Kids' Activities, Sports and Fun Things to Do in Ventura County!
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AYSO Region 121 in Simi Valley is for kids ages 3 to 19 as well as adults. Teams play at Foundation Fields (corner of Stearns and Los Angeles Avenue) and Berylwood Elementary School in Simi Valley. More information at www.ayso121.org.
The Thousand Oaks Teen Center is located at 1375 East Janss Road adjacent to Conejo Creek Park North and the Thousand Oaks Library (near the intersection of Janss and the 23 freeway).
The teen center is funded by the City of Thousand Oaks and is managed by the Conejo Recreation and Park District. It is a nice sized facility with a gymnasium, classrooms, a 1,700 sq ft game room and computer lab.
Programs includes classes, concerts, dances, camps, leagues, trips and other great activities for kids in 7th through 12th grades.
The facility is open seven days a week. Visit www.thousandoaksteencenter.com or call 805.494.5156 for more information.
The Camarillo Public Library is located at 4101 Las Posas Road. This is a beautiful, nearly 66,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility that opened in March 2007.
The library is a two-story building with a bookstore, the Giant Steps Cafe in the front courtyard (805.484.0700) adult literacy facility, community room (capacity of 130 to 200), conference room, technology lab and study rooms.
The library's collection is over 270,000 items, including books, DVDs, music CDs, and audio books on CD and MP3. Your library card gives you access to the Camarillo Digital Library with hundreds of eBooks and Audio Books available on the library's website. The eBooks can be read in numerous formats, including computers, iPhones, iPads, Android devices, etc. The library contains the Russell Fischer Business Collection and the Ventura County Genealogical Society collection
The kids section is quite large, with a cool pirate-themed kids area.
The library is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm (as of January 2022).
The Camarillo Library is an independently run city library that is not part of the Ventura County Library System. However, you can use your Camarillo Public Library card to borrow titles from the Moorpark City Library as well as other partner libraries.
To learn more, visit www.camarillolibrary.org or call 805.388.5222.
Founded in 1967, Ventura Packers Youth Football and Cheer is open to kids ages 6 to 14, including the following age divisions for football:
Gremlins (ages 6-7)
Peewees (ages 8-9, up to 120 lbs)
Bantams (ages 10-11, up to 135 lbs)
Midgets (ages 11-12, up to 150 lbs)
Juniors (ages 12-13, up to 165 lbs)
Seniors (age 13-14, up to 190 lbs)
The Packers are a member of the Pacific Youth Football League.
For more information, visit www.venturapackers.net. Signups start in the spring for the summer/fall season.
Newbury Park Steelers Football and Cheer is for kids ages 6 to 14, including the following age divisions:
Mighty Mite (ages 6-8)
Bantam (ages 8-10)
Freshman (ages 9-11)
Sophomore (ages 10-12)
Junior (ages 11-13)
Senior (ages 12-14)
Weight limits apply.
The Steelers are a member of the Gold Coast Youth Football League.
For more information, visit www.npsteelers.com. Signups start in the spring for the coming summer/fall season.
The Camarillo Art Center is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization which promotes interest in a broad range of visual art forms. The CAC maintains an art gallery for local artists and art students to present their work to the public. CAC also develops various programs, sponsors classes and houses an art library to foster art education.
Located at 3150 Ponderosa Drive, Camarillo, the gallery is open for viewing 1-4 pm Saturday and Sunday.
Visit www.camarilloartcenter.org or call 805.445.7061 for more information.
Sheldon's Art Academy is located at 626 Lindero Canyon Road in Oak Park (corner of Kanan and Lindero). Learn how to draw, paint, animate, landscape, sculpt, fashion design and more at this local art academy. Classes are for kids, teens, college students and adult. Learn from someone who has worked on TV, film, animation and commercials. Individual training!
Visit www.sheldonsartacademy.com or call 818.706.9444 for more information.
Womack’s Baseball Academy opened at the Simi Valley Town Center in April 2019. This 6,000 square foot indoor facility offers private lessons for pitching, hitting, batting and catching, group classes for strength and conditioning and batting cage rentals.
The facility is also available for birthday parties, with options including yard games, access to arcade room, dodgeball, cage rentals and more.
Located across from Tilly’s at 1555 Simi Town Center Way, #645. More information at www.badirtbags.com or by calling 805.
Kidspace Children's Museum is an interactive, must see children's museum next to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, located on four acres inside Brookside Park (480 N. Arroyo Boulevard).
Kidspace has over 40 hands-on exhibits, in addition to gardens, arroyo streams, and frequent daily/weekly activities. Designed for kids between 12 months and 12 years old, Kidspace provides children the opportunity to explore the physical, natural and environmental sciences while having a lot of fun. While at Kidspace they can dig for fossils, climb 40 foot towers, see a real bee hive or even start an earthquake.
Visit www.kidspacemuseum.org or call 626.449.9144 for more information. During the months of September through May, the museum is open Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 am to 5 pm and weekends 10 am to 5 pm. Open Mondays from mid-March to early September.
General admission (as of January 2022) is $14.95 for ages one an up. Seniors (62+) are $12.95.
While making the trek to Pasadena with two young kids can be a haul, it is definitely worth it. There are so many things to see and do both inside the museum and in the large outdoor area, your kids will have fun for several hours...climbing, crawling, playing, feeling, discovering, tinkering, etc. The cafeteria has a decent selection of food too and the museum store has a large assortment of neat learning items. And on your way back home in Ventura County, stop by Griffith Park for some kiddie train rides!
Build-a-Bear Workshop, located on the 2nd floor of The Oaks mall in Thousand Oaks, offers your little ones the ability to customize their own stuffed critters in a very experiential setting.
We've been to several birthday parties at Build-a-Bear (including our own son's 5th birthday party) and the process they take the kids through is enjoyed by all.
Birthday party way back when.
Kids get to choose the bear or other furry creature, add a "sound" or "voice," stuff it, choose a heart, stitch, fluff, name it, receive a birth certificate, dress it and transport the newborn home in a cute cardboard condo. And of course accessorizing the new family member requires follow-up visits.
This Build-a-Bear Workshop was completely remodeled in 2013.
For more information, visit www.buildabear.com or call 805.449.8704.
Visit www.buildabear.com/locations?StoreID=72 for store hours.
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