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Archive for June 5th, 2009

Jun
05

Balboa Island Ferry

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Summer is almost here and that means going out and exploring. My kids are on a transportation kick and I wanted to share with you an excursion I posted about last summer that we will be repeating again this weekeend. Your kiddos will love it!!
I can’t remember what my daughter was watching last week that mentioned a ferry ride- I think it was Dora the Explorer, but I’m not to sure. As soon as the show was over she started asking me about ferries. I explained to her what a ferry was and told her that this weekend I would take her on a ferry ride. There are only two ferries (I’m not counting the Catalina ones) in operation in Southern California. One is the ferry that runs between Coronado Island and San Diego and the other is the one that connects Balboa Island and the Balboa Peninsula. It’s a fun five minute ride that you and your children will enjoy.
We always make a day trip out of it by exploring Balboa Island, one of my favorite places in Southern California. We usually take the ferry over from the Fun Zone in the Peninsula and head over to Balboa to walk around and have a frozen banana of course!! So yummie and a must when visiting. My kids can’t stop giggling every time we ride. Trust me on this the kiddos will love it. The ferry ride is fun and totally inexpensive. Adults are $1.oo , children 5-12 ,are 50 cents and cars with drivers are $2.oo(each passenger is additional) and children under 5 are free. You will love exploring Balboa Island. For additional info click here.Balboa Island FerryBalboa Peninsula Fun Zone area (follow the signs)
Hours: Ferries leave every few minutes
Sunday through Thursday: 6:30 a.m. to midnight,
Friday and Saturday nights until 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.
SUMMER HOURS 6 am to 2 am Daily
Rates:
Car and Driver: $2.00;
Motorcycles and Mopeds: $1.50;
Adult with Bicycles: $1.25 cents;
Children with bicycles $.75 cents
Categories : Balboa Island, Ferry, Newport Beach
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Jun
05

It’s that time again… Museums on us Free Weekend admission and Target Free at La Habra Children’s and Bowers Kidseum

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I will post this little blurb at the beginning of every month to remind everyone about Museums on us.
Museums on us is a fantastic program that rewards Bank of America cardholders. Any card from Bank of America gives you free admission to over 70 museums nationwide. Museums on us offers free admission to select museums on the first weekend of every month – and that means this post comes just in time for this weekend. Here is a list of the participating museums in the area.Enjoy!
Los Angeles County
Autry National Center of the American West
Museum of Latin American Art- Long Beach
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art

Orange County
Discovery Science Center- Santa Ana- Only on Saturday
Laguna Art Museums- Laguna Beach

San Diego
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
California Center for the Arts- Escondido

Riverside
Riverside Art Museum

Also a reminder that the La Habra Children’s museum is free the first Saturday of the month and the Bowers will be free on Sunday thanks to a generous sponorship from Target. Have fun and explore!!

I can’t wait to share with you the day I have planned on Saturday. It’s my daughter’s 4th Birthday and we are celebrating with a visit to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and brunch at the Aloha Lilo and Stitch at the Paradise Pier Hotel. Have a great weekend!!

Categories : Bank of America Museums on us, Childrens' Museum, Free, Free Admission, Free Event, La Habra, Mom Blog, Target Free
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