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Great news for movie lovers! A Floating Cinema is coming to Los Angeles on September 2, 2020. This floating cinema will be only for one week and equipped with 12 to 24 social distancing boats that hold up to 8 people each. You need to purchase a ticket for a boat and you can only share the boat with your own group. The boats will be more than 6 feet apart, and you will have no contact with other movie goers. The list of the movies have not yet been announced but the movies will be a mix of golden oldies and new releases. Your ticket for the boat will include free popcorn for everyone in your party. You can also purchase snacks and drinks before you set sail. The tickets are not on sale yet but you can pre-register to find out when tickets go on sale. The exact location has not yet been announced.

The wait is over! NHMLA is reopening its' Butterfly Pavilion and Nature Gardens as of August 28th for members, and on September 11th to the general public. To ensure the safety of visitors, NHMLA has put in place the following safety and health protocol: Timed ticket entry Limiting the number of guests to promote a physically distanced and safe environment Face coverings must be worn at all times by staff and visitors except children under the age of two. Frequent and thorough cleaning of all public spaces, including restrooms, exhibition areas, handrails, and counters. Advanced, timed-tickets are now available online for Member Previews and must be reserved prior to your visit. Your tickets allow for entry through the North Entrance and then a stroll through the Nature Gardens on the way to the Butterfly Pavilion. Pre-paid parking reservations are also required and can be made when you purchase the Butterfly Pavilion tickets. The outdoor spaces are open Friday through Sunday. Tickets are $6 per person for non-members, and free for members. Parking is $6 for non-Members and free for Members. Non-Member Tickets will go on sale on August 31st. For more information about the reopening of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, visit their official website.

My children get super excited about breakfast when they know I am making their favorite vegan pancakes. Today, I want to share with you how I make super yummy vegan pancakes that are not only delicious, they are very healthy too. How to Make Supper Yummy Vegan Pancakes First let's start with all the ingredients you need: Ingredients 1 cup dairy-free milk or almond milk 1 tbsp baking powder 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 tbsp melted coconut oil or olive oil ¼ tbsp salt 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract 2 tbsp maple syrup Use extra oil to grease your skillet – if you wish Vegan Pancakes Recipe Whisk the baking powder, flour, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Now, take another mixing bowl and put all the ingredients such as milk, vanilla extract, oil, and maple syrup together until they are blended thoroughly. (make sure to warm up the coconut oil gently in the microwave if it’s getting solidified by the contact of cold milk.) Place all the liquid mixture into the dry mixture, and stir them so that a few lumps remain. Make sure not to over-mix it, otherwise the pancakes would get hard. If you want to add optional ingredients, chocolate chips or blueberries would be good options. To make sure you get fluffy pancakes, let the batter rest for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a nonstick griddle or a heavy cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat. Or, if you are using an electric skillet then heat it to 350º F. Once the surface of your pan is hot enough, you can start cooking your pancakes. You may use additional oil or cooking spray lightly to oil the cooking surface if you want. (I don’t use additional oil while using my non-stick griddle yet my pancakes look amazing.) Scoop ¼ cup of batter on the warm skillet. Cook the pancake until you see the small bubbles on the surface, and this will take around 2 to 3 minutes. Now flip the pancake and cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until the pancakes turn into golden brown. Repeat the cooking process to cook the rest of the pancakes. Also, you might need to adjust the temperature to keep the pan warm till the end (I generally reduce the heat from medium to medium-low heat). Well, you are ready to serve the pancakes on the table so that your kids can enjoy their breakfast. Or store them in a 200º F oven to keep them warm. For Oil Free Pancakes, you need to use more non-dairy milk and omit the oil. You can also go for melted vegan butter, avocado oil, melted coconut oil, or olive oil. To make gluten-free pancakes, use a quality gluten-free flour instead of regular flour. You can go for whole wheat pastry flour for a whole grain option. For chocolate chip pancakes, fold 1 cup of dairy-free chocolate chips into the batter. And for the blueberry pancakes, you can try 1 cup of fresh blueberries as well. A flax egg works great for egg replacement while making these pancakes. It’s a simple mix of ground flax seed meal along with hot water. It’s so simple and it is a great option for replacing the eggs. How to Store the Pancakes! You can easily keep the leftover pancakes up to 5 days in the refrigerator, or they can be frozen for up to 3 months. When you are ready to eat the pancakes, just wrap them in paper towel, and place them in the microwave or use a toaster oven to heat them up. I hope you enjoyed my super yummy vegan pancake recipe! And if you make these super delicious, fluffy, and tasty pancakes, I would love it if you share with me how they turned out! If you have any questions or suggestions about the recipe, please leave a comment below.

