May 13th—here's where I'm taking my kids this week

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I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend!! If you feel like sharing, reply and let me know what you did - I’d love to know. <3 I ended up having a spa day Saturday and a solo trip to the Rose Bowl Flea Market on Sunday morning - truly a dream weekend for me. By the way, every time we go to the Rose Bowl as a family, I always think: why is there nothing for kids here? A Playdate collab, maybe? It’s something I’ve always thought about. So many families are walking around with nothing to keep little kids entertained - a designated area would be such a game changer. Has anyone else felt this?
 
We launched our LA MOTHER series on Saturday - something that’s been in the works for a while. Our DADS OF LA series has been such a hit and I’ve been sitting with how to honor moms in a way that really felt right, and I’m excited to finally have it out in the world. Read the first one with Victoria De La Fuente HERE! Let me know what you’d like to see more of - my personal favorite part is discovering local gems I didn’t know about and seeing LA through someone else’s parenting lens.

x Carissa

📍 Highland Park
Saturday 5/17 Clockshop’s Community & Unity People’s Kite Festival returns for its 5th year at LA State Historic Park. This family-friendly cultural festival brings together diverse communities in Los Angeles through the art of kites and a day of joyful connection in this important public green space. Enjoy a kite competition, kite making station, music, arts & crafts & more! (2pm - 6pm)

📍 Glendale
Saturday 5/17 Head to Moonlit Rollerway for a Kids Learn to Skate Class. This class teaches the new skater the basic techniques of roller skating including balance, good posture and safety. These techniques include balancing while standing still, good posture for forward and backwards skating and stopping. For ages 3 and up. (9:15am - 10am)

📍 Santa Monica
Saturday 5/17 Don’t miss Asian American + Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration at Third Street Promenade. Enjoy vendors, kids zone, cultural performances, live DJ, a dogs-only social club pop-up, local eateries and more! (10am - 5pm)

📍DTLA
Sunday 5/18 Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn Museum is welcoming special puppet guests this Sunday! Don’t miss Bob Baker Marionettes make a guest appearance! Follow on Instagram for updates on time of event and note (Walt’s Barn events are subject to change without notice).

📍 South LA
Sunday 5/18 Check out this cute tennis class for moms & kids in celebration of National Tennis Month and Mother’s Day. Mommy + Me Community Play Day hosted by Love Tennis LA. Adult ticket purchase is required and it includes free registration for up to two kids. (12pm - 4pm)

*These aren’t ALL the family-friendly events happening this week in and around LA, just the best (IMO). We keep it short and curated—follow on IG + TT for more!

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