The Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood has activities geared for adults, including shopping at Frederick's of Hollywood, enjoying a comedy show at the Laugh Factory and attending a concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The area also has popular attractions that kids may enjoy like Universal Studios Hollywood and Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Odditorium. Parents, however, should know that their kids can find activities in Hollywood that lets them use their creativity and decision-making skills.
The Barnsdall Art Park includes the Junior Art Center, which features a range of classes and workshops. It has a free family art workshop every Sunday, in which the center provides all working materials. The center also offers eight-week art and acting classes. At the end of class, students get to exhibit their artwork such as sculptures and they put on acting performances. Additionally, the center has single-day classes for kids 3 to 5 and their parents. Kids 5 to 17 can attend classes by themselves. They include drawing and architecture, oil painting and photography. (reference 1, also Junior Art Center above)
Barnsdall Art Park
4814 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
310-733-6858
barnsdall.org
The Frances Howard Goldwyn-Hollywood Regional Branch Library has year-round programs for kids. these offer such as a presentation showing and explaining lizards, snakes and turtles. The library's seasonal programs include a summer reading club and activities honoring dads near Father's Day. The library also has a special collections room. A parent can spend a day with their child looking through the more than 1,500 classic movie posters and smaller posters called lobby cards, as well as the 2,000 dance and theater programs in the archive. (See reference 2, also Branch History, middle of page)
Frances Howard Goldwyn-Hollywood Regional Branch Library
1623 N. Ivar Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028
323-856-8260
lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=11
Initially, you might not think the Hollywood Walk of Fame would be a fun activity for kids. The walk of fame, which started in 1960, has over 2,400 stars--most of which kids never heard of. But the 2.4-mile stretch on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street has several kid-friendly stars like Big Bird, Kermit the Frog and Snow White. Stars also include authors and illustrators of kids classics such as Charles M. Schulz and Dr. Seuss. Parents can make a list of stars their kids know and have a scavenger hunt trying to find them. (Reference 3, Walk of Fame then Welcome to the Walk of Fame)
Hollywood Walk of Fame
6801 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323-469-8311
hollywoodchamber.net
