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Butterflies Everywhere

This Saturday, bring your family to Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley to learn everything about the California Western Butterfly and its habitat with an up close look at the magnificent creatures. Wander through the Butterfly Garden and gather under netted butterfly enclosures in the park’s Camp Sycamore. Children will have the opportunity to …

Night Out To See Warhorse

Tonight, I am super excited to attend the Tony Award® winning show WAR HORSE at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. I just saw the movie over the weekend and LOVED it! If you haven’t seen it, it is a great rental – try Netflix or Showtime. Follow me on twitter tonight as I tweet about the show! @ToddlerTrails

I’m really looking forward to learning more about the magnificent “Joey” puppet created by Handspring Puppet Company, see behind-the-scenes footage featuring Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones – puppet designers for WAR HORSE, try my hand at operating a puppet created in the style of “Young Joey” and learn from an American WWI soldier about what life might have been like during “The War to End all Wars.” They will even have WWI artifacts and uniforms on display.

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day with Pretend City

What will be doing Monday January 21st? We will be heading on over to Pretend City 29 Hubble Irvine, CA Activities will be 10:00am – 3:00pm Pretend City will be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of friendship and love as children explore the big ideas and images surrounding Dr. King’s legacy. In …

January at Pretend City

Happy New Year! Parents can start 2013 off right with their children by learning a few small lifestyle adjustments that can make a big difference for their family. For the month of January at Pretend City Children’s Museum, the calendar is packed with things that children can do and learn together that will benefit them …

Calling All Knights & Princesses!

If you are looking for a fun night out with the family, Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament is a great way to do it. Whether you’re celebrating a special event or just surprising the kids with a spectacular show, now is the time to do it! For a very limited time, tickets for children ages 12 and under …

Dreaming of Paradise

Over the weekend I was excited to venture to Irwindale with some fellow bloggers to Dole’s Family Day, celebrating their float for the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade. As a fan of the Rose Parade, being able to check out the floats, before the flowers were in place was really special for me. So here …

Visit a Southern Cal Ice Kingdom – CHILL

Have you been to the Queen Mary recently? Remember the gigantic white dome that housed the Spruce Goose? Well, they’ve converted it into a magical Ice Kingdom – CHILL! Photo Credits: Queen Mary/Chill Grab a parka (provided) and head on into CHILL, a spectacular gallery of huge ice carvings (very much like the ones at …

Hasten Beds

As a mom, we don’t get much sleep. Having so many items on my plate, add in carpool, dance, baseball, hubby’s high school softball team, his referee schedule…and the list goes on and on, it’s amazing if I get one night full of sleep. I have been joking with the hubster about the fact that …

Time to Party Like Its 2013!

I know Christmas isn’t even here yet, but have you decided where you’ll be ringing in the New Year? I’m so excited that we’ll be spending the New Year at Knott’s Berry Farm. #KnottsNYE Knott’s invites families to start the year together to enjoy a variety of family fun like: Midnight Fireworks Comedian Magician Live …

A Visit With Santa Giveaway

We just got back from visiting Santa at his Orange County Wonderland, an experience we really enjoyed. We walked into Santa’s Wonderland and were immediately greeted with Santa’s Helper Elves. They guided us into the main room to give us a little information about this magical place. First stop, Mischief Maze: My munchkins had so much …

We love the Christmas Train!

It’s the season, once again for one of my favorite holiday events, Irvine Park Railroad’s annual Christmas Train. Come with family and friends and take this enchanting night ride through historic Irvine Regional Park to meet Santa Claus. The train will depart every 15 minutes from the brightly-lit train station and drop passengers off at …