Cheap stuff to do in the Antelope Valley #1

Anyone who knows me is aware that I am completely uncoordinated and suck at sports, even stuff like table tennis and bowling. But I still love to participate, and so do my girls! One favorite activity is miniature golf. So we were really excited to get free passes to play miniature golf at Mulligan's Family Fun Center in Palmdale! In addition to mini golf, Mulligan's has an arcade, laser tag, go-carts, a rock wall, batting cages and boats. Mini-golf is very affordable, at $5.00 per player. However, if you want to do the other activities, there are additional charges. Mulligan's also offers an all-day pass for $20.00. Mini-golf was a fun summer family activity, and we had an awesome time! Mulligan Family Fun Center Palmdale 525 West Avenue P-4, Palmdale, CA 93551 Telephone: 661.273.1407 http://www.mulliganpalmdale.com

It's Summer!

Tody is Summer Soltice. Happy first day of summer!

Baskin Robbins Family Night!

My 10 year old has a goal: she wants to try all 31 flavors at Baskin Robbins. That's why we love Tuesdays! All participating Baskin Robbins offer $1 Kid’s Scoop or a 4 oz. scoop for $1.50 every Tuesday from 5 to clsoing! Yum!

Free Stuff to Do in L.A. #1

Being a homeschooling mom, I try to find as many cool, affordable activities as possible to do with my girls. I especially love to find free stuff to do! One super-cool place you can go to with children is the LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).LACMA offers the only free youth membership program in the nation! Nexgen offers free general admission to anyone 17 and under as well as one accompanying adult! This includes permanent collection galleries and selected special exhibitions. To join, just visit the museum box office and sign up. If you prefer, you can go to http://www.lacma.org/arts-for-nexgen-lacma for a mail in application you can print out. I've included a photograph of a work of art created by my 12 year old at the Boone's children's Gallery on a recent visit. LACMA is located at 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90036. If you need more information, the telephone number is 323 857-6000. LACMA is open every day except Wednesdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

Vineland Drive-In Theater

I am SO excited! I just found out that there is still a drive-in movie theater open in Los Angeles/Orange County! For those who love drive-ins as much as I do, here's the information: Vineland Drive-In Theater 443 N. Vineland Ave, City of Industry, CA 24-hour telephone Information: 626-961-9262 Open 7 days a week! Gates open at 7pm, show starts at dusk. Prices: General Admission (9 years old and up) $9.00, Children (ages 5-8) $3.00, Children under 5 are FREE! On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights the first feature is repeated after the second feature is over. All films are broadcast in FM Dolby Stereo sound. Enjoy!

School's Out!

Here it is, the end of another school year! It's certainly had it's ups and downs, but I think we finally hit on a formula that works, and my little family is once again enjoying the learning process. We've hit another milestone, as Skylar turned 12 last week. It's so hard to believe that she is a young woman now!