While the big kids love to go trick-or-treating with their friends door to door in their neighborhood, there is a much better option with little kids who can't stay up late to celebrate Halloween like older kids do. Century City Westfield Mall, and Culver City Westfield Mall are perfect destinations for little ones to celebrate this spooky day of the year, as no scary costumes are allowed on the mall, and you can go trick-or-treating as early as 10 O'clock in the morning. Dress in your favorite Halloween costume on October 31st, and look for the ghost signs displayed in the windows, and enjoy trick-or-treating at Century City or Culver City Westfiled Malls with your little ones. The Culver City Police Department and Culver City Fire Department will also be passing out candy in center court and taking selfies! Westfiled Century City 10250 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90067 10:00 am – 9:00 pm Westfield Culver City 6000 Sepulveda Boulevard Suite 2820 Culver City CA 90230 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm These are some rules that you should follow at both Malls: Costumes must be child-friendly and may not be obstructive, offensive or violent. No masks are allowed and eyes must be visible at all times. Costumes should not contain any weapons which resemble or could easily be mistaken for an actual weapon. Costumes should not contain sharp objects, pointed objects or materials that may strike a customer. To final best Los Angeles Neighborhoods for Trick-or-Treating, click here.

Underwood Family Farms will be opening the Moorpark Farm for pick your own fruits and vegetables on Friday, May 1, 2020. With plenty of fresh air and wide-open space, it will allow for visitors to select and harvest their own essential produce directly from the fields while maintaining social distance. The Pick Your Own fields will be open daily from 9am – 6pm. Entrance to the fields will be separate from the Farm Market. Admission to pick your own produce is $5.00 per person, and children under 2 are free. Tractor-drawn wagon rides to the fields are included with the admission. There will be a one-way path to either board a tractor-drawn wagon or walk to the fields. Tractor-drawn wagons will carry a limited number of people to maintain 6 feet separation. Masks will be required when checking in and out. Gloves are required and must be worn at all times. Hand washing stations and restrooms will be at the entrances, in the fields, and at the exits. Upon exiting, two booths will be located for checking out. Sanitizing of surfaces will take place continually throughout the day. Team members will be on hand to ensure all procedures are adhered to by all. For more information about Underwood Family Farms, click here.

