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Looking for something to keep your kids busy this summer without breaking the bank? Check out some of these summer movie programs geared toward kids.

AMC Theaters runs $1 movies during its "Summer Movie Camp" every Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Southbay Galleria 16 in Redondo Beach and the Del Amo 18 are participating this year. Here's the schedule:

June 17: Space Chimps
June 24: Kung Fu Panda
July 1: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
July 8: Tale of Despereaux
July 15: Horton Hears a Who
July 22: The Spiderwick Chronicles
July 29: Nim's Island
Aug. 5: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

The Promenade Stadium 13 in Rolling Hills Estates participates in Regal Cinema's "Free Family Film Festival." Every Tuesday and Wednesday during the program, movies are free at 10 a.m. for kids and their parents. Here's the movie schedule:

June 23-24: Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: Veggie Tale Movie (G)
Inkheart (PG)

June 30-July 1: Everyone's Hero (G)
Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa (PG)

July 7-8: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (G)
Alvin And The Chipmunks (PG)

July 14-15: Kit Kittredge: American Girl (G)
Igor (PG)

July 21-22: Doogal (G)
Surf's Up (PG)

July 28-29: Space Chimps (G)
Hotel For Dogs (PG)

Aug. 4-5: The Tale Of Despereaux (G)
Nim's Island (PG)

Aug. 11-12: Charlotte's Web (G)
Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Pacific Theaters don't have a kids program, but they do have Monday Morning Mommy Movies at the El Segundo theater each week at 11 a.m. Here's the spiel:

Moms, Dads and Caregivers - here's your chance to see a first run adult-themed movie...with your baby! No one will mind if your baby cries, everyone will have a baby and all babies cry. So pack up your diaper bag and stroller, and we'll see you at the movies!

The City of Torrance screens family movies in some city parks for free on Saturday evenings during the summer. Bring your own popcorn, lawn chairs and blankets and see a flick under the stars. Follow the links for more info. Here's what's showing:
July 18: Back to the Future
Aug. 1: Singin in the Rain
Aug. 15: Ratatouille

Redondo Beach also sponsors a similar Outdoor Family Classic Film Festival. Here's the line-up:
July 24: West Side Story
July 31: On the Waterfront
Aug. 7: The Searchers
Aug. 14: Breakfast at Tiffany's

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Do your kids use your iPhone as much as you do? Want to load up before your summer vacation? If so, you may want to check out the list of child-friendly apps ranked by Internetsafety.com, the developer of software called Safe Eyes, which blocks inappropriate Internet content for children.
The top 10 titles are listed below with Apple's App store prices. Full descriptions and links for purchase are listed at http://blog.internetsafety.com/2009/05/12/kid-friendly-apps.

Games

• Memory Match Kids by Jirbo, $.99 (animal-based memory game, 4+)


• Wheels on the Bus by Duck Duck Moose $.99 (sing-along game, 4+)


• Baloonimals by Ideo Soft Lab $1.99 (interactive balloon animals, 4+)


• DisneyZZTO Fairies Fly by Walt DisneyZZTO $4.99 (Neverland exploration, 4+)

Education

• Kid's Math Fun by NSC Partners LLC $1.99 (different versions for


• grades K-4)


• Kindle for iPhone by Reinke LLC free (reader for ebooks from Amazon, all ages)

Creative

• Comic Touch by Plasq $2.99 (funny photo manipulation, all ages)


• Karma Art by Stylem Media $.99 (cut-and-paste drawing assembly, all ages)


• Kids Finger Painter by Third Frame Mobile $.99 (painting program, 4+)


• Ocarina by Smule $.99 (turns iPhone into a flute, all ages)

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Looking for something to keep your kids busy this summer without breaking the bank? Check out some of these summer movie programs geared toward kids.

AMC Theaters runs $1 movies during its "Summer Movie Camp" every Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Southbay Galleria 16 in Redondo Beach and the Del Amo 18 are participating this year. Here's the schedule:

June 25: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
July 2: The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
July 9: Alvin & The Chipmunks
July 16: Shrek The Third
July 23: Bee Movie
July 30: Surf's Up
August 6: TMNT

The Promenade Stadium 13 in Rolling Hills Estates participates in Regal Cinema's "Free Family Film Festival." Every Tuesday and Wednesday during the program, movies are free at 10 a.m. for kids and their parents. Here's the movie schedule:

06/17/2008-06/18/2008 Clifford's Really Big Movie (G) Alvin And The Chipmunks (PG)

06/24/2008-06/25/2008 Jonah: A Veggie Tale Movie (G)
The Martian Child (PG)

07/01/2008-07/02/2008 Adventure Of Elm In Grouchland (G)
Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep (PG)

07/08/2008-07/09/2008 Doogal (G)
Shrek The Third (PG)

07/15/2008-07/16/2008 Everyone's Hero (G)
Open Season (PG)
07/22/2008-07/23/2008 Carebears 2 (G)
Firehouse Dog (PG)

07/29/2008-07/30/2008 Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - Veggie Tales (G)
Monster House (PG)

08/05/2008-08/06/2008 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (G)
Bee Movie (PG)

08/12/2008-08/13/2008 Charlotte's Web (G)
Surf's Up (PG)

Pacific Theaters don't have a kids program, but they do have Monday Morning Mommy Movies at the El Segundo theater each week at 11 a.m. Here's the spiel:

Moms, Dads and Caregivers - here's your chance to see a first run adult-themed movie...with your baby! No one will mind if your baby cries, everyone will have a baby and all babies cry. So pack up your diaper bag and stroller, and we'll see you at the movies!

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School is almost out, the weather is getting warmer, it's time to start thinking about summer, and with summer comes summer camps. The folks at My Summer Camps have links to camps all over the country covering all sorts of topics from aviation to secret agents. Pack up the bug spray and check them out!

How many times have you gone to movies and wound up covering your kids’ eyes and ears — or your own — at the sex, violence and language found in what you thought was a family film?

Next time, go to Kids-in-Mind before you plunk down money for the tickets. In addition to a 1-10 scale for sex, violence and profanity, there’s a detailed summary of any questionable content.

The next time your child starts sniffling, head over to "My Child Has," a great feature from the Children's Hospital in Boston that can help you diagnose, treat or prevent illness. All you have to do is enter your child’s symptoms. And if you already know what you’re up against, you can also look up detailed information on specific diseases.