Upcoming Kid Friendly Events in January

1. Meditation classes - I once heard a Buddhist giving a lecture about meditation. One of the points he made that stuck with me was that we spend years exercising our bodies but we hardly ever spend anytime exercising our minds. We fill them full of knowledge, but how often do we sit somewhere without stimulant and just think? Or I guess not think? Either way the answer is not very often. These mediation classes are aimed at children, perhaps an early start will propel the future generations to spend more time cultivating the mind.

http://events.la.com/los-angeles-ca/events/show/160478865-kids-meditation-class-in-los-angeles

2. The youth and technology are linked together and for good reason. Young kids are growing up in a world where computers are as common as refrigerators. To them the world never existed without them. So go celebrate the future at the Wiseburn School District Community Technology Festival. It's inevitable.

http://events.la.com/hawthorne-ca/events/show/157418785-2011-wiseburn-school-district-community-technology-festival

3. Go green without the green and visit the LA Arboretum on the third Tuesday of any month, January 18th for those keeping track at home, when it is absolutely free.

http://www.arboretum.org/

4. More animation exists than just Pixar and more languages exist than English. One of the year's best animated films, The Illusionist (L'illusionniste), is playing in Los Angeles. Your child may not understand the language, but a pretty picture is a pretty picture and it will broaden their horizons.

http://www.mrmovietimes.com/movies/Illusionist-L-illusionniste.html

5. Another thing to do that will be fun and educational: Nothin' But Sand Beach Clean Up. Kids learn the importance of throwing trash away properly and the beach gets cleaned up. Everybody wins.

http://www.redtri.com/los-angeles-events/nothin%E2%80%99-but-sand-beach-clean-up