Grab & Go Kids Planner: Horns, Pottery, Film Fest

Hi there, parents! Thank you for taking the time to check out this week’s Grab & Go Kids Planner, where we do all the research on the top five family activities so all you have to do is grab your kid and, well, go!

Do you know of a great event coming up? Fill us in by posting it in the comment box below! Did we pick an activity that left you and yours feeling cranky instead of delighted? Let us know that too! We at Santa Monica Patch always want to hear from you!

• CRAFTS FOR KIDS

Where/When: , Monday at 3:30 p.m.

Why Go: Let your kids channel their inner Geppetto by creating their very own stick puppet!

Pricing: Free

• CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL

Where/When: REDCAT, Saturday to Mar. 27 at 12 p.m.

Why Go: Animation? Check. Culture? Check. Humor? Check. Popcorn? Check. The sixth annual Children’s Film Festival has got it all. The noon screening of animated short films from around the world is geared toward movie lovers (and movie-lovers-to-be) of all ages!

Pricing: $5

• TOOT YOUR OWN HORN

Where/When: Skirball Cultural Center, Mar. 27 at 1 p.m.

Why Go: Let music educator Craig Woodsen teach your family about different types of musical instruments while you and your clan fashion instruments out of recycled materials. Then stay to jam and groove!

Pricing: 12 and under, $10; 13 and up, $15

• STARS ABOVE

Where/When: , Tuesday at 3:45 p.m.

Why Go: Twinkle, twinkle—oh, that is so for the little ones! Your 5- to 9-year-old will appreciate the star-centered folk tales and craft projects that are designed just for them!

Pricing: Free

• COLOR ME MINE

Where/When: Color Me Mine, Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Why Go: With just one purchase, your kids can paint free all day. As many colors as their little hearts fancy can be slathered on that lovely platter/ vase/ piggy bank for grandma.

Pricing: Depends on the item purchased