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1. Go swimming by the beach, not at the beach! Pick between a pool with history at the Annenberg Beach House or protected ocean water with slides at Seaside Lagoon. (Or visit both…)
2. Of course you’re hitting the park this summer. But have you visited these two hidden gems that are near the water and feature native plant life?
3. Take in a free show for kids at a local park. This summer’s production of “The Quibbling Siblings” will resonate with your young ones.
4. Deer graze on the hillside behind the stage as top acts from around the globe teach, perform and inform at the Ford Theater’s Big!World!Fun! series for kids.
5. We’ve got playground suggestions for toddling tots you need to trap, or big kids who want to explore something new.
11. This local farmers market location is turning 100 and has a view, great food, super drinks and kids activities. And it’s only open in the summer…
12. Unless you've got an African safari planned this summer, this is your big chance to lie down with lions.
13. There’s only one spot in L.A. where you can find warm sand, fun rides, and cotton candy as big as your head. Not to mention a Ferris wheel that spins you over the ocean.
14. Who needs the pool, when the city is full of fountains fit for a splash?
15. Be careful not to get sand in your popcorn when you catch a movie on the beach.
16. Right about now, you’re missing your school’s art teacher a LOT – Martha Stewart you’re not. Let them get artsy and crafty without the mess at home at one of our favorite drop-in art spots.
17. The painted ponies go up and down at these perennial family favorite attractions.
18. With such beautiful weather, there’s nothing like packing up a meal to go and heading outdoors for a family picnic. Try a new spot from our list of outdoors eating spots with spectacular scenery.
