Grab & Go Kids Planner

For you, dear Patchers with tiny Patchers, we’ve assembled a weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities, places and events. Each week, we feature five family-focused ideas to help you plan your week. We know how busy life with kids can be, so we're happy to do the research for you and find fun things to do and places to go, both locally and within reasonable striking distance.

Look for the Grab & Go Planner each week, and please help us build it with your own suggestions and tips. Just add them in the comment box below. Even if you disagree with our picks, let us know. We want to hear from you!

This week brings opportunities for cinematic fun, hands-on activities and a chance to see a good-old-fashioned parade. Read on.

FAMILY BEST BETS OF THE WEEK

When/Where: 4 p.m. Friday Feb. 25 at the

Why Go: The library hosts this free movie complete with refreshments. If kids bring a completed library coloring worksheet to movie night, they can trade it in for a treasure chest prize.

Pricing: Free

UPDATE: CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

When/Where: 10 a.m. Saturday Feb. 26 along W Graham and Main Street in downtown Lake Elsinore

Why Go: This parade was cancelled in November due to storms, but it's not gone! Enjoy watching your community shine. 

Pricing: Free

When/Where: 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Friday Feb. 25 at Pennypickle’s Workshop in the Temecula Children's Museum,  42081 Main St, Temecula, CA 92590

Why Go: Kids will love learning the science behind why fizzy soda pop is so fizzily fizzy.

Pricing: $5

When/Where: Show times vary at

Why Go: Kids will love this classic tale retold through warring garden gnomes.

Pricing: $7 - $9.50

When/Where: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday Feb. 26 at Temecula Museum,  28314 Mercedes St, Temecula, CA 92590

Why Go: Mandis Razavi teaches this affordable digital photography workshop that helps students master the art of hot shots.

Pricing: $2, please bring a camera you are comfortable using