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At Fun With Kids in LA, our mission is to inspire parents every day to do fun things with their kids. We share the best of LA with our awesome followers, and as a thank you for being so awesome, we surprise you with gifts that will inspire you to make memories with your families. Circus Vargas is back, and we’re excited to partner up with them again to give away a family 4 pack to "The Greatest of Ease"! The Show: Run away with the circus, for two unforgettable hours of nonstop action and adventure, as they transport you back through the ages of circus history and tradition! A magnificent, mega-hit production guaranteed to thrill and enchant children of all ages at Circus Vargas, where memories are made and cherished for a lifetime! There will be a an opportunity to meet and mingle with the cast after the show and take pictures with them! And 30 minutes before the show, you can enjoy an exciting, interactive pre-show where children can create their own magic under the big top! America’s favorite traveling big top Circus Vargas is a family-run operation featuring several generations of artists and crew. To Enter: See our Giveaway page for details to enter for a chance to win. You must enter between May 2nd through May 7th for a chance to win. For more information about the show and show times, please visit Circus Vargas' website. #circus #funwithkids #giveaway #sanpedro

Brick Fest Live is on tour, and will be in Pasadena Convention Center on August 24 & 25, 2019 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. At Brick Fest Live, you’ll get the chance to participate in one of the biggest LEGO events of the year featuring hands-on building attractions, and the largest variety of LEGO-themed merchandise imaginable. Hands-on LEGO® Attractions and Activities Include: Neon City and Glow Gallery: See LEGO® art shine under black-light and add your custom creations to the most unique LEGO building experience Brick Fest Live! Brick Fest Speedway: Build, Race, and Win! Watch your custom-built LEGO® derby car zoom on 35-foot long timed-tracks! Guinness World-Record Setting LEGO Mosaic: Build your part of Brick Fest Live’s Mystery Mosaic. Inspiration Stations: Add to mind-blowing, life-sized LEGO® builds and make them your own with more LEGO® than you've ever seen. Video Game Arena: Challenge your family or make new friends in the Brick Fest Gaming Arena playing your favorite LEGO® title head-to-head. Mosaics: Using a colorful variety of 1×1 LEGO® bricks, create your own mosaic tile and be part of the show! Shopping: Find new, vintage, rare, and custom LEGO sets and merchandise from the many merchants in attendance. Tickets for Brick Fest Live are on sale at Goldstar for $18.74 for General Admission and $29.99 for VIP Admission. Pasadena Convention Center is located at 300 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101. For more information about Brick Fest Live, visit their official website. Disclaimer: This post contains an affiliated link through Goldstar, but we are not affiliated with Brick Fest Live, and do not make any promises re availability of tickets. Please check dates, and offers before purchasing your tickets.

Are you ready for something different to do with your kids this Spring? Then this event is for you. Every year in Spring, Renaissance Pleasure Faire celebrates the spirit of the Renaissance period of history, embracing a cornucopia of diversity. There are songs to sing, tales to tell, flavors, savors, and wonders to see! The Renaissance Pleasure Faire invites everyone to enjoy an environment where you can escape from the stresses and demands of the modern day with cutting edge performances, artisans, flavors, and culinary delights from the past and the future. Since its inception, more than 5 million people from around the world have visited Southern California’s Renaissance Pleasure Faire, averaging approximately 20,000 each weekend. At the Fair, you can create beautiful crafts, have great fun with games & rides, be entertained with fabulous stage shows, and be knighted by the King at the children’s knighting ceremony! There are over 2,000 performers, 4 parades, games, rides, music, dance, interactive living history exhibits, craft demonstrations and the battle pageant. Select lessons, activities, and pageants for children are also available. Every weekend has a special theme, and you can submit your name for costume contests as well. You'll then meet and greet with the other contestants as a group of judges observe, with the winners announced later that day. To view the list of events, click here. Adult tickets are $29.95, child tickets (ages 5-12) are $15, and children 4 & younger are free. Tickets are available at the Faire and online. The line can get very long at the Faire, so we recommend buying them ahead of time. The Renaissance Pleasure Faire is located at 15501 E. Arrow Highway, Irwindale, CA. It runs from April 6th through May 19th every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets and pricing available on their official website.

