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I’m a single mom with one 3 yr old boy. My two passions are traveling and raising my son. I love being a mom and there’s no place I’d rather be then with my son. I work full time and love to exercise.
Our Family's Travel Personality
adventurous, curious, quiet, cautious, relaxed, simple, independent, energetic, spontaneous, sophisticated, easy_going, social_butterfly
We Just Got Back From
Maui
Our Favorite Vacation Spot
Manhattan Beach, CA
A Place We'd Love To Visit
Petite St. Vincent
Favorite Vacation Memory
Celebrating my son's 2nd birthday in Maui. It was 9 days of Paradise.
Worst Travel Moment With My Kids:
I’ll never forget flying home from Honolulu in first class with my 1.6 month old son on Delta. The plane did not have any milk for the flight and even though I boarded early not one person thought to inform me that the plane was not stocked with milk. Cash was still drinking from a bottle at this time and freaked out over having to go 5 hours without milk in his bottle. This old cranky lady was loudly complaining behind me the whole flight home about how she was tired of hearing my son cry (as if I wasn’t). I wanted to scream (but did not) at every employee of the airline for not informing me the plane had no milk until we were up in the air.
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Museums of the Sacramento/Sierra Nevada area that Kids Love
A comprehensive list of favorite children's museums, as well as art and science museums with excellent kid's programs.
3200 Freedom Park Drive
McClellan, California
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Children of all ages can explore, climb into, or imagine what it would be like to soar through the skies in several of the many aircraft on the ramp. Be sure to check out the Aerospace Summer Camps!
reviewed on: July 22 2011
"Local Hidden Treasure"
The Aerospace Museum of California is OFF THE HOOK. Hands down the best $8 I've spent in Sacramento. The museum is extraordinary! Children of all ages can explore, climb into, or imagine what it would be like to soar through the skies in several of many aircraft parked out back. The Docents are all sweet old men who I imagine all must be veterans and war heroes. They probably didn’t need much docent training as I’m guessing they've piloted the planes that are housed here and lived through the history of the aircraft. Currently, all active duty service members with ID can bring up to 5 family members for free.
Guests will experience historic planes and displays representing over eight decades of aviation history, as well as a chance to view thrilling jets like a famous ‘Top Gun’ F-14 Tomcat just like the movie.
On display is one of the original Norden bomb sights which were used by American bombardiers for precision day bombing during World War II. These bomb sights were really small computers and were maintained and repaired in the shops at the Sacramento Air Depot (later Sacramento Air Logistics Center at McClellan AFB).
Art pieces on loan from the Coast Guard Art Collection feature oil paintings, water color and acrylic art works. These pieces depict Coast Guard personnel, equipment, historic events and other subjects in scenes relevant to the service and its mission.
The Museum’s collection of engines is quite extensive and grows frequently as new engines are restored and put on display.
Have you ever wanted to fly as a pilot in a World War? Now is your chance. The Motion Ride Simulator allows you to have the feeling and visual effect of sitting in the cockpit with the pilot and experiencing flight as never before. Or, you can launch from an aircraft carrier and fly a mission in a US Navy F/A-18. There is a small extra charge, but it is worth every cent!
The AeroPlay Kid Zone allows kids to fly non-motion flight simulators (think miniature versions of planes the kids can sit in and pretend to fly.) There are several kid size tables set up with coloring pages, planes the kid’s can assemble with tools, and foam puzzles.
I’m planning a return trip very soon!!
2200 Front Street
Sacramento, California
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Ask about the 2011 Youth Workshops.
For Example:
Kids’ Engine Class --- August 20, 2011 from 9am – 12:30pm. Boys and girls in the 5th- 9th grade and their adult buddy can participate in this 3 hour hands-on class. Kids get to take apart a Briggs and Stratton one cylinder engine and learn how solids, liquids, and gasses interact to make it run. Then fire up a variety of engines to see how each gets their specific job done. There is no driving or riding involved, and you won’t get greasy (although they do promise lots of noise and smoke).
10th & 0 Streets
Sacramento, California
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In the permanent exhibits, visitors can hop aboard a bus to hear immigrants tell their stories of coming to California, meet a ghost who recounts his family’s experience in California from the Gold Rush to the present, or step inside a theater to see how Hollywood has portrayed California. But you’ll never see the same thing at The California Museum twice: 6-7 special exhibits highlighting the people and places that make the Golden State unique are introduced annually.
There are hands-on activities in the Museum that children will enjoy. Kids can learn about the state symbols as well as the state seal. A family guide that helps engage children as they explore the Museum is available at the Admissions window.
