We are excited to celebrate the release of Suzanne Jamieson Selmo's (our little friend, Colette's mama) second album, “Shine: Lullabies for Everyone” THIS FRIDAY afternoon 4:30-6:30pm! Music, pizza, cake, and giveaways. No fee–just let us know you’re coming by emailing pr@booksandcookiesla.com. Suzanne’s love affair with music began in Wisconsin. When her mother began taking piano lessons for fun, Suzanne, at age 6, announced that she, too, wanted to play. Soon after, she kne

Books and Cookies is SO excited to partner with A Magic Forest in Culver City to bring you a magical PLAY DAY! We invite you to come check out A Magic Forest, a Waldorf-inspired play space, toy store and cafe for children, parents, and caregivers. They’ve created an enchanted, yet home-like environment for children to learn and socialize through imaginative play with toys made from natural materials. Parents and caregivers are invited to engage with their children in the play

Looking for a fun and engaging addition for the kiddos at your Summer party, playgroup, or child's birthday? Invite Books and Cookies to come to YOU! We've been having a blast at pop-up events and activities all over town! These past few months have been wild with birthday parties at friends' homes, pop-up activities in the park, and special events in the community. During the move towards our GRAND RE-OPENING this Fall, some of our weekly activity programming has slowed temp

Hey Baby Play Time goers and new friends! You're invited to our new BABY PLAY DATES in the park starting Thursday, June 19th! We’re bringing our popular Baby Play Time activity outdoors! Encourage your baby’s development through play and learning. You’ll enjoy 20-30 minutes of instructor lead, interactive parent-and-me activity from sensory stimulation, songs, tummy time, and storytelling to parenting discussion. Stay for the remainder of the time for free play with other ba

Summer is HERE, and the splash spots are open! Interactive water play areas for children are a super fun way to cool off and pass the hours. There are SO many great water feature / splash areas around LA, but we've put together a list of the 10 most coveted spots. The locations provided generally feature water play along with play structures and sand, too! Annenberg Beach House 415 Pacific Coast Hwy Summer Months Only Virginia Ave. Park 2200 Virginia Ave Splash Pad and Playgr

Today BOOKS AND COOKIES paired with Piper Preschool, Urbansitter, smallSHOP crafts, and Jennifer Paskow Music, for an AMAZING Play Day! We were so thrilled with the turnout of smiling friends ready to delight in the day with us, and enjoy all of what Piper Preschool has to offer. After checking in with BOOKS AND COOKIES staff at the welcome gate, families arrived into Piper's beautiful courtyard and playgound. You can see in the picture (above) what a gorgeous day it was, and