dec 12th—here's where to take your kids this week

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📍 The Row DTLA
12/14 Kwanzaa Story Time with Books and Cookies
This super fun, high energy, interactive Musical Story Time will get you and your little ones into the holiday spirit. (10am - 11am)
📍 Platform Culver City
12/16 Stop by Platform Snow Day for festive treats, kid-friendly crafts and a ginormous snow hill for sledding! (10am - 2pm) The coolest kid’s clothing brand, Milk Teeth is also doing a month long pop-up at Platform (through 12/30), don’t miss it while you’re there!
📍 Malibu 
12/16 Take photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus at Malibu Country Mart, listen to holiday carolers and check out Santa’s reindeer making an appearance — this Saturday only. (12pm - 4pm)
📍 Pasadena 
12/16 Join Southern California Children’s Museum in Pasadena for a special meet and greet and story time with Santa. (9:30am - 11:30am)

📍 Moorpark: 12/16 - 12/17 at Underwood Family Farms
📍 Malibu: 12/16 at Malibu Country Mart

12/18-12/23 Family Week at Rooftop Cinema Club will be playing all the holiday classics like Elf, Home Alone, The Grinch and Santa Claus! (times vary)

12/21 Christmas Story Time with Books and Cookies 
This super fun, high energy, interactive Musical Story Time will get you and your little ones into the holiday spirit. (10am - 11am)

Reese’s Retreat Brookside Park
📍 Pasadena
Also known as “Pirate Park” this spot’s theme is so much fun! There’s a shipwrecked boat, planks to walk across, cannons and even a few sea creatures to ride on. Kids can build sand castles at the sand and water play area and it’s equipped for both toddlers and bigger kids.
Bonus points for being right next to Kids Space Museum!

360 N Arroyo Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91103

Small Businesses I love for Kid Toys
Because it’s peak holiday shopping time and I’m personally still scrambling to get all my gifts in order, I’ll link my go-to kid’s gift shops here. There is nothing quite like shopping small :)

Palomita • Andest • Fair Play Projects • Spil Kids • Milk Teeth • Little Green • All Small Co • Throwing Tiny Fits
A super special LA staple, Merci Milo has a flagship in Echo Park and is one of the best for quality toys and special heirlooms. Lot’s of great stocking stuffers too!

We keep this short because parenting is long 😆 
See you next week!