In Los Angeles, once the calendar page turns to fall, it means it’s time to start celebrating Halloween! When you were a kid, Halloween may have been a One-Day-Per-Year kind of holiday, but these days ...

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Below is a list of fun, educational, and engaging Mommy and Me classes in Los Angeles, as well as in multiple regions in SoCal, with lots of choices in age groups, and interests. You’ll be sure to ...

What’s the best part of any Birthday Party? The Birthday Cake, of course! And while some of us try not to count the candles anymore, it’s a must for our kids! One of the most important aspects of ...

There are so many ways to celebrate fall in Southern California. A Harvest Festival allows you to enjoy the best of autumn — the sights, the sounds, the smells, the tastes! Many people want you to ...

This is a guest post written by Yvonne Condes, originally published in 2014. Every year that my boys were in elementary school, we would make sugar skulls for Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) for ...

Fall is in the air and it’s time to get ready for Halloween decorating. Just in time: pumpkin patches are popping up on every corner in Los Angeles and SoCal. But you don’t want a run-of-the-mill ...

Homemade Halloween costumes are the best! It’s so much fun thinking up what to make and seeing how happy it makes your little ones to have a costume that isn’t like anyone else’s. Plus, they’re often ...

Halloween is our favorite holiday, and these days it’s more like a whole season! Which means we’ve got more time to celebrate it. We like to stretch it out as long as possible, making sure to have fun ...

This is a guest post by Yvonne Condes, originally published in 2017. When my boys were in elementary school, I visited their classrooms every year and talked about Día de Los Muertos to celebrate our ...

Halloween is a time for spooky decorations, costumes, and treats. One of the most iconic symbols of Halloween is the pumpkin, which can be carved, painted, or decorated in a variety of creative ways.

Halloween is meant for having fun and dressing up! Sure, there are costumes people could wear in other parts of the country, but hey, we’re in Los Angeles! If you’re looking for something different ...