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Jewelart in Cerritos

Do you want to add some sparkle to your arts and crafts projects? Be it a project, a party, or precious Mom-and-Me time, let Jewelart help you shine! Its helpful staff is happy to assist in all kinds of beading projects, from beginner to advanced. They have projects geared for kids as young as 4, and offer birthday parties, too! They also offer fundraisers, a new and fun way to raise money for your mom's group or child's school. Drop by on Saturdays for free beading projects for kids (4+) and adults. Call for project details. 11408 E. South St., Cerritos. (562) 209-2070.

Aquatics

Alpert JCC Swim Instruction
www.alpertjcc.org

Australian Swim Schools
www.australianswimschool.com

Lakewood Aquatics
www.lakewoodaquatics.org

Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine
www.longbeach.gov/park

Los Alamitos Youth Water Polo
www.losalamitoswaterpolo.com

♦ Los Alamitos Youth Water Polo offers kids (3+) a non-competetive program geared for getting them used to the water, working with instructors, strengthening swimming skills, treading water and ball handlings. In their PeeWee program, kids are taught the basic fundamentals of the game in a fun, safe setting. Camps, clinics, and swimming lessons are also offered. With water polo classes offered in nine different age divisions, there is a class for everyone, from the swimming novice, to the experienced water polo player. Scholarships and payment plans may be available; check their Web site for specials.

M & M Surfing School
www.surfingschool.com

McCormick Divers
www.mccormickdivers.com

PDA Sports Training Center
www.pdausa.net

Rossmoor Swim School & Children's Center
www.rossmoorswimschool.com

Seal Beach Swim Club
www.sealbeachswimclub.org

Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center
www.cityoflamirada.org

Arts and Crafts

Alpert JCC Art Camps
www.alpertjcc.org

Art Smart
www.artsmartstudioforkids.com

Averyboo Arts
www.averyboo.com

Bowers Kidseum
www.bowers.org

College for Kids - Santiago Canyon College
www.sccollege.edu/cs

Cypress College - Kids' College
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege

Huntington Beach Art Center
hbarts.tripod.com

Inspyr Arts
inspyrarts.webs.com

♦Inspyr Arts is a fine arts drawing and painting studio (4+) dedicated to using art for positive personal growth. By combining creativity and step-by-step artistic mentoring, students get a chance to grow into various medias from graphite to oil and everything in between. Students are guided in creating wonderful masterpieces. Ask about their Art and Literacy Program. Click here for a free trial class coupon!

Jewelart - Cerritos
(562) 209-2070

Just Think Art
www.justthinkart.com

Look What I Made
www.kidslookwhatimade.com

Movies By Kids OC
www.moviesbykids.com

Pacific Conservatory
www.artsforkids.com

Paint N Glaze
www.paintnglaze.com

Sewing With Jane
(562) 431-1943

Attractions 

Adventure City
www.adventurecity.com

Aquarium of the Pacific
www.aquariumofpacific.org

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
www.cabrilloaq.org

Captain Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safaris www.dolphinsafari.com

Fillmore and Western Railway
www.fwry.com

Power House
www.powerhousegames.com

Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center
www.cityoflamirada.org

Tanaka Farms U-Pick Pumpkin Patch, Christmas Trees and Strawberries
www.tanakafarms.com

Wild Rivers Waterpark
www.wildrivers.com


Babysitting

SitterCity
www.sittercity.com

Baseball

Cypress College - Kids' College Baseball Clinics
www.sce.edu/programs/kidscollege

The Cage at Los Alamitos
www.thecageatlosalamitos.com

Tom Hicks Baseball Camps www.tomhicksbaseballcamps.com

Basketball

Alpert JCC Basketball Camp
www.alpertjcc.org

Complete Player Basketball Camp
www.completeplayercamps.com

Beauty & Etiquette

Cypress College - Kids' College: Please Pass the Manners, Dining & Party Etiquette, and Teen Etiquette
www.sce.edu/programs/kidscollege

Mr. California & Miss Southern California USA Pageants
www.mrcaliforniausa.com, www.misssoutherncaliforniausa.com

Boating/Sailing

Aquarium of the Pacific's Whale Watch
www.aquariumofpacific.org

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
www.cabrilloaq.org

Captain Dave's Dolphin & Whale Safaris
www.dolphinsafari.com

Catalina Tallship Adventure Summer Camp
www.americanpride.org

Leeway Sailing Center
www.longbeach.gov/park

Long Beach Junior Crew
www.longbeachjuniorcrew.org

Rowbics
www.rowbics.com

Books

Once Upon A Story Children's Books and More
www.onceuponastorybooks.com

Camps

49er Camp at CSULB
www.www.csulb.edu/summer-camps

Academic Enrichment Camp at CSULB
www.www.csulb.edu/summer-camps

Alpert JCC in Long Beach
www.alpertjcc.org

Aquarium of the Pacific
www.aquariumofthepacific.org

Aquatics and Specialty Camps
www.lbparks.org

Art at the Beach at the Huntington Art Center
hbarts.tripod.com

Art Smart Studio for Kids
www.artsmartstudioforkids.com

Astrocamps
www.guideddiscoveries.org

Billie Jean King and El Dorado Park
Tennis Center and Youth Tennis Camps
www.longbeachtennis.com

