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11/22-11/28 Weekly Event Lineup

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🎵 Kids Edition of Sounds of Santa Monica @ Santa Monica Place
About: Join us in Center Plaza for live music featuring family-friendly programming, emerging local artists, and vibey DJs. Plus, visit us every Friday at 10:30a for our "Kids Edition" program with dance and sing-alongs that inspire laughter and learning. This week’s guest is Twinkle Time. *Free
Date: 11/22: 10:30am

🌟 Lite-Brite: Worlds of Wonder @ Santa Monica Place
About: Step into a nostalgic world of make-believe. Explore 11 fully interactive rooms that reimagine your favorite childhood games and activities with the magic of Lite-Brite. Dive into interactive artworks, explore sensory play stations, and play in a life-sized interactive arcade. Relive your childhood dreams in our 360-degree immersive theater where you’ll travel underwater, go back in time, and venture into outer space. Be inspired to dream, play, create, and remember what it’s like to be a kid again. Get your tickets now for Lite-Brite: Worlds of Wonder in Los Angeles! Discount alert! Use code SMWORLD for 10% off ticket purchases (1 per user)
Dates: 11/8-1/31

🐶 Paws n Pages @ Annenberg PetSpace
About: Join us each week at Annenberg PetSpace for Paws and Pages! Bring your kiddos of all ages for an group story time with an animal themed book of the week. Keep the theme going with a craft that reinforces the book's messaging and get ready to meet one of our amazing critters from the PetSpace Critter Corner. *Free
Dates: 11/23: 11:30am

🎨 Art Lab @ Hammer Museum
About: Create your own climate justice call to action at Art Lab, the Hammer's drop-in artmaking program for visitors of all ages. Whether you are looking for a kid-friendly project or for something artful to do after spending time in the galleries, drop by Art Lab for a hands-on, creative activity inspired by artworks in Breath(e): Towards Climate and Social Justice. This program is for anyone—at any age or skill level—who wants to experiment with artmaking. Facilitated by Hammer educators. Children must be accompanied by guardians at all times. *Free
Dates: 11/23: 1-4pm

👶🏻 Baby Time @ Santa Monica Library
About: Introduce your child to storytime with interactive books, bounces, and more. Free tickets available at 10:15. For ages 0-17 months. (Check the website for an additional time). *Free
Dates: 11/25: 10:30am

💫 Little Souls Music Class @ Marina Park
About: Little Souls is a community that shares the importance and self-awareness of the connection of our body and soul, through music, meditation, sound healing, kids yoga, art, dance and movement. Note: there are multiple locations/times this class takes place on the Westside so check the link for more information. Discount alert! Use cold SMALLWORLD to receive $5 off, add code into description + name of child on Venmo transaction.
Dates: 11/25: 10am

🎸Ryoji Music Class @ Penmar Park
About: Join me on this musical adventure, where we explore the world's rhythms, melodies, and the boundless imagination of children. Let's create memories and make music that will inspire and uplift young hearts. For additional class times/locations, check out link. Recommended age: 0-4 years. Cost: $20 per class
Dates: 11/25: 10am

📚Tuesday Tales: A traveling storytime @ Pico Branch Library
About: This fun and engaging weekly series, featuring stories, songs, and rhymes, travels to a different library location each week. Free tickets are available at 10:15 a.m. For ages 2-5.
Dates: 11/26: 10:30am

🎶 Musical Storytime w/ Books & Cookies @ Ivy Station Culver City
About: Join Books and Cookies for story time on the lawn. We'll read stories, sing, dance, jam with musical instruments, play with the parachute, and get crafty. Bring a blanket or mat to sit on *Free
Dates: 11/26: 10-11am

📚 Kids Storytime @ Village Well Books & Coffee
About: Join us every Wednesday and Saturday for a storytime amongst the cozy bookstacks of Village Well! *Free
Dates: 11/27: 11am

🦃 Are you looking for some Thanksgiving break inspiration to keep your kiddo busy?

Here are a few places that are worth a visit:

• Cayton Childrens Museum

• Skirball Museum: Noah’s Ark Exhibit

• Santa Monica Airplane Museum

• Disney The Little Mermaid x CAMP

• Join a music class (check out our class directory for lots of options)

• Enlist your little one to do some Thanksgiving baking, see some easy recipe inspiration here 

• Go to the movies: Moana 2 will be released next week!

💕 Things I’m loving this week!

I’m constantly searching for activities, experiences, gadgets, recipes, places, and more that will make my life easier as a mom of 2. Each week I’ll share 1-3 things, whether it’s a new restaurant that has a good environment for kids, a recipe that is kid-friendly and quick, while also being healthy (yes, I’m a mostly scrunchy mom), an experience or service that will fill my mom self-care cup up, or just an in-home activity that we are loving that week. I thought I would share my experiences along the way with hopes it could also make your life easier or spark a moment of creativity for your own family.

Bunch Bike
Recently our family decided to get a Bunch Bike which is an electric cargo bike that can fit our whole family. We’ve had such a fun time riding the bike around Santa Monica and have used it as our “second car” to get us to the park, beach, and other great places close by. Not only is it super easy to ride but we love that it’s electric so we can charge it after we use it at the end of the day. It’s also been a great way to get our family outdoors and get some sunshine. If you’re looking to step up your bike game and find something that fits your whole family (and even your dog), I highly recommend this. If you’re interested in purchasing, mention “SMALLWORLD” to score a free sunshade!

👋 Are you new here? (+ a little more about me):

As a mom of now 2 littles, I am constantly on the search for fun activities that would keep our family out of the house and trying new things as well as meeting other families in the community. Small world was born with the idea to create one space that could curate something for everyone whether that be storytime at the local library, music class in the park, holiday celebrations, and more (not to mention a lot of these activities are free). I love putting these newsletters together but as I do this in my (sparingly) free moments, I’d love for this community to grow into a resource that all families can depend on and use for their weekly activity guide, please share this with a friend/caregiver/family or anyone that would find this useful!

^{Disclaimer: Small World is not affiliated with any of the activities linked in the Airtable and does not receive compensation from any of the organizations. Please check live links for accurate schedule/pricing info.}