Movie Night: Ice Age Collision Course

Movie Night: Ice Age Collision Course

Living in the same suburb as our extended family has allowed Friday night catch ups to become a weekly feature on our calendar. It is an opportunity for the kids to get together with three of their cousins (when their powers combine, they are the Adventurous Five!) and hang out. Sometimes we grab a movie. We …

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GIVEAWAY: Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure – WIN a Family Pass

GIVEAWAY: Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure - WIN a Family Pass

When Ice Age premiered at cinemas back in 2002 it was such a hit that even adults went off to watch it sans kids. Since then it has grown into a mega franchise with four feature length movies and another predicted for release later this year. My kids have loved every one and are currently …

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A Visit to the La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum

A Sticky Trek Back in Time : A Visit to the La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum

For tens of thousands of years natural asphalt has been seeping up from the ground in what is now urban Los Angeles. Around Hancock Park the seepage has been enough to create areas large enough to trap animals who have been unable to escape and have perished, sinking into the asphalt which has soaked into their …

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