Bowers Kidseum
www.bowers.org

Bridges Reading & Writing Institute
(949) 651-1075
www.brwi.org

♦Bridges has two 2-week summer camp programs: Project Ink for 1st- to 8th-graders, and Kindergarten Readiness.

Project Ink: 1st- to 8th-graders explore their imagination and experience the thrill of creating their very own fantasy world with their writing. Using pictures as inspiration, students will finish the class with a complete story to share with others.

Kindergarten Readiness: Designed to prepare young students for kindergarten, campers review letters and sounds; are introduced to phonics and beginning reading; letter formation and writing sentences; and the expression of ideas. Click here to learn more!

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Camp
www.cabrilloaq.org

California Heights United Methodist Children's Center
(562) 595-0056

Camp Pegasus at The Pegasus School
www.thepegasusschool.org

Catalina Sea Camp
www.guideddiscoveries.org

Catalina Tallship Adventure Summer Camp
www.americanpride.org

ClimbX Indoor Rock Climbing Camps
www.climbxhb.com

College for Kids - Santiago Canyon College
www.sccollege.edu/cs

Complete Player Basketball Camp
www.completeplayercamps.com

Corky Carroll's Surf School
www.surfschool.net

CSULB - Young Writers' Camp
www.youngwriterscamp.com

Cypress College - Kids' College
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege

Discovery Science Center
www.discoverycube.org

Diving Camps at McCormick Divers
www.mccormickdivers.com

Get Smart Tutoring Academy
(562) 500-2121

Guided Discoveries Camps
www.guideddiscoveries.org

iD Tech Camps
www.internalDrive.com

Inspyr Arts
inspyrarts.webs.com

♦Inspyr Arts has weekly themed camps (5+), which include Youth Figure Drawing, Anime, and Fashion Design and Illustration. In their Eras Camp, students will travel in time to different eras of art including Renaissance, Pop Art and more, to create masterpieces inspired by that era. Check Web site or call for dates.

Jammin' Music
www.jamminmusic-lb.com

Kick It Up
www.kickitup.com

Kidnastics
www.kidnastics.net

Long Beach Junior Crew
www.longbeachjuniorcrew.org

Long Beach Marine Institute
www.longbeachmarine.org

Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine
www.lbparks.org

Long Beach State Junior Tennis Camp
www.longbeachstate.com

Long Beach State Soccer Academy
www.longbeachstate.com

Long Beach State Girls' Volleyball Camps
www.longbeachstate.com

Los Caballeros Racquet and Sports Club
(714) 546-8560, Ext. 210

M & M Surfing School and Marine Biology Camps
www.surfingschool.com

Movies By Kids Summer Camps
www.moviesbykids.com

Music Camp with Concert Music School
www.concertmusicschool.com

My Gym - Long Beach
www.my-gym.com

Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center
www.occtac.org

Orange County Song and Dance Co. Camp '09
www.orangecountysonganddance.com

Pacific Conservatory
www.artsforkids.com

Page Private Schools Summer Program
www.pageschool.com

Prentice School Summer Program
www.prentice.org

Project Safari
(714) 580-2209
www.project-safari.com

♦Over 185 acres of sleep-away Equestrian Camp fun, located outside of Temecula. Campers (7-16) will ride horses and learn about the numerous exotic animals that also call the grounds home, including zebras, emu, bison, llamas, ostrich, alpaca, donkeys, giant turtles and more. Additional activities include horsemanship, learning to drive a buggy, roping, animal tracking, evening camp fires, and giant water balloon fights at the fort! Camper to adult ratio is 1:8. Camps run Sunday - Saturday, offered in April over Spring Breaks and throughout the Summer. Rental facilities available for private day and weekend events throughout the year. Camping is also available at their grounds in Chino. Their travelling menagerie of animals can be brought to your party location, too; from zebras, horses, emu, bison, llamas, ostrich, alpaca, donkeys and giant turtles, to a petting zoo and pony rides, you are sure to delight every guest.

