Lake Balboa

PONY RIDE AND MERRY-GO-ROUND

Photo used under Creative Commons from tiarescott.

Photo taken from Grand View Library.

Right off the 5 freeway in Griffith Park is a great pairing of activities for cowboys and cowgirls.

1. Pony Rides - There are different sized ponies and tracks for kids from 1 years old to 100 pounds. Rides are $3.
2. Griffith Park - Open on the weekends and everyday in the Summer, this merry-go-round features 68 finely crafted horses and a big loud organ.

Pony Rides Yelp Page
Merry-Go-Round Yelp Page
Location

Greystone Mansion Park

Visit Greystone Mansion and Park.

LA Art Walk - Not Child Friendly

In this Blog, I try to showcase places to go and things to do that are not what one would consider kid friendly. Every now and then, I have a bust. LA Art Walk is no place for a kid. I had visions of blocks littered with ART shows, sectioned off streets showcasing the latest artists and musicians, food vendors upon food vendors. No such thing. There was no music, live or otherwise. There were no food trucks. But there was still plenty of skeevy crazies. As time went by though, the situation got a little better. But by the time the LA Art Walk scene started its groove, it was starting to be too late to be out. So while it may be fun for the childless to hop around from bar to art show to bar again, it's not worth taking your kids there.

Go to the Movies for Super Cheap! - North Hollywood

In terms of a cheap deal, the Valley Plaza 6 Regency Theater can't be beat. $3 for a movie! $1.50 on Tuesdays!?!?!?!? $1 hot dogs!?!?! They always have at least one child friendly movie. At the time of this writing they were showing: Happy Feet 2 in 3D (note: extra charge of $2 for 3D movies), The Muppets, and Puss In Boots.

Valley Plaza 6 - North Hollywood
6355 Bellingham Ave.
North Hollywood, CA. 91606
(818) 760-8400

Random Adventures

There are times that I crave an urban adventure. I grab Liamilo, get into the car and go. I shall call these excursions "Random Adventures". Below is a list of Random Adventures I have taken thus far:

Random Adventure 1 - The Photo Shoot
Random Adventure 2 - Track and Field

Bob Baker Marionettes - Downtown

I haven't personally gone to it yet. But it seems interesting.

Marionette Show - $15/ticket