With 17 rides, shows, and attractions, Adventure City, in Orange County, is an affordable alternative to other Southern California theme parks. This hidden amusement park is a must go to for families with kids of all ages. And the best thing about it is that you get to go on the rides as many times as you want, and you don't even have to stand in long crazy lines. The park is small enough that you get to ride all the rides in one day and enjoy them one by one, but big enough to have all the rides that your kids would love to enjoy at an amusement park. From little rides like "Rescue Ride" for little ones to a "Freeway Coaster" for the older kids, Adventure City has covered kids of all ages. You can take your 3 year old to the park along with your 13 year old knowing that they will both have a blast. One thing I really liked about this park, as a parent, was that I didn't have to stress about missing a ride or trying to figure out what to do next. By the end of the day, you get to enjoy the entire park at your own pace. And since you don't have to pay for each ride separately, you get to relax and spoil your kids to unlimited rides! Another thing that I really liked about Adventure City was that there are umbrellas and benches next to most rides making it easy to wait for your kids to enjoy their rides, while you sit in the shade. Here is the list of the rides and attractions: Rides Balloon Race - Spinning balloon ride. Barnstormer Planes - Spinning airplane ride. Drop Zone - A drop tower ride. Freeway Coaster - The park's first roller coaster. It was built around a giant pepper tree which existed on the site before the park was built. Adventure City Express Train - A 14 in gauge ride-able miniature train ride. Crazy Bus - A bus-themed flat ride. Crack 'n' Roll - On this unique mini-train, every child gets to be the engineer. The fun part is that "Kid power" makes it go! Carousel - A vintage 1946 carousel featuring 20 horse figures. Giggle Wheel - A mini Ferris wheel. Rewind Racers - A unique family shuttle coaster. A first of its kind in North America. Rescue Ride - 6 individual rescue vehicles that travel around a serpentine track. Other attractions Petting farm Children's Theater Mount Adventurous - A children's rock climbing tower Arcade Thomas the Tank Engine Party Tree House - Adventure City's Party Station is an all enclosed dining hall that can accommodate any size party or event. General Admission is $19.95 for adults and kids (One year old & up); $15.95 (Ages 55 years and up); and kids under one are free. You can purchase tickets on site at the main gate. Admission includes unlimited use of all rides and most attractions except the climbing wall, the arcade, and feeding of the animals at the petting farm. Parking is free for the entire day. To enjoy the climbing wall and the arcade, you may purchase "Fun Cards" at the door for $10=95 points, $20=200 points, and $30=320 points. Petting Farm Feed - 30 points Rock Climbing Wall - 40 points Arcade Games - 5-15 points Photo Booth - 30 points A variety of food and drinks are available inside the park including favorites like pizza, salads, sandwiches, hot dogs, curly fries, nachos and more. If you have a sweet tooth, they have churros, ice cream, cookies, apples with caramel, frozen lemonade, and much more. Outside food and drinks are not permitted in the park with the exception of baby formula and baby food. Adventure City is located at 1238 S. Beach Blvd., Anaheim, CA, and during summer is open daily, and non-summer months on the weekends. Hours vary. Please check their website for hours and opening days. This is a sponsored Article.

Follow in the footsteps of scientists and explorers as you discover what it is like to excavate fossils on the lost continent. Then travel back millions of years ago, to when Antarctica was a lush environment, and discover the dinosaurs and animals that once lived there. The new exhibit at Natural History Museum LA, Antarctic Dinosaurs, which is now open, tells the story of modern day paleontologists, Dr. Nathan Smith and Dr. Pete Makovicky, and their expedition to excavate fossils beneath the ice and stone. You get to experience the adventure yourself, as you choose protective gear and supplies, drop in on Snow School training, and set up your remote Antarctic field site. Advertisement Hands-on excavation activities, touchable specimens, and media touchscreens will take you behind-the-scenes on what these expeditions are really like! After you experience the modern Antarctic, you'll also step through a portal and be transported back millions of years. This isn't the Antarctic most of us think of! Back then, temperatures were higher and ice was nowhere to be found. In this lush, lost world, you'll see the habitat where exotic dinosaurs lived, including the 25-foot-long, cold-crested killer, Cryolophosaurus; the elephant-sized herbivore Glacialisaurus; and two recently-discovered dinosaurs that haven't even been named yet! Tickets are now on sale. You can get discounts on all levels of tickets when you make your purchase online. Experience everything and save $13. Experience it All Includes Museum Admission, Antarctic Dinosaurs, Butterfly Pavilion, Oceans 3D, and Predators 3D for $29 per person. Or you can purchase Antarctic Dinosaurs for only $9 online. Museum admission is $15 if you purchase online.