Rancho Rio Verde Horsemanship Camp
(310) 830-2060

Rawhide Ranch
www.rawhideranch.com

Rockreation Sport Climbing Center
www.rockreation.com

♦Rockreation REACH camps include five half-day sessions at their world-class climbing gym. Fun-filled days include plenty of climbing and fun activities. Each camper gets a light lunch, T-shirt, and lots of personal satisfaction. Camp instructors are experienced at teaching kids the basics of climbing in a fun, engaging way that keeps them coming back for more. Camps run over summer and school holidays for children ages 6-14. Visit the Web site for dates and times. No experience necessary.

Rock Your Summer at Girlfriends Camp
www.girlfriends-lbc.org

San Diego YMCA Resident Camps
www.camp.ymca.org

Sandie Mercer Stable Summer Day Camps
(562) 425-1905, (562)895-3744

Seal Beach Swim Club
www.sealbeachswimclub.org

Sewing With Jane Summer Camp
(562) 431-1943

Silver Gan Israel Day Camp
www.campsgi.com

Skateboarding Camps with Skatedogs
www.skatedogs.com

Southern California Dance Academy Camps
www.scdt.com

St. John Bosco Junior High Summer Camp
www.bosco.org

Summer Enrich - Summer Enrichment Program
SummerSkills1234@yahoo.com

♦ Small Group Enrichment Classes in Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Math, taking place at Huntington Beach Library, are being offered by K-8 credentialed teachers. Three, two-week sessions available to choose from; students can attend one session or all. July 7 - August 13, Tuesday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. $400 per two-week session or $1,000 for all three sessions. For more info or to register, email: SummerSkills1234@yahoo.com

Summer Camp with Los Alamitos Youth Water Polo
www.losalamitoswaterpolo.com

Summer Splash Camp - SeaCoast Grace Church
5100 Cerritos Ave., Cypress
(714) 761-5100, ext. 330
www.seacoastgrace.org/kids/summer_splash

♦ Summer Splash Camp at SeaCoast Grace is an excellent Christ-centered day camp program (K-9th grade). The program includes Bible time, games, P.E., crafts, field trips, service projects and special activities. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; extended care available 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. June 22 – August 21; sign up for the entire summer or for individual weeks. For more information, call the church or e-mail summersplash@seacoastgrace.org.

Tall Ship Expeditions
www.guideddiscoveries.org

Team OC Gymnastics, Cheer and Dance
www.teamocfun.com

The David Beckham Academy
www.thedavidbeckhamacademy.com

The Little Gym Summer Camp www.thelittlegym.com

The Power of One Self-Defense Institute www.powerofonekarate.com

The Rock Gym Climbing Summer Camp www.therockgym.com

Tom Hicks Baseball Camps www.tomhicksbaseballcamps.com

Town and Country Day Camp
(714) 894-4036, (562) 865-0482

Windsong Farm Summer Camp
(714) 847-5093

YMCA - Fairfield Summer Day Camp
(562) 423-0491

YMCA - Los Altos Family Day Camps
(562) 596-3394

YMCA - Los Cerritos Summer Day Camps
(562) 925-1292

YMCA - Weingart-Lakewood Family YMCA Summer Day Camps
(562) 425-7431

YMCA Resident Camps
www.campoakes.org

Young Scientists Camp at CSULB
www.youngscientistscamp.com


Cheerleading

Cheerleading at PDA Sports Training Center
www.pdausa.net

Kick It Up
www.kickitup.com

Surf City Stars Dance Academy
www.surfcitystars.com

Team OC Gymnastics, Cheer and Dance
www.teamocfun.com


Child Care

Alpert JCC in Long Beach
www.alpertjcc.org

Belmont Heights United Methodist Church Preschool
(562) 438-1466

Children's Home Society of California
www.chs-ca.org

Comprehensive Child Development
(562) 427-8834

Creative Family Childcare
(562) 219-5347
www.creativefamilychildcare.com

♦ The small group atmosphere at Creative Family Childcare, located in Lakewood, creates an environment in which your child will receive individualized attention, love and nurturing, encouraging his or her intellectual, social, and emotional needs.

Children in thier care are engaged in a variety of developmental and educational activities, emphasizing art, music, and culture. Hands-on learning experiences, fostering age appropriate development, positive reinforcement and fun describe a day at Creative Family Childcare, which often includes walks,  park visits, story time, games, and art projects. Creative Family Childcare limits TV time to rainy days and other rare occasions.

