KID CULTCHA

Is it me, or have museums, theaters and parks finally realized that their only hope of getting busy L.A. parents out to spend some money on the weekend is if they make things super kid friendly? A quick glance this morning at GoCityKids' event listings revealed a dizzying cornocopia of things to do - and that was just for events today.

There's a faery hunt in Franklin Canyon, a bunch of movies (I love Jungle Book) and a family smoothie-making session at The Huntington Library. Barbie will make an appearance at the L.A. Zoo to promote her new movie (she has to stay competitive with her archrivals, the Bratz), and kids can win Mattel toys (what else are they going to do with all those recalled plastics?)

Of course, I probably won't actually go to any of these things. I'll be lucky if I make it to the 99 cents only store to buy a bottle brush. But just reading about all this culture makes me feel like I'm participating!