Free: Infant Storytime & Book

Hug-A-By Baby is a Story time designed specifically for 2month olds-12 months old (they let you fudge a bit on the upper age limit)

Typical storytime: welcome/introductions (librarians like to specifically acknowledge returning mamas and babies personally), good morning song, story , activity (such as baby-sized maracas or peek a boo with see through scarves), active time (rock a bye baby with mamas standing and rocking babies, or ring around the rosie with mamas dancing with babies in a circle), goodbye song, interaction time (librarian puts a bunch of toys in the center and lets babies play together while mamas talk or play with babies and each other), gift time (usually a board book or plastic -waterproof type- book), end

HIGHLY recommended!

We attend the one at Haskett Library in West Anaheim (near Orange/Beach) on Wednesdays at 10:30 am. I also know of one in East Anaheim (near the 91/55). Lark really likes it :)

Disneyland

Tomorrow I'm getting a Disneyland pass. Costco has an awesome deal for the Deluxe pass (which costs 269$ everyday at the park) where if you pay 269$ you also get a 50$ Disneybuck card. Being that tomorrow is my birthday, and Disneyland is offering a free day admission for your bday ( http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/disneyland/index?name=CelebrationsDLRFreeOnYourBirthdayPage ) I'm going to go, get my pass, then take the extra Disneybucks and upgrade to the Premium pass :)
I highly reccommend getting at least a SOCal Disneypass for any mama. It stimulates kiddos, tired them out, and gives mama some much needed free playdate space and adult face time.

Welcome to my world: Museums

Hello Everyone! I've started this blog to basically keep a record for me (and anyone else who wants) of things to do with children in Orange COunty. I'll keep track of things as they occur to me/as we do them. My experiences may be a bit biased at first, being that Lark is my first child, and she's only 9 months old, but I promise I'll look into 'big kid' things soon too!

First order of business: Free Museums

Bowers Museum - First Sundays 10AM-4PM

California African American Museum - First Sundays 11AM-5PM

Children's Museum at La Habra - First Saturdays 10AM-5PM

Japanese American National Museum - Every Saturdays (beginning in February,except August) 11AM-4PM

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) - Holiday Mondays (on Federalholidays) 12-8PM

Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) - Every Sunday 11AM-6PM

Orange County Museum Of Art - Second Sundays (no time given)

Orange County Pacific Symphony - Free outdoor concerts in August at parks http://www.pso.org/