There is no shortage of reasons why you should have your kids help with chores, especially when they’re cooped up at home because schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For one, doing chores teaches them life skills. When they grow up, independent life will be much easier if they know how to do laundry, clean their apartment, and cook, among other things. For another, chores also help kids build a strong work ethic, which is going to come in handy when they enter the workforce as adults. It also helps to know that, according to researchers from the University of Minnesota, chores help children become more successful adults. In all honesty, getting kids to do chores is not going to be that easy. Chores, after all, aren’t likely to be your kids’ idea of fun. However, they might reconsider if you offer them rewards for their efforts. Some parents might be averse to the idea of rewarding kids for doing housework. However, as long as it gets them to do chores that will help them in later life, a reward for accomplishing every task listed on your chore app for kids isn’t such a bad idea at all. If you’re wondering how to best reward your kids for doing chores, read on. Give Them An Allowance On the surface, giving your kids money is just a way of rewarding them for doing chores. An allowance for accomplishing tasks, however, does more than that. It also happens to be an excellent way of teaching your kids financial literacy. When your kids receive money after finishing their chores, it will impress upon them the importance of work. It will teach them that to earn money, they have to work hard for it, and that’s a mindset that will serve them in good stead as they grow older. An allowance will also teach them how to save money for a rainy day, or at least for something they’d like to buy in the future, like new signature kicks or the latest videogame. If you’re using a chore app for children, you have a nifty tool that will help your kids manage their allowances and more. Sweets For Your Sweeties An allowance would be great for older kids, but for much younger children, desserts would probably be a more attractive option. Of course, it’s never a good idea to give your kids plenty of sweets. However, if you’re going to ask your 5-year-old kid to help with some age-appropriate chores once in a while, a trip to an ice cream shop sounds like a pretty good incentive for helping out. Chores For Screen Time It’s rare to see a kid these days whose face isn’t buried in a computer or a tablet. The thing is, you, as a parent, have every right to manage their screen time. If you’re going to limit their screen time, why not use it as a reward for helping out with the chores? You can tell your teenager that mowing the lawn will get them an hour of screen time. Smaller and easier chores will get them 30 extra minutes, and so on. If social media or gaming is that important to them, they likely won’t hesitate to do chores as long as they get to earn more screen time! These are just a few of the many ways to reward your kids for helping you out with tasks around the house. You can also think up more rewards that will make them look forward to the next round of chore assignments.

Let's be frank! We Angelinos parents love Selfies and Instagram-worthy photos with our family and our kids. For this same reason, we are excited to announce that an interactive museum that explores the history of the selfie has a new exhibition The Museum of Dreams in Los Angeles. New sets have been added to the exhibit for a more dynamic adventure for everyone to enjoy! This family-friendly attraction will feature new photo opportunities with a Private Jet Experience, Unique Mirroring Wings, the Museum in miniature and much more! The interactive experience provides premium photo opportunities featuring works from several visionary artists such as Darel Carey with his dimensional art. Museum of Selfies Los Angeles will open to public on December 19, 2019. Hours of operation will be Monday-Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. and Friday to Sunday from 10 a.m. – Midnight. Tickets start at $20 for children and $25 for adults and is available online at https://museumofselfies.com/. Children under 5 are free.

The Museum of Illusions comes Instagram ready with completely new 3D Illusions and Upside Down House exhibit that will take your breath away, transporting you to a world of fantasy and imagination! Their 30+ 3D illusions produce eye popping pics, inspired by cartoon, art, current events, movies and more! Not just that, our Upside down house features 7 unique rooms all flipping the world as you know it, upside down! You can look forward to go on an African Safari, get close and personal with the elephants, take stage in front of a massive crowd of adoring fans, walk on the edge of a skyscraper in a daring escape attempt. And of course, try cooking breakfast in an upside down kitchen, or relaxing on the Sofa, conveniently located on the ceiling. Flash photography is not just allowed, it’s encouraged. The Museum of Illusions is the place to be to create memories with your kids and let your imagination soar. There is no time limit to how long you can stay. However, visitors usually spend 45-60 minutes at the museum. Museum of Illusions is located at 6751 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028, and is open daily from 10:00am - 12:00am with the last admission at 11:30pm. The admission starts at $10.30 for kids and $18 for adults. Children under 5 are free.