10th and L Streets
State Capitol, Room B-27 Sacramento, California
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Learn about California and the Capitol. Check out the new Kids Zone Web site where students can learn about the California State capitol while having fun.
http://www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov/kids/
2618 K Street
Sacramento, California
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A section of the museum features a hands-on area, where visitors can try their hand at using Indian tools, such as the pump drill, used for making holes in shell beads and other materials; the mortar and pestle and soap root brush, made from the soap root plant, all used for grinding acorns.
1119 Second Street
Sacramento, California
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It is only a few minutes walk from the State Capital, The California State Railroad Museum and several other fine museums, parks, and tourist attractions. This would be great itinerary for a museum crawl on Sacramento museum day when admission to all museums is free. If your son loves his little green army men then he's going to love The Major General Robert Thrasher Gallery.
111 I Street
Sacramento, California
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All aboard for the world-famous Railroad Museum! Located at the birthplace of the Transcontinental Railroad, the expansive Railroad Museum showcases how railroads and their workforce have shaped our lives, economy and culture. Hobby enthusiasts will also enjoy Small Wonders: The Magic of Toy Trains," an impressive collection of over 1,000 vintage toy trains.
reviewed on: January 11 2011
"I've heard great things about the Polar Express Ride!"
I recently learned one can pay $250 for a Transcontinental Railroad Club membership to get advance notice to purchase tickets for special events such as The Polar Express Ride. The polar express ride sells out fast so this is a sure fire way to get your kid on that train.Tickets for the 2011 Polar Express Train Ride go on sale October 1, 2011. For more information about the Polar Express Train Ride, please call the membership office at (916) 445-5995.
What Does My "Polar Express" Ticket Include?
Each ticket includes a Polar Express Train Ride; admission to the Central Pacific Passenger Station where you will pick up your tickets, shop, and enjoy entertainment while you are waiting to board the train; admission to the Eagle Theater where you may meet Santa and have your picture taken by a professional photographer; and complimentary admission to the California State Railroad Museum the day of your visit or any other day before January 1, 2012 (the Museum's regular hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day; these hours of operation will be in effect during The Polar Express Train Ride event).
What can I expect on the Train Ride?
Each Polar Express Train Ride will last approximately one hour. You will enter the Central Pacific Passenger Station and pick up your tickets. You are free to enjoy the entertainers, shop, or climb aboard the caboose. At approximately 30 minutes prior to your train time, you will line up according to your boarding point listed on your ticket. Children ages one year and under, do not require a ticket and must be seated on an adults lap on board the train. Once on board the train, you will travel to the "North Pole" while we read the story of The Polar Express. Dancing waiters will fly through the cars as each ticketed passenger is served hot chocolate and a treat. As the train passes the North Pole, you will catch a glimpse of Santa while the train readys for the return trip. As you head back to Old Sacramento, Santa will be on board and walk through each car to give out the "first gift of Christmas" -- the sleigh bell -- to each passenger. We will all join in and sing Christmas Carols as we pull into the station in Old Sacramento. Once you de-board the train, walk across the walkway to the Eagle Theater, where Santa will be available to talk with your child and take a photo.
What can I expect in First Class?
First Class passengers will board the observation car, El Dorado before the Coach passengers. Your tickets will indicate whether you are seated in the Parlor or Lounge section of the car. Each section of this beautiful 1930s car includes lounge-style seating and freedom to roam about the car. You may step outside onto the observation deck or look out the large windows. Each ticketed passenger will receive hot chocolate served in a commemorative mug. Car Attendants will be assigned to each section of the car.
Can We Wear Pajamas and bring our copy of the book?
Of course that's part of the fun! We encourage the whole family to dress in your warmest pajamas and bring your book for the Conductor to sign if you wish. Do be sure to dress warmly enough to walk comfortably to and from your car, and make sure that everyone in your party is wearing appropriate footwear. You will be traversing streets with packed granite soil and wooden boardwalks to reach the event's starting point the Central Pacific Railroad Passenger Station in Old Sacramento. The Passenger station is covered but heated and open to the elements. The train cars, however, are nice and warm for your trip.
216 O Street
Sacramento, California
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Little ones and their caregivers now have two new ways to experience the Crocker Art Museum. The Museum has launched Story Trail, a family-friendly journey through the Museum, and Tot Land, an interactive gallery, designed for children from infancy to five years of age and their caregivers.
"Story Trail and Tot Land build on the Museum's suite of unique art- and object-based learning resource offerings to provide an enhanced experience for visiting children and families." Story Trail is an engaging way for young children and adults to talk about art while they visit the Museum. It features a captivating storybook, called "Birdy's Museum Adventure," which incorporates images and "characters" from works of art in the Museum's permanent collection.
