visit another being savvy city
west la
Being Savvy: Activities, things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in West LA, CA
Welcome
Being Savvy West LA is here to help you make the most of all that our city has to offer during your child's magical early years. Everyday and off-beat activities, the latest thing to do, the tried and true and so much more - everything you need to know to help your preschooler learn and thrive.
Popular Posts
Advertisement
- 123s (2)
- A Green (and Very Tiny) Thumb (3)
- A Visit to the Firehouse (1)
- ABCs (6)
- Airplanes (2)
- All about Me (6)
- Animals (12)
- Aquariums (1)
- Art (36)
- Art Appreciation (23)
- Art: Chalk (5)
- Art: Crayons and Markers (10)
- Art: Ink and Paper (13)
- Art: Paint (10)
- Art: Toys (6)
- Autumn (10)
- Autumn Holidays (4)
- Back to School (3)
- Back to School Essentials (1)
- Backyard Fun (1)
- Baseball (5)
- Bilingualism (1)
- Bird-Watching (3)
- Birthdays (3)
- Books and Stories (22)
- Books to Make Them Wonder (1)
- Bookstores (5)
- Bugs (1)
- Building Memory Skills (3)
- Building Things (10)
- Building Towers (1)
- Building Vocabulary (2)
- Cars, Trucks and Things that Go (12)
- Christmas (1)
- Circus (1)
- City Life (3)
- Classic Authors (1)
- Colors (3)
- Concerts (15)
- Cooking (6)
- Country Life (1)
- Crafts: Found Items (4)
- Crafts: From the Store (14)
- Crafts: Household Items (6)
- Crafts: Recycled Items (10)
- Dads (4)
- Dance (13)
- Day Trips (6)
- Dressing Up (4)
- Early Math Skills (1)
- Early Reading Skills (18)
- Early Writing Skills (10)
- Earth Day (1)
- Earth Science (8)
- Eco-Friendly (10)
- Essential Library - Margaret Wise Brown (1)
- Events (27)
- Fairytales (4)
- Family (1)
- Farm Animals (2)
- Festivals (15)
- Fine Motor Skills (2)
- Firefighters (2)
- Fireworks (3)
- Flowers and Butterflies (10)
- Free Activities (57)
- Fun for the Littlest Ones (25)
- Garage Band - Fun for the Little Rocker (16)
- Gardening (3)
- Gardens (6)
- Geography (3)
- Grocery Store (8)
- Halloween (4)
- History (11)
- Ice Skating (1)
- Identifying Money (1)
- Imagination (7)
- Indoor Fun (25)
- July 4th (3)
- Kid-Friendly Eateries (18)
- Language Development (3)
- Letters (1)
- Libraries (4)
- Meal Time (38)
- Memory Skills (2)
- Moms (4)
- Money (1)
- Moongazing (1)
- Mother's Day/Father's Day (2)
- Movies (7)
- Museums (20)
- Music (31)
- Music Appreciation (13)
- Musical Patterns (2)
- Nature (13)
- No Shopping Required! (13)
- Parenting (4)
- Parks and Playgrounds (17)
- Parties and Playdates (10)
- Personal Responsibility (4)
- Physical Activity (29)
- Physical Coordination (4)
- Pirates (2)
- Pretend Play (10)
- Princesses (5)
- Puzzles (1)
- Rainy Days (3)
- Rhyming (2)
- Safety (4)
- Schools (3)
- Science (13)
- Shopping (15)
- Sidewalk Games (1)
- Sing Along (1)
- Snack Time (2)
- Social Skills (3)
- Spanish Language (1)
- Splash! (Water Play) (23)
- Sports (11)
- Story Time (5)
- Storytelling (9)
- Summer (33)
- Summertime Fun (31)
- Tea Parties (1)
- Teachable Moments (1)
- Techno Toys (1)
- Technology (2)
- The Beach (17)
- The Great Outdoors (27)
- The Lake (1)
- The Ocean (9)
- The Playground (1)
- Theater (3)
- Trains (6)
- Transitions (1)
- Transportation (2)
- Travel Essentials (2)
- Urban Wildlife (2)
- Vacation (4)
- Winter (3)
- Word Games (1)
- You Say It-s Your Birthday (1)
- Yummy in My Tummy (Cooking and Eating with Kids) (13)
- Zoos (4)
Find Out More About
Have You Read..?
