Dora and Diego Take Over Discovery Cube OC

Dora and Diego are Coming to +DiscoveryCubeOC . 

 Are you ready to Explore with Dora and Diego at Discovery Cube Orange County? We are!

 Now through May 15th you and your group of adventure seekers can enjoy all there is to explore with Dora and Diego. 

The "Let's Explore!" exhibit takes visitors on an active adventure in the enchanting world of Dora the Explorer with her animal-rescuing cousin Diego, and their friends. 

 Explore Isa's Flowery Garden, help Tico gather nuts, join the Pirate Piggies' crew to uncover pirate treasure, and help baby animals in the Rainforest-Maze!

Must Do's:

* Visit the "Purple Planet" with Dora and Boots! 

* Sit inside the Rocket Ship and have your preschooler test their memory with shapes and colors. 

* Constellations - help your kiddos identify the constellations as Dora and Boots fly by into outer space.

* Rainforest Maze - Jump, Crawl and climb through an interactive fun maze.

 Get all the details about everything that will help your little explorer have a super time here.

"Hoppy" 9th Easter Eggstravaganza Irvine Park RR - Giveaway

Spring has sprung, there are flowers blooming, birds chirping and Easter is on it's way ! 

Irvine Park Railroad Easter Eggstravaganza 2016

The Easter Bunny is coming to Irvine Park Railroad. On Saturday, March 5th through Saturday, March 26th, Irvine Park Railroad will hold its annual Easter Eggstravaganza. Children and adults can ride the train through beautiful Irvine Regional Park. And, children ages 2 through 12 can participate in an Easter egg hunt. Each egg will be filled with candy or a prize.

One of our yearly family favorite traditions!

 Easter egg hunts begin daily at 10:00 AM and tickets may be purchased and exchanged for a wristband to participate in an egg hunt at a specific time. 

 Please bring an Easter basket for each child that will be participating in the Easter egg hunt. Irvine Park Railroad will also offer Easter baskets for sale. Tickets must be purchased on the day of the event in order to receive a wristband for the Easter egg hunt. 

 For the cost of $10.00, children can meet and have their photo taken with the Easter Bunny. This cost includes a complimentary photo that will be taken by Irvine Park Railroad staff. Each additional print of the same photo is $6.00. Photos will be printed in a few, short minutes at the Easter Bunny booth.

 There will be other activities to enjoy during the Easter Eggstravaganza including hay rides, a moon bounce, Easter cookie decorating, carnival games, face painting, picture stands and a lot more. Please visit www.irvineparkrailroad.com for full details including costs.

 To really get a JUMP into SPRING - the team at +IrvineParkRailroad . is allowing me to do a GIVEAWAY -

Enter to win and good luck to all - Winner Announced on the 6th!

a Rafflecopter giveaway 

We do this every year. It's tradition for us to enjoy these festivities and I love that I am passing down generations of fun for our family !

Have fun.

Please visit www.irvineparkrailroad.com for complete details on the Easter egg hunts including times and costs.

Did You Know?

 Irvine Park Railroad’s other annual events include the Anniversary Celebration, Fourth Grade California History Education Program, Pumpkin Patch, Christmas Tree Ranch, and Christmas Train.

 Become a fan of Irvine Park Railroad on Facebook, follow us on Instagram (Irvine Park Railroad), view pictures on Flickr, and follow our tweets on twitter (IrvineParkRR).

 While at Irvine Regional Park, be sure and visit the parks other activities including Wheel Fun Rentals® at Irvine Park bike and paddle boat rentals, pony rides and the Orange County Zoo.

 The park entrance fee - charged by the County of Orange - is $3.00 per vehicle on weekdays and $5.00 per vehicle on weekends.

 Irvine Park Railroad opens daily at 10:00 AM. The cost for train tickets is $5.00 per person; children younger than 12 months ride free. Irvine Park Railroad is located at 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869. +IrvineParkRailroad . 

 We were given entrance to Eggstaviganza for our review. #Spon #Giveaway #IrvinePark #Railroad #FamilyFun #thingstodo #EggHunt #FacePaint #TrainRides #BikeRental #JumpHouse #FunForAll #Traditions #EasterFun #SpringFun #OrangeCounty all Photos are courtesy of Irvine Park RR. PC: IPRR

New Legoland Hotel Lego Friends Themed Rooms Open March 10th #UltimateBFFSleepover

Exciting News From Legoland Ca - Legoland Hotel Opens New Lego FRIENDS Themed Rooms!

The LEGO® Friends are spending the night in LEGOLAND® Hotel at LEGOLAND® California Resort and you can too!

New LEGO Friends fully themed rooms are now available to book as guests are invited to take an adventure with their families and discover Heartlake City in a new way. 

On March 10, 2016, guests can begin their LEGOLAND California Resort adventure by spending the night in the newly themed rooms all before heading into the Park to enjoy the day in the land of LEGO® Friends Heartlake City.

L.A. Cookie Con, Best Sweets Show 2nd Year in a Row

L.A Cookie Con and Sweets Show - 2nd Year & Just When You Think it Can't get any Better... it Does!

 The 2nd Annual LA Cookie Con and Sweets Show took place on February 6 & 7, 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Both 2015 and 2016 shows were sold out. Follow @LACookieCon on Social Media for news on next year’s (2017) LA Cookie Con and Sweets show.

Huge thanks to Kim and Jennifer for making sure we were able to cover the "sweetest" event of the year!

 The LA Cookie Con and Sweets show is the premier place to come and find out about what is new and hot on the sweets scene. There is something for everyone. If you are looking to learn how to decorate, there are demonstrations almost every hour. For the baking connoisseur, there are dozens of booths to browse through for inspiration, or plenty of new dessert shops to satisfy any cravings.

 One of the newest focal vendors this year is Co-founder Sarah Michelle Gellars company, Foodstirs. This new lifestyle brand was made to help bring family together without the stress of going looking up recipes, buying ingredients or measurements. This monthly subscription includes a box with all of the ingredients and supplies.

Imaginology Event at OC Fairgrounds

2016 Imaginology Event at the OC Fair & Event Center 

Blends Fun & Education

Free Event April 15-17, 2016

Costa Mesa, Calif. (February 18, 2016) — The OC Fair & Event Center welcomes students and their families to Imaginology April 15-17, 2016 with competitions, workshops and activities that will ignite young minds in the exciting fields of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.)

Themed “Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead,” this free, annual event also features entertainment, exhibitors, vendors, design-your-own scarecrow and sawhorse contests, hands-on fun at the Centennial Farm, scavenger hunts and more.

Orange County students, grades pre-Kindergarten to high school, can showcase their talents in a variety of competitions for photography, film-making, fiber arts, computer graphics and more.

Imaginology features free admission for everyone and is open Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit ocfair.com/steam for more details.

This three-day event is an engaging and educational environment perfect for building up young minds to explore and achieve new goals through a variety of competitions. New this year, entries for the annual OC Fair Student Film Festival will be collected, judged and awarded during the Imaginology event. Winning entries will be shown during both events. All Imaginology Youth Project entries, including the Student Film Festival, must be registered online at ocfair.com/steam by Friday, March 25, 2016. All projects must be delivered by Thursday, April 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.