To encourage families to stay home during the pandemic, and to practice social distancing, we have created a list of virtual events and tours for kids to stream right from the comfort of your home. You can find so many interactive videos, tours, and shows online to watch with your kids right from your couch. The BeatBuds Live Show The BeatBuds are an interactive and educational music act that children and parents love. Broad Museum: Family Art Studio At-Home Create artworks at home inspired by artists from the Broad collection with our new weekly art activity tutorials for families, which will be released every Friday morning on our social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube)! Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems: Free Video Series Mo Willems invites kids into his studio to draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing. Videos are added each day. At Home Happiness With Bob Baker Marionette Children will learn the ABCs of the CDC, feel confident teaching others good hygiene, and ultimately lead informed lives without fear. Big Bear Bald Eagle Cam Discover a real-life bald eagles’ nest, 110 ft. up in the air, in Big Bear. The live webcam keeps a watch on two birds of prey, Jackie and Shadow, 24/7. Art Lessons with Jarrett Krosoczka This all-ages drawing masterclass goes live at 2pm Eastern, 1pm Central and 11am Pacific every day. Doodles With Mo Willems Draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. You can see each weekday’s new video at 1:00 p.m. Move It Mornings: Live Ninja Classes Log in each day at 10:30 EDT and interact LIVE with a fun ninja coach and get those hearts pumping. New Victory Theater Arts Break Guided by New Victory Teaching Artists, every post will tell you what you need, what to expect and what to do. Whether you have some energetic kids or some curious adults, explore these activities to make it work for you. Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari Visit the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden daily from home, as a different animal and home-based activity are featured daily. The events go live at 3 pm Eastern, 2pm Central, 12 noon Pacific. Reef Relief: Marine Science Virtual Classroom Florida Keys' Reef Relief offers virtual classes on Facebook Live. Lessons are geared towards students in preK through 8th grade. Where's Walt? Join the Fairfield Museum's Program and Volunteer Coordinator Walt Matis as he live streams each week from a different Fairfield location. Learn about Fairfield's unique and historic places on this lively adventure with Walt! Petersen Automotive Museum Online Learning Start a virtual engines: the Petersen Automotive Museum offers free online educational livestreams twice daily. Space vs Dinos The American Museum of Natural History in NYC is hosting a "watch party" for the Space vs. Dinos video series on the Museum’s YouTube channel. During the stream, you can participate in a live chat with astrophysicist Jackie Faherty and paleontologist Aki Watanabe at 1:30pm ET, 12:30pm CT, or 10:30am PT. Science Mom and Math Dad Shows Each show will feature a science lesson, math activities, interactive games, and stories. NYC Metropolitan Opera Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. Growga Family Yoga Join Growga for some family yoga every Wednesday evening and Saturday morning! Twinkle Time Live Bilingual Kindie Pop Rock Music Phenomenon Twinkle not only sings and tours the U.S.A. with her concert Twinkle Time but also produces, writes and acts in her very own webisodes for kids of all ages. Sofa Mini Concerts Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band host a daily live mini concert at 10am Pacific (12 noon Central, 1pm Eastern) Museum Tours Famous Museums offer virtual tours to enjoy at the comfort of your home. Virtual Field Trips Fun field trips that you can take with your kids from home. Justin Roberts Stuck at Home Concerts Every morning Justin Roberts is going live to share projects that can be done at home, teach a song on the ukulele, and more. Justin goes live everyday at 8:30am Pacific Time. PJ Library Read Aloud PJ Library posts a read aloud session featuring a picture book, every school day.  Stories are viewable on Facebook and Instagram. Social Distancing With Dinosaurs & Mammoths The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County including the Natural History Museum, La Brea Tar Pits and William S. Hart Museum are innovating to open new doors to natural history virtually while physical doors are closed. National Parks Virtual Tours Awesome National Parks that you can explore right from your couch.

As part of their 22nd Annual Fall Harvest Festival, Underwood Family Farm is celebrating Farm Country Weekend on Saturday, October 5th & Sunday, October 6th. It'll be down home fun on the farm complete with country and bluegrass music and a live-remote visit from favorite local station KHAY. The weekend will be filled with fun such as pig races, Animal Shows, strolling musicians and various performers from Jumbo Shrimp Circus. Don't miss the following live bands on the Main Stage beginning at 10:30am. Local Ventura County bands will perform throughout the weekend on the Main stage for Farm Country Weekend which will take place from 10:00am - 5:45pm (bands & times listed on the website). In addition, KHAY Country Radio will be broadcasting LIVE from the farm! Weekend Festival admission includes tractor-drawn wagon ride, corn maze, corn stalk labyrinth, Pig Races, Animal Show, Pumpkin House, Pumpkin playhouse, live music and entertainment, access to Pick-Your-Own fields and Pumpkin Patch, Animal Center including Bee Barn, hay pyramids, Fun Hill, Kid's Corral, Farmer Craig's Chicken Show, Combine Slide, Cotton Harvesting Slide and more! For information on activities included with weekday admission as well as ticketed attractions and prices, please visit admission & tickets page. Festival hours are 9:00 am - 6:00 pm daily. Admission is $16.00 per person. Children under 2 & parking are Free. You can purchase your tickets online to save time and avoid waiting in line. For more information on the 22nd Annual Fall Harvest Festival, visit Underwood Family Farm at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com.