Excellent Child Care
(714) 828-5537

Long Beach City College
Child Development Centers
childrencenter.lbcc.edu

Long Beach Day Nursery
www.lbdn.org

SitterCity.com
www.sittercity.com

The Power of One World Leadership Foundation

www.po1kids.com


Clothing

Belmont Kidz
www.belmontkidz.com


Inch by Inch
inchbyinchphotography.com

Little Sweeties
rhondadecuir@hotmail.com

Love Bug Kids - Hair Bows & More
www.lovebugkids.com

Meggie Lou & Brothers Too!
www.meggielou.com


Computers

Academic Enrichment Camp
www.www.csulb.edu/summer-camps

Cypress College - Kids' College
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege

Discovery Science Center's Digital Lab
www.digilab.org

iD Tech Camps
www.internalDrive.com

Santiago Canyon College - Summer Computer Classes including Web design for kids (12-15)
(714) 628-4960

Cooking

Alpert JCC International Cooking and Crafts
www.alpertjcc.org


Counseling

The Guidance Center
(562) 485-3085

♦ In Long Beach since 1946, the agency provides English/Spanish mental health assessment and treatment, including individual, group, and family counseling and psychotherapy, medication, and psychological testing for children, teens and their families for a wide range of behavioral, social, emotional, family and school problems. Also services for co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems. Clinic locations in Long Beach, San Pedro, Compton and Avalon.

Dance

Center Stage Dance Academy
www.centerstagedancelongbeach.com

College for Kids - Santiago Canyon College. Hip-hop and dance theater summer classes
www.sccollege.edu/cs

Cypress College - Kids' College, Creative Dance and Exercise, Ballet, Intro to Dance and more.
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege

Dance Company
www.thedancecolongbeach.com

Dance The Little Gym Way
www.thelittlegym.com

Elevation Studios
www.elevationstudios.org

Epic Dance Force
www.epicdanceforce.com
(562) 833-6403

♦ A competitive dance squad that trains in Los Alamitos, Epic Dance Force performs in local and charity events and competes throughout Southern California. Tryouts are held in the spring. Private lessons and clinics are available. EpicDanceForce@aol.com

Kick It Up
www.kickitup.com

Los Altos Dance Center
www.losaltosdance.com

Marrillyn McDowell Studio of Dance
(562) 433-5753

Melodie’s Dance Theatre
www.melodiesdance.com

Orange County Song and Dance Company
www.orangecountysonganddance.com

Southern California Dance Academy
www.scdt.com

Summer Theater Workshop
(562) 433-0481, Ext. 6153

Team OC Gymnastics, Cheer and Dance
www.teamocfun.com

Fitness

Kick It Up
www.kickitup.com

Rowbics
www.rowbics.com

Viva Pilates Studio
16897 Algonquin St., Ste. K
Huntington Beach
(714) 840-1790
www.vivapilatesstudio.com

♦ Pilates increases strength and flexibility and promotes long, lean muscles. They offer reformer and mat classes seven days a week as well as private Pilates instruction and Yoga classes. Throughout their Pregnancy and Postnatal Pilates and Yoga program, they offer individualized private instruction that will enhance your pregnancy experience and guide you through a return to your pre-pregnancy body after the baby arrives. New to Viva Pilates Studio is their Kids' Pilates Mat classes (ages 9-12).

Young and Fit Workouts
(562) 291-8867, (562) 382-5331

Foreign Language

Get Smart Tutoring Academy - Long Beach
(562) 500-2121

L’Héritage Français
www.heritagefrancais.org

Long Beach Unified School District Magnet Programs
www.lbschools.net

Lycee International de Los Angeles (LILA) - Orange County Campus
www.lilaschool.com


Gymnastics

Gymnastics at PDA Sports Training Center
www.pdausa.net

Kidnastics Quality Gymnastics and Cheer
www.kidnastics.net

Lakewood YMCA Gymnastics
www.lakewoodymca.fanspace.com

MyGym
www.my-gym.com

Team OC Gymnastics, Cheer and Dance
www.teamocfun.com

The Little Gym
www.thelittlegym.com

Hockey

KHS Ice Arena
www.khsice.com

Horseback Riding

Ann’s Lakewood Pony Rides and Ponies for Parties - Lakewood
(626) 350-3049

Anaheim Equestrian Center
www.ranchodelriostable.com

First Field Farm
www.firstfieldfarm.com

Fun With Horses - Anaheim Equestian Center
www.havefunwithhorses.com

Horse Play Rentals
www.hcpec.com

Huntington Beach Central Park Equestrian Center
www.hcpec.com

Rancho Rio Verde - Long Beach
(310) 830-2060

Sandie Mercer Stable - Lakewood
(562) 425-1905, (562) 895-3744

Windsong Farms - Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center
www.hcpec.com

