Grab your sleeping bag and your raw fish, the Sacramento Zoo is offering a unique experience for families.

The lions sleep tonight, so sleep along with them. Enjoy dinner with the monkeys. And share stories around the campfire while mysterious noises emit from the dark.
If I haven't scared you away... the Overnight Safari might be a dream for you.
(Either that or the chocolate chip pancakes served for breakfast will get your goat.)
Sign up now for a Family Overnight Safari... the remaining dates are July 18, 24, August 1, 7, and 14.

Safaris embark at 5:30 p.m. and end at 9:00 a.m. the following morning.
Ages 4 to adult are welcome.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
You must register 2 or more people.
For members Adults are $50 and Children (ages 4-17) are $46.
For non-members Adults are $60 and Children are $56.
Click here to register.

Do you have a budding artist driving you crazy this summer?
Parents this one's for you!
The Crocker Art Museum is offering summer art classes for children.

Instructors work one on one with the children to assign projects that match their skill level.
Kids can try drawing zany characters, print making, creating sculptures and painting landscapes. It's a lesson they won't get at school.
Most classes are held at the Civic Center Galleria in West Sacramento and are a week long, about 3 hours each day.
Classes range in price from $50 to $155 dollars, and can accommodate kids ages 5 to 12 years old.
Sign up soon because the classes are starting to wrap up for the season!
Click here and you'll be on your way to raising the next Picasso or Van Gogh.

The New Zealand Beast and Kiwi... the newest ways to slip and slide at the Folsom Aquatic Center.

The GIANT pool toys are like something out of the tv show "Wipeout!". They traveled from New Zealand to float in Folsom. The toys will be in the water every day until Folsom kids go back to school on August 10th. After that, you can catch them on weekends through Labor Day.
All ages can enjoy the inflatables from 1-6:30pm.
It's an extra $2 to play. General admission is $6 for ages 4 to 54, $4 for ages 2-3 and it's free for the little squirts 0-2 years old.
Click here for more information about the Folsom Aquatic Center.