One of the things I most look forward to during the summer, is the art festivals in Laguna Beach. They are fun for the entire family, inexpensive and a great way to spend a beautiful day in paradise. My favorite of the festivals is the Sawdust Art & Craft Festival. The festival has great demonstrations, live entertainment, music and free art classes.

If you have kiddos at home that are bored this summer, make sure to buy a summer pass to the festival. Kids 5 and under are always free and a season pass for an adult or older child is only $15. Also if you are a resident of Orange County you can get in for free on select evenings after 5pm. You can check here to see what day of the week, you can get in for free.

Most of the art classes are geared for children older than 4 and almost all are free of charge. Some of the classes offered are rock painting, Hawaiian Paper Flowers, Nature Mosaics and much much more! You can check out the calendar of classes and events by heading here.

The Sawdust Festival will run through September 2nd of this year. If you find yourself with bored kiddos this summer, pack them in the car and head over a fun afternoon of art!