A brand new barn teaching children, juniors, and adults to train for three-day eventing (dressage, cross country & show jumping), or to just learn the basics to have a fun, safe time around horses.

The barn also hosts horse shows, trail rides, lessons, parties, spring/summer/winter camps, clinics, and lectures.

A brand new barn teaching children, juniors, and adults to train for three-day eventing (dressage, cross country & show jumping), or to just learn the basics to have a fun, safe time around horses.

The barn also hosts horse shows, trail rides, lessons, parties, spring/summer/winter camps, clinics, and lectures.

The AAF Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, a leading swimming and diving facility located in Pasadena's Brookside Park at the Rose Bowl, offers year round programming for families, from babies to seniors, regardless of ability to pay. The facility provides an ideal setting for aquatic fitness, housing two 50-meter pools, a 40,000 gallon warm water pool for teaching and physical therapy, and a fitness center for weight resistance and cardio training.

Programs include group and private swim and diving lessons, water polo, various teams, and the Anderson Adventure Camp H2O summer program.

Instruction is also offered to children with special needs. Physically, developmentally, or behaviorally challenged children work one on one with an instructor who is specifically trained and experienced in working with children who have special needsd.

Recreational and Family Swim Hours are Mon-Fri 2:30pm-5pm; 7:30pm-8:30pm; Sat 2pm-4:30pm; Sun 1pm-4:30pm.

The AAF Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, a leading swimming and diving facility located in Pasadena's Brookside Park at the Rose Bowl, offers year round programming for families, from babies to seniors, regardless of ability to pay. The facility provides an ideal setting for aquatic fitness, housing two 50-meter pools, a 40,000 gallon warm water pool for teaching and physical therapy, and a fitness center for weight resistance and cardio training.

Programs include group and private swim and diving lessons, water polo, various teams, and the Anderson Adventure Camp H2O summer program.

Instruction is also offered to children with special needs. Physically, developmentally, or behaviorally challenged children work one on one with an instructor who is specifically trained and experienced in working with children who have special needsd.

Recreational and Family Swim Hours are Mon-Fri 2:30pm-5pm; 7:30pm-8:30pm; Sat 2pm-4:30pm; Sun 1pm-4:30pm.

The AAF Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, a leading swimming and diving facility located in Pasadena's Brookside Park at the Rose Bowl, offers year round programming for families, from babies to seniors, regardless of ability to pay. The facility provides an ideal setting for aquatic fitness, housing two 50-meter pools, a 40,000 gallon warm water pool for teaching and physical therapy, and a fitness center for weight resistance and cardio training.

Programs include group and private swim and diving lessons, water polo, various teams, and the Anderson Adventure Camp H2O summer program.

Instruction is also offered to children with special needs. Physically, developmentally, or behaviorally challenged children work one on one with an instructor who is specifically trained and experienced in working with children who have special needsd.

Recreational and Family Swim Hours are Mon-Fri 2:30pm-5pm; 7:30pm-8:30pm; Sat 2pm-4:30pm; Sun 1pm-4:30pm.

The AAF Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, a leading swimming and diving facility located in Pasadena's Brookside Park at the Rose Bowl, offers year round programming for families, from babies to seniors, regardless of ability to pay. The facility provides an ideal setting for aquatic fitness, housing two 50-meter pools, a 40,000 gallon warm water pool for teaching and physical therapy, and a fitness center for weight resistance and cardio training.

Programs include group and private swim and diving lessons, water polo, various teams, and the Anderson Adventure Camp H2O summer program.

Instruction is also offered to children with special needs. Physically, developmentally, or behaviorally challenged children work one on one with an instructor who is specifically trained and experienced in working with children who have special needsd.

Recreational and Family Swim Hours are Mon-Fri 2:30pm-5pm; 7:30pm-8:30pm; Sat 2pm-4:30pm; Sun 1pm-4:30pm.