You may have been to the Aquarium of the Pacific many times before with your kids, but this fall, you would definitely want to visit the Aquarium to experience all the new activities and engaging events going on during the fall, especially the new new Pacific Visions wing. Experience a state-of–the-art immersive theater, interactive art installations, engaging multimedia displays, and several new live animal exhibits at the new w Pacific Visions wing. Explore underwater realms, future possibilities, and help create a new planet right here on Earth. The Honda Pacific Visions Theater show, which is 8 minutes long, is free with Aquarium admission and plays every 15 minutes. It is open to all ages. While immersing yourselves in the underwater world of the Pacific Visions art gallery, you can also get a marine “manicure” by tropical cleaner shrimp at a mobile shrimp cart Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In addition the Aquarium’s animal ambassadors will be stationed outside the entrance to Pacific Visions four times each day between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Meet these animals up close and learn how they are connected to the messages in Pacific Visions. The Aquarium has two species of cephalopods on view in the Tropical Pacific Gallery. See bigfin reef squid in the Tentacles and Ink exhibit, and look for new pajama squid in the Tropical Jewels exhibits. The Aquarium features several opportunities to get up close to and even touch or feed animals from the Pacific Ocean. Feed a ray at the Ray Touch Pool for only $5. These feedings will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays until November 3. You can purchase a cup of food at the Ray Touch Pool at the start of the feeding. Events this fall include a ‘90s-themed Night Dive on September 27 and free Shark Lagoon Nights on Fridays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Explore the Aquarium to take the photos you’ve always dreamed of on Photographers Night on October 6. Participate in the Aquarium 5K and Kids Fun Run on October 12 (Kids Fun Run participants receive free Aquarium admission). Learn about the government agency that monitors the ocean and environment on NOAA and Our Planet Day on November 2. On November 10 the Aquarium will host Autism Families Night for families with adults or children with autism. Admission is $7 per person. Veterans and military personnel with service ID receive free admission on Veterans Day, November 11. The Aquarium’s fall calendar of cultural festivals includes Moompetam: Native American Festival on September 21 and 22, Baja Splash on September 28 and 29, Southeast Asia Day on October 5, and the Autumn Festival on November 16 and 17. Celebrate Halloween together at Scarium of the Pacific on October 26 and 27, and you can help support the Aquarium’s animal care, conservation, and education programs at Sea Fare, the annual fundraiser on October 19. For full calendar of events at the Aquarium, click here. Aquarium of Pacific is located at 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802. For more information, visit their official website. Save $5 if you buy your tickets online before your visit. #Aquarium #Fall

This October, four giant illuminated humanoid figures will invade Downtown Los Angeles and take over FIGat7th. These giants are quiet and gentle, yet curious about our fantastic planet and its inhabitants. They’ll live among us, observing the crowds at FIG while serving as the backdrop to countless selfies. Inspiration for this light installation has been taken from the 1973 Czech/ French film Fantastic Planet (La Planète Sauvage). This stop motion science fiction film directed by René Laloux depicted a story set in an unimaginably distant future in a world of gargantuan humanoids where human beings are a feral race. The giants are another edgy and ephemeral artwork by Australian artist Amanda Parer. Be sure to stop by with your kids between October 30, 2019 and November 10, 2019 between 11:00 am to 11:00 pm to say hello, touch, hug, and take selfie with these giants. FIGat7th is located at 735 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017.

