Here are some amazing stories of Los Angeles from KCET. One is on the Los Angeles River produced with Friends of the Los Angeles River and the students from the Los Angeles Leadership Academy. Here is one on Eagle Rock produced with students from Occidental College. The one on Watts produced with students from Watts High School. The first one in the series is on Boyle Heights.
Exploring Los Angeles
September 15, 2009
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Shared Sibling Activities For Youngsters
September 14, 2009I don’t remember how I found this blogspot but it had an interesting interview with the twin authors of The Siblings’ Busy Book that I just ordered for my daughter. It has at-home activities that keep the interest of brothers and sisters of different ages while they are creating something together.
Found lots of similar books by reading the various reviews in Amazon. Actually, the day care centers would probably enjoy the ideas in these books as much as the parents do! – Here are some of them – Be sure to check out the similar books at the bottom of the book descriptions:
more Art oriented books
Arts and Crafts type books
Busy Books for various ages
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The Great Reno Balloon Race in 28th Year
September 12, 2009The Great Reno Balloon Race is this weekend. The visitrenotahoe.com site has all kinds of pictures and info. The Reno momslikeme.com sponsored The World’s Largest Pajama Party this morning with Farmer’s Insurance. Here’s a Flickr slideshow from the RenoTahoe website including my favorite – The Energizer Bunny! This video is pretty awesome! There are lots more videos on the same page as that one. Enjoy!
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Fiery Sunset Photos
September 7, 2009I love sunsets! I love catching really beautiful ones with my camera! Here are four shots from Saturday, September 4, 2009, over Reno, NV.
Some Sierra Wave Clouds
Looking Towards Donner Pass
Fire Cloud
More Fiery Red Clouds
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Indoor Activities for Kids or Grandkids
September 4, 2009Today I have several links for indoor activities for kids or grandkids. My daughter says it will be raining this weekend in Portland, so here are some home-spun fun ideas. Mommysavers.com has a whole page of frugal fun. HowStuffWorks.com has easy indoor games and crafts. SimpleMom.net has a list of indoor activities. eHow has another fun page of all kinds of activities. Orato.com has a list of 10 Best Rainy Day Games For Kids as well. Should get your imagination started if nothing else!!
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Free Art Venues Sponsored By Target
September 2, 2009The Target Community Webpage gives you the opportunity to enter the city closest to you to list museums and art venues you can visit for free or with discounts thanks to sponsoring from Target. Target gives 5% of its income to communities. Their newspaper ad says that is over $3 million every week.
In the LA area:
Levitt Pavilion at McArthur Park -Target Children’s Night every Sunday through Sept 6 6:30-7:30 pm
LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles – Target Free Holiday Mondays 9/7/09, 10/12/09
Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles – Target Free Family Saturdays Days – Second Saturday of the month
CAAM: California African American Museum, Los Angeles – Target Sundays at CAAM – First Sunday of the month
Plaza de la Raza, Los Angeles – Target Feria de la Familia 9/9/09
Bowers Museum – Target Free First Sundays Every first Sunday through December 10 am-4 pm
Orange County Museum of Art – Target Free Second Sundays Every second Sunday through December 11 am – 4 pm
The Children’s Museum at La Habra Target Free First Saturdays Every first Saturday through November and December 12 10 am – 5 pm
And several places in major American cities: Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Washington DC, Dallas/Ft Worth, Denver, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Seattle, St. Louis, San Diego, Portland, Phoenix, Orange County, Detroit, Long Beach, Omaha, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, New York, Miami, Salt Lake City, etc. Check it out!
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Pretend City Children’s Museum
August 30, 2009Pretend City Children’s Museum, designed for children from infants to 8 years old, opens today in Irvine, CA. Their educational philosophy is “Children learn best when they’re actively having fun at it!” Erika Chavez of the Orange County Register raves about it! Her 4 1/2 year old daughter loved it! I coould not find today’s newspaper review on-line so here is an earlier review from the beginning of August. It’s great fun for the younger kids.
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Reno Mountain Bike Race
August 28, 2009Galena Fest 2009 is a new event in Reno for cycling enthusiasts! Competitive mountain biking in the hills above South Reno at the Galena Creek Regional Park.
The race takes place Sept. 27, 2009, from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. with several events for mountain bikers of every age and skill level.
Activities include
The Bloody Rose Mountain Bike Climb to Relay Peak
The Thorn Mountain Bike Climb to The Wall at Sky Tavern
Kids’ Mountain Bike Race through Galena Creek Regional Park and
Big Fish Contest at Marilyn Pond
The event will raise funds to keep Galena Creek Regional Park accessible and safe and re-establish outdoor programs at the Park.
Register for this exciting event at www.renogalenafest.com.
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Los Angeles from Horseback
August 27, 2009Another great Sunday newspaper article I also found on line is an Associated Press article by Solange Reyner called Seeing the City of Angels on Horseback. Here are photos of the horses. More info is available at Griffth Park Horse Rentals Trail Rides details and Frequently Asked Questions at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center.
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Ice Skating at High Camp, Squaw Valley USA
August 26, 2009Feel like going ice skating, now, at the end of August – not at the North Pole? You can at High Camp at Squaw Valley USA. Maggie O’Neill at the Reno Gazette-Journal shared the highlights in her Aug 23rd, 2009 article.
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