Hey Everyone,
May the Fourth be with you! It's almost the weekend, YAY!
We've got Cinco de Mayo on the brain and some of us have Cinco de Drinko...😜
Whatever you do, be safe. Here are a couple ways to celebrate with your family.
- Go to Olvera St. in downtown Los Angeles, where they are celebrating and having a fiesta all weekend long.
- Venice will host the Annual Cinco de Mayo Parade and Festival from 10am to 6pm on May 5th. It begins at Lincoln and California and ends at the Oakwood Recreation Center.
- Cinco de Mayo at Mar Vista Farmers Market on May 6th - 10am to 2pm
- Kids Concert with Sandra Sandia for Cinco de Mayo - May 5th - 10:30am to 11:00am @ Sounds Roads Music - 3017 Pico Blvd.
What can you do with your kids to celebrate Cinco De Mayo?
- Hang a Piñata and take turns trying to break it open to get candy. Or better yet, put some healthy treats in there.
- Cook a Mexican style dinner together. Have kids tear up lettuce, chop avocados with a plastic knife, or grate some cheese.
- Go on a little adventure to a Mexican market. We do it all the time and then make street tacos....YUM!
- Watch YouTube and watch some of the Mexican dances they do at festivals and with the beautiful dresses and try it too.
- Listen to some favorite Mexican melodies on a Spanish station or iTunes.
- Look up Mexico on the internet and do a mini-report with a cool poster to go along with it.
- Look up lyrics to some Mexican songs on YouTube and sing along.
- Make homemade maracas if you don't have your own. Toilet tubes or plastic Easter eggs filled with beans make great ones.
- Make some different colored pasta and glue it to paper to make a Mexican flag.
- Download some Spanish apps and practice your Spanish with each other.
- Go to the Library and get some kids books on Mexico or the Spanish language and learn some new things.
- Cinco De Mayo really celebrates the Day of the Battle of Puebla. Find out why this happened and who they fought.
Thinking ahead to a very special day next weekend. May 13th is Mother's Day and we've put together a few ideas for right of things to do with mom or for mom.
- May 5th - Mother's Day Market L.A. GOAL
- May 5th - Women's Sacred Drumming Immersion w/Marla Leigh! In Honor of Mother's Day - Mandala - 1pm to 4pm
- May 9th - Mama + Me Mini Sessions - Monica + Andy @ Santa Monica Place 10am to 12noon - a mini photo shoot with moms of all generations compliments of Monica + Andy and Rachel Borkow.
- May 11-May 13 - "Boeing, Boeing" @ Morgan-Wixson Theatre - Take mom to a musical at the coolest community playhouse in town.
- May 11-May 13 - Vegan Food Tasting in Santa Monica
- May 12th - Highways' 14th Annual Poetry Fest celebrating MOMS! - 8:30pm
- May 13th - Mother's Day Champagne Brunch Cruise in MDR
- May 13th - KJAZZ Champagne Brunch Cruise in MDR
- May 13th - Mother's Day Supper Cruise
- May 13th - Mother's Day Brunch @ Moonshadows
- May 13th - Goat Yoga & Wine Tasting Special @ Saddlerock Gardens
- Through May 13th - ADOPT Mother's Day Package @ The Zoo & Botanical Gardens
- May 13th - Magicopolis - Mother's Day Escape Reality Show - 2pm
- May 13th - ART FAIR at 3rd St. Promenade - 11am to 7pm
- May 13th - Mother's Day Brunch at the Hotel Shangri-LA - 11am to 2pm -
Be sure to check their websites to get details.
I'll be posting special Mother's Day ideas for you on our Facebook page all week long, so make sure you follow us @SantaMonicaMacaroniKid
Don't miss out on all the great Mother's Day ideas!!!!
Have a happy and safe Cinco De Mayo and hope you enjoy the newsletter this week!
XOXO,
Chanin