The story leads families on an imaginative adventure to look, discuss, and discover seven works of art. Families can check out a copy of "Birdy's Museum Adventure" at the Admission Desk and begin a fun exploration into the galleries with trail markers to lead the way. Story Trail concludes in Tot Land, a gallery devoted entirely to families.
3615 Auburn Boulevard
Sacramento, California
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The Discovery Museum Science & Space Center rotates exhibits about every six months. Each exhibit is designed to be an interactive experience for all ages. Activities include hands-on stations with specimens or experiments. Search and find guides are designed for each exhibit and are based on the California State Science Standards. Play areas and costume areas are particularly popular with families.
Kids can have a Scientific Birthday at the Discovery Museum!
3901 Land Park Drive
Sacramento, California
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Fairytales, nursery rhymes and other children's stories come magically to life at Fairytale Town with giant play sets like the Crooked Mile, Jack and the Beanstalk, and real farm animals who make their home in the lush gardens of the park's two-plus acres of enchantment and fun.
reviewed on: January 10 2011
"Perfect for Toddlers"
My 2 year old loves this place and so do I except the snack shack. I recommend packing lunch with you. The food in the snack shack is yucky tasting and expensive (the inside and outside of the snack shack looks filthy).I love the little bathrooms they have for children where everything is toddler height. I also love the many playgrounds Fairytale Town has to offer. Located right across the street from the Sacramento zoo. Parking is not easy but not too difficult and it's free.
Fairytale Town has summer camps and is available for birthday parties. Every Halloween it offers trick or treating for the kids.
823 Sutter St
Folsom, California
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Tours for groups can be arranged in advance of the Folsom History Museum. Tour includes information on early settlers, the Gold Rush influence, establishing of a town and factors that gave the town permanence. A docent dressed in period costume presents tours of the museum.
1526 "H" Street
Sacramento, California
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Don’t miss “The Mansion After Dark.”
Visitors can see the Governor's Mansion State Historic Park in a whole new light -- "Lights Out." Following in the tradition of many of the families that lived in the mansion, the volunteers at the Governor's Mansion use contemporary decorations to make the home ready for the Halloween event. On October 23 and 30, these unique open-house style tours feature tales of ghosts, bats, great pumpkins, coffin corners and Halloween adventures in the decorated darkened rooms of the mansion. Storytellers will captivate visitors with tales of the season; fortune tellers will predict interesting futures. For more information please call 916 323-5916 or visit www.parks.ca.gov/governorsmansion
1962 Hays Lane
Woodland, California
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A little boy’s dream come true…trucks and tractors galore. The courtyard is ideal for an afternoon picnic.
The Heidrick Ag History Center introduces visitors to the marvels of agriculture, and commercial trucking through 130,000 square feet of interactive, one-of-a-kind exhibits. The cornerstones of these exhibits are the Fred C. Heidrick Antique Ag Collection, the world’s largest and most unique collection of one-of-a-kind antique agricultural equipment, and the Hays Antique Truck Museum, also recognized as the largest of its kind in the world.
1200 Front Street
Sacramento, California
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The Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum is a replica of one-room schools found throughout the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills during the latter half of the 19th century.
In the 19th century, the one-room schoolhouse was traditionally the center of a community's social activities. The Old Sacramento Schoolhouse offers the same opportunity:
Celebrate a birthday with a party at the Schoolhouse, including an old-fashioned lesson conducted by a schoolmarm or school master or host a spelling bee at the Schoolhouse.
1000 Broadway
Sacramento, California
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Check out the Halloween Lantern Tours:
Over 400 guests got into the ‘spirit’ of the season on October 23 and 24 as Old City Cemetery Committee presented their annual fundraiser “Lantern Tours.” Costumed docents told the stories of historic and notable cemetery residents by lantern light as visitors ventured further into the shadows of the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery.
101 I Street
Sacramento, California
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Time Travel Weekends
As you stroll through Old Sacramento on weekends July through August, you might just chance upon historic re-enactments complete with wagons, wild characters with heroes and villains, children’s pioneer craft activities, historic gambling, bowling, juggling, singing, dancing and other forms of musical mastery, military encampments, mining camps, parades, historic events, medicine shows, Civil War cannon firings, and much, much more!
3930 West Lane Park Drive
Sacramento, California
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The Sacramento Zoo is home to more than 400 animals, including the snow leopard, red panda, eagles and reptiles. In addition to the animals, the zoo has lakes, gardens, an educational amphitheater, and a train that runs through the premises.
reviewed on: January 10 2011
"Save your money"
The animals here looked depressed. Every time I go to this zoo I want to cry. The animal’s habitats are old and decrepit. During our hot summers this dilapidated zoo barely provides the animals with enough shade. The orangutans especially look depressed. Ugh, I'm getting sad just thinking about the zoo.