Active Youth is a fitness center specifically designed to help young people fend off childhood obesity. Kids can choose from group classes, one-on-one training, and nutrition presentations as they learn the importance of incorporating healthy habits into their lifestyle.

Classes include dance, gymnastics, various different sports, and general fitness. There is also an active play drop-off program, in which kids are supervised by instructors for up to two hours in the open gym.

Active Youth Fitness offers a Parents' Night Out the first and third Friday of each month. Birthday packages are also available.

AdventurePlex, South Bay's health and fitness center designed especially for kids, is a fun place to play, with an outdoor climbing wall, gymnasium and fitness center, challenging mazes, tunnels, and slides.

The indoor adventure structure includes an enclosed multilevel maze of tunnels, slides, and ladders, and is designed to improve children's body strength, coordination, balance, endurance, and social skills through play.

Class offerings include Yoga, Safe Sitter, Healthy Cooking, First Aid, rock climbing, a ropes course, fitness, CPR, dance, gymnastics, Tae Kwon Do, and Parent/Infant fitness.

Themed birthday parties are customized to take advantage of the unique activities at AdventurePlex, from the rock climbing wall to the adventure room. Prices start at $500 for 12 children.

Summer camp and school vacation camps are offered as well. Call for brochure.

AdventurePlex, South Bay's health and fitness center designed especially for kids, is a fun place to play, with an outdoor climbing wall, gymnasium and fitness center, challenging mazes, tunnels, and slides.

The indoor adventure structure includes an enclosed multilevel maze of tunnels, slides, and ladders, and is designed to improve children's body strength, coordination, balance, endurance, and social skills through play.

Class offerings include Yoga, Safe Sitter, Healthy Cooking, First Aid, rock climbing, a ropes course, fitness, CPR, dance, gymnastics, Tae Kwon Do, and Parent/Infant fitness.

Themed birthday parties are customized to take advantage of the unique activities at AdventurePlex, from the rock climbing wall to the adventure room. Prices start at $500 for 12 children.

Summer camp and school vacation camps are offered as well. Call for brochure.

AdventurePlex, South Bay's health and fitness center designed especially for kids, is a fun place to play, with an outdoor climbing wall, gymnasium and fitness center, challenging mazes, tunnels, and slides.

The indoor adventure structure includes an enclosed multilevel maze of tunnels, slides, and ladders, and is designed to improve children's body strength, coordination, balance, endurance, and social skills through play.

Class offerings include Yoga, Safe Sitter, Healthy Cooking, First Aid, rock climbing, a ropes course, fitness, CPR, dance, gymnastics, Tae Kwon Do, and Parent/Infant fitness.

Themed birthday parties are customized to take advantage of the unique activities at AdventurePlex, from the rock climbing wall to the adventure room. Prices start at $500 for 12 children.

Summer camp and school vacation camps are offered as well. Call for brochure.

The After School Beach Club is an after school recreational club that meets at Will Rogers State Beach. Children can select from a variety of physically and mentally stimulating activities on any given day, including ball games, boogie boarding, and arts and crafts.

All Olympia Gymnastics Center offers training for all gymnasts from the youngest beginners to Olympic hopefuls. The gym is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and in-ground pits.

Classes include Parent & Me groups for tots, classes for adult professionals, and everything in between.

Programs include Gymnastics (Boys & Girls), Ballet, Cheerleading, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Teams, summer, spring, and winter camp programs, and more. Call for specific school holiday camp dates.

Birthday parties making use of the gymnastic facility and equipment under the guidance of AOGC coaches are also available.

All Olympia Gymnastics Center offers training for all gymnasts from the youngest beginners to Olympic hopefuls. The gym is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and in-ground pits.

Classes include Parent & Me groups for tots, classes for adult professionals, and everything in between.

Programs include Gymnastics (Boys & Girls), Ballet, Cheerleading, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Teams, summer, spring, and winter camp programs, and more. Call for specific school holiday camp dates.

