Parent's Guide to
Santa Monica, CA

Discover activities, events, and resources for children.
ATA Martial Arts
Martial Arts focus on offering the most professional training available, in a fun, exciting environment. The mission of ATA Martial Arts is to help you raise a confident, focused leader with the life transforming experience that is martial arts, while adults train to get in the best shape of live...
Born To Play
Born To Play Productions is a small production company owned by Benedicte Schoyen with focus on ballet classes for kids and adults, film making and music management.
Museum Of Flying
The Museum of Flying is dedicated to preserving and presenting the rich history of the growth and development of aviation and aerospace in Southern California. The Museum chronicles both the growth of Douglas and the many other aviation and aerospace companies that were started by individuals who...
Santa Monica Pier
The world-famous Santa Monica Pier offers a variety of entertainment, dining and shopping experiences, including the thrill rides of Pacific Park; a historic 1922 Carousel, an old-fashioned soda fountain, and an interactive aquarium. As you stroll the Pier, enjoy lively street performers — from m...
Blue13 Dance Company
Blue13 Dance Company is a contemporary Indian dance theatre ensemble based in Los Angeles, California. The mission of Blue13 Dance is to advance non-traditional contemporary dance, while preserving and cultivating the cultural and classical forms of India. Translating dance into enduring societal...
Santa Monica School of Dance and Music
Santa Monica's first dance studio and music school to offer both dance classes and music lessons. Dance classes in ballet, jazz, hip hop and more are available along with private music lessons in piano, voice, guitar, violin and bass. Santa Monica School of Dance and Music provides students with ...
Musical Theater Los Angeles
MTLA, owned and directed by Amanda Baird, a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, has been in business for 15 years. Assisted by professional choreographers, directors and performers, she runs successful after-school Musical Theater Programs at Buckley, Echo Horizon, Brawerman Elementary Sch...
Westside School of Ballet
Westside School of Ballet is Los Angeles' oldest and most successful public ballet school, founded in 1967 by New York City Ballet's principal ballerina Yvonne Mounsey, and co-founder Rosemary Valaire from the Royal Ballet. The school distinguishes itself as a non-audition school where all are w...
Creating Arts Company
Creating Arts is an educational performing and visual arts company designed to inspire, enrich and educate youth through the performing and visual arts. Performing and visual arts help increase test scores, improve memory, encourage physical fitness and elevate self-esteem. We believe every chil...
Jumping Gym
"Jumping Gym"offers gymnastics classes to all ages and teachs gymnastics to kids on all skill levels. The following equipment is brought to the location: balance beam, springboard, trampoline, panel mats, crash mat.
Green Brooms Music Academy
Green Brooms is located in Santa Monica, CA and offers an inspiring environment to learn Piano, Voice, Guitar, Violin, Percussion and Drums, Cello, Music Theory, Film Music Composition, Songwriting and so much more.
Dawn Barnes Karate Kids
Dawn Barnes Karate Kids is the proud creator of Gozen Karate. To appreciate our style, it’s important to answer a few questions. Karate is a modern term for the ancient art of self-defense. “Empty hand” self-defense has undergone many changes to meet the needs of different people in different tim...
The Learning Path
The Learning Path helps students excel in Math, Reading, and Writing. The program creates tailored, individualized lesson plans mapped to the Common Core. The Learning Path fervently believes in the approach of teaching children to teach themselves, and empowering them to learn on their own. Toda...
Beijing Tai-Chi & Kung Fu Academy
BTKA in Santa Monica, California is the premier Chinese martial arts emphasizes health, fitness, and self defense through the study of traditional Kung Fu. One of the most important parts of learning Kung Fu is your instructor. Sifu Wang and his hand-picked teachers understand this and strive to...
Capoeira Besouro Studio
Welcome to Capoeira Besouro! Capoeira Besouro invites you to explore the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira. Developed as a form of self-defense by the slaves in Brazil during the 17th century, capoeira is an art which combines self-defense, dance, and music. Through the practice of capoeira,...
Street Sports Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Street Sports Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu philosophy is not only to teach Jiu-Jitsu as a sport, but also as a tool for self-defense. Students are taught how to dominate the opponent without having to beat him up. In sports competitions street Sports Brazilian teach, like in chess, that every attack has...
Box 'N Burn Kids Gloves
California's #1 Gym, where the first class is FREE! Providing the most high energy, fun, and challenging boxing classes you can find in LA. Gym, Boxing, Classes, Cross-Fit,TRX, Sem-Private & Private lessons, boxing gear, Box 'N Burn Academy (Certification) and much more!
We Rock the Spectrum Santa Monica
We Rock the Spectrum Santa Monica provides a fun, safe, inclusive environment for all children. Gym Includes suspended equipment with swings for balance and vestibular treatment, crash mats and crash pillows for fun, motor planning, and strength, tunnels, zip line, trampoline for building leg and...
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is Heal the Bay’s public marine-education center located beach-level, just below the Carousel at the world famous Santa Monica Pier. The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium’s vision is to inspire understanding and conservation of the Santa Monica Bay and its watersheds thr...
Paint Lab
PAINT LAB is a walk-in art studio where people can experience, express and explore their creativity through the medium of paint. Paint Lab provides a space for people to paint without the hassle of setting up a studio in their homes. The staff consists of experienced local artists who provide a f...
Books and Cookies
BOOKS AND COOKIES is a Children's Bookstore, Enrichment Center and Event Space at 2309 Main Street in Santa Monica, California. ​The unique design of the Books and Cookies space makes it a safe and relaxing environment for the whole family – with the goal of bringing wonder and excitement back ...
Baila Baila Spanish
Baila Baila Spanish all teachers are native Spanish speakers. Their love for their culture, music, and children makes the Baila Baila class a special time for students. The teachers are trained to promote learning through fun by playing games, making fun art projects, or dancing and singing along...
Kidsrevolving
Kidsrevolving yoga classes encourage kids of all ages to connect with their bodies as they explore the imagination and develop positive self-power. The studio, school and mobile yoga programs provide a nurturing learning environment exclusively for youth. Customized by age level, each class enga...
Magicopolis
Discover the artistry and spectacle of a magic show designed to stimulate the intellect, stir the imagination and lift the spirit. Magicopolis provides a special theatrical experience that's not too easy to come by these days. You'll see people dissolve in one place and reappear somewhere else a...