2251 Florin Road, Suite 126
Sacramento, California
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Their goal for the past 14 years has been to create a structured learning environment for children, youth and families using art education as a medium to teach fundamental life skills and social values. Through the creative arts, their vision is to provide a healthy learning environment where people from diverse backgrounds can learn and grow harmoniously.
2701 L Street
Sacramento, California
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Don’t miss this summer’s event -- History Live -- July 2 through August 15 Saturday through Wednesday only.
A vibrant interactive historical experience; meet the pioneers who left their homes and braved the journey To Sutter's Fort at the dawn of California's Gold Rush. Hands on activities with docents in period clothes, meet and talk to those who made California what it is today. For more information please call 916 445-4422 or visit www.parks.ca.gov/suttersfort
403 Stafford Street
Folsom, California
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This small unique California zoo has been providing sanctuary to some very special animals. All are non-releasable. Many were raised, and rejected, as wild pets. Others were injured or orphaned in the wild. Most are native to North America. All have names and personalities, and their individual stories are posted at the exhibits, along with factual, up-to-date information about their species.The distinctive educational focus of the zoo promotes responsible and appropriate behavior toward all animals. The zoo teaches about common and uncommon animals, both wild and domestic, and includes those in between, like feral pigs and wolf-dog hybrids. Zoo programs stress that wild animals don’t make good pets.
reviewed on: July 18 2011
"Look Boss, The Train!! The Train!"
I have a funny story about this zoo. I took my son (age 2) to the Folsom Zoo on a pretty spring day. I giggled as I passed the “Ferral Cat” exhibit. Then what I saw stopped me dead in my tracks – the animal (I think it was a small bird) in the exhibit was dead as a doorknob. It lay there motionless and decomposing for all to see. I thought to myself “Boy, this zoo is in bad need of donations – haven’t they noticed this bird is dead? It must be scaring the children!”Suddenly another bird swooped down and ate it for lunch! You see, the dead animal wasn’t the exhibit – it was the exhibit’s meal. I still laugh over the shock I felt when I actually thought for a few seconds the zoo was displaying dead animals in cages.
This Zoo is awesome. The deer are super cute. I can’t recommend the train enough.
11711 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, California
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The KidZone Museum is a children's museum designed for families with children up to age seven. They are located in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the rural alpine town of Truckee, California. Truckee is a resort town 15 miles north of Lake Tahoe and 35 miles from Reno, Nevada.
• The facility is primarily an indoor one - all visitors leave their shoes at the door to keep the mountain dirt & snow outside.
• The current featured exhibit is Starfish Enterprise, providing repeat-play activities related to farm life.
• Permanent exhibits include a Baby Zone for infants to age 18 months and a Jungle Gym for toddlers and older children.
• Visitors enjoy creating, painting, drawing, cutting and sculpting in the Creative Center.
Sewell Hall
5000 Rocklin Road Rocklin, California
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Check out the next Dinosaur Day in 2013!! This is a fun all-day family adventure! This biennial event continually grows in popularity offering the community a day of lively lectures, fun activities and a chance to get an up-close look at the amazing collection of natural history specimens housed in the Museum located on the Rocklin Campus of Sierra College. Included in its collection of fossil dinosaurs are a triceratops skull, a pachycephalosaurus skull, T-rex skull replica, dinosaur leg bones, a giant theropod footprint and a full mount cast of a hypsilophodont.
reviewed on: July 20 2011
"I loved Dinosaur Day 2009"
I took my son to Dinosaur Day in 2009 and we had a wonderful time. Parking was easy to find even though the event was packed full of families. I paid just $8 for admission and my son was free of charge; kids 4 and under are free. Some of the fun filled activities were:
* Make or paint casts of real dinosaur bones
* See California dinosaur fossils and talk to the people who found them
* Learn about the sciences of paleontology, astronomy and physics
* Make a dinosaur puppet, color dinosaur pictures and decorate cookies
* Get your face painted and chalk color onto sidewalk drawings
* Watch the preparation of a dinosaur bone
* Experience a planetarium show and listen to scientific lectures and videos
* Learn about climate changes in the Mesozoic and today
* A raffle, a silent auction and items to buy
* Custom original artwork t-shirts available to purchase
* Exhibits in the Natural History Museum
One of my favorite pictures was snapped at this event. In the photo I’m standing next to a velociraptor while my infant is inspecting the dinosaur’s open mouth full of sharp teeth!
While I was here, I bought some rocks from the museum. At the time of purchase, I thought rocks with differing textures might be educational for my son. Later when I got home, I realized giving a baby heavy rocks isn’t reallly the best idea! So for now, they’re in storage until he’s old enough to play with them without hurting himself.
There was a snack shack on site and public restrooms.
