ actions impact the world, are explored during this community-based learning adventure.

Each stop provides important information about how the store is reducing its environmental footprint and how students can use those concepts in their own lives. Children learn about practices that are good for their health and the planet’s health. The field trips are reviewed by Field Trip Factory’s expert educators, and create memories that last a lifetime.

To prepare your students, pre-field trip activities are available under Resources! Post-field trip activities are available after the trip to reinforce content.

The tour is ONLY available in April and advance reservations are required.

4. Whole Foods Market (Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Ventura Counties)

Whole Foods Market offers FREE tours for children at all of their local Southern California stores. Tours can be tailored to meet the individual needs of your specific school group or community organization.

Tours can focus on:

Shopping for Value
Non-GMO
Quick Meal Fixes
Gluten-Free
Local Foods
Healthy Eating
Seafood Sustainability
Smart Snacks and Healthy Lunchbox Ideas
And more!

Tours are 45 minutes to one hour in length. Please call your local Whole Foods Market and ask to speak with their Marketing Director for full details.

Happy Field Tripping!

Jilleen

Disclosure: This post is for informational purposes only. All points of view are always 100% my own.

See The Magic Tree House® Traveling Exhibit at The Western Science Center in Hemet through May 24!

Posted on April 8, 2015 | Filed Under: Family Outings in Riverside, Family Outings in San Bernardino, Field Trips in Riverside, Field Trips in San Bernardino | 1 Comment

One of the first chapter book series that Field Trip Boy ever read was The Magic Tree House®. I remember it was the summer after kindergarten, when I first introduced him to the book series. He had just finished reading numerous early readers in class and I thought he was up for something a bit more challenging. The Magic Tree House® series fit the bill perfectly!

Now that Field Trip Girl is also reading, I want to take both of my children to see the new The Magic Tree House® Traveling Exhibit at The Western Science Center in Hemet, California.

The The Magic Tree House® Traveling Exhibit opened on February 14th and runs through May 24, 2015.

“Created by the St. Louis Children’s Museum, and based on the best-selling children’s book series written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Random House, the Magic Tree House® traveling exhibit allows visitors to branch out through history via a magical, time-traveling tree house. Join Jack and Annie, as they are whisked away in time to experience three important periods in American history: Thanksgiving on Thursday, Civil War on Sunday, and Twister on Tuesday.”

Per the Western Science Center’s website:

In Thanksgiving on Thursday, children can climb Plymouth Rock, dig for clams on the beach, help prepare the feast in a Pilgrim house and set the Thanksgiving table.

Children can then get swept up in the American Civil War with Civil War on Sunday, where they have the opportunity to take a bumpy ride in a horse drawn ambulance, play drums in a drummer boy’s tent and work as a nurse in a field hospital.

Children are sure to be blown away by Twister on Tuesday where they can go to school in a one-room school house, drive the steam engine and experience a simulated tornado! The Magic Tree House^® Exhibit allows imaginations to grow. Let the adventure begin!

Museum Hours: Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm.

Admission:

Adults (13 and over) – $8
Youth (5 to 12) – $6
Students (13-22 with current I.D.) – $6.50
Youth 4 and under – FREE
Active Military (with current I.D.) – FREE

Interested in setting up a field trip to see The Magic Tree House® Traveling Exhibit? Groups of 20 or more only costs $5.00 per person. For more information, call 951-791-0033. Educators can also download a free educational guide to the exhibit here.

Location: The Western Science Center is located at 2345 Searl Parkway in Hemet, California.

Happy Field Tripping!

Jilleen

Disclosure: Information for this post was sourced and quoted from http://www.magichouse.org/materials/MTH-brochure.pdf. All photos copyrighted by The Magic Tree House® Traveling Exhibit.

FLASH GIVEAWAY: Family Steampunk Carnivale at The Orange Empire Railway Museum, March 21-22!

Posted on March 10, 2015 | Filed Under: Family Outings in Riverside, Family Outings in San Bernardino, Field Trips in Riverside, Field Trips in San Bernardino, Giveaways | 5 Comments

Bring friends and the entire family to celebrate the fantasy, history and ingenuity behind Steampunk on March 21 and 22 at the Orange Empire Railway Museum.

The Iron Horse/Family Steampunk Carnivale celebrates the future of the past. It pays homage to the Victorian Era, Edwardian science fiction and the Industrial Revolution with a real, live steam-powered locomotive being the perfect backdrop.

According to Wikipedia, “Steampunk began as a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy literature, but has developed in recent years to become a craft and lifestyle movement that commonly features some aspect of steam-powered machinery. Although its literary origins are sometimes associated with cyberpunk, steampunk is often inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century.