Birthday parties making use of the gymnastic facility and equipment under the guidance of AOGC coaches are also available.

Angel City Athletics offers cheerleading classes and coaches nationally ranked competitive teams.

Instructors include squad members from the Laker Girls; UCLA, USC, CSUN, LMU and Northwestern squads; USA, UCA/UDA and NCD/NDA coaches; USAG and NCAA gymnastics
champs; and choreographers for film and television.

Classes are held in a 29,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility. Course offerings include Cheerleading Skills & Technique (beginners to advanced, ages six and up); gymnastics and tumbling camps and clinics; dance classes (Jazz, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Pom-Pom, Turns, Jumps, and Specialty Tricks); Safety/Spotting Techniques; and more.

This surf school offers both private and group lessons for families, as well as event/party hosting, and an annual summer surf camp for kids ages six to 17. Check the website for a complete schedule of classes.

Aquabe Swim School offers private and semi-private swimming lessons in family's own pools. The school's approach focuses on the development of trust and comprehension of water buoyancy, using play as a tool. Each instructor is CPR/lifeguard certified. Children develop a safe and healthy relationship with the water through repetition and the consistency of being with the same instructor throughout the sessions.

Lessons can start as early as nine months old.

The Aquarium in Long Beach is a terrific facility celebrating the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean. You'll find tropical fish exhibits, coral reefs, sea otters, seals and sea lions, sea turtles, and sea birds.

The exhibits stretch from floor to ceiling; kids can lie right down on the carpets and stare up as schools of brightly colored tropical fish go swimming by, and feel that cold thrill as a shark suddenly darts into the picture. Scuba divers make periodic appearances to feed the fish and clean the coral, and are quite willing to wave and clown around for delighted children.

The centerpiece is the 10,000 square foot Shark Lagoon, which offers visitors the opportunity to touch and interact with bamboo, nurse, epaulette, and zebra sharks in shallow pools. One section, featuring above-and-below water views, allows guests to get nose-to-nose (but not, happily, hand-to-mouth) with large, toothy sharks. Sand tiger (endangered in Australia), zebra, nurse, and whitetip reef sharks, as well as rays, are featured. Special daily feeding presentations are a predictably huge draw - who doesn't want to watch sharks eat?

Opportunities for observing and touching other live creatures also abound, both above and under water. There are 19 major habitats on two levels, and 32 focus exhibits. Squeamish kids may not want to feel the sea urchins and anemones, but aquarium staffers are on hand to help those who do.

One gallery covers the Northern Pacific, and is slightly chilly and a bit grey, but worth seeing if only for the naturally comedic puffins. The other galleries cover the temperate waters of Southern California and Baja and the wonderfully warm and colorful tropical Pacific.

Kids can also take an expedition to visit friendly birds from Down Under in the Lorikeet Forest, a 5,200 square-foot walk-through aviary that brings new meaning to the word "encounter:" kids can feed the little flutterballs nectar from a cup!

Indoor and outdoor theaters feature regular showings of documentaries and animal education programs.

The outdoor Explorer's Cove includes Lorikeet Forest, Shark Lagoon, and the Marine Life Theater. There's also an adjacent refreshment and snack area, the Bamboo Bistro.

Cafe Scuba is a cafeteria style restaurant offering hot and cold entrees, salads, and sandwiches. There are plenty of high chairs and booster seats, and indoor and outdoor seating.

The bathrooms on both levels have changing stations, and there is a baby care room, with chairs for nursing mothers and toys for toddlers, in the first floor women's room.

The Aquarium strongly discourages strollers inside the exhibit area, especially on crowded weekends. There is a large stroller parking area in the lobby.

The Aquarium offers all kinds of educational programs for children of all ages on weekends. There are stroller walks for parents with infants, toddler programs for parents with two and three year-olds, pre-school programs for four and five-year-olds, and workshops, sleep-overs, Discovery Tours and Explorer Programs for older kids and teens at varying costs and times.

