Before peewee, you had nerves of steel. (You laughed in the face of chemicals and airborne diseases.) Now, you worry over anything with an acronym.
Relax with Safe Starter bottles from Kid Basix. The SoCal-based company makes its sippers from high-quality stainless steel, which helps keep baby’s milk BPA free and clean tasting.
The bottles are covered with a protective silicone sleeve for easy handling and ding prevention. A slow-flow, anticolic nipple and travel cap come with. Toss it in the dishwasher without worry, and put to rest concerns about the planet still being here for future generations: Stainless is much easier to recycle than plastic.
And steel yourself for the terrible twos.
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RIDE
Cause for Creativity: Tour da Arts
What: Throw the tots in a trailer and take a cultural bike tour of SaMo with C.I.C.L.E. Start at the museum and stop along the way for eats.
Why: World on wheels.
When: Sat., 1-8 p.m.
Where: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station G1, 2525 Michigan Ave., b/t Cloverfield Blvd. & 26th St. (310-586-6488).
DRAW
Annual Chalk Festival
What: Let your kiddo’s imagination run wild when the pier becomes a canvas for the day. First 150 participants get free chalk.
Why: Hopscotch to it.
When: Sat., noon-4 p.m.
Where: The Redondo Beach Pier, at Torrance Blvd., Redondo Beach.
SEE
Cymbeline the Puppet King
What: Zany, kid-friendly Shakespeare in the park, courtesy of The Actors’ Gang.
Why: Much ado about something.
When: Thru Aug. 30. Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.
Where: Media Park, adjacent to Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Blvd., b/t Culver & Ince Blvds., Culver City (310-838-4264).