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Santa Ana

Santa Ana Zoo Playground

October 15, 2009

Last weekend my family and I enjoyed the day exploring the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park. The kids loved walking through the aviary, watching the playful monkeys and riding the electric train. This post, however, is about the amazing Santa Ana Zoo playground found within the zoo! Right next to the zoo snack bar [...]

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Santiago Park: Playing Near the Discovery Science Center

June 26, 2009

Serendipity led us to Santiago Park across Main Street from the Discovery Science Center. My daughter spotted it when we turned into the parking lot. I’ve been to the center countless times, yet never noticed the playground nearby. In researching this post, I found an amazing website about the Santiago Park Nature Preserve and Santiago [...]

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Discovery Science Center Focuses on Outdoors

June 24, 2009

Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl: Home Sweet Home
at the Discovery Science Center
June 20th-October 4th
The Discovery Science Center is Orange County’s only Smithsonian affiliate – and helps hundreds of thousands of students and families experience science each year. Their newest interactive and educational exhibit encourages families to spend time together outdoors, inspiring children to discover and [...]