FREE Kids Workshops

Considering how over the past couple of years many Art programs have been drastically reduced from the education system, it is awesome to find Companies that provide hands on workshops for your children to expand their creativity.  Here are a few opportunities and ideas for hands-on DIY crafts that your kids will enjoy.

LAKESHORE - Fuzzy Felt Wallets.  Lakeshore has a craft every Saturday
Saturday January 23, 2010
11am-3pm
Ages 3 years and up
Lakeshore Learning Center and Outlet
2695 East Dominguez Street
Carson, Ca 90895
310 537-4778

Lowe's - Build & Grow
Lowe's has workshops on Saturdays that you must register to attend online.  There are 3 South Bay locations and it is FREE for your child to participate.

Home Depot Kids Workshops are the FIRST Saturday of each month from 9am-Noon and are for kids ages 5- 12.

Torrance Home Depot
24451 Crenshaw Blvd
Torrance, CA

San Pedro Home Depot
2115 N. Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA 90731

Kids FLY FREE this 1/23/10 from Hawthorne Airport

I found this article on the Daily Breeze website and since I am such a fan of travel I found this to be a very cool opportunity.

Saturday January 23rd, the first 60 kids ages 8-17 who register, will get a free flight with weather permitting.  Click on the link at the Daily Breeze for more information.

Frames and Canvas at Aaron Brothers

This is the last week for the "Penny Sale" at Aaron Brothers.  The Penny Sale allows you to purchase any frame or canvas and get the second one for 1 PENNY.  For any artists or photographers out there this is a pretty good deal to get you set up for the year.  I am sure many of you had some great photos taken over the holidays, now you have no excused as to why you can not frame them.  The sale ends on January, 24th.

Local South Bay locations:

Torrance
2750 Pacific Coast Highway
Torrance, Ca 90505

Hermosa Beach
1559 Pacific Coast Highway
Hermosa Beach, Ca 90254

Manhattan Beach
5360 W Rosecrans Ave., Ste. #D
Manhattan Beach, CA 90250

Farmers Markets in the South Bay

Fruit Market, Radom, Poland 2007

I do not know about you, but I find something therapeutic and lovely about shopping at Farmers Markets.  Whenever I travel to other countries, one of my favorite things to do is to shop at local street markets in search of the freshest foods or the bizarre.  For about a year I also volunteered through the Grain Project to create and run a FM in Santa Ana.  When I am home I equally love the Farmers Markets to get my fresh and often organic produce. Lately I find myself rarely making it to the market anymore because I seem to miss when it is going on.  Well, rather then beat myself up for missing the Torrance Farmers Market I decided I should see when and where other local Farmers Markets take place.  Now I can shop at a Farmers Market almost everyday of the week!  (I am going to organize them by days of the week)

Sunday

Palos Verdes- Rolling Hills Farmers' Market
9am-1pm at the Peninsula Shopping Center
corner of Hawthorne Blvd and Silver Spur Road

Monday
N/A

Tuesday

Torrance
8am - 1pm at Wilson Park
corner of Crenshaw Blvd and Jefferson (between Sepulveda and Carson)

Manhattan Beach
12pm-4pm - 13th Street (between Valley Dr. and Morningside Dr.)

Wednesday

El Segundo Raw Inspirations
10am-2pm
760 S. Sepulveda Blvd
El Segundo, Ca 90245

Lawndale
2pm-7pm
147th Street and Hawthorne Blvd

Thursday

Redondo Beach
8am-1pm at Veterans Park at the Redondo Beach Pier
(near Torrance Blvd and Catalina Ave)

El Segundo
3pm-7pm at Pine Avenue and Main Street

Friday

San Pedro
9am-2pm in Old Town San Pedro
Mesa and 7th Street

Hermosa Beach
12pm-4pm
Valley Drive between 8th and 10th Streets

Saturday

Torrance

8am - 1pm at Wilson Park

corner of Crenshaw Blvd and Jefferson (between Sepulveda and Carson)

Hawthorne

9am - 1pm at Aviation Blvd and West 135th Street

"Whale Fiesta" at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is having a party in honor of the gray whales migration along the Pacific.  There will be activities for the whole family, informational talks from experts, music and puppet shows.  Admission is FREE and will be from 10am-4pm on Sunday January 24th.

Whale Fiesta
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
3720 Stephen M White Drive
San Pedro, Ca 90731
310-548-7562

PIN UP Fashion Show next weekend

So many of my girlfriends and other ladies in the South Bay are big fans of Pin-Up fashion.  I saw this event for a  Pin-Up Fashion Show happening next weekend, January 24th, at the Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro and thought I would share.  This sounds like a fun and different way to spend a night out with the girls with the cocktail reception starting at 6pm and the show at 7pm.