Weekend Fun for LA Kids: Motocross, Bye Bye Mummies, and Happy Birthday Marion, January 9 - 10

1/7/16 - By Toby B

It should come as no surprise that the rains have finally come.  We've been getting warnings for like a decade now, or maybe a year,  but they've said "Hey. It's gonna rain. You should get a raincoat, and maybe an umbrella." Which I'm sure you've totally done because we parents are all about planning ahead.

Like for this weekend, for instance. You can plan ahead for this summer, or, if you didn't plan ahead, you can still catch CHILL and the Mummy exhibit before they close. You know who did some major planning ahead? Mummies. For this life and the next. You know who didn't plan ahead? Those mammoths who got caught in the tar pits.  "Hmm, I think I'll check out that black gooey stuff ..."  What happens in the tar pits, stays in the tar pits... 

As for my weekend, I am planning to 1) stay dry and 2) get wet in the process. I will accomplish this by going to indoor activities, (of which there are many, it being January), but getting wet on the way in because I may or may not have an umbrella yet. All my bases covered, and it's not even baseball season yet!

Keep reading to plan ahead for this wet-or-dry weekend…

OUR LATEST VIDEOS

ALL WEEKEND 

Pageant of the Masters Volunteer/ Casting Call - Laguna Beach
If you can stand still, you too can become a work of art.
 
Closing Weekend of CHILL - Long Beach
That chill that just went down your spine? It’s the realization that CHILL closes this week.

Reptile Super Show - Pomona
Miss the show expo & sale for all things reptile & amphibian? Man, that’s cold-blooded.
 
Cirque du Soleil - KURIOS - Echo Park
Cirque. du Soleil. Mind. Blown.  {{Insert sound of brain explosion here}}.
  
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Hollywood
When do we go from a spoiler embargo to assuming everyone knows everything SW:TFA? I fear that deadline is fast approaching:  better go see it before it’s too late!  
 
Kiddee Matinees - Hollywood
Kurt Russell is a chemistry student who accidentally discovers the secret to invisibility in Now You See Him, Now You Don't (with Cesar Romero & Jim Backus!).

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9
 

Underwater Parks Day at the Aquarium of the Pacific - Long Beach
Some of Southern California's greatest parks are underwater! Learn about our local network of Marine Protected Areas at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
  
Sk8 To Elimin8 Cancer with Scott Hamilton - Woodland Hills
Local skaters perform, and Scott Hamilton stops by for a meet and greet at Woodland Hills Ice. Your admission fee to rink supports cancer research.
 
Junior Chef Classes - Multiple Locations
What’s a Spiralizer? I don’t know, but your kids will if they take this weekend’s free class at Williams-Sonoma (all locations).  
  
Saturday Morning Stories and More - West LA
Andrew & Polly get the weekend off to a good start with a free mini-concert at Children's Book World.
  
Free Crafts for Kids - Multiple Locations
Rain? Ha! Why not let it snow, with a Let it Snow! Globe craft at Lakeshore Learning.

I'll Never Let You Go Storytime - Multiple Locations
When you love someone, you stand by them no matter what happens. In good times... in bad times... in story times…

Camp Goo Sleepover - Mid-Wilshire
I’m really stuck on the sleepovers at the Page Museum. Or stuck in.  Like stuck in the tar. With the mammoths. I don’t think they’ll invite me back.    
 
Santa Monica Library 125th Anniversary Celebration - Santa Monica
Santa Monica Library continues birthday celebrations at its Main Branch. There’s cake!
  
Monster Energy AMA Supercross - Anaheim
Indoor motocross comes to Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
 
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10
 

Mummies Exhibition Closing Celebration - Exposition Park
I want my mummy! The exhibit closes next week, so the Natural History Museum of LA County gives the mummies a send-off.  
 
Free Day at PAM - Pasadena
Pacific Asia Museum’s Free Second Sunday celebrates the arts and culture of Thailand, with a Silk Road story time, art activity, spotlight tours, and music, dance, & art demos from the Thai Community Arts & Cultural Center.
  
Faery Hunt Family Series - Redondo Beach
Lucky for you, the Faery Hunt moves indoors for this rainy weekend.  The story told at the Sunset Theatre Company is the Fairies Songbook.
  
Happy Birthday Marion - Santa Monica
That Marion Davies knew how to throw a party! The Annenberg Community Beach House continues the tradition in honor of her birthday, with screenings of home movies with William Randolph Hearst, a psychic entertainer, music from the 20s & 30s, and a birthday toast.
 
Children's Garden Workshops - Irvine
Seed + earth = plant. Kids discover the math of gardening at Orange County Great Park.
  
Family Flicks at the Hammer - Westwood
Hammer Museum screens First Position, a documentary following six gifted young dancers as they train for an elite competition.
  
Sundays in the Park! - Simi Valley
Rock climbing, nature exploration, campfire cooking, playground activities, horse corral rides, gaga, archery, arts and crafts… there’s fun for everyone at this family-oriented day.  
  
Andell Family Sundays - Imagination: Diana Thater - Mid-Wilshire 
This month’s family program at LACMA looks at the nature-influenced video installations of artist Diana Thater.
  
Road Trips on Mars: Rovers Explore the Red Planet - Pasadena
What better place to get all sciencey than Caltech? A film about the plucky Martian explorers screens; a grad student helps make sense of it all.
 
Zimmer Sunday Family Programs - Mid-Wilshire
Mista Cookie Jar mixes up some yummy sounds at the Zimmer Children's Museum, like Urban Island Folky Rock and Roll for the Inner Child.  (Try it, you’ll like it!)

As always, there are many more activities listed on our Event Calendar, and if you didn't receive this info as a newsletter, you should sign up for our weekly events updates. Whatever you choose to do this weekend, we hope you have a terrific time!