Rancho Los Cerritos Family Activities
Rancho Los Cerritos Family Activities
RANCHO ADVENTURE TOURS
Learn about daily life on a 19th-century ranch as children explore the 1844 adobe house and play old-fashioned games. Thursdays, 4-5:30 p. m. Advance reservations required. $ 3 / participant.
OLD TIME CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
Make old-fashioned holiday crafts, visit with Santa, listen to Christmas stories, and explore the decorated adobe. Light refreshments will be served. Sunday, Dec. 11, 1-4 p. m. $ 5 per person.
COCOA WITH SANTA
Enjoy delicious cocoa and treats, make holiday crafts, enjoy stories, and meet Santa himself. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 4 p. m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 11 a. m. $ 12 per person.
4600 Virginia Rd., Long Beach( 562) 206-2040 rancholoscerritos. org
Theme Parks- Seasonal Events Also see Adventure City listed in this section.
Disneyland and Disney’ s California Adventure The Halloween season, September 9- October 31, offers Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy, ghost encounters at The Twilight Zone’ s Tower of Terror, and Haunted Mansion Holiday. In Frontierland, Dia de los Muertos is observed through November 1. Join trickor-treaters at Mickey’ s Halloween Party with The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow on select days( special ticketing required). During the Christmas holiday, November 13- January 6, Christmas Fantasy Parade, It’ s a Small World and Haunted Mansion Holiday, Paint the Night parade, and Disney Viva Navidad street party at California Adventure Park. 1313 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim. www. disneyland. com
Knott’ s Berry Farm Scary Farm( 13 +), September 22- October 31, features endless Halloween-themed mazes, live shows, multiple scare zones, four skeleton key rooms( separate experiences from the mazes, with purchase of the Fright Lane with Skeleton Key) and costumed monsters roaming the park. Spooky Farm runs October 1-31 for younger kids( 3-11) to celebrate daytime cheer rather than fear with shows, activities, and of course, trick or treating. 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park. www. knotts. com
Legoland Seasonal events include Brick-or-Treat Festival, October 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 and Holidays at Legoland, November 25- January 1, plus a New Year’ s Eve kids’ celebration. One Legoland Drive, Carlsbad. www. legoland. com
SeaWorld Halloween Spooktacular includes silly-spooky shows and sea-inspired trick-or-treat stations, weekends, September 24- October 30. Wintery Wonderland, November 19- January 1, brings holiday attractions, including Santa’ s Cottage, reindeer and The Christmas Village. www. seaworldsandiego. com
Six Flags Magic Mountain Halloween-themed Fright Fest( 13 +), select days( mostly weekends), September 17- October 30. During Holidays in the Park, November 19- January 3, the park is transformed into a winter wonderland with lights, carolers and personalized meet-andgreets with Santa. 26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy., Valencia. www. sixflags. com
Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights( 13 +), September 16- November 5. During the Christmas holiday, Grinchmas takes over the park with celebrity story times, tree lightings and snow. 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. www. universalstudioshollywood. com.
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MUSEUMS
Museums in Southern California featuring kidfriendly exhibits and programs. Most museums offer group tours for schools and scouts. Visit the Calendar section( in print and online at www. kidsguidemagazine. com) for museum special events. Also see: Attractions and Trains in this section.
• Columbia Memorial Space Center 12400 Columbia Way, Downey( 562) 231-1200 www. columbiaspacescience. org The 20,000-square-foot, hands-on learning center is dedicated to bringing the wonder and excitement of space science to all ages. It is also the national memorial for the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia’ s seven crew members. See Attractions in this section for complete listing and ad on page 13.
• Discovery Cube Los Angeles 11800 Foothill Blvd., Los Angeles( 818) 890-1761 www. discoverycube. org Now open in Los Angeles, take in 71,000 square feet of interactive fun. Whether you want to take a simulated helicopter tour or experience their own Santa Ana winds, there’ s something for everyone to explore. Cutting-edge exhibits and thrilling events will educate and entertain everyone from kids of all ages to the kid in all of us. This fall, don’ t miss“ LEGO: Travel Adventure” followed by“ Winter Wonderfest” in the winter. There’ s always something new to explore at the Cube!
• Discovery Cube Orange County 2500 N. Main St., Santa Ana( 714) 542-2823 www. discoverycube. org Discovery Cube Orange County is filled with interactive and hands-on exhibits in themed areas including: Discovery Theater, Inspector Training Course, Boeing Rocket Lab, Eco Challenge, Science of Hockey, and more. Visitors will explore science like never before with a virtual earthquake, hurricane simulator, a cloud maker and more! This fall, check out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and in winter, visit the Winter Wonderfest. There’ s always something new to explore at the Cube! Field trips, outreach, special events, scout programs, sleepovers, home-school days and teacher workshops are also available. See ad on the back inside cover.
• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Exposition Park, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles.( 213) 763-3466 www. nhm. org The Nature Gardens allow visitors to spot birds and butterflies and explore an edible garden. The Nature Lab features live animals, touchable specimens, citizen science projects and multi-media. Dino Lab allows visitors to watch the assemblage of real dinosaur fossils. Visit the seasonal Butterfly Pavilion, September 16- October 16( separate ticket required). Themed sleepovers are offered at both the Natural History Museum and La Brea Tar Pits( see listing in this section). Admission: $ 5-12. Free admission day: first Tuesdays.
• Pretend City Children’ s Museum 29 Hubble, Irvine( 949) 428-3900 www. pretendcity. org Pretend City Children’ s Museum is an interconnected city designed for children( infant-8). The city is comprised of a grocery store, farm, doctor’ s office, art studio, amphitheater, beach, marina, construction site and many other exhibits. At Pretend City, children learn through role play based on real-world experiences as they dress up as a police officer, deliver the mail, create art, compose music or put out a fire. Designed to align with the California State Standards and Preschool Learning Foundation, Pretend City’ s educational programs engage children( pre-school- 3rd grade) through school field trips, where the museum is the classroom and learning comes to life! See ad on page 31.
Flight Museums Flight Path Learning Center and Museum( 424) 646-7284 View the LAX tarmac. Closed Sunday and Monday. Free admission. 6661 W. Imperial Hwy., Los Angeles. www. flightpathmuseum. com
Lyon Air Museum( 714) 210-4585 View the John Wayne Airport tarmac. Admission: $ 6-12. 19300 Ike Jones Road, Santa Ana. www. lyonairmuseum. org
March Field Air Museum( 951) 902-5949 Interactive play area and tours offered. Closed Monday. Admission: $ 5-10. 22550 Van Buren, Riverside. www. marchfield. org
30 • fall / winter 2016 / 17 • kidsguidemagazine. com Outings: Attractions • Museums