YMCA Raintree Ranch
camp.ymca.org

Magic

A-Life of the Party
www.lifeofthepartyonline.com


Martial Arts

ATA Black Belt Academy and Karate for Kids
www.betusa.org


MyGym
www.my-gym.com

The Power of One World Leadership Foundation

www.po1kids.com

Musuems 

Bowers Kidseum
www.bowers.org

Children's Museum at La Habra
www.lhcm.org

Skirball Cultural Center
(310) 440-4500
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles
www.skirball.org

♦ The museum explores the role of culture and cultural groups in American history. Kid-friendly exhibits include a giant sandbox that serves as a simulated archeological dig and Noah’s Ark, a gigantic wooden ark where kids can play, climb and problem-solve alongside 186 pairs of life-size, handcrafted animals. Closed on Jewish holidays. Admission (includes Noah’s Ark): adults, $10; students, $7; kids (2-12), $5. Noah's Ark has a timed entry and advance reservations are recommended. Free admission day: Thursdays, with extended hours (excluding Noah's Ark).

 
Music
Alley Kat Music Center
9205 Valley View St., Cypress
(714) 229-8528
www.alleykatsheetmusic.com

♦ Private lessons offered for kids (4+) and adults in drums, recorder, piano, guitar, bass, voice, violin, cello, flute, clarinet, sax and more. Alley Kat Music Center also provides sheet music, name brand instruments and karaoke products. They offer everything the beginner musician needs to get started, to the equipment advanced musicians depend on.

California Music Studios
www.californiamusicstudios.com

Cypress College - Kids' College, Babies Love Music, Bass Guitar for Kids and more.
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege

Concert Music School
www.concertmusicschool.com

Gilmore's School of Music
www.gilmoremusicstore.com

Jammin’ Music
www.jamminmusic-lb.com

Jennifer Cozens Piano - Los Altos area
(562) 598-1624

Judy Willis Piano Instruction
mysite.verizon.net/resp5rh9

Katherine Panian Piano Studio
(562) 493-1580

Kick It Up
www.kickitup.com

Los Alamitos Conservatory of Music
(562) 795-0142

Music Explorations
(562) 598-1624

Music Together at the Beach
www.musictogetheratthebeach.com

Pacific Conservatory
Costa Mesa
(714) 545-1217
151 Kalmus, G-1, Costa Mesa, 92626

Orange
(714) 532-4849
1311 E. Katella Ave., Orange, 92867

www.artsforkids.com

♦ Group and private instruction are available for piano, guitar, drums, violin and singing. Piano classes (ages 3-11) include singing, ear training, reading and lots of fun! Mommy and Me classes (ages 3 mos-3 yrs) include percussion, dancing and singing. Voice and guitar classes (ages 5-14) include technic and performing opportunities. Private lessons are available for all instruments. Call today to schedule a free introductory class!

Southern California Children’s Chorus
(949) 250-9114

Summer Theater Workshop - Long Beach
(562) 433-0481, Ext. 6153

Team OC Gymnastics, Cheer and Dance
www.teamocfun.com

The Singing Workshop
thesingingworkshop@yahoo.com

Parent Education
Bridges Reading & Writing Institute
Parent Education Workshops

(949) 651-1075
www.brwi.org

♦ Bridges Reading and Writing Institute knows that a love for language starts at home; and in 2008, they are offering free monthly workshops for parents to give them the tools to spark the love of language in their kids.

Children's Home Society Referrals and Resource Library - Long Beach and Anaheim
(562) 256-7490, (714) 817-8673

Engage - Parent Coaching and Education
www.engagetoday.com

Family Counseling with Karyn Harmon, Psy.D. - Long Beach
(562) 304-8305

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
www.fountainvalleyregionalhospital.com

Long Beach City College
Child Development Centers
www.ccdlb.org

University of the West
www.uwest.edu


Parties

A-Life of the Party
www.lifeofthepartyonline.com

Adventure City
www.adventurecity.com

Ann’s Lakewood Pony Rides and Ponies for Parties - LA and Orange counties
(626) 350-3049

Aquarium of the Pacific
www.aquariumofpacific.org

Art Smart Studio for Kids
www.artsmartstudioforkids.com

ATA Black Belt Academy and Karate for Kids
www.betusa.org

Averyboo Arts
www.averyboo.com

Birthday Parties at PDA Sports Training Center
www.pdausa.net

Blue Submarine
(888) 218-8085

Bowers Kidseum
www.bowers.org

Children’s Museum at La Habra
www.lhcm.org

ClimbX Indoor Rock Climbing Party
www.climbxhb.com

Creative Faces
www.creativefaces.com

Creative Parties for Kids
www.creativepartiesforkids.com

Fun with Horses
www.havefunwithhorses.com

Horse Play Rentals, Inc.
www.hcpec.com

Inch by Inch/Jessica Lake Photography
www.inchbyinchphotography.com

Inspyr Arts
inspyrarts.webs.com

♦Inspyr Arts offers themed art parties, such as Art Faeries, Anime and more. Visit their Web site to get full details on party services.

