{"id":2658,"date":"2011-08-20T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=2658"},"modified":"2011-08-20T10:00:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T16:00:31","slug":"try-our-top-10-free-family-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2011\/08\/20\/try-our-top-10-free-family-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Try Our Top 10 Free Family Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Nothing is sweeter than spending time with your family,\u00a0and the Fair knows that!\u00a0 With\u00a0tight budgets and a challenging\u00a0economy,\u00a0 we know what you want: things to do with your family that are cost effective!\u00a0 With tons of great admission promotions (bring a few children’s books your kids have outgrown and voila, a ticket to the Fair during Book Drive Thursdays) it’s up to you what you make of your day.\u00a0 Here are some helpful hits at fun FREE family activities while at the Fair:
\n10.\u00a0 Swing in the Trees with Mojo<\/span><\/a> <\/span>– It’s a jungle out here at the L.A. County Fair – literally! The hillside above the Flower & Garden Pavilion has transformed into an interactive, living jungle.
\n9.\u00a0 Travel back to the Land of Frogs, Princesses and Knights <\/span><\/a>– Escape into a land of frogs, princesses, and knights and let your imagination run wild as you embark on a journey to a place full of wonder and magical allure. Once you cross the drawbridge you will enter into a world where princesses reign, knights fight for honor and fairy tales are born.
\n8.\u00a0 Team up with Smokey Bear at Wilderness Ridge <\/span><\/a>– Discover the wonders of the great outdoors when you explore the beauty of Mother Nature right here at the L.A. County Fair. Go back in time and learn about the logging industry that took place across the United States in the early 1900s.
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\n7.\u00a0 Arr and Arf in Pet’s Ahoy <\/span><\/a>– An animal adventure on the high seas- Ahoy mateys!\u00a0 Well, it’s official…the pirates have gone to the dogs…and cats, and birds, and rats!\u00a0 Pillaging pirates have invaded Bark Park – but don’t worry, we let the dogs out and they are fighting back!
\n6.\u00a0 Stomp Around with the Dinosaurs<\/span><\/a> – Learn all about the Giganotosaurus, Dimetrodon, Dilophasaurus, Tyrannosaurus and many more along your journey through Jurassic Planet.
\n5.\u00a0 Celebrate Your Community with a Parade – Join us every day of the Fair as we honor our local communities and organizations with a grand parade dedicated especially for them!\u00a0 Each parade will include elements from the Fair neighborhoods, high school bands, grounds acts and entertainment, classic cars, floats and much more!\"\"<\/a>
\n4.\u00a0 Watch a Milking Demonstration <\/span><\/a>– Visit Daisy’s Education Barn where you’ll learn where milk comes from in the milking parlor as you watch the cows milked the old fashion way. Then walk next door to Cindi’s Curds & Whey Barn where you can learn how to make ice cream, butter, cottage cheese and cream cheese the old-fashioned way all day.
\n3.\u00a0 Pet an Animal – In the Farm House Friends Petting Barn at The Big Red Barn <\/span><\/a>you can pet some furry barnyard friends in one of the largest petting barnyards anywhere.
\n2.\u00a0 Surround Yourself with Science in America’s Ki<\/span>ds <\/a>– Physics, chemistry and kinetics are all around us… every day. Every time we bounce a ball, bake a cake or wash our hands, the basic principles and laws of science are present.
\n1.\u00a0 Hang out in California’s Heritage Square <\/span><\/a>– Experience early California history. Tour the Little Red School House and imagine you’re a student in the 1920s, visit the Riverside Farm House which was built in 1922 and even pan for gold and meet our resident miners.
\nSee you in 14 days!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nothing is sweeter than spending time with your family,\u00a0and the Fair knows that!\u00a0 With\u00a0tight budgets and a challenging\u00a0economy,\u00a0 we know what you want: things to do with your family that are cost effective!\u00a0 With tons of great admission promotions (bring a few children’s books your kids have outgrown and voila, a ticket to the Fair…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5,8,10,11,14,17],"tags":[607],"class_list":["post-2658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animal-shows","category-animals","category-attractions","category-education","category-entertainment","category-fairnews","category-funatthefair","category-jurassic-planet","tag-l-a-county-fair"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2658\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}