If you’ve followed SoCal Field Trips for some time, then you know I am a strong proponent of introducing children to a variety of careers at a young age.   This includes careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics, otherwise known as STEAM. Now here’s your chance to introduce your children to …

Attend the 5th annual Long Beach Touch-A-Truck interactive event in Long Beach on Saturday, March 28 from 9:30 am – 1:00 pm!  More than 115 large vehicles will be on display for kids of all ages to climb aboard and explore such vehicles as firetrucks, police vehicles, buses, semi-trucks, tractors, military vehicles and more. Long Beach Touch-A-Truck is hosted …

Recently, my daughter and I went on a field trip with her charter school for the Ellis Island Experience on The Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.  The Queen Mary docents led us on a role-playing exercise that transports students back in time and simulates an ocean crossing aboard the Queen Mary’s older sister, the Mauretania. …

On Sunday, my daughter and I had the opportunity to preview the new exhibit called The Art of the Brick at The California Science Center in Los Angeles.  Hailed as “the world’s largest display of LEGO art”, The Art of the Brick consists of one million LEGO bricks transformed into more than 100 sculptures by …

Back in December, I was invited to spend the weekend as a guest of the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, California to help celebrate their “rebirth” as the newly renovated and innovated Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa.   A lot has changed since the last time I visited.  The property was …