KID FRIENDLY: Address: 2044 Glencoe Avenue, Venice, US Website: www.open-air-studios.com Phone: 310 390 2434 Each 10-week art class teaches children the basics of visual arts in a variety of media, including watercolors, clay, tempura, and acrylics. Students can also take focused classes on their particular interest, while also encouraging community service and social action from its students …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: 908 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, US Website: www.beryll.com Phone: 310 393 3220 Each of the timeless jackets, t-shirts, jewelry and sunglasses in this Santa Monica-based line is imbued with a heavy dose of rock and roll. We love the cozy 100% organic t-shirts and handmade, limited edition sunnies. RECOMMENDED BY: MARIN HOPPER VIEW ALL: …
KID FRIENDLY: Address: 214 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, US Website: www.hennesseyingalls.com Phone: 310 458 9074 The largest bookstore in the western United States that deals solely in visual arts books, this 8,000-square-foot temple of art, architecture, and design is still family-owned. Hennessey + Ingalls also runs a small publishing house, which reprints classic titles on modernist architecture, …
“I can find the humor in almost everything,” says Adrian Kulp, to which his popular blog, Dad or Alive, is consistently testament. After years as an executive in the Hollywood comedy world (Kulp has worked closely with Adam Sandler, Chelsea Handler, and countless others), his family’s move to Washington D.C. prompted a sea of change—regarding his career, …
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KID FRIENDLY: Address: Calle de Carranza, 17, Madrid, ES Website: www.ninetonine.es Phone: +34 66 079 6222 The philosophy behind Sacha Bancroft Cooke’s adorable line of children’s furniture is simple: Kids should be surrounded by exquisite design from the very start. “My girls especially love the deskhouse,” says Bancroft Cooke. “The seat forces them to sit up properly, …
The SoHo branch of the Museum of Modern Art’s design store has recently expanded its children’s space; and what better use of the added square footage than a swarm of kids sitting cross-legged on the floor, listening to stories? Hence the new children’s author series—a recurring, Saturday morning event featuring readings and book signings by …
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KID FRIENDLY: Address: Via Solferino, 14, Milan, IT Website: www.biancheriapuntiefantasia.com Phone: +39 02 6596011 This artisanal home store specializes in textiles and offers a wide selection of linens for every room in the house. Family-run for three generations, the boutique is the perfect spot for picking up unique housewarming gifts. We also love the toys (surprise surprise), …
In Jamie Lee Curtis’s latest book, My Brave Year of Firsts, a lionhearted heroine takes life head-on. With brilliant illustrations by Laura Cornell, Curtis takes us on a witty and rhythmic tour of the feats that childhood not only entails, but requires. We may or may not remember the first time we put on big girl …
Summer is a time for open-air concerts, and not just for mom and dad. New York City offers a great lineup of shows for the little ones, many of which are free. From country music and bluegrass to hip-hop and rock n’ roll, there’s plenty of singing and dancing to be done. It helps that …
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Treehouses have a certain whimsy. These aerial abodes exude a charm as they sit calmly among boughs, floating above the green. They combine the domestic with the fantastic, inspiring a range of fiction — from The Swiss Family Robinson to Winnie the Pooh. In many ways, these structures share a kinship with one of literature’s most iconic tree-dwellers …