At the Iron Horse/Family Steampunk Carnivale enjoy the quirky Victorian-flavored hip hop of Poplock Holmes and the magical medicine show of Dr. Solar. At an evening concert, experience the mesh of mime and music of Steam Powered Giraffe.

Other activities and displays include:

Steam locomotive and vintage trolley rides
Steampunk artisans displaying jewelry, handiworks and steam-driven contraptions and imaginative gadgets
Steampunk/Victorian era fashion show and costume contest
Steampunk workshops
High Tea in a vintage dining rail car (extra fee)
Victorian age steam-powered car

ADMISSION:

From 9 am to 5 pm the price is $15 for ages 12 and up, $10 ages 5 – 11, ages 4 and under are FREE.
The Steam Powered Giraffe evening concert from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. is $25.
For $35, you can attend the Iron Horse/Family Steampunk Carnivale and the concert.

WHEN: Saturday, March 22 & Sunday, March 23

WHERE: The Orange Empire Railway Museum is located 2201 S A St., Perris, CA

Now for a flash giveaway! Enter to win a family 4-pack of tickets to attend The Iron Horse/Family Steampunk Carnivale on either day of your choosing (evening concert not included)! The winner will be selected on March 15!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Rules: US Residents Only. No purchase necessary to enter. One winner will be randomly selected via RaffleCopter and notified via email. Winner must respond within 24 hours to claim the prize or a new winner will be chosen via RaffleCopter. The prize package will be fulfilled by the sponsor.

For more information about the Steampunk Carnivale, please visit www.oerm.org

Happy Field Tripping,

Jilleen

Disclosure: This post is for informational purposes only. All points of view are my own. Photo copyrighted by The Orange Empire Railway Museum and used by permission.

FREE Cooking Classes for Kids in SoCal!

Posted on February 9, 2015 | Filed Under: 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 | 4 Comments

Do your children like to cook, play “kitchen” with their friends or gather around your feet while you make dinner? Then turn that desire to help into action! Southern California offers many FREE cooking classes for kids in our area! From baking to healthy eating to creating delicious meals, your children are bound to find at least one cooking class that will satisfy their taste buds.

My family’s personal favorite are William-Sonoma’s Junior Chef Classes. The classes are FREE and offered at various William-Sonoma stores throughout Southern California for children ages 5+. My children have been a few times and really enjoy them. However, my kids also like more hands-on activities so we prefer the Cake Baking and Easter Egg Dying classes.

In February, William-Sonoma are offering the following classes:

Feb. 14 @ 10 am – 52-New Foods: Stir-Frying

Stir up some delicious fun at the next class in our 52 New Foods series! Together we’ll make Stir-Fried Chicken with Bok Choy. It’s a fantastic dinner you can cook with your family—then claim the leftovers and pack in your lunch box to enjoy the next day. Suitable for ages 9–13.

Feb. 21 @ 10 am – Homemade Chicken Fingers

Who doesn’t love chicken fingers—crispy on the outside and moist and tender on the inside. Learn how to make chicken fingers that are so tasty, you won’t want to eat out again! Suitable for ages 5 – 13.

Feb. 28 @ 10 am – Cake Baking, from Start to Frosting

Calling all bakers! Want to make a cake that will wow your friends and family? In this class we’ll bake a fabulous cake, make a creamy frosting and then sample our decadent creation! Suitable for ages 5 – 13.

The best way to find a William-Sonoma’s Junior Chef Class near you is to visit their store locator and register over the phone or in person.

Mitsuwa in Torranace, a well-known Japanese supermarket chain, also offers FREE cooking classes for kids the first Sunday of every month. They demonstrate how to cook Japanese food using various Japanese and other ingredients. It is a rare experience where children get to learn, try and taste everything that they personally make. In the past ,children have made hand rolled sushi, okonomiyaki (japanese pancake), bento boxes and more.

Mitsuwa’s classes tend to fill up rather quickly, so make sure to call ahead and register your child if interested.

Finally, not free, but close to it is Whole Foods’ Kids Cooking Class at The District in Tustin, California. The class is held every other Friday and costs $5 per child.

Chef Cintia whips up kid friendly recipes that are easy, fun and delicious and talks about why it’s important to color your plate with healthy foods. She plans healthy kid friendly recipes for the kids to make themselves. The idea is that the kids may show an interest in eating healthy if they get to help make it. RSVPs are required by emailing cintia.madrid@wholefoods.com. You can learn more about this class on meetup.

Looking for some more tips on cooking with kids in the kitchen? Check out my Kids In The Kitchen Pinterest Board for some inspiration!

Follow SoCal Field Trips’s board Kids In The Kitchen on Pinterest

Happy Field Tripping!

Jilleen

Disclosure: This post is for informational purposes only. All opinions are 100% my own!