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Pedalheads, a summer camp in Los Angeles that teaches kids how to ride a bike, helps kids go from training wheels to bike riding in a safe environment. Half-day programs are heavily focused on learning to ride a bike while full-day programs include other fun activities like water games and arts & crafts. Even for parents that have time and space to teach kids to ride a bike, Pedalheads can help kids get comfortable on their bikes and teach them how to be safe on the road. A Los Angeles Summer Camp for Kids to Learn How to Ride a Bike

With Kids Celebrate spring and Easter at the L.A. Zoo with many fun activities and visits from Big Bunny during two weekends in April: April 13 and 14 and April 19, 20, and 21 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Weekday admission is $8, weekend admission is $12, and Easter Weekend Admission (April 19, April 20, April 21) is $12. In addition, the Queen Mary will have several family-friendly Easter activities from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm including a petting zoo, balloon twisting, games, face painting, and an Easter Egg Hunt. Kidspace Children’s Museum is hosting a special egg hunt on Saturday, April 13th and Saturday, April 20th.

Hills Farmers’ Market Third St. between Civic Center Dr. and Foothill Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA The City of Beverly Hills hosts its 16th Annual Earth Day Event on Sunday, April 7th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Families are invited to join the Monterey Park Earth Day Festival and Bike Ride happening on Saturday, April 27th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. If you feel like getting out of town for a bit, the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival is happening on Saturday, April 27th (11:00 am to 8:00 pm) and Sunday, April 28th (11:00 am to 6:00 pm). This free event features a lot of family-friendly things to see and do including a “Green Car Show” (also including e-bikes and e-scooters), a kids’ zone, sustainable food trucks, live music, 200 booths displaying Earth-friendly products and services, and much more.

Miry Whitehall asked herself how she could help make her local schools better long before her children started school. Neighborhood Councils are an impactful way for people to get involved in their community from working to improve schools to helping build parks to working on housing issues. Miry is one of the local volunteers who have served on one of the 99 Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils, which serves as the grassroots of local government. Now when I go to meetings I’m there to give updates about Miry’s List and our Welcome Neighbor program.