Fun & Free Activities with LA Kids this weekend: Three Kings, Oshogatsu, and Rembrandt: Jan 5 - 6

1/3/13 - By Toby B

Happy 2013 everyone! We hope you rang in the New Year with all the frivolity and caution thrown to the wind that the night deserves, and maybe even made it through to midnight (don’t worry; East Coast time counts).  Now it’s time to get back on track, tidy up your messes, and follow through on your resolutions. If one of your resolutions was to recycle more, we can help you off to a good start. Mommy Poppins has the low-down on Christmas tree recycling options throughout Los Angeles!

We now return to our regularly scheduled program of classes, shows, and festivals to keep your kids occupied and amused. Keep reading for some of our favorite picks for this weekend.

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Three Kings Day - Anaheim
Disneyland launches its new Limited Time Magic program with a three day celebration of Three Kings Day.

Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream - Long Beach
Favorite Disney princesses take to the ice at the Long Beach Arena for some fast-skating, sword-fighting, swinging-from-the-rafters fun. Check out our review for the full scoop!

Let's Make a Comet - Griffith Park
Last chance to catch this fun demonstration program at the Griffith Observatory. Watch how a comet can be made using common household ingredients, and learn about water’s role in life on Earth.

Monsters, Inc. (G) - Hollywood
What could be scarier than missing the last weekend of Monsters Inc at El Capitan? Scream on over before it’s too late.

SATURDAY JANUARY 5

Home Depot Kids Workshops - Multiple Locations
This month’s free craft project is a diamond birdhouse.

Free Day at the La Habra Children's Museum - La Habra
The fun is free today at the Children's Museum at La Habra.

Let's Move Outside - Agoura Hills
New Year’s resolution: get moving! The plan: a ranger-led physical fitness obstacle course. The incentive: prizes at the end. 

Silk Road Story Time - Pasadena
The stories in the travelers’ tent have a New Years theme.

Free Crafts for Kids - Multiple Locations
Bet you took a lot of frame-worthy pictures over the holidays. Luckily, this week’s free craft at Lakeshore Learning is a Picture This! photo frame.

SUNDAY JANUARY 6

Oshogatsu Family Festival - Downtown
Learn to play the taiko drums, get your face painted, and maybe even pet a snake. The Japanese American National Museum celebrates the start of the New Year with a day full of slithering crafts and activities.

Happy Birthday, Marion - Santa Monica
Put on your finest and head on over to the Annenberg Community Beach House to wish Marion Davies a happy birthday; she would have been 116 this week.

Andell Family Sundays - French Ceramics: Useful and Beautiful - Mid-Wilshire
You say fancy, I say breakable. LACMA’s weekly family fun days return with a look at ceramics that are both pretty and functional.

American Indian Culture Day for Families - Griffith Park
The Autry’s monthly program gives insight into Native American cultures. January’s program includes storytelling, a hook and hoop game and Navajo music

The Beatbuds - Mid-Wilshire
Work that gray matter! The music of the Beatbuds exercises kids’ minds.

Los Tres Reyes Magos / The Three Kings - Downtown
A traditional procession and historical reenactment celebrates the Christian holiday of Epiphany, commemorating the three kings who arrived at the nativity with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh for the baby Jesus. Plus, there’s a piñata!

Sustainable Sunday - Calabasas
Go behind the scenes at the “net-zero” Interagency Visitor Center at the Santa Monica. Participate in a scavenger hunt (snapping pics of your finds) to win a “green” prize!

Stories in the Afternoon: Rembrandt van Rijn - Pasadena
Kids 4 to 8 can imagine themselves transported back in time to become students in Rembrandt’s workshop. Let the creativity begin!  

A Faery Hunt - Crestwood Hills Park - Brentwood
What better way to start the New Year than with a hunt for faeries?

As always, there are more activities listed on our daily events calendar. Whatever you choose to do this weekend, we hope you have a spectacular time. Onward into 2013!