Ocean Adventures Summer Day Camp offers week-long summer sessions at the Aquarium for seven to ten year old campers to explore different facets of life undersea.

All the programs are available for groups; some are especially designed for daycare and pre-school groups. Call for reservations, times and group rates.

The Aquarium also offers kayaking lessons, followed by kayaking tours of Upper Newport Bay, as well as Ocean Experience boat excursions (seasonal).

For more information about any of these programs, call 562.590.3100 or visit www.aquariumofpacific.org.

Parties: 90 minute birthday parties at the Aquarium include themed décor, personalized cake, ice cream, juice, and a classroom program that features animal touch time, biofact discovery, and a take-home craft. All you need to do is call at least two weeks prior (subject to availability) to reserve a date and invite friends and family. The party area can accommodate up to 30 guests (minimum 10 participants). Cost is $275 for up to 15 guests (including adults), and $460 for 16-30 guests; members pay $250 to $420. For additional information or reservations, please call 562.951.1630.

Membership: Individual $55; Family $125.

Aquatic Safety Instruction, LLC has been teaching water safety since 1978, with locations in Encino (Westmark Schools), Northridge, Chatsworth, and Thousand Oaks.

Afterschool aquatic enrichment classes offered include synchro swimming, swim clubs, guard start, yoga, and water polo.

Swim instruction, parent/tot, and Mommy and Me classes are available April to October in heated outdoor pools in Encino and Northridge.

Aquatic Safety Instruction also offers health and safety certification classes, including a lifeguard program, water safety instruction, CPR, and First Aid.

Aquatic Safety Instruction, LLC has been teaching water safety since 1978, with locations in Encino (Westmark Schools), Northridge, Chatsworth, and Thousand Oaks.

Afterschool aquatic enrichment classes offered include synchro swimming, swim clubs, guard start, yoga, and water polo.

Swim instruction, parent/tot, and Mommy and Me classes are available April to October in heated outdoor pools in Encino and Northridge.

Aquatic Safety Instruction also offers health and safety certification classes, including a lifeguard program, water safety instruction, CPR, and First Aid.

Aquatic Safety Instruction, LLC has been teaching water safety since 1978, with locations in Encino (Westmark Schools), Northridge, Chatsworth, and Thousand Oaks.

Afterschool aquatic enrichment classes offered include synchro swimming, swim clubs, guard start, yoga, and water polo.

Swim instruction, parent/tot, and Mommy and Me classes are available April to October in heated outdoor pools in Encino and Northridge.

Aquatic Safety Instruction also offers health and safety certification classes, including a lifeguard program, water safety instruction, CPR, and First Aid.

Arcadia Rock Climbing is an indoor rock climbing gym, with climbing for all ages. The facility hosts parties, classes, and camps. The staff belay package is necessary if parents want a staff member to spot children on their climbs. Otherwise, they're on their own!

Arcadia Rock Climbing is an indoor rock climbing gym, with climbing for all ages. The facility hosts parties, classes, and camps. The staff belay package is necessary if parents want a staff member to spot children on their climbs. Otherwise, they're on their own!

The Australian Swim School offers classes for all ages and abilities, and is open year-round with rolling enrollment, so new students may join at any time.

Parent and Me classes (three months to three years) include development of self esteem and social skills while encouraging a relaxed and comfortable underwater swim.

Kids without adults in tow can sign up for Tadpole classes (four to six years), Learn to Swim classes (six to 12 years, taught at three levels), and Squads (where kids are introduced to the
elements of competition).

Monthly prices decrease as the number of lessons per week increase.

Amanda and McGuire come to your own backyard to teach private or group Gymnastics, Martial Arts, and Trampoline skills, or a combination of all three. They supply their own equipment.

Both have extensive experience with children of all ages, and are very open to customizing the class to suit the children's and parents' needs. Classes are available for children with special needs as well.