Weekend Warriors
Help your children learn about going green at Venice Eco-Fest this Saturday from 10am-7pm at Windward Avenue and Ocean Front Walk. They will have a special Kid's Explor-o-rama featuring animals, stories and music. It's also a great opportunity to safely dump everything from old computers to defunct cell phones. For those who can't manage to wait for Fourth of July of fireworks, Santa Monica ... Read more >
Continue reading "Weekend Warriors"
Los Angeles Fireworks Round-up
When I was little my parents would lay out a blanket in our front yard and we would watch the fireworks rising above a nearby local park while running up and down the street with the rest of the neighborhood kids. My own kids are growing up in a condo where there will undoubtedly be no balcony view of pyrotechnics. There are, however, many great places in Los Angeles to celebrate our nation's ... Read more >
Continue reading "Los Angeles Fireworks Round-up"
Weekend Warriors: Independence Day edition
If you're not going away for the long weekend or pet sitting for your parents that are (that's us!), there's plenty of Independence Day and non-Independence Day related activities to keep you and your little ones entertained.Of course, tonight you'll need to check out the fireworks.If you miss the fireworks tonight, you can still catch them post game at The Home Depot Center.Saturday morning is ... Read more >
Continue reading "Weekend Warriors: Independence Day edition"
The Voice of BeingSavvy
west la
Nina Moon
Nina and her husband Charlie live in a lovely little condo in West LA and sometimes dream of running away to the 'burbs for a house, a yard and a white picket fence. But mostly they love the city-livin' with their two sons, Caius, who is two and a half, and Cedric, who has still spent more of his existence inside Nina's belly than out of it. Nina makes her so-called living as a writer and...Read more >
Because a Great Book Helps Explain a Tough Subject
Oh, the tough stuff. Life with preschoolers means wading right into the hard stuff, sometimes on a daily basis. And what's perhaps most striking of all is just how much tough stuff there is!
Read more >
Continue reading "Because a Great Book Helps Explain a Tough Subject"
Advertisement
Top Ten Anywhere Anytime Activities on Savvy Source
Review Your Preschool
Join the hundreds of west la parents helping other parents find the right preschool for their child.
View Preschools and Daycare Centers in Other Cities
View preschools in other cities
- Akron Preschools >
- Albuquerque Preschools >
- Alexandria Preschools >
- Alpharetta Preschools >
- Anaheim Preschools >
- Ann Arbor Preschools >
- Arlington Preschools >
- Atlanta Preschools >
- Bakersfield Preschools >
- Baltimore Preschools >
- Baton Rouge Preschools >
- Bellevue Preschools >
- Birmingham Preschools >
- Boca Raton Preschools >
- Boise Preschools >
- Bronx Preschools >
- Charlotte Preschools >
- Cincinnati Preschools >
- Clearwater Preschools >
- Cleveland Preschools >
- Colorado Springs Preschools >
- Columbia Preschools >
- Columbus Preschools >
- Dayton Preschools >
- Denver Preschools >
- Detroit Preschools >
- Durham Preschools >
- El Paso Preschools >
- Fort Lauderdale Preschools >
- Fort Wayne Preschools >
- Fort Worth Preschools >
- Fremont Preschools >
- Fresno Preschools >
- Gainesville Preschools >
- Grand Rapids Preschools >
- Greenville Preschools >
- Hialeah Preschools >
- Honolulu Preschools >
- Houston Preschools >
- Huntsville Preschools >
- Indianapolis Preschools >
- Irvine Preschools >
- Jacksonville Preschools >
- Kansas City Preschools >
- Katy Preschools >
- Knoxville Preschools >
- Lakeland Preschools >
- Las Vegas Preschools >
- Lexington Preschools >
- Lincoln Preschools >
- Little Rock Preschools >
- Long Beach Preschools >
- Louisville Preschools >
- Lubbock Preschools >
- Madison Preschools >
- Marietta Preschools >
- Memphis Preschools >
- Mesa Preschools >
- Miami Preschools >
- Milwaukee Preschools >
- Minneapolis Preschools >
- Montgomery Preschools >
- Nashville Preschools >
- New York Preschools >
- Newark Preschools >
- Newton Preschools >
- Norfolk Preschools >
- Oakland Preschools >
- Oklahoma City Preschools >
- Omaha Preschools >
- Orlando Preschools >
- Pasadena Preschools >
- Pensacola Preschools >
- Philadelphia Preschools >
- Phoenix Preschools >
- Pittsburgh Preschools >
- Plano Preschools >
- Portland Preschools >
- Raleigh Preschools >
- Reno Preschools >
- Richmond Preschools >
- Riverside Preschools >
- Rochester Preschools >
- Sacramento Preschools >
- Saint Louis Preschools >
- Saint Paul Preschools >
- Saint Petersburg Preschools >
- Salt Lake City Preschools >
- San Antonio Preschools >
- Santa Rosa Preschools >
- Sarasota Preschools >
- Scottsdale Preschools >
- Spokane Preschools >
- St Louis Preschools >
- Stamford Preschools >
- Staten Island Preschools >
- Stockton Preschools >
- Tacoma Preschools >
- Tallahassee Preschools >
- Tampa Preschools >
- Toledo Preschools >
- Trenton Preschools >
- Tucson Preschools >
- Tulsa Preschools >
- Vancouver Preschools >
- Virginia Beach Preschools >
- Washington Preschools >
- West Palm Beach Preschools >
- Wichita Preschools >
- Wilmington Preschools >
- Worcester Preschools >