La Brea Tar Pits, one of world’s largest Ice Age fossils sites, is located right in downtown Los Angeles. The Page Museum is a treasure trove of extinct prehistoric animals, life-size animatronic animals, hands on-exhibits, and Ice Age Encounter, with a costumed saber-toothed cat.
Read more…Hinamatsuri – Doll Festival Girl’s Day Japan
March 3 is Hinamatsuri (Hina Matsuri), also called Doll Festival or Girl’s Day, celebrated in Japan. Find out about the holiday, gorgeous Hina dolls, tsurushi bina decorations, and fun food, with recipe to cook at home.
Read more…Holiday Cooking Around the World
Cooking with kids in December is especially fun – so many treats and sweets from around the world.
Find recipes for piparkakut from Finland, Mexican hot chocolate, latkes for Hanukkah, Swedish saffron buns, and spice cookies which our family decorates on Christmas Eve.
Highlights National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Many world-famous artworks are located in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Highlights includes artworks by Vincent van Gogh, Monet, Vermeer, Rembrandt, da Vinci, Raphael, famous American artists. And the museum is free.
Read more…It’s Apple Season in Sebastopol!
This weekend we took a trip to Sonoma County– it’s the beginning of apple season, starting in August with Gravenstein apples. At Luther Burbank Experiment Farm kids can watch apples made into juice, then taste apple juice “fresh off the press.”
Read more…Hidden gem in San Francisco: Angel Island
Take a scenic ferry ride to Angel Island in San Francisco Bay. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at Ayala Cove, then hike around the island for panoramic views of Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco skyline. Also, read story of a lady lighthouse keeper on the island.
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