Beach City Athletics is home of the Beach City All Stars, a cheerleading and instructional program offering private instruction and competitive teams.

Beach City Athletics is home of the Beach City All Stars, a cheerleading and instructional program offering private instruction and competitive teams.

The Belmont Olympic Plaza Pool has hosted U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, NCAA championships, and dozens of collegiate conference championship events.

More than 200,000 locals use the million-gallon pool during the year for programs like water exercise classes, swimming lessons, (including parent and child and tiny tot), scuba classes, life guard training, swim meets, and day camps.

Bennett Farms offers individualized horseback riding lessons in a safe environment for children.

Bennett Farms offers individualized horseback riding lessons in a safe environment for children.

From pirate movies to American teenagers winning medals at the Olympics, fencing is definitely back in the public eye.

Beverly Hills Fencers' Club has been training kids and adults in the sport of fencing for decades, as well offering classes in theatrical fencing for those who love swashbuckling.

Private lessons and competitive youth classes are available for kids ages seven and up. Lessons are offered in all three fencing weapons (foil, epee, and saber), and fencers are encouraged to participate in club and local tournaments.

The club consistently places well at national competitions, though recreational fencers just looking for a fun workout are equally welcomed by the community here. It's amazing what a good sword duel between father and daughter can do for family harmony!

Beverly Hills Fencers' Club runs several camps over the summer and during school vacations. These programs offer week-long opportunities for kids to improve their fencing skills.

Membership, which includes equipment and unlimited use of the facility, can be paid daily ($12), monthly ($60), or annually ($660). Lessons are priced separately. The kids' beginners class costs $70 per month and includes all club fees and equipment use.

From pirate movies to American teenagers winning medals at the Olympics, fencing is definitely back in the public eye.

Beverly Hills Fencers' Club has been training kids and adults in the sport of fencing for decades, as well offering classes in theatrical fencing for those who love swashbuckling.

Private lessons and competitive youth classes are available for kids ages seven and up. Lessons are offered in all three fencing weapons (foil, epee, and saber), and fencers are encouraged to participate in club and local tournaments.

The club consistently places well at national competitions, though recreational fencers just looking for a fun workout are equally welcomed by the community here. It's amazing what a good sword duel between father and daughter can do for family harmony!

Beverly Hills Fencers' Club runs several camps over the summer and during school vacations. These programs offer week-long opportunities for kids to improve their fencing skills.

Membership, which includes equipment and unlimited use of the facility, can be paid daily ($12), monthly ($60), or annually ($660). Lessons are priced separately. The kids' beginners class costs $70 per month and includes all club fees and equipment use.

Offers private swimming lessons for children of all ages and swimming levels. The school has two main pools, a practice pool, and a teaching pool. Kids are allowed to use the practice pool before or after lessons, or when they just want to come and practice swimming.

Western riding and Cutting Horse lessons and training for kids and adults (and horses too!) are available at Billy Camarillo Cutting Horses. Individual attention is provided for all levels and goals in a fun and friendly atmosphere.

Lesson horses and live cattle are available on the ranch. The chance to fulfill those cowboy (and cowgirl) dreams is here.

Blue Shadows Mounted Drill Team is a non-profit youth organization dedicated to teaching kids horsemanship, leadership, teamwork, and responsibility. Members are not required to own their own horse or have any prior experience (most don't!), and all participate in horse shows, parades, trail rides, parties, etc.

Costs are kept low so that all children may have the chance to interact with horses and peers and still have a quality experience. Classes are forming continuously at both locations.

Blue Shadows Mounted Drill Team is a non-profit youth organization dedicated to teaching kids horsemanship, leadership, teamwork, and responsibility. Members are not required to own their own horse or have any prior experience (most don't!), and all participate in horse shows, parades, trail rides, parties, etc.

Costs are kept low so that all children may have the chance to interact with horses and peers and still have a quality experience. Classes are forming continuously at both locations.