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Grab & Go Kids Planner

Discover the best family events for the upcoming weekend.

We're glad you clicked on our new Grab & Go Kids Planner. We've assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with children.

You're time-pressed enough, so we're happy to do the research and find the best things to do and places to go, both locally and within a reasonable driving distance.

Look for the kids’ planner each week, and help us build the planner with your own suggestions and tips — just add them to the comment box.

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Where/When: , 15777 Bowdoin St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; 11:40am, Weekly on Fridays

Why Go: Hang out with fellow Jewish students for a mitzvah or other activities. Snack and pizza pop up every once in a while. 

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Pricing: Free

Where/When: , 15239 la Cruz Dr, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; 10:00am, Weekly on Sundays

Why Go: Thinking of a possible pet but don't know what to get? Come here to get your ideas rolling. Who knows you might rescue one this weekend.

Pricing: Free

Where/When: , 925 Haverford Ave, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (Park at Aldersgate Lot or Theater Palisades Lot); 3:00pm–5:00pm Sunday, March 27, 2011

Why Go: Be mystified by the magician and enjoy the music of the violinist while you get the chance to win prizes and help children born with Familial Dysautonomia or commonly known as FD. This is a fatal neurological degenerative genetic disease that attacks the  autonomic nervous system of children from birth.

Pricing:$30 donation adult, $10 donation kids 14 & under. 

 

Where/When: , 701 Palisades Dr, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; 6:00pm–7:45pm, Weekly on Wednesdays

Why Go: The program focuses on using fun as a way to point kids towards Christ. Parents can join Awana Parents' Small Group in a separate area to connect with other adults during the program.

Pricing: Free

Where/When: Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; 1:00pm–3:00pm, Weekly on Thursdays

Why Go: Enjoy a Mediterranean-inspired menu by the sea. Sometimes, its nice to spoil your kids this way.

Pricing: $36 per person.

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