Every Tuesday, Liza Purdy, a children’s librarian at the Newhall Library, wheels out a box of about 50 to 100 red wiggler worms for children at the library to touch and feed with composted materials like celery, coffee grounds and avocado peel.
With three children who each play a different sport, Santa Clarita couple Pearl and Jason Jones are very familiar with the growing costs associated with raising a child. “Yes, raising…
Families from the Grandparents as Parents program were invited to Santa Clarita Lanes to enjoy some quality time together as part of the new Bella Vida senior center program. Bella…
Like any city, Santa Clarita is home to a number of different creative minds, but what many don’t know is it’s also home to a number of children’s authors. Writing…
As children arrived to the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library on Saturday for the Dia de los Niños book festival, they were met by their favorite “Star Wars” heroes…
espite recent controversy in the news involving daycare locations in the Santa Clarita Valley and beyond, there are numerous safe local options. Parents searching for a suitable daycare in the…
Los Angeles County’s Parks After Dark held its first spring installment at Val Verde Community Park on Sunday. “When you’re in a low income neighborhood and you don’t have funding…
As a parent, you want the best for your child. It’s natural to want your child to learn valuable skills, get along with their peers, gain confidence, find interests and…
Children jumped in excitement standing outside House of Bounce in the moments before its grand re-opening at the Westfield Valencia Town Center on Saturday. “It’s never easy pulling your kids…
A basketball coach who once worked at several Santa Clarita Valley schools was arraigned Friday on 15 sex crimes, including six counts of committing a lewd act upon a child.…
A basketball coach who once worked at two schools in the Santa Clarita Valley is scheduled to be arraigned next week on 15 sex crimes, including six counts of committing…
Rather than “hug me” or “kiss me,” children painted conversation heart canvases with messages like “text me” at the Valentines Kids Canvas Workshop at Color Me Mine on Sunday. “Generally…
As a grandparent, it is not always expected that you’ll be raising children anymore, but some seniors don’t have a choice if it’s their grandchild in need of care and…
Though there’s no yellow brick roads around College of the Canyons, the Emerald City can still be found with a performance of “The Wizard of Oz” presented by the ESCAPE…
Kids need to be adventurous. It’s not so much that they need to be left to their own devices everyday or taken on an expensive trip or family experience every…
With Christmas just around the corner, the Shelter Hope Pet Shop will open its doors to children from across Santa Clarita to their upcoming Kids Night Out Holiday Pajama Party on Saturday.
With color-filled screens and toon-style animations, many would probably guess that 6-year-old Kayla Buff was playing a children’s computer game on a laptop. Though not far from that, she and…
There are a number of ways to get involved, including parent-teacher organizations. Parents can represent their children in the educational climate more effectively if they understand how schools operate.
County supervisors committed to supporting efforts to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children received some welcome news from the frontline workers who updated them on the ongoing fight. The…
A Canyon Country resident is leading a campaign to move Halloween from whichever day of the week to land on Oct. 31 and turn it into a weekend holiday.
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