Antique Tractor Weekend featuring the Topa Topa Fly Wheelers, comes back to Underwood Family Farms on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13. From 10:00am - 4:00pm, view dozens of unique old tractors from Farmall & John Deere to Case, Ford, Allis Chalmers, International and more. These beauties will be on display along with their proud owners who are ready to answer any question you may have. Don't miss the tractor parades that will take place at 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm. Weekend admission includes the Animal Center, Festival area with corn maze, pumpkin house, pumpkin playhouse, corn stalk labyrinth, hay pyramids, pumpkin patch, displays and access to PYO fields, tractor-drawn wagon rides around the farm, Animal Shows, pig races, themed weekends, live music, entertainment, and more! Be sure to take a ride down the Combine Slide and back for the 2nd year - The Cotton Harvester Slide! Festival hours are 9:00am - 6:00pm daily. Admission is $8.00 per person Monday - Friday, $16.00 per person on September 28 & 29 and October 5 & 6, and $22.00 on October 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, & 27. Children UNDER 2 & parking are FREE.  Tickets are available on-line. For more information on the 22nd Annual Fall Harvest Festival, visit Underwood Family Farms' official website at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com

The Wild West comes to the Underwood Family Farms as part of their 22nd Annual Fall Harvest Festival this Saturday, October 19 & Sunday, October 20, 2019. The weekend will be filled with all things cowboy! Wild West entertainment includes a kid's roping range, barrel horses, sidewalk swindles, stunt jugglers, stilt walkers, a banjo cowpoke, mime sheriff, a bullwhip show and even an old miner.  You are in for a treat when the The Billhillyz arrive to the farm in their covered wagon early Saturday morning to spend the entire weekend at the farm! On the Main Stage, the sounds of the wild west will be heard from 10:30am - 2:00pm with The Grass River String Band playing on Saturday and JB and the Big Circle Riders on Sunday. Saturday afternoon, the Ploughboys will perform from 3:00pm - 5:45pm and Orchard Bluegrass Band rounds out the weekend on Sunday afternoon. Weekend admission also includes the corn maze, corn-stalk labyrinth, pumpkin houses, Animal Center with fun hill, kid's corral, hay pyramids, pig races, Animal Shows, the pumpkin patch, tractor-drawn wagon rides, and the Cotton Harvester Slide! Festival hours are 9:00am - 6:00pm daily. Admission is $22.00 for this event. Children under & parking are free. Save time & avoid waiting and buy tickets on-line. For more information on the 22nd Annual Fall Harvest Festival, visit Underwood Family Farm's official website at www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com.

Nights of the Jack is nothing like you have experienced before. This immersive experience showcases thousands of hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins, situated throughout the stunning property at King Gillette Ranch, which will blow your mind away. Expect to see some larger than life pumpkin installations as well as detailed artist depictions of your favorite movie stars, sports heroes, and animated characters. This year, in partnership with Nickelodeon, the event will feature a special “SpongeBob SquarePants” installation, which brings to life fan-favorite SpongeBob characters and iconic Bikini Bottom places through an illuminated pumpkin display, as well as an "Are You Afraid of the Dark?” pre-show tent space to include twisted surprises, along with an interactive augmented reality experience. In addition to the attractions, there will be seasonal food and beverage offerings from some of LA’s top food trucks and vendors. Nights of the Jack starts on October 3rd and continues through November 3rd this year. The event starts at 6:30 pm each night. Typical time on the trail is 45 mins to 1 hour and you are free to walk the trail at your own pace. Adult Tickets are $22, and Infants are free (0-3 yrs old). Nights of the Jack is located at the King Gillette Ranch at 26800 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas, CA 91302. Click here for Google Maps Directions. Valet Parking and Self Parking are available for purchase on site. For more information about Nights of The Jack, please visit their official website.