Netflix’s new family show, No Good Nick, is set to premiere on April 15, 2019. Starring Melissa Joan Hart and Sean Astin, No Good Nick is a fresh and interesting take on the family sitcom. The show is full of mystery, secrets, suspicion and discovery – think watching Scandal, but with your kids. The show will transcend across generations and give audiences a show that the entire family can watch together. Additional cast includes Siena Agudong, Lauren Lindsey Donzis and Kalama Epstein. Hart and Astin play Liz and Ed, a hyper-competitive career mom and lovable but dorky “fun dad,” respectively, who unwittingly welcome 13-year-old Nick into their family of four before realizing she is a street-smart con artist with a secret agenda. The series is directed by Andy Fickman (She’s The Man) and produced by Netflix. Photo Credits: Netflix

Inland Pacific Ballet returns this spring with its spectacular landmark production of The Little Mermaid, the classic tale for all ages about the young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea for love. This colorful and engaging production combines classical ballet and creative puppetry to create a magical ocean world with a cast of delightful sea creatures, magnificent sets, and elaborate costumes. Aerial Technology and brilliant new lighting enhance the underwater illusion and bring The Little Mermaid to life in this enchanting undersea adventure. Based on the original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen which was then brought into pop culture by Disney animation, The Little Mermaid is a story of young love from two very different worlds. The mermaid princess leaves her underwater paradise and meets a handsome prince on the surface. As the story unfolds, she must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for her new-found love. Unlike the dark ending of the original story, this original ballet from Inland Pacific Ballet has created a surprise ending that adds to the enjoyment of the traditional tale. The Little Mermaid has performances on the following dates: Saturday, April 6 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Fox Performing Arts Center, Riverside Saturday, April 13 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Lewis Family Playhouse, Rancho Cucamonga Saturday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Bridges Auditorium, Claremont. Tickets start at $24. For reservations and information, click here. Photo credits: E.Y. Yanagi

Universal Studios Hollywood Adds Additional Second Date to its First-Ever Running Universal 5K Minion Run as Popular Event Sells Out! Event Dates are Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2019. The inaugural Minion Run, featuring Illumination’s mischievous Minions from the popular “Despicable Me Minion Mayhem” ride cheering from the side lines, invites you and your family (ages five and older) to wind your way around Universal Studios Hollywood and through parts of Universal Studios’ historic backlot, made famous in more than 8,000 movies and television shows. You will also have an unprecedented insider’s view of the world renowned movie and television production lot. Starting at Universal Studios Hollywood’s iconic front gates, you will pass through some of the theme park’s immersive areas and attractions before winding your way along the historic backlot and into the magical world of movie-making as you head toward the finish line at CityWalk’s 5 Towers outdoor concert stage. Highlights along the way include the Psycho House, the eerie War of the Worlds set and the colorful Who-ville backdrop from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Along the 3.1 mile course, you will be entertained by some of your favorite Universal Studios Hollywood characters, including the Minions. The program will begin at 6 a.m. and culminate at 7:30 a.m. with a memorable awards and closing ceremony in which you will receive a commemorative limited-edition Minion medallion that features an exuberant Minion running through the finish-line holding two bananas. Register here for the event which will fill up quickly as space is limited. For more information about the standard, VIP and Fan packages, visit www.RunningUniversal.com. Photos Credit: Universal Studios Hollywood

