Kylie Williams

Kylie Williams is a mom of four who loves exploring Los Angeles with her kids and reporting back about the exciting events, attractions, and hidden gems she discovers. When she's not schlepping the kids around the city, she's probably at the gym, reading a book, or putting together snack bags for one of the kids' sports teams. If you know of a place she should check out, drop a line at Kylie@MommyPoppins.com.

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Kids Eat Free: 22 Los Angeles Restaurants for Every Day of the Week

Submitted by Kylie Williams on Sun, 01/26/2025 - 8:25am

Food is even better when it's free and near the beach! Photo courtesy of Mamas on 39

Kids eat free are three little words that make a restaurant dinner feel possible. I'm a mom of four and constantly searching for great food and good deals to feed my hungry little mouths as well as my own.

This list of restaurants throughout the Los Angeles area offers free meals for kids at least one night a week. The restaurants vary from local joints to national chains, from the valleys to the beaches, from Italian to Mexican, and from seafood to steakhouses—enough to satisfy picky and non-picky eaters.

For more bargains, check out these birthday freebies for kids, discover where to take the kids for free museum days, and uncover more complimentary deals and ways to save with our Guide to Free Things To Do in Los Angeles with Kids.

27 Free Things To Do Indoors in Los Angeles: Free Places To Play Indoors on Cold and Rainy Days

Submitted by Kylie Williams on Fri, 01/03/2025 - 6:50am

While LACMA rebuilds, kids can still watch Metropolis II for hours (and hours - it's mesmerizing!). Photo courtesy of LACMA

There are many indoor free things to do in Los Angeles for those rare times when it's raining in Southern California. While we're all used to the nonstop sunshine, sometimes you have to head indoors to a free museum, play space, or library to entertain the kids while saving budgets for sunnier days.

For more free things to do in LA, peruse our list of 100 fun free things to do in Los Angeles with Kids. Once you've checked off all the free things to do indoors in Los Angeles and want to explore more things to do with a roof over your head, check out the best indoor playgrounds in Los Angeles, and discover more indoor amusement in our Indoor Fun and Play Spaces Guide for Los Angeles Kids.

12 New Year's Eve Fireworks, Noon Year's Eve, and Other Los Angeles Celebrations for Kids

Submitted by Kylie Williams on Sun, 12/22/2024 - 7:23am

Get slimey on New Year's Eve! Photo by Elaina Bellis courtesy of the Sloomoo Institute

It’s almost New Year’s Eve—and Los Angeles has loads of celebrations for kids. Ring in 2025 with a balloon drop (at noon or midnight, depending on your household bedtime!), giggling through a family-friendly comedy show, catching some fireworks, or even roller skating your way into the new year. There are also plenty of innovative ways to party at home as a family or learn some New Year's Eve celebrations from around the world.

Find more events and activities on our Los Angeles event calendar and check out the best activities of the weekend in LA.

That's a wrap for 2024! Happy New Year from all of us at Mommy Poppins. Thank you, reader, for making it such a great one. We're looking forward to all the fun coming our way in 2025.

New Year's Day in Los Angeles: 15 Fun Things To Do with Kids

Submitted by Kylie Williams on Tue, 12/17/2024 - 1:37am

Start the New Year with an iconic LA event. 2024 Rose Bowl Parade photo by dbking via Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

New Year's Day in Los Angeles is all about celebrating with iconic and exciting activities. Begin the day by experiencing the world-famous Rose Parade in Pasadena, where stunning floral floats, marching bands, and equestrian units captivate visitors of all ages. After the parade, dive into hands-on fun at the Sloomoo Institute, or celebrate in a wild way at the LA Zoo. From theme parks to sunshine-fueled adventures, New Year's Day in Los Angeles can be thrilling.

Start the year by checking off the ultimate LA rite of passage by playing in the snow near LA and going to one of the many beautiful Los Angeles beaches on the same day. Plus, there's always this bucket list of 100 things to do in Los Angeles with kids before they grow up to help you plan out your year ahead.

Christmas Vacation in Los Angeles: 22 Staycation Ideas for Things To Do with Kids

Submitted by Kylie Williams on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 7:43am

Get into some slime over Christmas vacation. Event photo courtesy of the Sloomoo Institute

With so much to do, it will be hard to choose plans for the holiday break!

45 Free Holiday and Christmas Events in Los Angeles for Kids

Submitted by Kylie Williams on Sun, 12/01/2024 - 7:23am

DTLA sparkles each night during the holiday season. Photo courtesy of The Bloc

Merrily, there are loads of free holiday and Christmas events in Los Angeles for when you've blown your budget on Barbie's Little Dream House and a home Skee-Ball game but still need fun, festive things to do with the family.

Christmas in Los Angeles is dazzling, magical, and frankly a little overwhelming. There are more light displays, Christmas parades, tree lightings, immersive experiences, holiday walk-throughs, and Santas to visit than any reasonable family can handle. Don't get your tinsel in a tangle, though. Before you tap your Apple Pay for every Christmas experience in the county, check out our list of totally free holiday and Christmas events. You'll be shouting "joy to the world" for these free parades on land and water, tree lightings, Santa Claus visits, and that's before we even start with the menorahs and gelt drops for Hanukkah celebrations.

Save your cash for the stocking stuffers for kids by filling your festive days and evenings with these fun, free holiday and Christmas events, and visit these free neighborhood light displays in LA. If you need even more ideas for holiday events, check out our Guide to Holiday and Christmas Activities for Los Angeles Families.

What's Open on Thanksgiving in Los Angeles? Places Open for Family Fun

Submitted by Kylie Williams on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 6:14am

Stroll through vibrant foliage and gardens. Photo courtesy of Descanso Gardens

Thanksgiving might be known as the holiday where you eat food and watch football all day, but there's much more to do on this holiday in Los Angeles than you might think. Sometimes, you need a change of scenery or a break from the relatives, so knowing what's open on Thanksgiving in LA for family fun is invaluable—for clearing the house to prepare the meal and for walking it off afterward.

Stuff your Thanksgiving with much more than just food. You could spend the whole holiday out and about in Los Angeles by going to one of the places below that you may not have realized welcome visitors, and by eating at one of the many restaurants in LA open on Thanksgiving.

Gobble up more holiday goodness with Thanksgiving crafts, games, and activities for kids, and see where to kick off the Christmas festivities with the best neighborhood holiday lights in Los Angeles. For more holiday happenings, check out our Events Calendar and peruse our Guide to Holiday and Christmas Events for Los Angeles Families.

10 Holiday and Christmas Events in Los Angeles to Book Now!

Submitted by Kylie Williams on Fri, 11/01/2024 - 1:17am

LA Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow makes a festive family evening. Photo by Jamie Pham

The time to book the best holiday and Christmas events in Los Angeles is now! These popular holiday events go on sale early and sell out quickly.

The holiday season is magical, but for parents whose to-do list is longer than Santa's, it can be hard to track when to buy tickets to all the big holiday and Christmas events in LA. Set your alarms, mark your calendars (view our Los Angeles events calendar while you're at it), and prepare those ugly Christmas sweaters for all the festive family outings.

From incredible light walk-throughs to holiday train rides and the dates they go on sale, keep reading for all the LA holiday events intel.

Keep the holiday traditions going, or start a new one by bookmarking the must-do Christmas events in Los Angeles, seeing an LA Nutcracker ballet, and making more holiday memories with our Guide to Holiday and Christmas Events for Los Angeles Families.

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