Invite the Soccer Collies to Your Next Party!
www.soccercollies.com

Jammin' Music
www.jamminmusic-lb.com

Jewelart - Cerritos
(562) 209-2070

Jim Gamble Puppet Productions
www.jimgamble.com

KHS Ice Arena
www.khsice.com

Kick It Up
www.kickitup.com

Kidnastics
www.kidnastics.net

Lakewood YMCA Gymnastics
www.lakewoodymca.fanspace.com

Leeway Sailing Center - Long Beach
(562) 570-1719

Let’s Have a Cart Party
www.letshaveacartparty.com

Look What I Made! Arts and Crafts Playspace
www.kidslookwhatimade.com

Megan's Tea and Playhouse
www.megansteaplayhouse.com

Movies By Kids OC
www.moviesbykids.com

Ms. Anni’s Joy
(562) 650-7875

My Gym - Huntington Beach and Long Beach
www.mygym.com

Mystical Vibrations Entertainment
Mobile Disc Jockeys
www.mysticalvibrations.com

Oasis Arts
www.oasisarts.net

Paint 'N' Glaze
www.paintnglaze.com

Parties By Erin
www.partiesbyerin.net

PDA Sports Training Center Birthday Parties
www.pdausa.net

Power House
www.powerhousegames.com

Rockreation Sport Climbing Center
www.rockreation.com

♦Rockreation climbing parties are challenging, thrilling, and tons of fun – which is why kids and adults love them. Trained instructors provide all belay functions in a fun, exciting and unique place for kids to enjoy their birthday. This way parents are free to watch the fun. Rockreation maintains a high ratio of specially trained instructors to climbers so everyone in your party receives individual attention. Each two-hour session is filled with climbing and games. Afterwards, use the party area to serve cake and open presents.

Skateboarding Parties with Skatedogs
www.skatedogs.com

Skateboarding Parties with Mank Skateboard University
(949) 548-3665

SoCal Party Animals
(714) 580-2209
www.socalpartyanimals.com

♦Invite SoCal Party Animals to entertain at your next birthday party, corporate event, or school function! You can have from one to 20 ponies at your party for pony rides, and their travelling menagerie of animals can be brought to your party location. From zebras, horses, emu, bison, llamas, ostrich, alpaca, donkeys and giant turtles, to a petting zoo, with SoCal Party Animals, you are sure to delight every guest.

Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center
www.cityoflamirada.org

Sun Ride Trackless Train
www.sunridetrains.com

Surfing Birthday Parties
www.surfschool.net

TeamOC Gymnastics, Cheer and Dance
www.teamocfun.com

The Cage at Los Alamitos
www.thecageatlosalamitos.com

The Little Gym - Huntington Beach and Torrance
www.thelittlegym.com

The Rock Gym Indoor Climbing Center
www.therockgym.com

Wild Rivers Waterpark
www.wildrivers.com


Pets
Pawsby PooPatroller™
www.pawsby.com

♦Looking for a way to help your child develop responsibility with their pet? Pawsby PooPatroller™ is the fun and green answer! A concealed pooper scooper, an attached hemp leash and collar, an attached crank flashlight, and a removable water bowl in one compact recycled plastic unit helps to develop your child as the responsible dog walker. The child controls the unit and the dog with one hand. The other hand uses the scoop covered with a biodegradable bag to hygienically collect the waste. The scoop is returned to the unit for the discrete transport of waste out of public view. Say good bye to wasteful plastic bags, as well as to battling with your child over their poop-scooping chore!

Photography

Dodgen Photography
www.dodgenphotography.com

Jessica Lake Photography
www.JessicaLakePhotography.com


Vangie Ogg Photography
www.oggstudio.com

Playgroups

Bowers Kidseum Itty Bitty Explorers
www.bowers.org

Cypress College Parenting Education
www.sce.edu

MyGym
www.mygym.com

The Little Gym - Huntington Beach and Torrance
www.thelittlegym.com

Rock Climbing

ClimbX Indoor Rock Climbing
www.climbxhb.com

Rockreation Sport Climbing Center
www.rockreation.com

♦If your kids are climbing the walls at home bring them into Rockreation and let them climb their walls. During the two-hour Climb Time they provide an experienced belayer to belay and supervise climbers. This belay time is for adults and kids so drop them off or stay and climb with them. Check the Web site's events calendar for a current schedule. Due to limited space, please make a reservation.

