Summer is time for families to get together. It’s always fun when grandparents share recipes and family cooking traditions with grandchildren.
Read picture books about Chinese dumplings, ice candy, mac n cheese, tomato dishes from India, flan, Jamaican beef patties, spicy sambal, berry picking in Alaska.
Cars, cars, cars: Petersen Automotive Museum
Petersen Automotive Museum is filled with an amazing collection of cars, from a 1915 electric car, to cars featured in Hollywood movies, art cars, racing cars, classic cars, hot rods, custom cars, and more. Stop into the Discovery Center for hands-on-activities for kids.
Read more…San Diego: Rent a beach house this summer
San Diego and La Jolla, Del Mar, Encinitas, Carlsbad beach towns are famous for white sand beaches and warm sunny weather.
Ideal for families this summer, rent a house at the beach.
Day Trip on the Rhine
On our last trip to Europe, from the Frankfurt airport, we wanted a Rhine Valley day trip, including a boat cruise, time to explore two towns and a legendary medieval castle.
Read more…It’s the Year of the Dragon!
2024 is the Year of the Dragon!
In Asia and Chinatown cities worldwide, dragons are everywhere you look – mosaics and statues on temples, painted murals, on tiled rooftops and royal thrones, decorating plates, vases, lucky red envelopes, and kites, for the Lunar New Year dragon dancers parade through streets day and night.
Winter Wonders Children’s Books
Children’s books transport us to the poetry of snow, mythical journeys in winter landscapes, a true story of Antarctica, the beauty and wildlife of winter woods, joy and imagination of a city changed by snow overnight.
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