At Fun With Kids in LA, our mission is to inspire parents every day to do fun things with their kids. We share the best of LA with our awesome followers, and as a thank you for being so awesome, we surprise you with gifts that will inspire you to make memories with your families. We’re excited to partner up with Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts to give away a family 4 pack to the production of "The Old Man and The Old Moon"! Featuring a spirited indie-folk score performed live by PigPen, this one-of-a-kind theatrical experience is the touching tale of a man charged with the task of keeping the moon shining bright. A mysterious disappearance sends him on an epic adventure over land, sea and sky and ultimately reminds him — and us — of the unwavering power of love. The production, which had award-winning combines PigPen Theatre Co.’s signature shadow puppetry, wonderfully melodic music, wildly imaginative staging and ever-changing characters. Critics have described The Old Man and The Old Moon as "a rare example of true theatre magic" (TheaterMania) and "a glorious fusion of music and theatrics!" (BroadwayWorld). The New York Times said, "words play second fiddle to the giddy feelings it inspires." New York Magazine called PigPen Theatre Co. "absurdly talented, delightfully uninhibited and unpretentiously playful." To Enter: See our Giveaway page for details to enter for a chance to win. You must enter between March 5, 2019 through March 8, 2019 for a chance to win. This production opens at the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, March 2 and continues through Sunday, March 17, 2019, in The Wallis’s Bram Goldsmith Theater. Shows play on weekdays at 7:30 pm; Saturdays, 2 pm and 7:30 pm; Sundays, 2 pm and 7 pm. No performance on Tuesday, March 12. Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is located at 9390 N. Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. #circus #funwithkids #giveaway #sanpedro

At Fun With Kids in LA, our mission is to inspire parents every day to do fun things with their kids. We share the best of LA with our awesome followers, and this week, we have a great news for all the theater lovers. James and the Giant Peach is coming to Nine O'Clock Players, Theater for Children this weekend. When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach… and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach – among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities – but, after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building. The opening day is March 3, 2019, and the next shows are on March 10, 17, 24, 31, and 25 with closing day of April 7, 2019. All performances start at 2:00pm. For more information about James and the Giant Peach, please visit the Nine O'Clock Player's official website.

Mark your calendars because you wouldn't want to miss the 48th annual festival of Whales happening on two consecutive weekends on March 2nd and 3rd, and March 9th and 10th from 8 am to 4 pm. The Festival of Whales, a yearly event in Dana Point, is a celebration of the annual migration of the California Gray Whales. Festival highlights include an opening day parade, street fair, art and craft shows and sales, classic car exhibits, stand-up paddling and sailing opportunities, sand sculpting and chowder cook-off competitions, concerts on land and water, environmental activities, educational opportunities, interpretive crafts, kids activities, culinary delights, spirits/beer gardens, and whale watching excursions aboard a variety of vessels. Additional family-friendly festivities happening throughout the Dana Point Festival of Whales include: March 2 Festival of Whales Parade & Street Fair Whale of a Sand Sculpting Competition at Baby Beach March 2, 3, 9, 10 Dana Point Fine Arts Association Show & Sale at the Harbor Boardwalk Classic Car & Boat Displays along the Harbor walkway Harbor Music Series in the Harbor Courtyards Marine Mammal Lecture Series at Harpoon Henry’s sponsored March 3 Diamond Dig at Baby Beach Ocean Awareness Day at Baby Beach March 3, 10 Kids Free Fishing Clinic & Free Fishing Trip at Dana Wharf Sportfishing. March 9 Cardboard Classic & Dinghy Dash at Baby Beach Whale of a Clam Chowder Cook-Off at Baby Beach Grassy area Captain Dave’s Under the Sea Eco Carnival March 10 Concert on the Water at Baby Beach The event is taking place at Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point, California. For more information, visit the festival's official website.