The Rock Gym
www.therockgym.com


Schools

Belmont Heights
United Methodist Church Preschool
www.bhcpkids.com

Bethany Manor Development and Learning Center
www.bethanymanor.org

California Heights
United Methodist Children’s Center
www.calheightsumc.org

Creative Arts School
www.creativeartsschool.com

Creative Beginnings Schools
www.creativebeginningsschools.com

Creative Day Academy
www.acceleratededucation.com

Holy Cross Lutheran School
www.holycrosschurchandschool.org

Huntington Academy
www.creativeartsschool.com

Kid Works Children’s Center
www.kidworkspreschool.com

L’Héritage Français
www.heritagefrancais.org

Long Beach City College
Child Development Centers
www.ccdlb.org

Long Beach Day Nursery
www.lbdn.org

Lycee International de Los Angeles (LILA) -
Orange County Campus
www.lilaschool.com

Long Beach Unified School District
Magnet Programs
lbusd.k12.ca.us/magnet/magnet.html

Maple Village School
www.maplevillageschool.org

Mariners Christian School
www.marinerschristianschool.org

Montessori Children's House Infant Care, Preschool and Elementary School
www.montessorischoollb.com

Montessori School - Eureka
5306 E. Arbor Road, Long Beach
(562) 421-5505

♦ Montessori School - Eureka is a private school offering a full-time Montessori educational program for children ages 2 to 10. The teacher-directress, Petra Pijpaert, is a graduate of the Saint Lucia Montessori College, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (1969), the A.M.I. Montessori Institute of Los Angeles (1974), and her elementary diploma from the A.M.I. Ohio Training Institute (1992).

Nazarene Christian Preschool
www.nazarenechristianschool.com

Oak Tree Preschool and Kindergarten
www.acceleratededucation.com

Oakwood Preschool and Academy
www.acceleratededucation.com

Page Private Schools
www.pageschool.com

Park Montessori School
www.parkmontessori.com

Prentice School
www.prentice.org

Preschools - Long Beach and Orange County
Belmont Shore (562) 439-3369
Cerritos (562) 865-0482
Cerritos/Artesia (562) 860-6302
Cypress, south (714) 828-9000
Cypress, north (714) 527-2744
Fullerton (714) 526-7855
Los Alamitos/Rossmor (562) 431-6553
Westminster (714) 894-4036

Rossmoor Children's Center
www.rossmoorpreschool.com

School Fundraiser with Tanaka Farms
www.TanakaFarms.com

St. Columban School
www.saintcolumbanschool.com

The Hebrew Academy
www.hebrewacademyhb.com

The Pegasus School
www.thepegasusschool.org

University of the West
www.uwest.edu

Valley Christian Schools
www.vcschools.org


Westerly School
www.westerlyschool.com


Science

Alpert JCC
Engineering FUNdamentals with LEGOS®
alpertjcc.org

Aquarium of the Pacific
www.aquariumofthepacific.org

Blue Submarine
(888) 218-8085

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
www.cabrilloaq.org

Cypress College - Kids’ College, Chemistry for Young Scientists, Toy Factory and more.
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege


Discovery Science Center
www.discoverycube.org

Guided Discoveries
www.guideddiscoveries.org

Long Beach Marine Institute Camps
(562) 431-7156

Oceanography/Marine Biology Surf Camp - M & M Surfing School
www.surfingschool.com

Young Scientists Camp at CSULB
www.youngscientistscamp.com

Youth Super Science Workshops - Long Beach
(562) 570-1745


Skateboarding

Professional Skateboarding Lessons
Mank Skateboard University
(949) 548-3665

Skatedogs
www.skatedogs.com


Skating

KHS Ice Arena
www.KHSice.com

Soccer

Cypress College - Kids' College Year-round Clinics
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege

Long Beach State Soccer Academy
www.longbeachstate.com

The David Beckham Academy
www.thedavidbeckhamacademy.com

Special Needs

Gilmore's School of Music
Music is For Everyone
www.gilmoremusicstore.com

My Gym - Long Beach
(562) 986-0066

Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center Adaptive Swim Class
www.cityoflamirada.org

Surfing

Camp Surf - YMCA Camps
camp.ymca.org

Corky Carroll’s Surf School
www.surfschool.net

M and M Surfing School
www.surfingschool.com

Teens

Cypress College - Kids' College, SAT Math Prep, Teen Cooking Camp and more.
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege

Girlfriends
www.girlfriends-lbc.org

Young and Fit Workouts
(562) 291-8867, (562) 382-5331

Tennis

Alpert JCC Tennis Camp
www.alpertjcc.org

Billie Jean King and El Dorado Park
Junior Tennis Academy
www.longbeachtennis.com

Cypress College - Kids' College, Year-round classes and summer camps
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege

