Other- No matter what I am trying to categorize, one title always comes up - other! It is usually the largest category but I’ll try to keep it minimal this time. I’ll just throw out some ideas and let you decide if you want to pursue them further. 

Downtown Venice has so many places to see and things to do, it needs a whole story all by itself. All I will say at this point is plan to spend time in the shops, restaurants, historic buildings, parks, galleries, community buildings, theater, etc. Take the trolley to get an overview and then stop along the way for lunch and see the sights. Make sure to check the Community Section of this website for a calendar of events (and if you or your organization are planning an event - let people know in the same way). You will also find information about beaches, dining out, camping, golfing, parks, attractions, libraries and a neat area called history. The final item listed is the Kids Page. Look around and see what you find.

If you want to give your visitors a good overview (literally) of our area, local airplane rides are available at the Venice Municipal Airport. For little visitors, just watching all of the planes coming and going is a lot of fun. This used to fascinate my grandchildren. What is nice is that there is a park at the end of Airport Avenue with a children’s playground and a boardwalk with covered tables where you can picnic, watch planes and also go on the beach. It is also a great site to watch sunsets from. If you continue south on Harbor Drive you will pass Sharkey’s restaurant and the Venice Fishing Pier. A little further on you will come to Casperson’s Beach at the end of the road. Each of Venice beaches has its own flavor and for many people this is one of their favorites. The boardwalk has places to sit and watch the featured attraction of each evening - the sunset. You will find that accessibility for wheelchairs has been a factor in the planning of all the parks of Venice.

Just remember that if there is an activity you want to try and don’t have the equipment - there is usually somebody renting it out. Then there are always things like car shows, camper shows, tennis, shuffle board, playgrounds. My grandkids enjoy garage sales and we have picked up board games that would normally cost $20 or more for only $2 or $3. We even bought a croquet set and, boy, did they have fun with that. We have found neat camping "stuff" that we can use when we go on a weekend trip. There are always area museums, zoos, and a planetarium.  Did you know that the Jacaranda library has a toy rental area in the children’s section. It saves you from buying toys that are only used once or twice a year and they also have children’s videos.

The most important thing to do is relax and have fun. Who says you’re only young once? What do they know?