Saturday, June 16, 2012

25 fun things to do with your kids in Los Angeles...and most of them are free :)

I had plans to put up pics of our adventure to Grey Stone Mansion up tonight...but this is the only photo that will load...so for tonight, here's one pic :)

We enjoyed this place so much and love so many other fun places like it in town. Los Angeles is filled with wonderful adventure spots! Here's a handful of the ones we love, you just might enjoy them too :)
There's tons, so here's just a few ideas and the links to them below!

Unless it has a $ next to it,  it's FREE :)

1, Greystone Mansion Park: exploring, history and gardens

2. Leonis Adobe : Summer "Little Ranchers Program" (so fun!! and $2 for kids/free for parents :)$

3. Orcutt Ranch: for picnics, exploring, history and gardens

4. Griffith Park Observatory

5. Los Angeles Zoo $

6. Adamson House Malibu: exploring, history, picnic, beach

7. The Grove: kids summer program

8. The Americana: kids summer program

9. Local Public Library: reading times, craft times, movie nights

10. Malibu State Creek Park: wide trail hiking and exploring ($ for parking, but lovely wide trails easy for little hikers!)

11. Paramount Ranch: free parking, wide trail hiking and exploring

12. Scooters Jungle: SCV indoor bounce house warehouse (online/group discounts) $

13. $3.00 Movie Theatre in Pasedena/Simi Valley and North Hollywood  $

14. Underwood Farms: play, fruit and veggie picking

15. Oak Park City Splash Pad

16. The Beach:  Manhattan, Malibu, Zuma, Ventura...

17. The Getty Museum Los Angeles

18. The Getty Villa Malibu

19.The Los Angeles Arboretum $ (SO worth the drive and money, you will not be disappointed :)

20. Coldwater Park in Beverly Hills : nice park with fun water features to splash in on a warm day. Make a trip out of it or go enjoy a iced coffee and a walk on Rodeo after :)

21. Franklin Canyon Ponds and Nature Center

22. Travel Town @ Griffith Park (free admission, $2.50 train rides)

23. Los Encinos Park and Pond: Just a shady private park tuned right off Ventura Blvd. 
(duck food a whopping $.25 :)

24. The Noah's Ark Exibit @ The Skirball (Thursdays Free with reservation)

25. Potluck picnic in the park or home: get your girlfriends and their kiddos to share lunch at a local park or a home

Do you have any free or close to free family fun spots you love around town? 
Please share!

Enjoy!
Cj




4 comments:

Unknown said...

My husband and I recently took our kids (ages 4 and 2, two of each) to the Wildlife Learning Center in Chatsworth (bought tickets off Groupon)...close by was the Nethercutt museum (FREE!!)...so we took them there, too. They loved both places!

http://wildlifelearningcenter.com/

http://www.nethercuttcollection.org/

Carol Blanchet said...

Carly,
Most museums offer a free day once per month - usually it's the first Thursday of the month. You might check ones like Norton Simon, and LA County to see if they still do that. :-)

Carly Jean Brannon said...

Yes, Kin we've been to the wildlife learning center but haven't checked out the Nethercutt Collection! Thanks for the idea :)

Pur et Simple, great idea to see when their free days are!

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