Long Beach State Junior Tennis Camp
www.longbeachstate.com

Theater Arts

Alpert JCC Musical Theater Camp and Teen Summer Stock
www.alpertjcc.org

Lizz Nicholson Celebrity Development
www.acting4me.com

Movies by Kids OC
www.moviesbykids.com

Pacific Conservatory
www.artsforkids.com


Summer Theater Workshop - Long Beach
(562) 433-0481, Ext. 6153

Toys

Belmont Kidz
www.belmontkidz.com

Educational Resource Lending Library - Anaheim and Long Beach
(714) 817-8673, (562) 256-7490

Inch by Inch
inchbyinchphotography.com


Once Upon a Story Children's Books and More

www.onceuponastorybooks.com

Pixie Toys - Long Beach
(562) 490-0702

Trains

Fillmore and Western Railway
www.fwry.com

Orange Empire Railway Museum
www.oerm.org

Sun Ride Trackless Train
www.sunridetrains.com

Tutoring

Academic Enrichment Camp at CSULB
www.www.csulb.edu/summer-camps

Alpert JCC Young Writers’ Workshop
www.alpertjcc.org

Beach Learning Center
Tutoring for Success

11110 Los Alamitos Blvd.. Los Alamitos
(562) 596-0205
beachlearningcenter@yahoo.com

♦ Beach Learning Center provides tutoring in reading, writing, math and the High School Exit Exam, plus offers a Dyslexia program. Individualized sessions address the school curriculum and insure that gaps in basic skills are mastered. Innovative and entertaining instructional methods build confidence and support each child's learning style. Assessments are used to create an individualized learning plan for each student. Home school students are welcome. Summer camps are also available (see “Camps”). Beach Learning Center is directed by Kathy Kreida, a credentialed teacher. She is committed to helping all children learn and feel successful, especially those who have learning challenges. Say yes to a small personalized center! Beach Learning Center Tutors for Success!

Bridges Reading & Writing Institute
Parent Education Workshops

(949) 651-1075
www.brwi.org

♦ Bridges Reading and Writing Institute aims to help kids from kindergarten through grade 12 transform the stress of learning to read and write into something they genuinely enjoy. Using their expertise in current trends and contemporary teaching methods, they focus solely on developing a genuine and unique joy for reading and writing.

California Educational Centers (CEC)
www.cectutoring.com

Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services
www.clubztutoring.com

CSULB - Young Writers' Camp
www.youngwriterscamp.com

Cypress College - Kids' College, Academic classes in kindergarten, first grade readiness and more
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege

Get Smart Tutoring Academy
www.getsmarttutoringacademy.webs.com

KidPower/Teen Power Public Speaking - Brian Tom’s Public Speaking Academy
www.BrianTomSpeaks.com

Long Beach Tutoring Center
(562) 434-4442

Math Zone Learning Center - Long Beach
(562) 434-2521

Santiago Canyon College - College for Kids
www.sccollege.edu/cs

Summer Enrich - Summer Enrichment Program
SummerSkills1234@yahoo.com

♦ Small Group Enrichment Classes in Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Math, taking place at Huntington Beach Library, are being offered by K-8 credentialed teachers. Three, two-week sessions available to choose from; students can attend one session or all. July 7 - August 13, Tuesday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. $400 per two-week session or $1,000 for all three sessions. For more info or to register, email: SummerSkills1234@yahoo.com.

The Tutoring Center
www.tutoringcenter.com

Volleyball

Cypress College - Kids' College, summer camps
www.sce.cc.ca.us/programs/kidscollege

Long Beach State Girls’ Volleyball
www.longbeachstate.com

Volunteering

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
www.cabrilloaq.org

Junior League of Long Beach
www.jllb.org

Water Polo

Los Alamitos Youth Water Polo
www.losalamitoswaterpolo.com

♦ Los Alamitos Youth Water Polo offers kids (3+) a non-competetive program geared for getting them used to the water, working with instructors, strengthening swimming skills, treading water and ball handlings. In their PeeWee program, kids are taught the basic fundamentals of the game in a fun, safe setting. Camps, clinics, and swimming lessons are also offered. With water polo classes offered in nine different age divisions, there is a class for everyone, from the swimming novice, to the experienced water polo player. Scholarships and payment plans may be available; check their Web site for specials.

Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center Adaptive Swim Class
www.cityoflamirada.org

Youth & Family Groups

Alpert JCC in Long Beach
www.alpertjcc.org


Some animal facts just for fun...

A male kangaroo is called a boomer, a femal kangaroo is a flyer! All polar bears are left-handed! A zebra crossed with a horse is called a zorse, a zebra crossed with a donkey is a zonkey! Armadillos can jump straight up four feet in the air! Twelve or more cows together are called a flink!


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