Long Beach Touch-A-Truck is coming back for the 5th year, and your kids can see and touch over 100 vehicles for free on Sunday March 24th from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Trucks on display will include, but are not limited to, fire trucks, fire engines, dump trucks, backhoes, garbage trucks, trailers, racing monster trucks, police cars, K-9 Tahoe, bulldozers, ambulances, asphalt rollers, and many many more. To get your free tickets to the 5th annual Long Beach Touch-A-Trunk, you must reserve your free tickets online starting March 10, 2019. Preregistration is required for everyone. Once you reserve a ticket online, you will receive the tickets via email, and can obtain a wristband at the gate on the day of the event for each ticket. With the pre-registartion tickets, your kids get to sit in the drivers' seats of the vehicles, including firetrucks, police vehicles, buses, semi-trucks, tractors, and military vehicles. The Long Beach Firefighters Association will be also grilling 1,000 FREE hot dogs. 10 to 12 food trucks will also be onsite for food and drink purchases. Take cash for purchases. sponsored Between 9:00 – 9:30 am, there will be a VIP hour for pre-registered children with disabilities. Free parking will be available at Granada Beach, or you can park along Second Street in a public parking lot and then walk three blocks south to the event. For more information and to reserve your free tickets, click here. The event will take place in the beachfront parking lot at 1 Granada Ave., Long Beach, 90803.

If you have never been to LACMA before, it is a good time to visit this year. As a new monthly event, LACMA is now welcoming new visitors to the museum on first Fridays of the month. Stop by LACMA, and check out what LACMA has to offer. Museum galleries are free after 3 pm for all L.A. County residents, and the museum is open until 8 pm. All you need to do is show your LA County Resident ID. The perception-altering exhibition 3D: Double Vision is also open on Fridays. As a new visitor, you will receive a free pre-selected poster, $1 off Urban Light enamel pin at the LACMA Store, 10% off at LACMA Cafe and Coffee and Milk, and a special welcome gift.

If you like Pancake, you would love the new offer from IHOP For "Get All You can EAT Pancakes". For a limited time, IHOP is offering Get All You Can Eat Pancakes for just $4.99 or Get All You Can Eat Pancakes with any Breakfast Combo! This offer is only valid for dine in at participating restaurants. All You Can Eat offer valid per person, per order and includes Buttermilk Pancakes only. With the $4.99 offer, you can start with a stack of five buttermilk pancakes, then, enjoy unlimited stacks of two pancakes. sponsored Or order your favorite breakfast combo and then get unlimited pancakes. To find participating IHOPs, and to get more information about IHOP's new unlimited pancake offer, pease visit IHOP at their official website. Please check with the restaurant before you go to make sure they are one of the participants. You may also enjoy:

This Saturday, December 15, 2015, Collins & Katz Family YMCA is celebrating its first birthday between 10:30 - 2:00 pm, and they are inviting you to join them for free. Event highlights include: Community Partner Booths 9:30 am - 1:30 pm LA County Bicycle Coalition will offer complimentary Bicycle Tune-Ups 11:00 am Los Angeles Police Department will provide Holiday Safety Tips Kids Zone 10:30 am -1:30 pm Inflatable Obstacle Course, Arts & Crafts Youth Sports Clinic 11:00 am - 12:00 pm LA Kings Ball Hockey (Ages 5-11) Free Classes 11:45 am Family Zumba 12:15 pm Family Yoga 12:45 pm Martial Arts Demo (all ages) YMCA is also offering special membership savings this weekend, and the parking is complimentary. About YMCA The YMCA of Los Angeles has been making a positive impact in the communities for over 130 years. Their 26 branches stretch across over 100 miles of Los Angeles County, from Antelope Valley to San Pedro. Membership is open to all, with financial assistance available to those who cannot afford it. The amenities at Collins & Katz Family YMCA include: 7,300 square feet of the latest cardio and strength training equipment Two indoor heated pools Spacious exercise studios Expansive menu of Youth, Teen, Adult and Senior programming Child Activity Center with complimentary child care during workouts Indoor basketball court Rooftop recreation deck On-site healthy café Pristine locker rooms, featuring steam rooms & saunas Complimentary Wi-Fi Teen Center & Youth Activity Wing Social Lounges, Community Rooms & Conference Rooms For more information about Collins & Katz Family YMCA, please visit their official website.