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Dear KidsOutAndAbout readers: One day last week, I was driving home around 7 pm when I glanced out the passenger's window and saw a stunning rainbow stretched fully across the sky, glowing in front of dark gray storm clouds that were rushing away to the east. I was approaching a stop light. Left was the way home, where various chores awaited... but right was the way to the rainbow. My husband was driving
behind me, and I knew that if I turned right, he was going to think I had lost my mind. For a split second, practicality made its case: Don’t be silly; go home, you have stuff to do. But then another question darted into my mind: Am I a person who chases rainbows, or am I not? Once I framed it that way, the answer was easy. For kids and grownups alike, this can actually be a helpful way to make all kinds of decisions. When the moment
comes to act, it helps to ask not just What do I feel like doing? but Who am I? Am I a person who tells the truth? Am I a person who helps? Am I a person who persists when times are hard? Am I a person who stops to notice the beautiful things around me? We build identity one choice at a time for our entire lives. The clearer we are about who we want to be, the easier it becomes to know what to do in the moment, to give ourselves evidence that we are, in fact, that sort of
person. I hope the kids in your world grow up thinking of themselves as people who seek what is bright and good and full of wonder. It’s our job to show them that delight is often worth the detour.
—Debra Ross, publisher of KidsOutAndAbout.com, co-author of The Eclipse Effect: How to Seize Extraordinary Moments
to Build Strong Communities
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KidsOutAndAbout.com: Discover more. Do more. Connect more. If you like my publisher's column, you can easily scroll through past columns in the "Notes from Deb" section of our site. |
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Step into the world of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: The Exhibit and discover how team work, creativity, and empathy can make every challenge an adventure!
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The people and places of the City of Angels come to puppet life in Hooray LA! A plethora of handcrafted marionettes invite you to celebrate the city, from a fish swimming through the LA River to the traffic jams on LA freeways to the mountains of Griffith Park, where one lone mountain lion looks for love… And so much more!
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Create fun, sometimes messy, art with your little one and guide their imagination by making a project together, or let them steal the show with their own personal artistic style!
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Mellano Farm Stand is open Thursday through Sunday, from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM, unless otherwise noted for special closures.
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Ride a tractor through our fields, pick a veggie to take home, learn how our strawberries are grown, and pick a 1lb basket to take home. All-you-can-eat strawberries right off the vine are included! Reservations required Hop on a FREE wagon ride and cruise around our beautiful farm. Take in the views, feel the breeze, and enjoy a scenic ride. No tickets needed, just show up and ride! Included with free admission!
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Accessible screening of The Wind Rises
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Join us on Sunday, April 26, 2026, for an Amsterdam-style outdoor party, celebrating Dutch culture and commemorating the Dutch King Willem Alexander’s birthday. Savor Dutch street foods like kroketten, bitterballen, patat friet, ‘Hollandse haring,’ and poffertjes. Indulge in home-baked treats and explore Indonesian street food, a part of Dutch culinary heritage. Enjoy a Dutch DJ, traditional games, a flea market, and photo ops against Dutch scenery. Don’t miss the Heineken beer garden. For one day, everyone feels the same—bright orange and uninhibited!
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You can celebrate the future of sustainability at the Earth Day Teen Climate Fest. This event for the whole family is inspired and created by young leaders. The Teen Climate Fest will feature displays, activities, and presentations with an emphasis on sustainability that will demonstrate how you can make a difference in your community and for the planet.
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Matches against top-tier MLS clubs offer spectacular skills and fierce competition, making it an unmissable experience for soccer fans.
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Come explore the vast world of biodiversity in Mission Safari, a bilingual, multi-layered adventure maze that demonstrates how even the smallest creatures play an important role in human survival. The journey starts with question-and-answer challenges that set each adventurer on their own path through the winding maze. Along the way, explorers will learn about life on the wild side through different challenges: take a broad jump and compare it to that of a kangaroo; swing like an orangutan; hang like a sloth; escape a giant spider web; and more. The journey through Earth’s biodiversity continues with the Secret Safari. Enter the hidden maze-within-a-maze to learn about unique wildlife adaptations and survival stories. Interwoven in the stories shared within the maze is a message about protecting biodiversity and understanding that every creature has a unique role in nature. Before ending the journey, everyone can take a pledge to support the wildlife and protect biodiversity…
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- FREE spring mini photo session at Shoott! - Irvine & Orange County - Shoott, Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 04/24/2026 to 04/26/2026, See link for times
- Little Artists - Newton T. Bass Apple Valley Branch Library - Apple Valley Newton T. Bass Branch Library, 14901 Dale Evans Pkwy, Apple Valley, CA 92307, United States, 04/24/2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
- Little Seedlings Story Time - Sherman Library and Gardens - Sherman Library & Gardens, East Coast Highway, Corona Del Mar, CA, USA, 04/24/2026, 10 am - 10:30 am
- April Spring Fun - Play Area - Sponsored by Providence Mission Hospital, 04/24/2026, 10:30am 12:30pm
- Storytime in the Nature Garden - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,
Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 04/25/2026 to 04/26/2026, 10:30 am
- CicLAvia-West LA - West LA: Santa Monica Blvd bet. Centinela Ave and Westwood Blvd - North on Westwood Blvd to Le Conte, 04/26/2026, 9am-4pm
- Chess A2Z April Webinar with WGM Zoey Tang "Think in Pawn Structures: The Key Positional Ideas You Must Know" - Chess A2Z, 10940 SW Barnes Rd 247, Portland, OR 97225, 04/26/2026, 7PM to 8PM PDT
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The KidsOutAndAbout annual guide to summer camps in The OC is back! You can search by date, age, or categories like day/overnight, sports, drama, music, theatre, arts & crafts, technology, robotics, horseback riding, preschool, & more. Our guide
puts summer fun right at your fingertips!
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Looking for a thrilling family-friendly adventure in the Orange County? Escape rooms are interactive, puzzle-packed experiences where you and your team work together to solve clues and complete your mission-all before time runs out! Whether you're escaping
a spooky cabin, cracking a high-stakes heist, or breaking a magical curse, escape rooms offer exciting, screen-free fun for kids, teens, and adults.
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Have a great weekend!
Debra Ross
Publisher, KidsOutAndAbout.com
Mom of Madison and Ella |
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